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Product Details

Artist : Steely Dan
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0093624849025
Label : Warner Bros
Number of Discs : 2
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2003-06-10
UPC : 093624849025

ASIN : B000096FTL

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. The Last Mall
2. Things I Miss The Most
3. Blues Beach
4. Godwhacker
5. Slang Of Ages
6. Green Book
7. Pixeleen
8. Lunch With Gina
9. Everything Must Go

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Editorial Reviews

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After trading their infamous two-decade hiatus for an armful of Grammies, Steely Dan breezed through the recording of Two Against Nature's follow-up in a year--near record time in the oft-tortuous Becker/Fagan sessionography. Loosening their notoriously anal retentive studio bent has yielded upbeat immediacy, an almost un-Dan-like brightness to jazzy funk and blues that snap and crackle--even if pop is obviously the farthest thing from their fevered brows. But anyone who confuses the sunny disposition of "Blues Beach" and others here with anything but an ever slyer incarnation of their trademark irony and icy veneer just isn't paying attention. Bookended by "The Last Mall" (a cool, chunky update of "Black Friday"'s apocalypse) and a bluesy, laconic title track that serves up metaphors for bankruptcies both commercial and moral, Walt and Don argue that our once fair society may well be past redemption. Better to simply close out the excess with a good blue-light special. "Godwhacker" serves jazz-head notice on no less than the almighty, whilst Becker makes his belated Steely Dan vocal bow on the slinky "Slang of Ages," daring to be termed "Newmanesque" for rhyming "netherworld" with "Duke of Earl"--if not his lugubrious, lounge-lizard delivery. Abetted by guitarists Hugh McCracken and Jon Herrington, the sax of Walt Weiskopf (and others), and synched to the playful grooves of drummer Keith Carlock, Becker and Fagan bring a deliciously detached elegance to "Green Book" and "Pixeleen"'s sharp musings on digital vidiocy, forging an album that's a cunning, symbolic reminder that the sun will shine brightest just before it explodes. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

SUPERB !!! (2004-03-30)

Steely Dan at its very best, maybe one of the best RnR albums ever. Slightly mysterious, funny, extremely topical. The title track sums up the fast money of the late 1990s. I still can't figure out "Things I miss the Most", but it has at least one of the greatest lyrics in music. Pixeleen, a teenage Laura Croft is perfect. And musically as good as we expect from the boys.

100!!!! RECOMMENDED !!!

Steely Dan "Did it again!" (2003-11-23)

Since I first heard "Reeling In the Years" way back when it first came out, I've been a huge Steely Dan fan. Up until "Can't Buy A Thrill" came out, there were very few albums around in which I liked every song. I have since worn out many a Steely Dan album. Well, they did it again! "Two Against Nature" is absolutely wonderful as are all of their previous recordings. But, "Everything Must Go" is way beyond. As usual, Fagen's lyrics reflect the times but what a wonderful mix of catchy tunes this recording has! It is a gem and I can't get enough of it! I have yet to hear a song by Steely Dan that I don't like. "Everything Must Go" carries on the Steely Dan tradition with gusto! Also, as an aside, it is refreshing to hear Walter Becker as the lead vocal on "Slang of Ages".

Only Steely Dan sounds like this (2003-11-02)

If you are a Steely Dan fan, you are already familiar with their jazz-rock fusion, and the unique sound they have created with these two mixtures. Everything Must Go continues in this trend, and makes you wonder how they can keep producing such great music that is so original, even when compared to their own work. This album is the continued use of music writing without major chords, that still finds a way to grab you, and suck you into its "stay-on-your-mind" harmonies and lyrics. We have already come to expect the clever themes, and satirical pokes in their work, and Everything Must go continues to hold up this tradition.

The title track, Everything Must go, is as good as any Steely Dan track ever recorded. Their trademark precision, timimg, and attention to detail have never been so apparent. The 2nd track, The Things I Miss The Most is brilliant in its depiction of a broken relationship that does NOT harbor feelings of anger, bitterness, resentment or vengence. It is a smooth tribute to a man feeling lonely and not being too far off the edge.

I rated this work at 4 stars instead of 5, because it is NOT Aja or The Royal Scam. However compared to most music choices since those times, this is definately top shelf and deserves to be in your CD player on frequent occaisons.

Long Live Steely Dan. Keep the studio work, and the concerts coming!

Very strong album, slightly weaker DVD, 4.5 all around! (2003-09-04)

To hear Everything Must Go, I would not have believed this was Steely Dan's second album after such a long hiatus. Only a few factors, in my opinion, distinguish EMG from their earlier albums--fantastic modern sound production, more appearances by the Hammond organ than in earlier works, and lyrics applicable to the current cultural and economic situation. Otherwise, EMG is eerily evocative of their earlier works. Somehow, Steely Dan has found a formula that works and has stuck with it--they still have that classic sound, yet manage not to sound dated or uninspired. It's rather a relief, given the mediocrity that dominates the airwaves, to hear this classic band alive and well.

To me, the most immediately startling thing about Everything Must Go was the crystal clear sound production. Although their previous efforts were very nice for the era in which they were produced, never have I been able to feel that I am *surrounded* by Steely Dan, awash in their arrangements. To hear EMG on headphones is a wonderfully intimate music-listening experience. Although I love his work on prior records such as The Royal Scam, Donald Fagen's voice has less of that tinny, thin, faraway aspect. And, all of the musicians were in fine form.

Now for the album's standout tracks. Lyrically, I enjoyed "Things I Miss the Most", even though I don't think it had the most interesting music of the album. Probably one of the strongest songs of all was "Godwhacker" (which Steely Dan makes clear is not meant in attacking fashion), which benefits from both some striking riffs and solos and lyrics that make a point about hypocrisy. Musically the most entrancing for me was "Green Book", which has an absolutely fascinating chord progression--I'm not even sure what the lyrics are on this track, because I was too busy paying attention to what was going on with the music. "Pixeleen" also had amusing lyrics--but I have one very minor quibble with Mr. Fagen's delivery: I would've liked to hear him mock the "Valley Girl" inflection he's written into the lyrics a little more than he did. I also get a kick out of the title track's take on the recent corporate scandals. This is still very minor, and certainly doesn't affect the rating. There is no song I can point to as a weak track.

Lyrically, it was a wonderful experience to hear Steely Dan's talents turned towards our current society. Cynically, devastatingly entertaining as usual, they manage to lampoon some of modern society's pitfalls--but *without* engaging in personal slams as some might be tempted to do. In the current climate, I think that's quite important considering that we need go no further than the major news networks if we want to hear that kind of pitched rhetoric and mudslinging. While truthful enough, Steely Dan still gives the listener an enjoyable break from all of that.

I must admit that with the DVD, while it was extremely funny in many places, I had been hoping for something a bit more informative and perhaps a bit longer. I suggest checking out the recent article in Uncut Magazine if you are looking for something of a more informative nature. The DVD is probably worth collecting and watching a few times, but it's not something I'd bring out frequently. Because of this, I consider the CD/DVD version of EMG a 4.5, but since I think it would be extremely unfair to diminish Steely Dan's musical accomplishment (easily the more important factor), I still round up to a 5-star rating.

Classic Steely Dan (2003-08-18)

If you love Steely Dan's Last album "Two Against Nature", this new one will not disappoint.

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