Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic shows the band finding a more consistent sound to work with and morphing it with a more traditional pop formula, and while it's definitely their most straightforward release up to this point they still pull together a pretty fun pop rock album. While their last two albums kind of felt like a mix of different sonic styles (which granted, worked quite a lot of the time), this release feels a lot more grounded and fleshed out. It didn't blow my mind or anything, but all ... read more
My Steely Dan album ranking is out now!
Check my lists, or visit the link below, to see me rank, grade, and review all of their studio albums.
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1. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (10)
2. Night By Night (10)
3. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (8.5)
4. Barrytown (9.5)
5. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (6)
6. Parker's Band (9)
7. Through With Buzz (7)
8. Pretzel Logic (10)
9. With A Gun (8.5)
10.Charlie Freak (8)
11. Monkey In Your Soul (6)
slightly overrated steely Dan album but there's a lot of classics on it
fav tracks; parkers band, through with buzz and ricky dont lose that number
Poppy Dan
Rikki Don't Lose That Number - 76
Night By Night - 89
Any Major Dude Will Tell You - 86
Barrytown - 90
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - 75
Parker's Band - 77
Through with Buzz - 70
Pretzel Logic - 85
With a Gun - 76
Charlie Freak - 82
Monkey in Your Soul - 85