"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
Will definitely look for the Brian Sweet book. Thanks for the tip!
I don't usually spend money re-buying CDs, but I recently replaced my 80s copies of Royal Scam and Aja with the 1999 remasters, and these suckers sound great. I noticed the difference right off. Their albums sell for only 5 bucks these days, so it was definitely worth it!
The Aja title track gets my vote for one of the finest songs/performances of the era. And Royal Scam? I love every note on that album!
If you ever wanted a "little more prog" in your Steely Dan...at the risk of self-promotion...might you take a listen to this? The "steely" kicks in at 2:00 but you don't want to skip the beginning:
Steely Dan meets King Crimson?
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I can listen to all of the albums from the original 73-80 period and appreciate their skills and their unique sound.....TAN is good but not up to par with any prior releases and Every thing Must Go is just Ok
I love all the fagen solo releases and they give me a break from hearing the sometimes overplayed group releases....
Morph the cat is one of my favorites ( and like chris squire's fish out of water sounds like a YES release) this one to me sounds more like a long lost Dan album then a solo release......
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