{"product_id":"steely-dan-pretzel-logic-new-cd","title":"Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic - New CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: New CD Label: \u003cspan\u003ePolydor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text\"\u003eC\u003c\/span\u003eat. No. \u003cspan\u003eMCD11917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarcode: 008811191726\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: \u003cspan\u003e27\/10\/2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteely Dan holds the title as one of the most quietly subversive pop bands of the 20th century. They managed - on their first two albums and, especially, on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- to combine breezy, ear-pleasing accessibility with an immensely sophisticated sensibility that upended most pop conventions. On\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat combination is perfected, even as band masterminds Donald Fagen and Walter Becker moved deeper into jazz-influenced territory. \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number\", the album's lead off track, is a case in point. A sinuous slice of jazz-pop that merges piano balladry with a samba-esque groove, the song became a Top Ten hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough Fagen and Becker write the material and handle vocals\/keyboards and bass, respectively, their recording process increasingly involved a rotating cast of session musicians, honing their studio-cobbled sound to a flawless perfection. The bar is raised in terms of musicianship here, as evidenced by the sassy cover of Duke Ellington's \"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo and the bop atheleticism of \"Parker's Band\", a tribute to Charlie Parker. Yet Steely Dan blend their colours ever more effectively here, writing shorter, sharper compositions packed with harmonies, instrumental interplay, witty wordplay, and satisfying hooks.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eranks alongside AJA as one of the band's finest achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polydor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57361042964860,"sku":"008811191726","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9763\/5678\/files\/Pretzel_Logic_9d208b27_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1787836723","url":"https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/products\/steely-dan-pretzel-logic-new-cd","provider":"Off The Beaten Tracks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}