Pretzel Logic

More of a 4.75 star album than 5 - not as front to back perfect as Aja- but still a masterpiece… love the wackiness of East St. Louis tootaloo

Classic

average steely dan chad

Steely Dan’s music is just so slick and smooth at all times, I don’t know how they do it Right on the edge between 4 and 5 I feel like the last song was not as great as most the rest, but I liked the rest a lot

ta prou bien, muy ir a almorzar en un cadillac el dorado mentre portes pantalons de campana, groovi que diuen algunos, no? ta be ta be

AMAZING ALBUM AND BAND

This was an easy listen, I love Steely Dan! This album has eleven songs packed into 34 minutes and there is nothing here that is padding or filler. It was over before I knew it and I was left wanting more.

listened to first track while peeing i like this SAVED AFTER hearing beginning of night by night this is so groovy i love my god i love this album so bad already I LOVE EASY ST LOUIS i loved this albnum so much i saved most songs

Duh. 5 Stars. Is there any music this good and this weird? No, there isn't.

Five stars. 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' and 'Any Major Dude Will Tell You' are great pop songs without sacrificing subtlety. 'Parker's Band' is probably the most joyful track Steely Dan ever did, culminating in a blast of Bird-like horn lines spinning into the air. 'Night By Night' contains one of the Dan's coldest lyrics - "If the dawn patrol gotta tell you twice, they're gonna do it with a shotgun." I often feel that Pretzel Logic is one of Steely Dan's flintier and more unyielding albums. Perhaps so. Still a remarkable blend of rock, jazz and pop sensibilities.

Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Truly a classic for very good reasons, the piano and voices are pure magic, and the guitar adds a plus to everything. Night By Night - It truly sounds like a fun night in the city, it feels like bigger things are yet to come. Any Major Dude Will Tell You - The guitar is the more noticeable thing, I just love how is it used, love this song. Barrytown - Harmony can't get any better than this. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - I was more than ready to say "OH GOD IT DID GET BETTER", but still an amazing song. Parker's Band - Sounds like The Who. Through With Buzz - Groovy :D. Pretzel Logic - OH GOD IT DID GET BETTER. With A Gun - Western cowboys but rock jazz (I think is rock jazz). Charlie Freak - The only bad thing of this song, is that is too short, 2 and a half minutes weren't enough, I NEED MORE. Monkey In Your Soul - Tha saxophone is just amazing, I want more saxo, MORE. We don't need music to be to progressive, or conciuse, sometimes is just about the mood and happiness, and this album gets it. Top 3 Rikki Don't Lose That Number Any Major Dude Will Tell You Pretzel Logic

Thank you for this one. I have always been haunted by “Every Major Dude Will Tell You” so it was a happy moment to revisit it. Had it on a playlist but must have been deleted or removed.

chill as hell my favorite

great one!!!

was en vibe omg i loved it

This is in my top 5 1970s Steely Dan albums. Squeaky clean production, masterful execution. 4.5/5

First listen seemed like a for sure 5 star rating. Second listen confirmed it. 5 stars. fantastic. East St. Louis Toodle-oo was so great

I wore out this album when new.

Not my favorite of theirs, but excellent compared to what else was out there

Love the unique voice of Fagen

It's just stunning to me how great all Steeley Dan is.

A milestone!

Banger

Steely Dan

One of the best produced albums all time

Amazing! A perfect follow up to SD's debut.

Oh boy was I happy to start my week with some Dan. I'm not sure how anyone could listen to this and not enjoy it. Just some great musicians making some sweet warm tasty tunes. I'm more familiar with some of their earlier albums, and Aja - and honestly I think this ranks up there with the best of them. Absolute banger of an album, and one of the first times since starting this where I felt an album ended too short! Not a second of this record drags on. Loved it from start to finish.

Whoa…I did not expect to like this album as much as I did! I have a big handful of Steely Dan songs that I like, but before this, none from this album. “Ricky don’t loose that number” is so overplayed that I don’t count it. But the rest of the album is full of amazingness.

Habe ich gut in Erinnerung. Gefällt mir auch eigentlich direkt wieder ganz gut. Ich kann es nicht so richtig einordnen. Vermutlich ist es auch ehrliche und handgemachte Rockmusik. Aber irgendwie funktioniert es besser als so manches anderes. Richtung Soulmusik vielleicht? Soul-Rock? Softer Soul-Rock? Was sagt denn Wikipedia? Jazz-Rock, Pop-Rock. Ach ja, auch gut. Am Ende: Gutes Album, werd ich noch mal anhören.

Heerlijk 70s album, muzikaal en melodieus, in z’n geheel fijn om naar te luisteren. Rikki don’t loose that number, Parker’s band, Pretzel logic +++

YES

Eu não acredito que vivi tanto sem conhecer essa banda! Que álbum gostoso, ouvi inteiro de uma vez sem cansar das músicas.

This album was so satisfying. Relaxing vocals on top of simple guitar. Reminds me of Toro y Moi but a little more old school and contemporary.

Not really one of my SD favorites but still a 5 star

Album 216 of 1001 Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic Rating : 5 / 5 (Rounded Up) Favorite Tracks : Rikki Don't Lose That Number I like Steely Dan. There are lots who feel other wise, but I'm going to stick by them. This isn't their best album, in my opinion but is enjoyable all the way through. Love their sound.

Dad music in the best way possible. This was the first album I got; if they’re all this good, this is gonna be a wild ride.

Great instrumentals, I liked it. It was a vibe tbh, and you could dance to it

Really good with lots of variety and fun

Love this one. Great lyrics, vocals, and instrumentation.

Other than the vocalist who would have thought that this was SD. Very little of what came before or after is imprinted on this album. Save of course the striking songwriting. It took a while to get into the album on release following on from Countdown which remains my favourite of theirs. This is a better album.

WITH A GUN WITH A GUN YOU WILL BE WHAT YOU ARE JUST THE SAME. DID YOU PAY THE OTHER MAN WITH THE PIECE IN YOUR HAND, AND LEAVE HIM LYING IN THE RAIN?

Love it, Steely Dan, is the Best!

one of their best

By far the best of their full band era. Every song fires on all cylinders with that distinctive sharp production quality that was unmatched for the era. 34 minutes blows by quickly.

Can’t beleieve I’ve never listed to this one all the way through. Epic.

