Description: The Royal Scam by Steely Dan [Reissue] [CD] Track Listing: 1 Kid Charlemagne2 The Caves Of Atlamira3 Don't Take Me Alive4 Sign In Stranger5 The Fez6 Green Earrings7 Haitian Divorce8 Everything You Did9 The Royal Scam The revamping of the classic Steeley Dan catalog of orginal albums on CD continues with a truly revered album. Complete with upgraded, state of the art sounds, complete original art, notes and lyrics, plus newly penned liner notes by none other than Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the Dan themselves. --- 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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Album
Original Album Release Year: 1976
Language: English
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Custom Bundle: No
Style: Soft Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Rock, Jazz-Rock
Features: Sealed
Edition: Reissue
Artist: Steely Dan
Record Label: MCA
Format: CD
Release Year: 1999
Release Title: The Royal Scam
Genre: Rock
