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Pretzel Logic [Original recording remastered, Import]

Steely Dan | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (28 Jun 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Import
  • Label: Universal / Island
  • ASIN: B00000IPAC
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,871 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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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

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars For all good music lovers 25 April 2000
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
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 right for the rather biting nature of the material. The arrangements were stunning and the solo work was just without any flab at all, straight to the point with consummate skill every time. After a few hearings I was hooked and I still am twenty-three years later.

If you like good music of any kind and have never heard Steely Dan, do yourself a big favour and listen to this one. It's a good introduction from their mid-career. It's not even their best but it is great! Once hooked you can go forwards and backwards through their ever-strong repertoire. This group have never produced anything sub-standard. Enjoy. I envy you the opportunity of a new discovery.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Annie Nightingale, where are you? 9 July 2003
By Andy Millward VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
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.

If I had to pick a weakest number, it would probably be the title track (Donald's Napoleon syndrome probably explains a lot!), but the finer characteristics of this album win out. Pretzl Logic, the album, leaves me with a smile on my face - nearly 30 years since its launch. Not a bad record (pun intended!)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Logical Pretzels ? 3 Feb 2013
By Gary Wishart
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Who cares if the titals a bit of old hippie waffle, the big chrome dildos are one of my favorite bands so there!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my All Time Favourite albums
I look at all my Dan cd's lined up on the shelf and this is the one that gets played the most. I do love all their music but the lyric to the title track Pretzel Logic fills me... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Trish
5.0 out of 5 stars What the boys are blowing
After the sun-flecked Californian ebullience of Can`t Buy a Thrill and the languid immaculacy of Countdown to Ecstasy, this enigmatically titled beauty is a more edgy, urban... Read more
Published 9 months ago by GlynLuke
5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very good indeed.
Well strike me dead, there I was thinking this was accepted as their best and biggest. Regardless, it's a great album and I love it dearly. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Nedj
4.0 out of 5 stars Rewarding!
I bought this album on cd, despite owning the original on vinyl, after hearing the Silver Sun cover of "Barrytown" on the "OldSkoolHooligans" t-shirt website. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Nick Redfern
4.0 out of 5 stars Where's the intro gone?
Great album obviously, but how come the solo marimba introduction to Rikki on the LP is missing from the CD re-issue? It loses one star for that!
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by Martin Archer
4.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2008 by D. J. H. Thorn
3.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on 5 July 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1999
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