This was my second Steely Dan album to be assigned. My first was Countdown to Ecstasy, which I gave five stars. I liked this album, and I thought it was great, although I didn't enjoy it as much as I did Countdown to Ecstasy. Overall, I missed the lengthier songs, and I missed the more meandering instrumental jamming that was present on the previous album. Several of the songs on here really stuck out to me: -the guitar on "Night by Night" was fantastic, and I loved the way it has that kind of stutter sound to it about 2/3 of the way through the song -as much as I missed the jamming on this album, East St. Louis Toodle-Oo was great, with its wah-wah guitar and gloomy piano -I really enjoyed the varied guitar sounds the band utilized as well; the bluesy sound of "Night by Night" goes right into the softer strumming of "Any Major Dude Will Tell You," and neither song feels out of place -the best part of this album though was "Barrytown." I thought the lyrics about fearing change and the unknown were great, and the rhyming structure of rhyming carry with barry was absolutely brilliant. The lyric "Don't believe I'm taken in by stories I have heard. I just read the Daily News and swear by every word" was absolute genius -the piano and strings on "Through With Buzz" were awesome too -"With a Gun" was probably my second favorite song; its bluesy sound was perfect for the lyrics, and really felt like the band's take on western ballad Hell, now that I typed this out, I realize how much I liked this album. I was going to give it four stars, but I think it's worthy of five. I can't wait for Aja and Can't Buy a Thrill.

A multi faceted and sprawling masterpiece where they do it all, I esp like the country and folk touches.

Pop, jazz/rock fusion that is as tight as it is loose. The compositions are reminiscent of Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock with guitar and clav panned hard right and left on some tracks to give the similar bouncy feel. The musical choices are innovative whilst still being faithful to classic jazz and blues styles, with “East St. Louis Toodle-oo” being a clear tribute to Duke Ellington. The songwriting is heartfelt without being cheesy and relates to the day to day trials and tribulations of the average American, tackling subjects like drug addiction, living paycheque to paycheque and anxiety due to life not going your way. The storytelling makes the characters in each song very vivid and makes each track an interesting listen. Overall, the album is captivating and engaging and is a truely innovative album.

Many classics

Un muy buen álbum con sonidos variopinto dentro de todo lo que se puede considerar como música fácil de escuchar y hasta dentro de lo que catalogamos como pop. Creo que influenciaron a la banda Los Tres.

Ovo mi se sviđa, slušala sam tri puta za redom. Više mi je Jazz nego Rock na nekim dijelovima.

Riki Don't Lose that Number puts this album at at least 4 stars by itself

Wonderful collection of intelligent sometimes biting songs that shine in the music's colorful variety. Super cool!

Steely Dan has a really unique voice/sound. I like this album and would definitely give it a second listen. Introducing me to a lot more Steely Dan songs I didn't know. I ended up listening to this album probably 4-5 more times throughout the rest of the day. Definitely a great album

Timeless album that has great songs.

Really love steely dan, and this is one of my personal favourites of theirs (up there with Aja, Gaucho, Can't Buy a Thrill and Kid Charlemane). The opener is one of the Dan's strongest overall tracks and the album stays consistent after it. Even shorter tracks like "Through With the Buzz" still have things to offer. Furthermore, as with all of their tracks the lyrics are interesting and often take some additional thought to decipher. Favourite Tracks: Rikki Dont Lose That Number, Any Major Dude Will Tell You Barrytown, East St. Louis Toodle-oo, Through With the Buzz, Pretzel Logic, Charlie Freak

Great sound. Definitely feeling a specific vibe and era.

another really great album, and only a week after the last steely dan album it generated for us! what a treat! the jazz-rock fusion works so well for SD's 70s output... i have no notes, keep doing your thing guys. favorites: rikki don't lose that number, any major dude will tell you, pretzel logic, charlie freak

um alívio então, sonzao nask rock classico bem na manha

Didn’t expect to think this but honestly one of the best catchiest smartest pop albums I’ve ever heard

Brilliant. 5 stars.

Steely Dan just could not possibly be more down my alley in terms of music interests. Extreme focus on instrumentals, including a strong emphasis on horns. Jazz-blues feel throughout. This is what I want to listen to with a beer in hand while barbequing. Not sure what that says about me, but it's the truth. Favorite tracks: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, Pretzel Logic

Funny how your music style changes huh? This band, I despised a couple of years ago. I hated their jazzy sounds and vocal style. But after several tries, things slowly started to connect, and now, I love them. And this might be my favourite of them! 9 out of 10

Perhaps my favorite Steely Dan album or at least the one I listen to probably the most. Nice balance or rock and jazz. Some great guitar work.

A pretty nice and fun rock album with plenty of jazz elements. I've heard of Steely Dan, but not heard any of these songs before. It was a pleasant listen, and the harmonies in the vocals and generally tight production moved this from just another 70s rock album, into a great 70s rock album. Favourite: Rikki Don't Lose That Number

Album has aged really well. Still fun to listen to.

Thought it was great. Definitely something my dad listened to.

Needs to be longer

Lovely songs for driving or chilling in the garden. Songs sound familiar - like you know them already - but in a good way! Sounds effortlessly cool, although I appreciate there was probably a lot of work put in to make it sound so chilled. Exceptional work

Freakin awesome

This was the first Dan album I ever purchased, from Ashwoods, while on leave from Newcastle Uni in 1974. I was already in love with the band’s biggest ever hit single, Rikki, Don’t Lose That Number. My knowledge of jazz was not great and it would be at least 20 years before I discovered that the piano intro to the song ( and, for that matter, the album) was totally lifted from the Horace Silver track, Song For My Father. This was the album that showed just how strong Becker & Fagen’s love of & influence by jazz was. The Duke Ellington composition, East St. Louis Toodle-oo is the only cover Steely Dan ever recorded. To get the sound of a muted trumpet on the original, Becker sang through a Talkbox, while Jeff Baxter used a pedal-steel for the trombone part. It may be an instrumental, but it never feels out-of-place here & has always been a highlight for me. Parker’s Band is inspired by Bird. They might have recorded this album on the west-coast, but Steely Dan are definitely from the Big Apple. Not that they didn’t use some of the west coast’s finest on this album. Jeff Porcaro was only 19 when called in to play on Parker’s Band & Night By Night, the latter which featured Jeff Baxter’s fiercest solo on the album. The flipside of Rikki, Don’t Lose That Number was Any Major Dude Will Tell You - one of the best tracks on the album & the reason behind the conspiracy theory that the Coen Bothers’ film The Big Lebowski is a coded tribute to Steely Dan, & this album in particular ( you know - The Dude). The whole of Side 1 is particularly strong. Side 2 has highlights but is not as immediately engaging. I know this album backwards but I still loved playing it 3 times in a row while I pondered it’s greatness. It’s not my favourite Steely Dan, but still great.

A masterpiece.

Actually pretty good 👍

Outstanding writing. So much generational talent in this band. Their melodies don't really grab me for the most part, but the instrumentation is top notch.

4.5/5

Steely Dan is in my top five. Perfect.

