Steely Dan
Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)
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Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan's debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan's signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Of course, one of the most notable differences is the presence of vocalist David Palmer, a professional blue-eyed soul vocalist who oversings the handful of tracks where he takes the lead. Palmer's very presence signals the one major flaw with the album -- in an attempt to appeal to a wide audience, Becker and Fagen tempered their wildest impulses with mainstream pop techniques. Consequently, there are very few of the jazz flourishes that came to distinguish their albums -- the breakthrough single, "Do It Again," does work an impressively tight Latin jazz beat, and "Reelin' in the Years" has jazzy guitar solos and harmonies -- and the production is overly polished, conforming to all the conventions of early-'70s radio. Of course, that gives these decidedly twisted songs a subversive edge, but compositionally, these aren't as innovative as their later work. Even so, the best moments ("Dirty Work," "Kings," "Midnight Cruiser," "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again") are wonderful pop songs that subvert traditional conventions and more than foreshadow the paths Steely Dan would later take.
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Analyzed: Steely Dan / Can't Buy A Thrill
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.70 dB -15.48 dB 5:55 01-Do It Again
DR13 -0.94 dB -16.99 dB 3:10 02-Dirty Work
DR13 -0.70 dB -17.31 dB 3:48 03-Kings
DR12 -2.71 dB -17.98 dB 4:10 04-Midnite Cruiser
DR12 -3.27 dB -17.45 dB 2:55 05-Only A Fool Would Say That
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.55 dB 4:38 06-Reelin' In The Years
DR12 -1.10 dB -16.78 dB 3:30 07-Fire In The Hole
DR12 -0.70 dB -15.96 dB 4:21 08-Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me)
DR12 -1.78 dB -15.82 dB 3:39 09-Change Of The Guard
DR13 -1.92 dB -17.59 dB 4:59 10-Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2760 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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