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Steely Dan|The Royal Scam

The Royal Scam

Steely Dan
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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 /TiVo

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The Royal Scam

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1
Kid Charlemagne
00:04:38

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

2
The Caves Of Altamira
00:03:33

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

3
Don't Take Me Alive
00:04:16

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

4
Sign In Stranger
00:04:23

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

5
The Fez
00:04:00

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Laurence Griffin, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

6
Green Earrings
00:04:04

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

7
Haitian Divorce
00:05:50

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

8
Everything You Did
00:03:55

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

9
The Royal Scam
00:06:30

Donald Fagen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steely Dan, MainArtist - GARY KATZ, Producer - WALTER BECKER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Geffen Records

Album review

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 /TiVo

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  • Total length: 00:41:09

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