Pretzel Logic was one of the first records I owned on vinyl - so this is easily the Steely Dan album I’m most familiar with. I won’t try to even begin analyzing Becker and Fagen’s obscene lyrical universe but I’m always intrigued by the vague hints of obscure meaning in the songwriting. Steely Dan might come across as just a 70’s pop rock band but the jazzy complexity of the songs, air tight instrumentation and warm production makes the duo anything but ordinary. If this is dad rock then I’m ready to settle down with a wife and a couple of kids.

Aw yeah, here we go!

Perfect Steely Dan album, but aren't they all?

What a wonderful surprise! I loved all the songs, I'm already saving the album to listen to later, more calmly.

I love Steely Dan, but I'm less familiar with this particular album (of course I am very familiar with Ricki, Don't Lose That Number), so it was a delight to listen to this one a few times through. Apparently this was their last album made as a "touring" band - after this they became entirely "studio musicians." You can hear them edging towards that aesthetic here. Their songwriting, musicianship, and arrangement is just top-notch. I love the way they incorporate jazzy riffs with pop in such a precise but also fun way. These guys were just so. freaking. good. 5/5

A classic, loved every track

All the hits. A nice time capsule of what by 6th grade teacher was into.

Steely Dan transitioning into their studio perfectionist mode. I could probably do without "East St Louis Toodle-Oo" but I'll forgive them that indulgence for the smooth brilliance of the rest of the album.

Super Album, J'adore steely dan c'est une découverte de cette iste pour tout leur album. J'ai autant qu eCountdown to ecstasy. 4.95

A great road trip album.

Musical masters, these blokes. SO MANY wicked twists n turns in their chord progressions, tastier note choices than anyone. Fuck yes.

This is one of my favorite Steely Dan albums. It's such a smooth listen, front to back. Laid back and refined all at once, with a rich, warm sound. This is probably one of the Dan's most accessible and perfectly realized works as well. No flaws, really. Lyrically, I like the combo of Donald Fagen's detached, incisive writing with some surprise moments of empathy and feeling. It's uncharacteristic for Fagen, and not something I look for in his songwriting, but I kind of dug it today. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Pretzel Logic, Night by Night, Any Major Dude Will Tell You, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Charlie Freak, Barrytown, East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, Through with Buzz, Parker's Band, Monkey in Your Soul, With a Gun

Amazing, would listen again

I really enjoyed this album. I think the album is strong throughout the whole album. A couple of dips here and there, but this album is a bop and cements me as a Steely Dan fan. Favorite song: Rikki Don't Lose That Number Worst song: Charlie Freak

"Pretzel Logic" is the third studio album by Steely Dan. It was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and besides those two would be the last album to feature members Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (guitars), Denny Dias (guitar) and Jim Hodder (drums but he didn't play much on this album). It was recorded in LA and there were a lot of other guest studio musicians. It was also the last album the band would tour. The music itself had shorter songs than their previous albums. The one thing that is a strength of this album is the wide variety of styles they play: pop, jazz, blues, that California laid- back rock and even country. The lyrics and story telling is also a strength. Their biggest hit and first single "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" opens with that piano line. The songs goes from pop to blues to jazz. Jim Gordon's drums are great. It is actually about Becker's crush on the pregnant wife of one of his professors. This song along with "Band on the Run" is probably the first songs I can remember when they came out. "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" has a groovy piano, jazzy guitar and a California sound. Plus, it might be only song to mention the mythical creature the squonk. The singer is consoling one of his friends who is going through tough times. "Parker's Band" begins the second side and is about going and listening to Charlie Parker. Is it also about doing drugs (heroin)??? Jazzy guitar. Charlie Parker-influenced riffs. "Pretzel Logic" was the other album single and is more bluesy rock with some funk. Great pedal guitar. Time travel is mentioned a lot. Also, the bands' distate for touring. I didn't know Steel Dan had country in them but they did here and it's one of their best songs on the album in "With a Gun." Country slide guitar. One of the best stories about a founder of a clinic which he steals from, murders someone and is on the run. Another hidden highlight is "Charlie Freak" with its intricate piano and droning guitar giving an eerie feel. And it should given the song tells the story of a drug-addict who sells his last possession, a gold ring, to buy what would be his last fix. I enjoyed this album again; it had been awhile since I listened to it. I don't know if I could ever really rank Steely Dan albums but this one would be near the top. The variety of styles is quite impressive.

4.6 - Of the four Steely Dan records, I've reviewed this one is definitely my favorite. Unlike "Aja" this one feels loose and less clinical though the arrangements are still incredibly tight. And unlike "Can't Buy A Thrill", these songs haven't been overplayed on classic rock radio. I especially love the duelling saxophones at the end of "Parker's Band" and the cool instrumental "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo." In 34 minutes, these 11 songs provide a bouncy, funky, perfectly packaged listen.

Definindo em uma palavra, seria "Contagiante". A cada música sinto vontade de dançar enquadra vejo o pôr do sol.

I was excited to listen because I knew their hits but had never listened to a full album of theirs. This album was great. One thing that stuck out to me was how immaculate the production was. Everything sounds so crisp and clean and every note sounded intentional. I only listened to the album one time through but I am planning to listen again on a 1001 free weekend.

Rikki Dont loose that number

Love steely Dan

Not surprisingly liked this one. Enjoyed pretty much all the songs.

Steely Dan just never fails to entertain. Great harmonies, great musicians, big variety of song styles and a great production. Top! 👍🏻

Jazz lite rock

Fantastic. Rikki is good and East St Louis toodle-op is 👌

Having listened to this a lot while growing up, I started having an aversion to Steely Dan - something gave me the creeps about their music when I heard it. While this is a psychological problem for later times, I realize in relistening that they were an extremely musically diverse band. They are definitely in the realm of jazz, and would be considered a sort of pop jazz today. Not sure what they were considered back then. Good use of piano, some auxiliary percussion ... a lot of nice components to their music.

Had not listened to it before. Had listened to individual songs, but not the album in any sort of cohesive manor. Overall enjoyed the album, some songs were forgettable while other songs I found myself dancing along with lyrics I had never heard before 5/5 Will listen again

Have you ever seen a squonks tears?

Really lit and awesome. 9.5/10 to me ears

Steely Dan is always in

Great album. Some absolute classic songs that I love to hear

5, so catchy

I liked this a lot. I had only ever heard the first song on this album before. I didn’t really care for the instrumental song but liked everything else. Pretzel logic has a great solo

The last Steely Dan “band” album. Perhaps that accounts for the balance between studio wizardry and live chops. Still working on their special blend of rock, blues and jazz, the songs were tighter and more focused than before, yet still had the ambiguous lyrics that had many college students up guessing. This could be the best release (Aja is in the running) from one of my favorite bands.

