20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steely Dan
Steely Dan
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Do It Again | Steely Dan | 5:54 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Reelin' In the Years | Steely Dan | 4:33 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Only a Fool Would Say That | Steely Dan | 2:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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My Old School | Steely Dan | 5:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rikki Don't Lose That Number | Steely Dan | 4:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Any World (That I'm Welcome To) | Steely Dan | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Deacon Blues | Steely Dan | 7:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Josie | Steely Dan | 4:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Time Out of Mind | Steely Dan | 4:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Third World Man | Steely Dan | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Steely Dan mainstays Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are credited as co-compilation producers with Universal Music executive Andy McKaie on the Steely Dan entry in Universal's discount-priced series 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection. It's a rule of thumb: get the artist involved in a compilation, and the choices are bound to be idiosyncratic. The rule holds here. Becker and Fagen eschew the boring hits-only approach, ignoring the Top Ten "Hey Nineteen" and the Top 40s "Black Friday," "Peg," and "FM (No Static at All)" in favor of album tracks "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)" and "Third World Man," as well as the B-side "Only a Fool Would Say That" and "My Old School," which peaked at number 63 on the Hot 100. It doesn't really matter. More than three decades after the fact, "My Old School" sounds as much like a Steely Dan hit as any of the band's actual Top Ten singles, and it gets as much play on classic rock radio. Is this the best of Steely Dan? No, but some of the group's best songs are included, among them "Do It Again" and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number." A neophyte wanting to get an idea of what Steely Dan sounds like can do so by listening to these ten tracks. Real Steely Dan fans already have multiple copies of each of these songs.
Customer Reviews
You've gotta be kidding!
These are all good songs, but this is far from essential Steely Dan. "Only a Fool Would Say That" doesn't belong here. I would think that "Bodhisattva", "Any Major Dude Will Tell You", "Black Friday", "Bad Sneakers", "Kid Charlemange", "Aja", "Peg", "FM", "Babylon Sisters" and "Hey Nineteen" are worthy of being on this collection.
Third World Man, a tour de force
It's a "Best Of" which means the artists pick the tunes. Rather than "Greatest Hits." I for one am glad they put "Third World Man" last. There is something that stayed with me about that ending solo to “Third World Man.” That song gave me just the most, atmospheric moody, hidden-away feeling, like if you understood this person (the singer of the song... Fagan...the little boy...) or just the mood of the song, you would have a treasure beyond compare. I mean, life in all its awesome promise, and the guitar solo, so completely anguished yet more than that… I don’t know, it’s the best thing he ever did, his tour de force, especially complimented and enshrined by the awesome guitar solo.
The Best Of Steely
This is a great selection of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (Steely Dan's) best songs. Very jazzy smooth and easy to listen to. All of these songs fit and would make a great addition to anybody's Steely Dan colection.
Biography
Formed: 1972 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Steely Dan
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Reelin' In the Years | Can't Buy a Thrill | 4:37 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Do It Again | A Decade of Steely Dan (Remastered) | 5:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Peg | Aja | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dirty Work | Can't Buy a Thrill | 3:08 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Deacon Blues | Aja | 7:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hey Nineteen | A Decade of Steely Dan (Remastered) | 5:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rikki Don't Lose that Number | A Decade of Steely Dan (Remastered) | 4:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Josie | Aja | 4:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Black Cow | Aja | 5:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Aja | Aja | 8:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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