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Excellent compilation of songs from Steely Dan's first seven albums. Tracks are in chronological order so it's easy to hear how the songwriting developed & changed over the years. Very good value, as spread over two CDs you get a little over half of the content of those seven albums. A great starting point for the Steely Dan newbie.
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good sound, great baregain
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Great group great album
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I waited some time to secure this item on ebay as there are obviously many Steely Dan fans out there like me who realise that THIS is the greatest hits collection to have.Its because on this collection yuo get TWO discs, a total of 33 tracks which includes some of their best album tracks, as well as the more obvious hit singles and more common album picks. So, on the first disc you hear their more rockier side from the first four albums, and on disc two the more sophisticated jazzier side from Royal scam - Gaucho (This is my favourite disc, as I am a jazzer at heart, and these guys mix jazz and rock like nobody else), AND you get the cream of the LA session musicians backing them up - what value! Its such a distinctive sound- it excudes sunshine, highways, chevys, buds, pure LA laid back groove, but with an almost duke ellington sophistication and swing. In fact, from 33 tracks you can hear the change start at track 13, ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU, when the stadium rock declines and the more restrained, thoughtful approach to making music begins. Theres still the "challenging" lyrics, but beneath them there is this fabulous groove and just carries it along, with time and chord changes like nothing else! This is timeless music, that, in a world of indie, world, downloads and instant deletions stands up well, but then pure cream will always rise to the top. These songs are now almost 30 years old and still sound fresh as a daisy. Although both Becker and Fagan have done interesting solo projects since, like the great Lennon- McCartney, nothing comes close to what they achieved together in these 8 years, So, buy this CD, enjoy and then open your ears and mind and tune into some later contemporary jazz and see where that takes you... and remember that Steely Dan would have started that journey. I thank them for that. They can do the same for you. Buy it and Enjoy.Read full review
I've been a Steely Dan fan for almost 30 years and, even though I possess every other Steely Dan album - including their Greatest Hits collection which came out in the 80's - I just had to buy this as the two cd set provides the whole collection from A-Z. What a stormer of a cd it is! From one of my early favourites, "Only A Fool Would Say That" to "Hey Nineteen" from the "Gaucho" album, without forgetting the totally superb "FM" inbetween, this is a total must-have purchase for your collection! Excellent!! Steely Dan - love 'em!!
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