Love this early Steely Dan record. A little less jazzy than later albums but a lot of great songs.

goood shit!

oh man and the hits keep coming! I am such a sucker for this Steely Dan sound. Barrytown, Night By Night are great first side sleepers and the East St. Louis Toodle-OO is a really fun jazz cover. Parkers Band and Charlie Freak are both bouncing jazz fueled pop sendups. Its just such a short stinger of an album.

idk yet

Amazing

Loved it, good music for chilling

This album is damn near perfect. It has tight vocal harmonies, amazing musicianship, and is a masterclass in melody. Stylistically, this album covers everything from bossa nova, to jazz, and pop. Similarly, the arrangement is top notch and the album is very produced.

So this is a classy album from a classy band, although I have to admit that I didn't get into Steely Dan until I heard The Royal Scam. Messrs Fagen & Becker are consummate Muso's and this is a Muso's delight. I love "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and "Pretzel Logic" from this little masterpiece.

Now this was a great album, wasn't expecting that from whatever the album cover is. I've never heard of Steely Dan, which is kind of strange to me from how big they seem. I think I'm a fan now. Some huge bangers - "Rikki Don't Lose that Number", "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" (I love those wah-wahs), "With a Gun", "Charlie Freak". Doesn't overstay its welcome and ends on a good song streak - the last three songs slap back-to-back.

Steely Dan has become a favorite

Gostei bastante, tem uns instrumentais bem interessantes.

Suprisingly chill album that was the perfect fitting for a rainy afternoon.

Ja det här var minsann trevligt. mycket bättre än mitt minne av steely dan

I know of Steely Dan, but the only album that I have ever listened to of theirs is a greatest hits compilation. I actually didn't think that I really was that big of a fan, but I really enjoyed this album.

Maybe it's because I heard Steely Dan a lot as a kid, but there's something about this album that seems very grown-up to me, like something a friend's cool (but not too cool) parents might listen to. I was surprised to learn that Walter Becker and Donald Fagan were in their mid-20s when this was released. They sound older than I will ever feel. AND I love it! It's not at all gloomy but they seem like they take the music seriously. There's interesting percussion and great guitar throughout. Rikki Don't Lose that Number is a terrific pop song. Pretzel Logic has a groove (but I'm scratching my head at the lyrics about minstrel shows). OK, maybe I lied a little --- Charlie Freak's lyrics are pretty gloomy but the dark lyrics are juxtaposed with a rollicking Linus-and-Lucy-like piano and some jingle bells. And I love the bass and sax in Monkey in Your Soul. At a short and sweet 34 minutes, songs are varied and interesting and I didn't feel like there was too much filler. It zipped along.

PRETZEL LOGIC is a great Steely Dan album! I hadn’t heard it before but I’m very glad I have now. I love “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number.” Deservedly the most well-known song on the album. But I actually like “Any Major Dude Will Tell You” better - it’s my favorite song on here. I love the whole tone of this album, with things like a fun, jazzy instrumental (“East St. Louis Toodle-Oo”) that show Steely Dan’s great talent without taking themselves too seriously. Other favorites include the groovy “Parker’s Band” and “With A Gun” and its country sounds. I have it in my head that Steely Dan albums are hard to listen to. I’m not sure why I think that. Perhaps that thought came from listening to some forgotten album of theirs in my past. That certainly isn’t the case with this album. Very enjoyable!

9/10. Far from my favorite Steely Dan album, but one that I have grown to appreciate nonetheless. I'm still not the biggest fan of Rikki, but songs like Any Major Dude and Charlie Freak have really grown on me over time, as has the sound of the album as a whole, and while there are individual tracks that I don't love, they don't overstay their welcome either. I still resent that this was included at the expense of other Dan albums, but I may yet bump it to a 10/10 if the mood strikes me.

It may be my least favorite of the golden age Dan albums, but it’s still a 10 for me every time I listen to it.

Brilliant

Finally, an album I own! Steely Dan released some pretty fantastic albums in the 70's and all of them are worth seeking out! At least two of their records, Can't Buy A Thrill and Pretzel Logic I would consider "must hear" and the greatest hits album will fill in the rest. When I was in school when they were at the height of their career, I didn't understand the appeal, but I'm older and wiser now and to me their music exemplifies the best of the mid-70's. Highly recommended!

Steely Dan.. what can I say. I thought I didn't know any of their songs until I started listening to their albums...I realized I knew the majority.

Funky 80s album, was pretty good!

Night by Night and Charlie Freak are out of this world

Excellent as I remember

Brilliant!

Love it!

Очень интересный альбом после Боуи. Вновь 70-е, разнообразие инструментов и гармоний. Звучит очень бодро и интересно. Тексты мне показались такими современными. Некоторые звуки прямо ах. Я слушала сейчас с самого утра, и это прекрасный саундтрек бодрости и хорошего настроения!

Surprised to see that so few of his songs are 'hits' given how famous he seems to be in my eyes.

What a coincidence. I was playing Steely Dan to Sam last week - I chose Aja. This is great and I played it on rotation all day and the rest of the weekend. Fantastic production, these guys were perfectionists. Not unusual for them to change the whole band (they use session musicians, the 'band' was really just Donald Fagen and Walter Becker) from track to track. Songs from the seamy side hidden behind jaunty tunes. Brilliant.

Goat shit

Banger after banger

1970s folk rock, me like!

brilliant album

Ahh - I thought this was going to be really weird but I recognize this song.

Rock californiano setentero, totalmente virtuoso y multiinstrumentado, con guitarreos gigantes, pianos y cuerdas. Arreglos jazz y funkies. Supervoces. Genial, muy bueno.

Really liked

Nice to listen to. Enjoyed

Pretty good album with some catchy songs

This album was an amazing suggestion from this project. I absolutely loved almost every song, even not knowing anything about the band before.

A fundamental must-listen for anyone who wants to have an understanding of the development of music since the 1960s. Old in temperament, new in style and substance. Even in 2023 it is a masterpiece Picks: Rikki Don't Lose that Number, Night By Night.

