Royal Scam for me too.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 30 December 2011 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
hard to choose, but I'd have to go with Aja
― tylerw_sandbox, Friday, 30 December 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
I listened to Can't Buy a Thrill last night and marveled how every song -- every song -- is as exquisitely written as they come.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 30 December 2011 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
Five or six of my favourite songs are on either Pretzel Logic or Katy Lied, so one of those two.
― clemenza, Friday, 30 December 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
can't buy a thrill
― k3vin k., Friday, 30 December 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
The only imperial phase record which makes me impatient is TRS.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 30 December 2011 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
I totally love "Sign In Stranger," though.
― clemenza, Friday, 30 December 2011 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
Yes. "Kid Charlemagne" too, bien sur. And "Don't Take Me Alive." The rest is clavinets and guitars through bad amps.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 30 December 2011 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
and caves and the fez and the title track but yeah
― moonbop, Friday, 30 December 2011 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
I listened to Kamikarand or whatever it's called for the first time in years the other day and I totally forgot how great it is.
― moonbop, Friday, 30 December 2011 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
my OPO is Aja
― moonbop, Friday, 30 December 2011 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
I think TRS has some of the Dan's sweetest keyboard tones
― moonbop, Friday, 30 December 2011 23:10 (twelve years ago) link
Pretzel Logic
― illegal crew member (C.K. Dexter Holland), Friday, 30 December 2011 23:21 (twelve years ago) link
Fagen/Becker seem to dislike Pretzel Logic and Katy Lied, which are my favorites
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 31 December 2011 00:50 (twelve years ago) link
Katy Lied was an infamously rough recording experience with equipment/sound problems that left them unhappy w/ the final product and i think in general they favor the later stuff after they became a 'studio' band and got more ambitious with the session musician perfectionism, so i think that's not really a reflection on the songs or anything to really dwell on.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Saturday, 31 December 2011 01:16 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks, some dude--from a cursory look at their set lists a long time ago, it seemed like they didn't play a lot of tracks from those two. But they're definitely the end of SD Phase One
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 31 December 2011 01:47 (twelve years ago) link
Pretzel Logic and Katy Lied also seem like SD at their most depressive and/or vulnerable (if that's possible)
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 31 December 2011 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
^^^this. the other albums are great, but none of 'em have this 100% hit ratio for me
― I am womansplainer hear me roar (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 31 December 2011 04:36 (twelve years ago) link
Katy Lied comes close
― I am womansplainer hear me roar (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 31 December 2011 04:37 (twelve years ago) link
Because they don't play them as often? Could be. I'd guess these, the former at least, are not as in demand by the classic-rock/easy-listening-esque audience.
― illegal crew member (C.K. Dexter Holland), Saturday, 31 December 2011 05:53 (twelve years ago) link
funny that this tread came up as i listened to Gaucho last night but my vote has to go with Aja.
― Bee, Sunday, 1 January 2012 02:25 (twelve years ago) link
Babylon Sisters has been my singin in the shower jam lately.
― Hurting, Sunday, 1 January 2012 05:45 (twelve years ago) link
I would be lying if I didn't say Aja but Gaucho is an amazing album
― OH NOES, Sunday, 1 January 2012 06:37 (twelve years ago) link
Forever it was Aja, but I think I now lean towards The Royal Scam.
― earlnash, Sunday, 1 January 2012 09:17 (twelve years ago) link
Countdown to Ecstasy followed closely by Aja. Pretzel Logic is probably my least favourite album of the original run because 'With a Gun' and the version of 'East St. Louis Toodle-Oo' are kind of throwaway for me (by SD standards at least).
― Gavin, Leeds, Sunday, 1 January 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link