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Pretzel Logic
by: Steely Dan

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0008811191726
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Universal / Island
Manufacturer: Universal / Island
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Universal / Island
Release Date: June 28, 1999
Running Time: 33 minutes
Studio: Universal / Island
Sales Rank: 4290
MPN: 11917

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
Pretzel Logic marked a transition for Steely Dan from a studio-bound rock band producing hits such as "Reeling in the Years" and "Do It Again" to a looser constellation of studio musicians under the direction of songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. That later version of Steely Dan would paint its masterpiece with Aja. Pretzel Logic is much more playful than that, and also jazzier than the albums that came before. The jazz intentions are made perfectly clear on "Parker's Band", a swinging tribute to bebop titan Charlie Parker, and a crafty cover of Duke Ellington's "East St. Louis Toodle-oo". The lyrics displayed their own twisted logic, presenting a tumble of images in search of a unifying principle that most often remained elusive. Steely Dan was that rare act that could work such purposeful obscurity to its advantage: "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" was a top-five hit even though nobody had a clue as to what it was about. Or, perhaps, everybody had a clue, but nobody could agree. --John Milward

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Logic defying
As ever, Steely Dan's 'Pretzel Logic' is a monument to tasteful musicianship and superb production. Its strength is its diversity, a journey through the lives of characters that may exist beneath the skyline on the cover. 'Night By Night' is funky, 'Parker's Band' swinging, 'East St Louis' old jazz, the title track blues, all sounds of the city. 'Any Major Dude' offers rare optimism and 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' a warning. These are highlights. Perhaps, for once, some of the material isn't up to their usual highest standards, notably 'Barrytown' and 'Through With Buzz,' but 'Pretzel Logic' is still worth hearing.

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- Annie Nightingale, where are you?
I can't hear East St Louis Toodle-oo without remembering the immortal Annie Nightingale Sunday afternoon show on Radio 1 in the mid-late 70s. Those of a certain age will recognise the track as Annie's closing theme tune, and a damn fine charismatic tune it is to this day. Not only that, but Annie got me into Steely Dan in a big way. She would often play Do It Again and Rikki Don't Lose That Number.

Consequently, I've had a cherished vinyl copy of Pretzel Logic since way back when, and still think to this day that each song is a minor gem, honed and crafted with the scrupulous attention to detail imparted by Messrs Fagen and Becker, but best appreciated as an ensemble - the whole is undoubtedly greater than the sum of the parts. ... Read More:

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- A good disc, but one of their weaker offerings
As a long-time admirer of Steely Dan I would have to rate this as one of the band's weaker offerings. To someone who had never heard the band it wouldn't be the record I would try to convert them with. There are some undoubted classic tracks on the album, namely 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number', and the engaging 'Barrytown', but 'Parker's Band' however slick, is devoid of feeling, and I can't see the point of the Duke Ellington cover (much as I love the Duke).

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- For all good music lovers
Pretzel Logic was the first Steely Dan album I ever heard and I didn't hear it till about three years after its release. By then I was twenty-two and had reached the conclusion that no pop music was ever going to interest me the way the Beatles and Stones had done when I was nine or ten.

At first hearing it sounded good. Unlike everything else it just kept on improving with every subsequent hearing. These guys were playing every kind of music with tremendous panache and style: bebop, a superlative Ellington cover, heavyish rock, funky things, even a touch of country music. Yet all the melodies were just so interesting and distinctive. The lyrics were weird but engaging. The singer's rasping, nasal, but tuneful voice was just ... Read More:

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- A timeless work - wonderful content, melody and production
In my top five albums of all time, this Steely Dan masterpiece is timeless in content, melody and production. No two tracks are even closely similar - just press the repeat button and listen to the album again and again.

The work moves from the easy going and listenable pieces of "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and "With A Gun" to the potent comments on society of "Barrytown", "Charlie Freak" and "Any Major Dude".

The album of the millenium and beyond - if its your only purchase this year - do it now!!!

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