Fan-fuckin-tastic

I mean cmon, this album is basically a 10/10. It comes close to Aja for me but doesn’t quite surpass it. Jazz rock perfection. Favorite song: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number Least favorite song: None

Rikki Don't Lose That Number hatte ich letztens zufällig ohne Konzentration gehört und nicht weiter verfolgt, jetzt flasht der Song mich so, dass ich ihn noch mal hören musste. Amtlich. Steely Dan also. Nie mit beschäftigt, kannte nur „Rikki“. Von Fagan war mir sonst nur noch „Snowbound“ bekannt und in Erinnerung geblieben (de facto irgendwie auch Steely Dan). 4 Songs gehört, Zeit für ein Fazit: die Platte ist mir bislang Ü-BER-HAUPT nicht auf den Sack gegangen, was ist da los? Fast durch: wie geil ist das denn! Die erste unbekannte Platte dieser Liste, die ich sofort noch mal hören will (edit: und heute noch ungezählte Male durchgehört habe), hier wurde überfälligerweise eine Bildungslücke geschlossen. Daher: Fünf Sterne, keine Diskussion! Über-Platte.

their 3 best album

I really hope Rikki doesn’t lose that number. Funky rhythm guitar, cool horn section. Makes me interested in the band again.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan - I LOVE Any Major Dude Will Tell You. Favorite song by far - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo made me feel like I was at a fair in the 1800s

The only Steely Dan album I had listened to prior to this is “Aja” so I had high hopes. It didn’t disappoint. I like their approach fusing jazz with rock - their sound appeals to me. “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” is a stellar way to start things off and it continues in that vein. You have to hand it to them, within the first couple of bars, you are under no illusion as to who you are listening to. Quite the achievement. 4/5

A very good record, but definitely not a masterpiece. I find the production, sonic quality, and variety are top notch. Some of the songs and songwriting are just fine. For me, Steely Dan is always a very high floor but doesn’t have the highest ceiling. Their music is consistently excellently produced, with crazy musicianship, but can be a little unemotional at times. I see how it might not appeal to all, but I’m a big fan. 4/5

Wow. First time I heard a Steely Dan record. Really enjoyed the blends of jazz, r&b, rock, the different instruments etc. Super enjoyable record. After this I listened to Aja and that blew my mind even more.

For some reason I had completely written Steely Dan off in my head. Maybe it's a reference I'd heard somewhere affecting my view, maybe it's just the name. But this was not bad really. Maybe it helped that I was in particularly good company when listening to it though...

There’s as many styles of music on this album as there are tracks on it, and they’re all good to great. Not unexpected because Steely Dan is a bit of a parlor trick, with a studio line up that is only loosely connected to their touring line up, which is bizarre because their touring line up was rock solid. But of course it is the 1970s so the album is sprinkled with all manner of electronic gizmos and sounds, which again is so bizarre because they demonstrate enough talent without it. Although Steely Dan is “of my generation” I was never more than passingly interested precisely because I never knew what I’d get from them from track to track. I do however have mad respect for them walking away from touring when the fans got weird, because for them it was always about the music and not the adulation. Also, plus one for not be tedious asaholes and keeping the album at 34 minutes. Pure humility. Now if I could only find a Hot Pretzel for .15 cents I’d be a happy man.

Great album that I really enjoyed listening to. I never really get tired of Steely Dan. To me their music seems deeply enjoyable to listen to. It seems "full" to my ears like there is a lot to discover going on there. The vocals and lyrics are great too. I'm sure I will be listening to this one many more times.

4,27 1. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" 2. "Night by Night" 3. "With a Gun"

A lot of good songs in here like barrytown and I love SDs sound!

Something really peaceful about that, loved it

Great Steely Dan album.

Either I'm getting older, or dad rock is just really hitting today

Really solid back-half of the album. Great production as always with Steely Dan and some real grooves. I think if i went back and relistened to the first half again I'd like it even more the second time. 4/5

2026.08.23.

Surprised how much I enjoyed this one, and not even just for fun but because I actually just thought some of the songs are good. Maybe even better than "Can't Buy a Thrill."

Classic sound

love Steely Dan, very good, very slay and menacing at the same time

Solid album, much better than the many bands from the era.

We, yes WE are going to war for Steely Dan

4/5

solid album

3.5 - starts strong then meanders. Round up for Any Major Dude.

Four tracks on this album are burned so deeply into my brain that I will probably remember every bend in every guitar solo long after I have forgotten everything else. The rest I don't ever need to hear again.

Steely Dan, you dad rock genius, I love you

The end of Steely Dan as a proper touring band. I don’t think I ever listened to this album before. But like much of the Dan I know more than 50% of the tracks just by being present in public spaces. So I am a late… very late Steely Dan convert. And I was converted by an in depth analysis of Aja on a podcast. Once I got into them, well, it’s interesting. What started as a guarded admission of their technical expertise and a skeptical consideration of their craft slowly morphed into an amazement at how simultaneously insidious and subversive they actually are. The very fact that I discovered that I knew them far, far better than I thought I did when I began to explore their discography, blew my mind. Their songs really ARE played EVERYWHERE. Which is what many hate about them, I believe. They’re so - easy listening. But- and here’s the thing: when you really start to listen, you start to see there’s A LOT of weirdness going on. And this is what I have come to love. The layers and layers available to the active listener. It’s almost like there are two Steely Dans. The one most people hear in the grocery store as they select their cabbage. And the one people who are REALLY LISTENING hear. Today, on my first listen of Pretzel Logic, I think it’s a 4. But here’s the thing, it may be a 5 the next time. That’s the power of the Dan. 4 Boolean: True

yeah that’s steely dan

I’ve heard a few songs by Steely Dan before. I didn’t really want to explore their discography, but they seemed pretty good. When I realised this was my album to listen to today in the 1001 generator, I was disappointed, I’d been getting some really good albums. However, this took me by surprise! It’s an earlier album by them and isn’t quite as overproduced as I was expecting. It was just a pretty fun high-energy and jazzy Soft Rock album. It was very catchy and fun, and, while the quality drops in the second half, there’s the brilliant title track! The first few were also great!

Rock music by people who don’t enjoy rock music is the perfect description for this. They are innovators and trolls and the 70s needed this.

Pretty good

Don't lose that number or this album, what a great sound all throughout.

I enjoyed this Steely Dan album. It was the perfect Monday vibe. I like Rikki Don't Lose That Number, but what I liked is that this record had a little bit of everything. I have also found through this 1001 albums adventure that I like Steely Dan more than I thought I did or I used to.

Really good album. I prefer Aja a little more than this album, but still a really solid album.

Steely Dan’s hits don’t generally do much for me, although sometimes on a closer listen I’ll appreciate the craftsmanship. This song only contains one hit so perhaps that’s helpful for me? The more the album moves away from that polished sound the more I can enjoy it. That would be “Any Major Dude Will Tell You” and Barrytown,” for example. I also really enjoy the groove of the title track. I’m torn between a 3 and 4. My rounding up to 4 is in honor of my friend Blair. (You should meet him he’s a good guy.)

Any Major Dude will enjoy this album. Minor dudes probably will too. Beyond the extremely overplayed Rikki Don't Lose That Number, you get musicianship and artistry on parade across the whole album. Even the understated songs carry a quality that have a jazzy groove to them. Lyrically playful to boot. Enjoy, and know that if you enjoy this, you'll really enjoy Aja!

Thought this was an easy listening album, and it’s probably a 3.5 because there are some rhythms and licks that are great but overall doesn’t hit with me. I’ll round up.

ngl it was nice "pretzel logic" was good, "rikki dont lose that number" too

Not his best but still good

I don't understand the logic, but I understand a beat that moves and lightens the soul. Was my soul lifted into those light, white marshmallows in the sky? No, but I could see the top of my fridge without jumping.

