Alan Parsons Project vs Steely Dan

Saperlipopette! wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: geekfreak wrote: This imho was an easy one to choose from. Alan Parsons Project by far. Same here! Have Steely Dan ever recorded a song as good as this? No, Don't Answer Me.  Steely Dan is the best of both (or several) worlds. You get spectacular jazz fusion with great grooves performed by top notch players, great songs and storytelling... everything you can ask for. Don't Answer Me is very nice and pleasant but also a dime a dozen adult contemporary-pap*. Really nowhere near the artistic level of Steely Dan's exceptional run of classics 1972-1980. *Alan Parsons Project has stronger material though.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: geekfreak wrote: This imho was an easy one to choose from. Alan Parsons Project by far. Same here! Have Steely Dan ever recorded a song as good as this? No, Don't Answer Me.  Steely Dan is the best of both (or several) worlds. You get spectacular jazz fusion with great grooves performed by top notch players, great songs and storytelling... everything you can ask for. Don't Answer Me is very nice and pleasant but also a dime a dozen adult contemporary-pap*. Really nowhere near the artistic level of Steely Dan's exceptional run of classics 1972-1980. *Alan Parsons Project has stronger material though. Well, if it comes down to a choice between adult contemporary pap or jazz fusion, then give me adult contemporary pap every time, just so long as it's not Celine Dion.

No one ever has to choose to listen to one kind of approach to music over another. But who knows maybe someday, with a little patience, you will too discover all the greatness within a kind of musical expression/language you've for some reason dedicated 10 pages and endless postings to here at PA.

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Have we run out poll options that a four year old thread needs to be revisited?

Saperlipopette! wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: geekfreak wrote: This imho was an easy one to choose from. Alan Parsons Project by far. Same here! Have Steely Dan ever recorded a song as good as this? No, Don't Answer Me.  Steely Dan is the best of both (or several) worlds. You get spectacular jazz fusion with great grooves performed by top notch players, great songs and storytelling... everything you can ask for. Don't Answer Me is very nice and pleasant but also a dime a dozen adult contemporary-pap*. Really nowhere near the artistic level of Steely Dan's exceptional run of classics 1972-1980. *Alan Parsons Project has stronger material though. Well, if it comes down to a choice between adult contemporary pap or jazz fusion, then give me adult contemporary pap every time, just so long as it's not Celine Dion.  No one ever has to choose to listen to one kind of approach to music over another. But who knows maybe someday, with a little patience, you will too discover all the greatness within a kind of musical expression/language you've for some reason dedicated 10 pages and endless postings to here at PA.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 17 2023 at 11:45

dr wu23 wrote: Grumpyprogfan wrote: Have we run out poll options that a four year old thread needs to be revisited? Who can say what is relevant about old threads?.......................but kudos for living up to your name.

Kudos for living up to your name also.

Alan Parsons without a question

In my opinion, nothing in APP's catalog comes close to matching Steely Dan's Aja or Royal Scam. That is peak Steely Dan. And those two albums are why I voted for Steely Dan. However, APP's Tales, I Robot and a Turn of a Friendly Card are quite good. Probably listened to those three albums as much as anything else in Steely Dan's discography outside of the already noted Royal Scam and Aja.

Edited by Big Sky - February 01 2023 at 23:43