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What steely Dan album should I start on?
Posted on 6/11/16 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 6/11/16 at 8:47 pm
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Posted on 6/11/16 at 8:50 pm to prplhze2000
Aja. Or if you like compilations Steely Dan (1978) is insanely good.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 9:13 pm to prplhze2000
Katy Lied
Aja
Decade of Steely Dan
edit: katy lied over pretzel logic
Aja
Decade of Steely Dan
edit: katy lied over pretzel logic
This post was edited on 6/11/16 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 6/11/16 at 9:26 pm to prplhze2000
PL or maybe Katy Lied. Just dive in a buy a few of their records. Fagan's an awesome lyricist, in my top 5.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 9:31 pm to prplhze2000
Can't Buy a Thrill obviously, next to Aja it's the key to their entire legend.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 9:44 pm to prplhze2000
I prefer Gaucho.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 10:48 pm to prplhze2000
Royal Scam
Posted on 6/11/16 at 10:59 pm to Spaulding Smails
Don't take any of the above advice. Start with the first one and move through each subsequent release.
It is the only way.
It is the only way.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 11:03 pm to WhopperDawg
That's how I grew into Steely Dan, take the same approach for Santana as well.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 11:06 pm to WhopperDawg
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Don't take any of the above advice. Start with the first one and move through each subsequent release.
This is good advice. Steely Dan, as I've argued on here before, is less of a "band" and more of a musical concept. The evolution is interesting and it is best heard from the beginning, keeping in mind this was the epitome of album-oriented rock, and Steely Dan was about as experimental as the record label would allow a commercially successful band be.
Posted on 6/11/16 at 11:32 pm to prplhze2000
You could just get this...
The 4 CD box is basically all the albums in order and also includes "FM" from the movie of the same title.
The 4 CD box is basically all the albums in order and also includes "FM" from the movie of the same title.
Posted on 6/12/16 at 12:02 am to prplhze2000
Citizen Steely Dan
Box set that has contains all of their studio albums up to but not including, Two Against Nature. Also contains a live recording of Bodhisattva from 1971, a demo cut of Everyone's Gone to the Movies from 1971, an outtake of Here at the Western World, and the song FM (No Static at All) which was originally on the soundtrack of the movie FM and included in some other compilations.
ETA: Marco beat me to it!!
Box set that has contains all of their studio albums up to but not including, Two Against Nature. Also contains a live recording of Bodhisattva from 1971, a demo cut of Everyone's Gone to the Movies from 1971, an outtake of Here at the Western World, and the song FM (No Static at All) which was originally on the soundtrack of the movie FM and included in some other compilations.
ETA: Marco beat me to it!!
This post was edited on 6/12/16 at 12:04 am
Posted on 6/12/16 at 11:34 am to WhopperDawg
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Start with the first one and move through each subsequent release.
Agreed. So start with Can't Buy a Thrill which I think is also their best. But the ones that followed were excellent as well.
Posted on 6/12/16 at 11:56 am to Marco Esquandolas
I'd definitely recommend the individual albums over that set. I never understood the appeal of ignoring album breaks and cramming as much as possible on the individual CDs. Does it even come with the original artwork and liner notes? In addition, read the top Amazon review, where the poster talks about the 1999 remasters, which is what I bought a few years back.
Posted on 6/12/16 at 4:46 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Is this better?
Missing...Can't Buy a Thrill--on vinyl.
Missing...Can't Buy a Thrill--on vinyl.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:35 am to prplhze2000
my ranking
1. Pretzel Logic
2. Aja
3. Katy Lied
4. Guacho
5. Royal Scam
6. Countdown to Ecstasy
7. Can't Buy a Thrill
1. Pretzel Logic
2. Aja
3. Katy Lied
4. Guacho
5. Royal Scam
6. Countdown to Ecstasy
7. Can't Buy a Thrill
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:24 pm to LSU1NSEC
"Aja" is their finest album. No big hits, but nearly an hour of superb jazz-toned rock music.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:32 pm to prplhze2000
I just came in here to say that Steely Dan kicks arse and is one of the best bands of the 70s IMO.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 6:26 pm to JumpingTheShark
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I just came in here to say that Steely Dan kicks arse and is one of the best bands of the 70s IMO.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 6:48 pm to tarzana
quote:
"Aja" is their finest album. No big hits, but nearly an hour of superb jazz-toned rock music.
Deacon Blues?
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