Steely Dan is a great band and this is a solid album, even including the oddity cover that is "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo." The Dan makes for fun, easy listening with ear worms that you'll be humming for years to come. Top tracks: "Any Major Dude Will Tell You," "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Pretzel Logic"

--Rikki Don't Lose That Number...sexy --Night by Night...nice 'n' funky --Any Major Dude Will Tell You...love that organ. this is buttery smooth --Barrytown...didn't love the start but it builds to something really enjoyable --East St. Louis Toodle-Oo...the Duke! --Parker's Band...Becker doing great work here --Through with Buzz...oooh, orchestral! --Pretzel Logic...bluesy. a little cheesy. blue cheese. yes, I'm very funny --With a Gun...somethin' a little country 'n' western. I don't completely buy it but it's fun --Charlie Freak...Fagen laying down the keys --Monkey in Your Soul...oh, we got bass! now we bringing in the sax?! funky head-bopper

damn, Ive been sleeping on Steely. This had everything! Fund songs with great instrumentals

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inleder med fyra stark spår. East St. Louis Toodle-oo och Parkers band tycker jag sådär om men därefter är de tillbaka på banan. Varierat album med inslg av jazz, blues, lite country (i With a gun) och rock. Det är väldigt slick och även fast här är en del bluesinslag så är det väldigt "vitt", skulle kunnat vara ett problem för mig men det funkar, kanske pågrund av den starka produktionen. Detta album kan jag tänka mig att lysna på igen, det blir en 4a Bäst är Ricky dont lose that number, Night by night, Any mayor dude will tell you, Barrytown, With a gun, Charlie freak

I'm a huge Steely Dan guy but this one doesn't have the yacht rock timelessness of Can't Buy A Thrill or the meticulous obsessive studio tinkering as Aja or Gaucho. Rikki Don't Lose That Number is still a classic.

You know, I wish I lived in a time where pretzels of that size were only 15 cents. All the big pretzels I can find nowadays are like $15-20. A big pretzel's a big pretzel and I'll never complain about it, but damn I wish I could pay that little for one. Anyways, this band is significantly better when they make an album that isn't just "look at how well-produced our music is!" That's what makes Aja such a bad album to me. I swear everyone talks about the production and not about the music itself. I'll take my pop rock with a little personality, at least as much as a Steely Dan album could possibly have. The Duke Ellington cover towards the middle is great by the way, it's like they finally found out how to make their music sound human. Lastly, of course, a huge helping of saxophone bonus points.

What makes Pretzel Logic stand out in Steely Dan's discography is its accessibility. While later albums like Aja or Gaucho are pristine, sprawling masterclasses in studio perfection, Pretzel Logic still has a bit of a raw, rock-and-roll heartbeat. The hooks are instant, the guitar solos (especially Jeff "Skunk" Baxter’s work) are scorching, and the lyricism is as wonderfully cynical and witty as ever. ​It’s a transitional album, but arguably one of their most cohesive and effortless. If you are looking for an entry point into Steely Dan’s catalog without diving straight into the deep end of heavy jazz fusion, this is the perfect place to start.

The sound of a 70s summer, an album that starts out strong before a Dixieland jazz interlude kicks off a weak second half. For Dan fans, this is a strong outing, and it gets an extra point for AM radio nostalgia.

This is a pretty interesting album, because I like it a good amount but I was totally expecting something more like Aja, long form progressive rock. Instead, we have a bunch of quick songs, mostly under 3 mins. There's some great stuff here, like Through With Buzz, With A Gun, East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, and Parker's Band. I just feel it never has the space to flesh out the ideas of these songs. There still is some musical brilliance, but it's never quite as compelling as anything on Aja. Still pretty dang good though.

Smooth, melodic soft rock. An enjoyable listen

I thought I had given up with steely Dan after Aja, but this hits different

Makes sense that the opener is the only single, as there isn't much of a standout among the rest of the album. That said, it was all good listening and not as jarring or avant garde as you might expect their deep cuts to be.

Solid and short

A great group. Rikki don’t lose that number: fantastic song with outstanding guitar solo Other good songs: Any major dude will tell you, Pretzel Logic. Lots of variety in songs. A couple of weak songs. A good album. Four stars.

Interesting

I liked it.

Strong album overall.

Dad rock!

Steely Dan have always been a streaming favorite of mine. I like them enough to stream, but not enough to buy all the records. I have Aja, and spun it after listening to confirm what I already thought. Pretzel Logic is a good, not great record from a band with at least two all time classics. While Pretzel Logic may have an all time single from the band, the fantastic Ricky Don’t Lose That Number, I connect with the Steely Dan albums Gaucho and Aja far more. I consider them to be less loose and more tightly conceived records. Even when they hit their groove with tracks like East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, a special one for a Missouri resident, it just doesn’t reach the top of the mountain creatively for what was to come, as to me, the title track plays more like underbaked Allman Brothers-esque southern rock than the tightly conceived harmonic jazz & R&B that Becker and Fagan would become known for.

For me personally, you really cannot go wrong with the Dan. Whilst everyone else was playing hard rock and metal, these guys subverted all expectations and created a genre all of their own: Steely Dan music. Not quite yacht rock, not quite easy-listening, just smooth grooves with danceable riffs from Fagen and Becker. I could return to this one again and again, and was captivated by the wry humour on display throughout, as well as the stories being told from song to song. Many may hate them, but I love these lads. Big up the Steely Dan! Favourite track: Parker's Band Least favourite track: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo

Увлекательные рассказы бездомного. Потрясающий альбом. Далеко не с первого прослушивания я это понял. Очень не вовремя и трудно он был прослушан в первый раз. Но все последующие даже случайные прослушивания отдельных композиций исключительно положительные. Максимально легко текущие мелодии и вокал, несмотря на самом деле сложный инструментал. Сначала может показаться, что это стандартный "рок" 70-х, но потом невооружённым ухом в этом легко разубедиться. Альбом определенно заслуживает внимания, ещё слово которые не покидает при прослушивании - профессионалы. Оценка - 7,5/10

I love me some Steely Dan

Sex on a record.

Dan never disappoint. Back with that quirky funky sound. First 3 songs are probably the best. Prefer Can’t Buy a Thrill and Aja but still a great album. They never out stay their welcome.

Classic but not their best. Rikki is amazing. The song pretzel logic is class. WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE SHOES?? I dunno but i wanna know

...And here come the pretzels Didnt like it as much as Aja. Think that was more assured and had more of an identity. Ricky Dont Lose That Number is stand out. Its all listenable. But cant get a 5 this time. I wanna listen to Aja again now.

