{"product_id":"pretzel-logic","title":"Pretzel Logic","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteely Dan holds the title as one of the most quietly subversive pop bands of the 20th century. They managed - on their first two albums and, especially, on \u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e - to combine breezy, ear-pleasing accessibility with an immensely sophisticated sensibility that upended most pop conventions. On \u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e  that combination is perfected, even as band masterminds Donald Fagen and Walter Becker moved deeper into jazz-influenced territory. \"Rikki Don't Lose That Number\", the album's lead off track, is a case in point. A sinuous slice of jazz-pop that merges piano balladry with a samba-esque groove, the song became a Top Ten hit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Fagen and Becker write the material and handle vocals\/keyboards and bass, respectively, their recording process increasingly involved a rotating cast of session musicians, honing their studio-cobbled sound to a flawless perfection. The bar is raised in terms of musicianship here, as evidenced by the sassy cover of Duke Ellington's \"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo and the bop atheleticism of \"Parker's Band\", a tribute to Charlie Parker. Yet Steely Dan blend their colours ever more effectively here, writing shorter, sharper compositions packed with harmonies, instrumental interplay, witty wordplay, and satisfying hooks. \u003ci\u003ePretzel Logic\u003c\/i\u003e ranks alongside AJA as one of the band's finest achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polydor","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50402472100171,"sku":"2027990","price":229.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402471903563,"sku":"369621","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50402472034635,"sku":"2027364","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Pretzel_Logic_9d208b27_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726546316","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/pretzel-logic","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}