Audio CD review:
Walter Becker & Donald Fagen - Walter Becker & Donald Fagan

Walter Becker & Donald Fagen - Walter Becker & Donald Fagan

Band: Walter Becker & Donald Fagen Title: Walter Becker & Donald Fagan Rating: Release Date: 24 April, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Come Back Baby 2: Brain Top Shuffle 3: Android Warehouse 4: Charlie Freak 5: More To Come 6: Parkers Band 7: The Old Regime 8: Roaring Of The Lamb 9: Brooklyn 10: Sun Mountain 11: Any World That I'm Welcome To 12: I Can't Function 13: Mock Turtle Song 14: Yellow Peril 15: Stone Piano 16: You Go Where I Go

Customer Reviews Better compilations exist If you can get past the often rough sound quality, as I am sure any Dan fan can, there's nothing wrong with the material. This cd is just another repackaging of the pre-Steely Dan demos that Becker and Fagan recorded way back when. In fact, most of it is great. But this release doesn't include all of it. There are better, more complete reissues of this material available. Check out "Android Warehouse", or any of the 2-cd sets of this era for a much better and more definitive collection. Deconstructing Steely Dan Some of the tracks are stripped bare (vocals and piano only) and have an alias. Strictly for the faithful, this rough, but intriguing compilation is the blueprint for some of the greatest music of all time. "Andriod Warehouse" which is really "The Caves of Altrima" fits this desription. The few tracks that weren't revisited by Steely Dan--"I Can't Function" and "Mock Turtle Song"--are by no means rejects. An early version of "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer in Me)" with Fagan singing instead of the booted David Palmer is also highly welcomed. The disc does not reveal when and where Walter Becker and Donald Fagan laid down these tracks, but does reveal the promise of Steely Dan. In other words, if you've ever wanted to hear what the first stage of musical genius sounds like. . . . look no further. Deconstructing Steely Dan Some of the tracks are stripped bare (vocals and piano only) and have an alias. Strictly for the faithful, this rough, but intriguing compilation is the blueprint for some of the greatest music of all time. "Andriod Warehouse" which is really "The Caves of Altrima" fits this desription. The few tracks that weren't revisited by Steely Dan--"I Can't Function" and "Mock Turtle Song"--are by no means rejects. An early version of "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer in Me)" with Fagan singing instead of the booted David Palmer is also highly welcomed. The disc does not reveal when and where Walter Becker and Donald Fagan laid down these tracks, but does reveal the promise of Steely Dan. In other words, if you've ever wanted to hear what the first stage of musical genius sounds like. . . . look no further. . You can see a complete list of all Walter Becker & Donald Fagen discography, or go back to the Walter Becker & Donald Fagen tabs