You can hear bits of Aja and bits of their debut on here but it seems to have its own whimsy in its shorter songs and slight country feel. I really enjoyed this.

Maturing is coming to grips with the fact that Steely Dan might be the greatest band in history. 8/10

Can’t believe it, but i enjoyed this from front to back.

4 It was a vibe

Very feel good record. They always come through with some breezy melodies and fun instrumentation. Super easy to throw on and vibe to on a summer evening.

I like Steely Dan. Four stars.

Another Steely Dan I've finally gotten the hang of. I did a down-n-back listen of their first 6 albums and now get a few of them here. Solid album and am starting to get why people said they had 6 straight bangers.

Best leuk album

Fun fact: Steely Dan is my dad's favorite band. And ya what's not to like? They're not _amazing_ but I like their music.

Super fun and enjoyable. My son said he liked it, too so a win!

Yesssss I liked it I didn't think I would

I'm learning that I really love Steely Dan. The singing on this album feels worse than the other ones that have come up, though, and I'm not sure if that's because the singing usually gets buried in all of the excellent music going on, or if something else is different about the singing. The great parts of Steely Dan are still there, which is mostly the excellent combo of jazz harmonic structure and instruments in rock music. But it feels like it's missing the excellence that you can hear in the other albums. It's still very good but doesn't compare to the other Steely Dan albums. Favorite Song(s): Night by Night

Awesome

The album as a whole was good and very much listenable. Some of it was kind of boring but Rikki reminds me of my mom so the album is getting a 4.

Not a bad song on this eclectic jazz rock album.

"Pretzel Logic" is probably the Steely Dan album that I play the least. In fact, I play it even less often than their somewhat uneven debut. It is the final album by Steely Dan, a band that gradually fell apart during the recording sessions. From then on, Becker and Fagen worked on perfecting their sound with a variety of studio musicians. At the same time, it’s an album that looks to the past with tracks such as the Duke Ellington cover ‘East St. Louis Toodle-Oo’ and the re-recorded early Donald Fagen track ‘Barrytown’, and jumps back and forth between genres: Blues, jazz, rock and pop. The best tracks are somewhat hidden on the album. These are certainly not the well-known single 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' and the very popular B-side 'Any Major Dude Will Tell You', but rather the deep cuts 'Night by Night' (a blueprint for Toto, featuring a very young Jeff Porcaro on drums), the proggy (!) 'Charlie Freak' and the short and sweet 'Through with Buzz', which, with its string arrangement, almost sounds like an US version of the Electric Light Orchestra. Perhaps the most quintessential Steely Dan track on the album is the walking blues track 'Pretzel Logic', which already hints at the band’s future sound. Interestingly, the predecessor “Countdown to Ecstasy” sounds closer to the future SD sound than this album does. Overall, "Pretzel Logic" was a commercial breakthrough, at least compared to its less successful predecessor, but I just can’t bring myself to love this album unconditionally to the very end. What it has in common with all Dan albums is the perfect sound, the musical mastery, and – which should by no means be overlooked – the fantastic solos by Walter Becker, Jeff Baxter and Denny Dias.

Rather than what I have done before where I listen to each song, pause, then give my thoughts, Ima just let this one rip till the end and keep a record of my favourite songs to talk about at the end. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Night by Night", "Any Major Dude Will Tell You", "Parker's Band", "Pretzel Logic" and "Monkey In Your Soul". All of these tracks I loved for pretty much the same set of reasons; interesting guitar riffs, solid arrangements with vocals and instrumental sections and fun lyrics. Sonically groovy yet heartfelt. There were some duds where I got frustrated with it's 'nearly-there-ness', such as "Through with Buzz" and "Charlie Freak", the latter especially, as it's introduction of the sleigh bells was pretty interesting. "Monkey In Your Soul" ended a bit abruptly, making it an odd choice for the last song on the album. All in all, I had a good time with this album. Most if not all of my criticisms feel a little nitpicky on this one; I enjoyed it.

I mean it’s steely Dan of course it’s good. Never listened to this album before, but I like it. Top tracks: Rikki don’t lose that number, toodle-oo, with a gun

No creo que pueda superar "can´t buy a thrill", pero haga lo que haga suena bien. Se torna un poco aburrido en la mitad.

Really nice album, took me a couple of listens but it's a definite yes from me. Soft rock with some lovely vocals and guitar work. Rikki, Night by Night, Major Dude and the last few tracks are all great. 3.5 rounded up.

Major Dude Vibes

Steely Dan is such a vibe man. The production on this is not as silky smooth as it is on their other records, but I’m positive! And I say positive things. Closer to a 3 than a 5. Trans.

Great band. Lots of stuff going on but I enjoyed it.

Pleasantly surprised by this one, hadn’t heard of the artist before, some catchy songs in there, very listenable

me encantaaAa, el sonido, experimental y jazzero. no hay ni un skip

Its not Aja, but its still Steely Dan. 4/5

Noice

Not sure why Steely Dan gets so much hate on this site. This is another very good album.

This was entertaining to listen to. 4/5

Good good

Nice production. Also a nice collection of songs, but not any real hits.

Steely Dan is one of my favorite bands. I generally like all of their albums. This isnt necessarily my favorite, nor is it my favorite period of the band, but I can still appreciate this. Some of their best songs are on this album, but some lesser songs are there too.

The music of my high school daze. The harmonies and instrument arrangements are superb. Mellow? Maybe, but I still love Rikki, and then the funk of Night by Night. The jazzy funkiness pop of it all flew me through two listens. I'll not be back for a third ..onward and upward

Lovely instrumentation. The harmonies are quite nice. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo is fun!

Lots of hate for these boys and I kinda get it, era specific and locked. But goddamn it's clean.

Loved listing to this type of music when I went on my winter walks to the pretzel stand in Central Park.

A fun steely dan album, and I like them, but there's better albums of theirs than this one. It was still good though, rikki don't lose that number is a classic.

I thought it was going to be country and it wasn't. Yippee!!

Yeah I mean. Class.

3.8

Oh cool, another final album! It's time for my final Steely Dan album of the project. I've grown to like this guys quite a bit, but unfortunately, I think we're ending on the weakest of the 4 albums of theirs on this list. Well, okay, I would say that that's unfortunate, if it weren't for the fact that Pretzel Logic is still really good. Yeah, this is only the weakest one by a bit. I still really like this. Not as much as an album like Aja, of course, but Pretzel Logic's still got some great songs on it. I mean, this thing opens with "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"! That song's awesome! "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" and the title track are also pretty great in their own rights. How could Pretzel Logic be the weakest of the bunch? Well, again, I don't like Pretzel Logic. I just like the other three albums of theirs on this list more. There are some songs on this album that don't excite me as much, especially on the latter half of the album, but it's all still a fairly good time. Fagen and Becker were still on top of their game around this time. Although, this is still in the realm of the band's "early days," so they're not quite at the peak of their studio mastery. But, at the end of the day, Pretzel Logic is another enjoyable entry in Steely Dan's discography. I like it. Decent 4/5.

