My Five Fav Steely Dan's albums
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Topic: My Five Fav Steely Dan's albums
Posted By: Svetonio
Subject: My Five Fav Steely Dan's albums
Date Posted: July 29 2014 at 22:50
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For me, Royal Scam is above all, so an initial vote goes for that one. My favourite songs from each album are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mefXunNMlr4" rel="nofollow - Rikki Don't Lose That Number , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wJFKMckEI" rel="nofollow - Doctor Wu , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_DT8_pQbv4" rel="nofollow - Caves of Altamira , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrZgknEpXU" rel="nofollow - Aja and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3QsQ2D9rqg" rel="nofollow - West of Hollywood
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 29 2014 at 23:18
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Take Two Against nature off that list and put Countdown on and you might have a proper list. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 29 2014 at 23:20
Great, but then it gonna be your list.
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dr wu23 wrote:Posted By: Avalon Fields
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 00:57
| I bought Katy Lied first so although it's not going to be top of most lists, it is on mine. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 01:07
Hey Avalon Fields, this is your first post at PA Forum, so happy welcome! |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 05:32
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Be interested how this pans out. Haven't heard any of em. ------------- 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 06:52
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Royal Scam is their best IMO. Aja and Countdown next, Then Pretzel and Gaucho, with Katy and Thrill bringing up the rear. I feel like Fred Capossela. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 07:27
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i haven't heard Steely Dan really in a long while, but i am well with Aja the most, so i go with that one. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 09:35
| Royal Scam and/or Aja. Either one could be # 1 for me on any given day. Pretzel Logic has some of my favorites SD songs but the album overall doesn't do it for me like RS or Aja |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: July 30 2014 at 10:05
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I like them all but I will go with Royal Scam ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 31 2014 at 19:00
Katy Lied, Aja and Can't Buy a Thrill are pretty much equal first for me, and since Katy Lied had no votes, I went with that.  ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: August 01 2014 at 06:11
| my fav Steely Dan album is not here, as an easy choice for me would be http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19396" rel="nofollow - Countdown To Ecstasy , so no vote, anyway my second fav album from them must be Royal Scam |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 01 2014 at 09:36
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: August 01 2014 at 09:38
No Gaucho ? 
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: August 01 2014 at 17:31
Nice. I've grown up with the Dan from day one, not quite the same, but an equally cool experience. Thanks mum and dad.   I wonder why it seems that Katy Lied often falls in to the bottom lot of their 70's output. A tad more poppy? I dunno. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: August 02 2014 at 00:53
| Love all the classics from that list. Tough to choose between Royal Scam and Aja but ultimately voted for the latter. |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 01:17
Aja.------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 05:48
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Aja, then Can't Buy a Thrill because it's one of the very few vinyls I have that all three of my sons like too. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 22:58
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I don't think it's more poppy since there is plenty of that on all the first 4 albums...Royal Scam had some boring tracks for me and Aja is all about the jazz influence and studio techniques and sidemen which Becker and Fagen became obsessed with...though it's a brilliant album of course. I thought Gaucho was essentially Aja part 2 with less brilliant songs.
Not sure why but Katy Lied just always appealed to me a little more than the others. For me it had the right mixture of rock, jazz , and pop. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: August 05 2014 at 21:25
Yeah, The Royal Scam is probably my least favourite of their 70's albums. The title track in particular being the weakest they'd put out up to that point IMO. Still a good album though. I agree with Gaucho being Aja part 2 but not quite as good. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 09:29
| The title track is indeed quite boring. But other than that, Royal Scam just has so many awesome guitar leads. Same story with Aja. I do have a soft corner for Katy Lied though. The solo on Your Gold Teeth II is incredible. |