It Was the Best of Times It Was the Best of Times It Was the Best of Times is the third live album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1999. The album title makes use of the opening line from "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. "It Was the Best of Times" was recorded in September 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK during the "It's About Time" tour (set up in support of the "Some Things Never Change" studio album). The band includes vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hart performing songs originally sung by Roger Hodgson. Supertramp are also augmented by
The Meanest of Times the band's St. Patrick's Day performance along with other behind the scene footage. "The Meanest of Times" generally received positive reviews. Allmusic said that the album was the "tightest and most developed set of songs yet" from the band, and while the "Boston Globe" said that it fell short of "The Warrior's Code", "The Meanest of Times" was still "everything you want in a Murphys record." AbsolutePunk's review also said that "The Meanest of Times" was "not nearly the best they've ever done," but that it was still "well above-average." It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music