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Citizen Steely Dan [CASSETTE] by: Steely Dan |
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Binding: Audio Cassette EAN: 0008811098148 Format: Box set, Import Label: Mca Special Products Manufacturer: Mca Special Products Publisher: Mca Special Products Release Date: July 28, 1998 Studio: Mca Special Products Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: As should be expected, Steely Dan's four-disc box set isn't like all the other rectangular pop-music retrospectives/tombstones. Not for Messrs. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen the typically bloated, ego-jacking crate padded out with childhood recordings, suspect cassette demos, and broken-down session takes, annotated by candid snapshots purloined from some distant relative. Nope, this is simply the Dan Mach 1's complete oeuvre, from the craft-conscious pop of Can't Buy a Thrill to the jazzy torpor of Gaucho, laid out chronologically and neatly compressed into four discs, with not even a handful of "bonus" cuts (a live recording of "Bodhisattva", a 1971 demo of "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" with Flo and Eddie on the side, "Here at the Western World", a Royal Scam outtake, and their obligatory soundtrack cameo, "FM") to colour outside the lines. The liner notes are suitably smart, even if they occasionally strain trying to stay astride of B&F's patent sardonicism. For the aspiring Steely Dan completist, a fine place to start. --Jerry McCulley Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Dantastic!Not so much a box set per se, but a back to back album collection from the first seven Dan albums. In one sense this might seem a little lazy, but to be honest, it's very hard selecting (or de-selecting) any specific numbers from the dynamic duo. The remastering is a bonus if you haven't collected the majority of the set on individual albums - plus you get a few bonus numbers thrown in for good measure. My one disappointment with the set is the omission of the early SD single, Dallas/Sail the Waterway. These two fine songs I believe are currently only available on a long deleted 12" single. Lyrically, maybe these two songs don't quite fit in the SD pantheon, but musically they're very much in the style of Can't Buy a Thrill. But ... Read More: Rating:  - Fairly good value, but if you own an iPod read on...Incredibly all six of the Dan's fantastic albums are available as an iTunes download for only £7.99, though you'll obviously need to back 'em up onto blank CDs for posterity. If you prefer to own the 'physical' package though, this set remains worth the asking price. Literate, subtle, smart and yet still fun and funky, every album here tells you just why other musicians of the day were in awe of them. Personal favourites are the hip and hilarious sophomore album 'Countdown To Ecstasy' and their most fully realised work, 1977's 'Aja', infused with downtown New York sleaze and uptown glamour. Despite the snarky, smarter-than-thou reputation that follows these guys, their works contain a sense of empathy for all their downtrodden ... Read More: Rating: - So Bloody Good!I absolutely adore this band! Their sunny, summer sound just lifts me up every time, especially first thing with a nice cuppa! Anyway, it works whatever mood you're in. I especially love "Gaucho" because it doesn't sound dissimilar to Early Elton John(who I admire greatly)and "Aja" because I am a huge jazz fan. Buy, borrow or steal a copy of this now, its class! Rating:  - What's Going On?I ordered this title through Caiman USA as the box set was considerably cheaper. Many weeks went by and getting up early so as not to miss the postman and eventually after paying £8.48 for VAT etc. I received the set. My joy was however shortlived when I played cd number 2 as it contained classical music and opera. Caiman are going to refund my purchase price but I really wanted a replacement cd number2. The moral of the story is do not always assume that cheaper is better! Rating: - From A Fan of the DanThis 4 CD collection contains some of the finest jazz inflenced pop/rock music produced during the past 35 years. Music of genius that's still light years away in quality, wit and intellegence from most of the dismal offerings produced by todays over-hyped talentless wonders. By this set to rediscover your faith in music and the potential creativity of the human race. |
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