Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (MQA-CD x UHQCD, Remastered, Japanese Edition) (1976/2018)
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (MQA-CD x UHQCD, Remastered, Japanese Edition) (1976/2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 276 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 99 Mb | 00:40:58
Soft Rock, Jazz Rock | Label: Universal Music
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 276 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 99 Mb | 00:40:58
Soft Rock, Jazz Rock | Label: Universal Music
The Royal Scam is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records in 1976; reissues have been released by MCA Records since ABC Records was acquired by MCA in 1979. It was produced by Gary Katz. In the United States, the album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and it has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Tracklist:
Allmusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The Royal Scam is the first Steely Dan record that doesn't exhibit significant musical progress from its predecessor, but that doesn't mean the album is any less interesting. The cynicism that was suppressed on Katy Lied comes roaring to the surface on The Royal Scam – not only are the lyrics bitter and snide, but the music is terse, broken, and weary. Not so coincidentally, the album is comprised of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's weakest set of songs since Can't Buy a Thrill. Alternating between mean-spirited bluesy vamps like "Green Earrings" and "The Fez" and jazzy soft rock numbers like "The Caves of Altamira," there's nothing particularly bad on the album, yet there are fewer standouts than before. Nevertheless, the best songs on The Royal Scam, like the sneering "Kid Charlemagne" and "Sign in Stranger," rank as genuine Steely Dan classics.
1. Kid Charlemagne
2. The Caves Of Altamira
3. Don't Take Me Alive
4. Sign In Stranger
5. The Fez
6. Green Earrings
7. Haitian Divorce
8. Everything You Did
9. The Royal Scam
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Steely Dan / The Royal Scam [MQA-CD]
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EAC extraction logfile from 22. December 2023, 12:36
Steely Dan / The Royal Scam [MQA-CD]
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