Steely Dan rose to prominence in the heyday of the music industry. In the 1970s, big profits were made from record sales. Donald Fagen and Walter Brecker dedicated themselves fully to their work in the studio and grew into a world act, without the need to translate their studio performance to the stage. The duo drew on fusion, jazz and westcoast pop just as easily, producing an irresistible, extremely
… slick sound, characterized by electric piano work and wall-to-wall choirs. The pair split up in 1980 and although they reunited two decades later for recordings and performances, Collected focuses on their pre-split work, scoring hits such as Do It Again, Rikki Don't Lose That Number and Reelin 'In The Years. You can hardly speak of a well-considered selection, With 47 songs on three CDs, the consumer is instantly acquiring the lion's share of Steely Dance's oeuvre. (MS)more