Meet the Residents is one of the most original albums in music history and should advance to round 2, but I'm throwing my vote to No Other because it's simply one of the most emotionally devastating records I've ever heard, containing one of the greatest songs of the decade/all time.
No Other: One of the best albums ever made! _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
So here's the deal with Pretzel Logic: With this album, Steely Dan had a chance to rise above their traditional elevator music fare. I mean, with killer tracks like "Barrytown", "With a Gun", "Charlie Freak", and of course the title track, what could possibly go wrong? Well, unfortunately, the gold on this album is tainted by rather lackluster numbers like "Any Major Dude...", "Monkey in Your Soul", and (yes I'm about to go here) "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". Take out those three and you've got a mad dope (albeit short) album. Replace them with better SD songs like "My Old School", "Peg", "Black Friday", or something and you've got a masterpiece. As it stands it's a strong effort but nothing magical.
That being said, it's still easily Steely Dan's best and quite a good album, so give it a listen if you haven't.
All this is to say that I haven't heard the other album and won't be voting.
meccaleccaVoice of ReasonProfile The Land of Enchantment
All this is to say that I haven't heard the other album and won't be voting.
You really should. No Other is quite special.
Steely Dan is extremely hit & miss for me, with Pretzel Logic being no exception, while Gene Clark's No Other is a masterpiece. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
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