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    The Royal Scam

    Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

    01/01/1976 | Mca 

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    All Music Guide 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, All Music Guide

    The Royal Scam Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Kid Charlemagne
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for Kid Charlemagne from The Royal Scam


  • 2
  • The Caves of Altamira
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for The Caves of Altamira from The Royal Scam


  • 3
  • Don't Take Me Alive
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Don't Take Me Alive from The Royal Scam


  • 4
  • Sign in Stranger
  • 4:23
  • Sound Clip for Sign in Stranger from The Royal Scam


  • 5
  • The Fez
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for The Fez from The Royal Scam


  • 6
  • Green Earrings
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for Green Earrings from The Royal Scam


  • 7
  • Haitian Divorce
  • 5:51
  • Sound Clip for Haitian Divorce from The Royal Scam


  • 8
  • Everything You Did
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for Everything You Did from The Royal Scam


  • 9
  • The Royal Scam
  • 6:31
  • Sound Clip for The Royal Scam from The Royal Scam


    • Credits of The Royal Scam

    • Zox
    • Cover Art
    • Walter Becker
    • Bass, Horn Arrangements, Liner Notes, Vocals, Guitar
    • Donald Fagen
    • Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Liner Notes, Horn Arrangements

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