Author: Leon

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-1693 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock
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Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [2007, 30th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: Cisco Music | US | Cat#: CLP-1006 | Genre: Jazz-Rock, Pop Rock
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Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCD-808 | Genre: Jazz-Rock, Pop Rock

Countdown to Ecstasy wasn’t half the hit that Can’t Buy a Thrill was, and Steely Dan responded by trimming the lengthy instrumental jams that were scattered across Countdown and concentrating on concise songs for Pretzel Logic. While the shorter songs usually indicate a tendency toward pop conventions, that’s not the case with Pretzel Logic. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCX-779 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Pop Rock

Can’t Buy a Thrill became an unexpected hit, and as a response, Donald Fagen became the group’s full-time lead vocalist, and he and Walter Becker acted like Steely Dan was a rock & roll band for the group’s second album, Countdown to Ecstasy. The loud guitars and pronounced backbeat of “Bodhisattva,” “Show Biz Kids,” and “My Old School” camouflage the fact that Countdown is a riskier album, musically speaking, than its predecessor. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: Speakers Corner Records | Germany | Cat#: ABCX 758 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz Rock

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan’s debut, Can’t Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan’s signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”