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The discography for the American jazz rock band Steely Dan consists of nine studio albums, twenty one singles, two live albums, one live set on DVD, seven compilations and one box set in the United States. The band was originally active from 1971 to 1981 and later reformed in 1993 and continued to release studio and live material up to today.
Countdown to Ecstasy has similar lyrical themes to Can't Buy a Thrill. [9] It explores topics such as drug abuse, class envy, and West Coast excess. [15] " Your Gold Teeth" follows a jaded female grifter who uses her attractiveness and cunning to take advantage of others, [16] "My Old School" was inspired by a drug bust involving Walter Becker and Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard ...
The album sold well in the United States, though without the strength of a hit single. In the UK the single "Haitian Divorce" (Top 20) drove album sales, becoming Steely Dan's first major hit there. [29] Steely Dan's sixth album, the jazz-influenced Aja, was released in September 1977.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1978 by ABC Records.The double album includes tracks from the band's first six studio albums, as well as a previously unreleased song, "Here at the Western World", recorded during sessions for The Royal Scam (1976). [1]
Full album performances have been a big part of the Steely Dan live repertoire in recent years. It seems people, or at least your people, still appreciate hearing the music presented to them in ...
In common with other Steely Dan albums, The Royal Scam is littered with cryptic allusions to people and events, both real and fictional. In a BBC interview in 2000, songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen revealed that "Kid Charlemagne" is loosely based on Owsley Stanley, the notorious drug "chef" who was famous for manufacturing hallucinogenic compounds, and that "The Caves of Altamira" is ...
Can't Buy a Thrill is the debut studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in November 1972, by ABC Records.It was written by band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and recorded in August 1972 at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles with producer Gary Katz.
What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle. NITE (41A: "Day 'n' ___" (Kid Cudi hit)) "Day 'n' NITE" is Kid Cudi's debut single, released in 2008. Kid Cudi released a remix of "Day 'n' NITE" in 2009 ...