Best Steely Dan/Donald Fagen/Walter Becker Album

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I would say Aja, but I've been listening to Gaucho a lot recently, and think it is on the same level.

― the table is the table, Sunday, 22 April 2007 18:42 (seventeen years ago) link

bump

― JN$OT, Thursday, 26 April 2007 08:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Some people set this extremely long voting time.

Btw. is there a way to make out what is the deadline now that the (admittably annoying) addition to the headers with the deadline has been removed from the indexes?

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 26 April 2007 08:56 (seventeen years ago) link

April 30.

― JN$OT, Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Katy wins. No votes for anything released after 1982. Interesting.

― JN$OT, Monday, 30 April 2007 08:10 (seventeen years ago) link

These are really weird results. I was certain Pretzel or Aja would top the list.

― baaderonixx, Monday, 30 April 2007 09:11 (seventeen years ago) link

No votes for anything released after 1982.

This is hardly surprising. While most of them are still great, it is fairly obvious that they aren't up there with their 70s heyday (and "The Nightly", it must be added, which is my all-time favourite)

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 30 April 2007 09:28 (seventeen years ago) link

True that.

― JN$OT, Monday, 30 April 2007 09:41 (seventeen years ago) link

"Almost very nearly Aja which I consider a perfect album. But Countdown to Ecstasy, while less perfect, hits harder and bites with fangs.

-- Hans Rott, Saturday, 21 April 2007 20:21 (1 week ago)"

You're a good composer Hans Rott, and i agree with you re Steely Dan.

― Frogman Henry, Monday, 30 April 2007 10:51 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm thrilled by Gaucho's finishing, but...wow, Katy Lied. That's, um, gotta be wrong.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 30 April 2007 12:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, I know. I never got the mad love for Katy Lied, but I'm glad the oft-dismissed Gaucho placed so high.

Does anyone still listen to Morph the Cat?

― baaderonixx, Monday, 30 April 2007 12:41 (seventeen years ago) link

I sold my copy last month.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 30 April 2007 12:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I love Katy Lied, it is indeed a mega-classic. But is it really more than three times better than Countdown To Ecstasy? This is probably the most surprising poll so far.

― kornrulez6969, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Only 2 votes for The Royal Scam = you are all insane.

― Brent, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:34 (seventeen years ago) link

I think I went with Katy Lied, but I was having a hard time deciding between it and Aja. I'm really surprised at how few votes it got.

― will, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Aja, that is.

― will, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:53 (seventeen years ago) link

What's special about Gaucho? I didn't get much out of it the one time I listened to it (which obviously I need to do again). Sounded like a very moderate funk record or something. (Is this another revisionist Tusk-like situation?)

Glad Katy Lied won, but admit it's a bit of a surprise--I pegged (no pun intended) Aja or Pretzel Logic to come out on top.

― sw00ds, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I, too, am a bit surprised at Gaucho's popularity. For a long time it was far and away my least favorite of the 70's records. It's definitely grown on me though, particularly the title track. Also Hey Nineteen & Babylon Sisters are two of SD's strongest...

― will, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:19 (seventeen years ago) link

I guess it was just Brent and I pimpin for The Royal Scam. Probably the only one I end up listening to all the way through these days.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link

For me, Gaucho is the SD spirit down to its bare bones. The funked-up muzak is often extremely minimal (compared to, say, the more baroque 'Aja' arrngements) and lyrically they pretty much reach the apex of the boomers' Tropicana sleaze.

― baaderonixx, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:27 (seventeen years ago) link

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