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Neal Morse, Parliament, Take 6 + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)

Neal Morse, Parliament, Take 6 + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)

Preston Frazier offers his take on the best albums of 2018 (so far), with tips of the hat to Neal Morse, Parliament, Take 6 and others.

Steely Dan Sunday, “Good Stuff” (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Good Stuff” (2012)

This time Fagen brings lyrics which are a equal to his stellar arrangements.

Steely Dan Sunday, “The New Breed” (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “The New Breed” (2012)

On first listen, Donald Fagen’s “The New Breed” seems deceptively simple.

Steely Dan Sunday, “Memorabilia” (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Memorabilia” (2012)

<<< BACKWARD (“I’m Not The Same Without You”) ||| “>ONWARD (“Weather In My Head”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** I love most Steely Dan songs. I love most Walter Becker songs. I love a few Donald Fagen songs and dismiss a few of them (actually I dismissed aRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “I’m Not The Same Without You” (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “I’m Not The Same Without You” (2012)

“I’m Not The Same Without You” is a fine leadoff single from Sunken Condos. The song reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 and charted well in Japan in Europe as well. You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Reelin’ in the Years [Live]” (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “NewRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “Slinky Thing” (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Slinky Thing” (2012)

<<< BACKWARD (“Three Picture Deal”) ||| ONWARD (“I’m Not The Same Without You”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Walter Becker’s Circus Money was released in 2008. Though there hasn’t been a Steely Dan album since 2003’s Everything Must Go, the eleven years since have proven to be theRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “Almost Gothic” (2000)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Almost Gothic” (2000)

<<< BACKWARD (“Janie Runaway”) ||| ONWARD (“Jack Of Speed”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Not many Billboard top 10 albums have a homage to hookers, but Two Against Nature continues the Steely Dan tradition You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely DanRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “Gaslighting Abbie” (2000)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Gaslighting Abbie” (2000)

The Nineties brought many surprising events that delighted long-suffering Steely Dan fans who’ve had nearly no new output from either Becker or Fagen since 1982’s The Nightfly. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “He Wants You (Out)” (1997): Steely Dan Sunday Walter Becker, “Three Sisters Shakin’” (circa 1992): Steely DanRead More

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Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos (2012)

Donald Fagen makes a clean break from his thirty-year-old crowning achievement, with a big assist from the Steely Dan machinery’s secret weapon. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers, Aug. 16, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget DonaldRead More