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| Poll: Which do you like better? |
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| No Other by Gene Clark |
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72% |
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| Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan |
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27% |
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| Total Votes : 11 |
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Listmeister
Gender: Male
Location: Ohio
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- #1
- Posted: 09/04/2014 15:24
- Post subject: [Closed] Best of 1974 2AV: No Other vs. Pretzel Logic
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| NickVolos wrote: | | No Other: One of the best albums ever made! |
| meccalecca wrote: | | 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 by Gene Clark
| sp4cetiger wrote: | Pretzel Logic is one of the great masterpieces of the '70s. There are very few
albums in the tournament I would even consider voting for over it. |
| NickVolos wrote: | | Pretzel Logic is a gem and a Steely Dan favorite. |
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Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Location: Paris, France
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- #2
- Posted: 09/04/2014 15:30
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I prefer No Other.
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RepoMan
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- #3
- Posted: 09/04/2014 15:32
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | I prefer No Other. |
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sp4cetiger
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- #4
- Posted: 09/04/2014 15:34
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I love both, but I gotta go Pretzel Logic.
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NickVolos
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Location: Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
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- #5
- Posted: 09/04/2014 15:34
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No Other: One of the best albums ever made!
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WindowAbove
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Age: 25
Location: Iowa
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- #6
- Posted: 09/04/2014 16:31
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No Other
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denmarkman
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Age: 31
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- #7
- Posted: 09/04/2014 17:10
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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.
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meccalecca
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Location: The Land of Enchantment
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- #8
- Posted: 09/05/2014 12:16
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| denmarkman wrote: |
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.
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Listmeister
Gender: Male
Location: Ohio
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- #9
- Posted: 09/08/2014 16:08
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| Mr Spock wrote: | | Pretzels are not logical |
No Other 8-3
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