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Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings
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Jun 20, 2018Like "Two Against Nature", "Everything Must Go" is decent if your talking about music technicians but in terms of quality songwriting, this is a million miles away from their 70's peak. Not much to remember from 40 minutes plus of music. Opening track "The Last Mall" and "Slang of Ages" are standout tracks.
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Jun 30, 2013
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JulianC.Feb 3, 2010Some tracks lack a bit of 5th gear and play things too safe but the overall professionalism of the musicianship, songwriting, witty lyrics and classic Steely harmonies make it an enjoyable listen, with some tracks like Things I Miss The Most and Lunch With Gina portraying beautifully simple but effective musical story-telling. Becker and Fagen have still got what it takes.
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GordOct 31, 2008Brilliant album. How something so rich and textured can also sound so effortless is what makes these guys geniuses.
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RT.Jun 29, 2007Really grew on me. I've been a big fan in the past and the last couple albums seemed repetitious. This album is full of tasty licks and melodies. Give it time and it will grow on you.
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LarryCMar 5, 2007Was difficult for me to get used to, after having their older stuff so imbedded in me. This is not the same as their old stuff. Yet . . . . as I began listening, sure enough, one by one the songs started growing on me. "Green Book" is incredibly complex. "Everything Must Go", the title track, is my favorite. Great humor!
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JohnLJul 24, 2006
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TimJMay 21, 2004Bought the DVD-Audio and love it. I listen to EMG a lot and it has helped me with my addiction to the 2VN plush/jazz rock video. Steely Dan at their best.
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ChristosKApr 14, 2004This really should have got the Grammy!
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ShamusMar 9, 2004Fagan and Becker "Do It Again". Nothing earth-shaking. If you were never a fan this won't draw you in, but it's as addictive and seductive and groove filled as a Dan lover would expect.
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BillBDec 10, 2003At first this can seem lightweight instead of just 'light,' but its pleasures slowly and surely reveal themselves after several listenings. This is Donald and Walter's summer album, and in tone and feeling it recalls Fagen's " The Nightfly" more than anything else. Play this on your boat with a gin-and-tonic in hand and it will all click.
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doctorwu51doctorwu51Aug 30, 2003Thisis the one that should have won the grammy...
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JulieMillerAug 28, 2003The Dan has done it again!
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mikeGAug 5, 2003These guys just keep getting better! There's now a weak track on this newest release. Great jazzy riffs amidst solid rock and roll tunes. Lyrics are exquisite,as usual, and you will find yourself playing this over and over again, much like Two Against Nature and most of their LP's from years past!
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FeloniusJul 14, 2003A typical Dan masterpiece. Still the best American composers of the last 30+ years.
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andrewfJul 6, 2003this album is another classic dan album.. out f 9 songs on this cd i must say that 7 can easily be a hit on any radio station.. once i bought this cd i could not stop playing it and when i wasnt playibg it i was singing it in my head.. its actually too addictive .....is that a bad thing??
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MuzzarettiJun 25, 2003Top class act with a top class album. Clever, clear, and back to their brillance re AJA. Get it.
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JOBlixJun 24, 2003Not a single weak track. The groovy tracks comming from a great colaboration between Beckers base and and Carlocks drumming. Favoutite tracks at this point are Godwacker, Slang of ages and EMG. Too bad they are not touring Europe this time.
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DNeiglerJun 19, 2003A legitimate SD offering, EMG reflects a simpler blues based approach similar to that found in 2vN. While the release has its lulls (one could argue that it starts with one in the somewhat uneventful "The Last Mall"), it has more than enough of the strong Steely Dan sensibility to stand up to / flourish with repeated listenings. Any fan of the Dan would be remiss to pass it by.
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LarsFJun 14, 2003
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AKohlsJun 13, 2003
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderThough their restraint can be alienating, Steely Dan sound hungry, relevant and full of ideas. [#17, p.147]
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Entertainment WeeklyOffering lyrical nervousness and musical Novocain in equal shots, it's another installment of Chicken Soup for the Materialistic, Mildly Perverse, Apocalypse-Dreading Soul. [13 Jun 2003, p.92]
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What this is is a collection of subversively jazzy tunes which delights in its own cleverness (lyrical and otherwise), and which probably finds its closest companion -- among previous Steely Dan albums -- in Pretzel Logic.