Vibey

RATING: 4/5 this is just peak dad rock i don't know what to say, its good though honestly, i do enjoy the more jazzy sound on the instrumentals. FAV SONG: Rikki Don't Lose That Number, come on its just catchy i don't know what else to say. DURATION: 33m 52s, 11 songs DATE: 20/05/26

Still the essence of Steely Dan after "Can't Buy a Thrill" but this one feel more slow. Still love SD!

Another winning LP from hi-fi’s favourite band. This is pretty flawless outside of the ragtime number at the end of side 1. I really enjoy Donald Fagen’s storytelling. Excellent drumming too.

So much is so good about this but in the end it still sometimes has a tinge of elevator music vibe at times.

Music is intrinsically linked to memory for me and this album really has a special spot in time for me. Rikki Don't Lose That Number got played alot by my mom when I was a kid so hearing it kick off the album immediately got my attention. I'm passingly familiar with Steely Dan so I had an idea of what to expect on this. It's a very jammy kind of record to me lots of really talented musicians throwing ideas at the wall and then constructing a lattice of sound together. A definite funk underline for the whole album but the jumps from jazzy to folk to rock to funk and back and forth made for a breezy album. Really hope there's more Steely Dan on the list even if they are kinda corny sounding sometimes.

Some bangers, couple skips

A fun listen and l think that the album name also contributed a lot to my appreciation. I like pretzels

Always good vibes and a good time with Steely Dan

78/100. A solid pop rock record with plenty of jazz influence running through it. It does feel like a slight step down from their first two records, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking. There are still some great songs here that make it an easy and enjoyable listen.

Thoughts before listening: Outside of Aja I've mainly been a greatest hits guy when it comes to Steely Dan. I know this is one of their more celebrated albums, but I don't know what's on it. I'm sure there will be some recognizable songs that fall in their typical niche of pleasant, jazzy light rock with strong instrumentation, technical prowess, and sharp lyricism. Review: Yeah I nailed the sound here...and I definitely recognize a number of these songs. It seems I know a few more of the deep cuts than I thought with "Night By Night", "Any Major Dude Will Tell You", and the title track being equally as recognizable to me as "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". There are some nice discoveries for me on this album: "Parkers Band" piqued my interest with it's more rock centered sound that still mixed the jazz elements with a nice horn solo, "With a Gun" which adds in a western shuffle vibe, and "Charlie Freak" that features a driving piano line that really draws me in. In general this album balances Steely Dan's rock and jazz sides very well, and is a consistently rewarding listen. 4-stars

very good instrumental writing and arranging and excellent performances. i have no earthly idea what the lyrics writer(s) were thinking and/or doing.

Steely Dan made some expertly crafted albums. Compared to some others on this list it's 5 stars. Compared to their own albums it's less. So holding it to the higher standard of something you need to have heard before you die, I would pick some of their other albums

A fun bit of light rock, earnest and a bit dorky

Δυνατό άλμπουμ με καλόγουστα drums. Προφανώς δεν μπορώ να τα αγνοήσω. Μου άρεσε ιδιαίτερα η 'σφιχτή' αίσθηση που είχε Night By Night

Short and sweet. I generally enjoy Steely Dan and this album made washing dishes and making coffee in the morning more enjoyable. I figure that's enough to give it a four.

It didn't knock my socks off, but it did make me want to wear dad shoes.

Haven’t listened to this album before but I really like steely Dan so this was pleasant. Would definitely listen to it again.

Enjoyed this one. Dunno if it was the weather coupled with the yacht rock stylings, but it just worked for me today. Nothing too exciting, but really good despite not being anything more than what it was.

It is a classic album and is good top to bottom. That being said, it’s pretty same-y throughout and sounds like a lot of other albums from the time.

Wow. I've heard Rikki before but none of the rest of this album. It's not 100% my taste, but it's undeniably excellently written, produced, mixed, and recorded. I have a newfound respect for Steely Dan.

I really like the arrangements and everyones playing their hearts out.

Rikki be really losing that number just to eat pretzels. SD has better albums, still good

Groovy and pleasant. Dad music to the max.

This album is new to me, and I listened a few times and, as with most Steely Dan, really need to listen to it a few more times to wrap my head around it (damn pretzel logic!). Their blend of devastating lyrics and smooth, effortless-sounding, music makes it too easy to miss how good this album is. Need to listen some more!

21/04/26 jojo reference, bom meio rock de tiozão, mas melhor que deep purple por exemplo os solos aqui tbm são realmente superiores a voz do cara é agradável, a sonoridade tbm é um rock de tiozão calmo sunny day de um jeito bom o vocalista tbm parece mudar esse solo do gaita fire fire omg Duke Ellington no blues a fusão rock blues desse álbum é foda assim, a sonoridade do projeto é semelhante. só que não incomoda, porque ela é compacta (só tem uma música com mais de 3 min), bem explorada com solo, instrumentos diferentes e mudança de vocalista. rock de tiozão anos 80 sunny day de uma maneira ótima, meio esperançoso e reflexivo também não deveria ter subestimado esse pela capa 4/5 / 8/10

Yacht rock at its finest! Great album.

This is a weaker entry especially on the back half, but still a really wonderful listen. Any major dude into Barrytown is such a great little run.

Probably my least favorite of their first seven albums. That said it still rips. Kudos to the Dan for not turning East St. Louis Toodle-Oo into an interminable 35 noodle noise odyssey that some of their contemporaries would have done. Thank you generator for sending Steely Dan as the first album of fatherhood. Well done.

Any Major Dude Will Tell You that this album rules.

Solid 3 or maybe 4? Let’s make it 4

Many spots of absolute brilliance, with some streaks of cheese mixed in

average steely dan epic moment but not as good as a few of their other albums

This list actually makes me look forward to listening to a Steely Dan album. Is this what being old feels like? If that wasn’t enough, this album art would be enough to make me want to listen to this album. I find Steely Dan to be very odd because I don’t know how to categorize them. It’s like “elevator dad rock” but I love it because it’s so unique.

Awesome. Steely Dan's first great album.

I have not started listening to this at all but the name and album cover make me want to learn more. Inter-rest-ing. Also what is it with every music head saying that every masterpiece of an album is just a bunch of sweaty white dudes who probably got bullied in middle school(also known as a band). Pretty chill but also did not finish the entire thing

👌🏻 choice

I guess you can only resist Steely Dan for so long

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I liked rikki dont lose that number and any major dude will tell you

Solid listen. Not my favorite by Steely Dan, but very good.