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Steely Dan - The Royal Scam [SHM-CD]

Genre: Smooth Jazz

One of the many great things about Steely Dan is their ability to write catchy melodies and riffs while Becker and Fagen's lyrics (on the Royals Scam) reveal characters who are murderers, thieves, or even a jilted lover who wants details. The album reveals more and more with each listen. No doubt that Becker and Fagen are musical geniuses and this is one of many examples.

This album sounds like somewhat of a detour, that's off-the-beaten-track enough to almost unhitch their smooth ride without doing so...in a way that only they could pull off. Katy Lied sounded warm and often jazzy, but this album veers into sharper and more edgy territory. Gone are the singer-songwriter styles, and the jazzy pop is in more of an oddly funky direction. Between the more angular styles and sarcastic cynical lyrics, this is yet another direction that somehow also sums up the Steely Dan style.

The Royal Scam is the first Steely Dan record that doesn't exhibit significant musical progress from its predecessor, but that doesn't mean the album is any less interesting. The cynicism that was suppressed on Katy Lied comes roaring to the surface on The Royal Scam -- not only are the lyrics bitter and snide, but the music is terse, broken, and weary. Not so coincidentally, the album is comprised of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's weakest set of songs since Can't Buy a Thrill. Alternating between mean-spirited bluesy vamps like "Green Earrings" and "The Fez" and jazzy soft rock numbers like "The Caves of Altamira," there's nothing particularly bad on the album, yet there are fewer standouts than before. Nevertheless, the best songs on The Royal Scam, like the sneering "Kid Charlemagne" and "Sign in Stranger," rank as genuine Steely Dan classics. --All Music

My take:

This disc is another that may very well be a better remaster than that of the MOFI brand!

Tracks:

1. Kid Charlemagne 4:38

2. The Caves Of Altamira 3:33

3. Don't Take Me Alive 4:16

4. Sign In Stranger 4:23

5. The Fez 4:01

6. Green Earrings 4:05

7. Haitian Divorce 5:51

8. Everything You Did 3:55

9. The Royal Scam 6:30

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Rating:
2.5 out of 5 by Book123