{"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 \u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e - to combine breezy, ear-pleasing accessibility with an immensely sophisticated sensibility that upended most pop conventions. On \u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003ethat 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\n\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. \u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e ranks alongside AJA as one of the band's finest achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Union Vinyl Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63275427332483,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/9379\/2669\/files\/Pretzel_Logic_9d208b27_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1794411093","url":"https:\/\/bellaunionvinylshop.com\/products\/steely-dan-pretzel-logic-lp","provider":"Bella Union Vinyl Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}