{"product_id":"steely-dan-pretzel-logic-lp","title":"Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic - LP","description":"\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 \u003cem\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/em\u003e - to combine breezy, ear-pleasing accessibility with an immensely sophisticated sensibility that upended most pop conventions. On \u003cem\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/em\u003e that 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\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. \u003cem\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/em\u003e ranks alongside AJA as one of the band's finest achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Rikki Don't Lose That Number\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Night By Night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Any Major Dude Will Tell You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Barrytown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Parker's Band\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Through With Buzz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Pretzel Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. With A Gun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Charlie Freak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Monkey In Your Soul\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46450261196996,"sku":"060244533231","price":720.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/4d040c11a1c792ee65dae775104d6679.png?v=1786198464","url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/products\/steely-dan-pretzel-logic-lp","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}