One of the greatest debuts in history. Creative, inventive music that also shows diverse influences and great variety.

Outstanding debut from Becker & Fagan and company!

Top tracks:

Do It Again
Dirty Work
Reelin' In The Years
Only A Fool Would Say That

Il primo album degli Steely Dan è già uno dei vertici della loro produzione. Un pop che sembra un insulto chiamarlo solo così, una musica che è un misto di rock, di blues, di jazz, di musica latina...

91/100
Fav tracks: Dirty work, Reelin the years, Turn that heartbeat over again

I grew up listening to Aja and Greatest Hits. Their later jazz influenced albums were more unique, but I think this more conventional rock / pop album is their finest collection of songs. It\'s ironic that my favorite song of all Steely Dan songs \"Dirty Work\" was one of only a couple of songs not sung by Donald Fagen. Interesting story behind this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Work_(Steely_Dan_song)

This is a great album, I've known most of these songs for a while even though this is my first time listening to the whole, but "Only a Fool Would Say That" is so out of place. It is just a lame song. The last two are good, not great, but the jump in quality between "Only a..." and the three preceding and following songs is insane.

Great debut!!!

A perfectly formed debut. Every song a gem

Steely Dan's debut album still sounds utterly unique today. It's a great record with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker starting a special recording relationship that would see them produce some of the great records of the seventies. Fagen was short on confidence as a vocalist and so David Palmer takes lead duties on some tracks. Reelin' in the years, and the stunning, do it again, are two of rock's most famous songs, but there are other gems to be found here. Dirty work, only a fool would say that, fire in the hole, and, turn that heartbeat over again, are all superb. Steely Dan would become one of the quirkiest band's of the seventies, this was the excellent start.

Don't really know what to say here to be honest. A marvellous album, no filler, no weak songs, excellent singing, lovely tone on the guitar and pianos, nice variety of instruments and interesting chords, melodies and licks. A must listen.