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 Best of Times (song) farewell track, "A.D. 1958". The song was featured in the 1999 movie "Big Daddy", in which Adam Sandler's character, as well as Sandler himself, is a Styx fan. Despite the song's enormous success along with Show Me The Way, Don't Let it End and Babe, it has not been performed live by the band since singer Dennis DeYoung was dismissed in 1999. DeYoung, however, still performs the song regularly on his solo tours. The Best of Times (song) "The Best of Times" is the first single release from Styx's 1981 triple-platinum album "Paradise Theatre". It reached #1 in Canada on