The quick-fire turnaround between the ‘Can’t Buy A Thrill’ and ‘Countdown To Ecstasy’ albums brought unexpected pressures upon the group. ‘Pretzel Logic’ was conceived and recorded during a turbulent time for the band during which it fractured into two camps the writers and the performers. The album to be taken out of the Golden Vault for reappraisal this week is Steely Dan's third album 'Pretzel Logic'. We hope to get you reacquainted with old friends and create new favourites. You’ll know some like the back of your hand and nothing of others. Welcome to the latest edition of ‘Golden Vault’, where we delve into the annals of music to bring you a classic album. "The Story of Steely Dan's 'Pretzel Logic' ". ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (February 20, 2016)."Today's Youth Must Replace Routine with Initiative". "Steely Dan Sunday, "Pretzel Logic" (1974)". Steely Dan FAQ: All That's Left to Know About This Elusive Band. ^ Discogs – Pretzel Logic / Through With Buzz 1974 ABC-12033 US.^ Discogs – Pretzel Logic on Probe label.Donald Fagen – lead and backing vocals, Wurlitzer electronic piano.Eduardo Rivadavia cites "Pretzel Logic" as one of several songs on the album on which Steely Dan hones their trademark sound, "as sweetly infectious as it was deceptively intricate, dark and witty." Alvarez rated it one of the best songs on the album. This is one of the first Steely Dan songs to feature Becker as a lead guitarist. Scoppa credited Jeff Baxter for this, although according to Steely Dan biographer Brian Sweet, Walter Becker played the guitar solo. Scoppa particularly praised the electric guitar improvisations for their originality and for pedal steel guitar parts that don't sound like country music. īillboard described "Pretzel Logic" as a "bluesy rock hit" and praised the vocals, production, and the "catchy instrumental refrain." Cash Box said that "the accent here is on a funkier jazzy melody than ' Rikki.'" Rolling Stone critic Bud Scoppa describes "Pretzel Logic" as one of the album's most conventional songs, calling it a "modified blues." Aaron regards it as Steely Dan's song that remains most faithful to the blues, but acknowledges that a few non-blues chords are incorporated into the refrain. The Brownsville Herald writer Bobby Alvarez felt the song was about Steely Dan's "quest for stardom" and represented their philosophy about themselves-that whatever they have not done or experienced in the past doesn't matter anymore since the past is gone. Steely Dan biographer Brian Sweet hypothesizes that the first verse was inspired by the band's distaste for touring, particularly the tours of the American South on which their record label had sent them the previous year. But Something Else! critic Victor Aaron describes the lines "I stepped out on the platform, the man gave me the news/He said, 'You must be joking son, where did you get those shoes?'” as a memorable putdown line. According to Robustelli, the "platform" referred to in the song's bridge is the time travel machine. Fagen has stated that the lyrics, including anachronistic references to Napoleon and minstrel shows, are about time travel. Steely Dan FAQ author Anthony Robustelli describes "Pretzel Logic" as a bluesy shuffle about time travel. It reached number 57 in the Billboard charts. " Pretzel Logic" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, released as a single by Steely Dan from their album Pretzel Logic, originally in 1974 by ABC Records.
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