The Definitive Collection Steely Dan

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  • Release Date: 09/09/2008
  • Original Release: 2006
  • Sales Rank: 17,213
  • Label: GEFFEN RECORDS
  • UPC: 602517809727

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The Definitive Collection

1LISTENDo It Again 5:57
2LISTENDirty Work 3:10
3LISTENReelin' in the Years 4:37
4LISTENBodhisattva 5:18
5LISTENMy Old School 5:45
6LISTENRikki Don't Lose That Number 4:32
7LISTENBlack Friday 3:39
8LISTENBad Sneakers 3:20
9LISTENKid Charlemagne 4:39
10LISTENDeacon Blues 7:32
11LISTENPeg 3:55
12LISTENFM 4:50
13LISTENHey Nineteen 5:05
14LISTENBabylon Sisters 5:51
15LISTENCousin Dupree 5:27
16LISTENThings I Miss the Most 3:57

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Geffen's 2006 release The Definitive Collection is a mere 16 tracks long, which is a bit short for covering Steely Dan's career. They may not have landed many singles within the Billboard charts -- only 15 between their 1973 debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, and their 2000 comeback, Two Against Nature -- but they had plenty of standards on album rock radio, giving the impression that they had more charting hits than they actually did. This can make compiling a Dan hits collection a little difficult, since concentrating on either the chart singles or the radio staples will wind up giving a misleading impression. The Definitive Collection attempts to negotiate the two: it has the biggest singles -- "Do It Again," "Reeling in the Years," "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Deacon Blues," "Peg," "Hey Nighteen" -- and it has such radio favorites as "Bodhisattva," "My Old School," "FM," and "Babylon Sisters." This disc does take into account their new-millennium comeback, pulling "Cousin Dupree" from Two Against Nature and "Things I Miss the Most" from 2003's Everything Must Go, which leaves less space for such Steely Dan standards as "Josie," "Time Out of Mind," "Show Biz Kids," "Any Major Dude Will Tell You," and "Aja." While those songs are missed, listeners wanting a more exhaustive compilation always have the option of purchasing 2000's excellent double-disc set Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980 instead. For those who just want a sampler of many, but not all, of Steely Dan's biggest and best songs, this will suit them fine. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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September 21, 2006: Whether or not this collection should be called the Definitive Collection depends upon your own personal preference. In my opinion, it is not the definitive Steely Dan collection, but it serves nicely as an introduction to the band's music. Plus, it is the only Steely Dan compilation that covers their entire career. The other compilations stop at Gaucho. This one includes one track each from their comeback albums, Two Against Nature and Everything Must Go. The problem is that as with all Steely Dan hits compilations, it is hard to determine what, apart from the hit singles and LP tracks, should be included. It is nice to see "Dirty Work" included on this collection, but what about "Pretzel Logic," "Any Major Dude Will Tell You," "Show Biz Kids," "Everyone's Gone to the Movies," "Don't Take Me Alive," "Black Cow" or "Josie." Given spatial limitations it would have been impossible to include all of these oversights, but I myself would have liked to have seen at least two of the aforementioned classics included here instead of the tracks from their later albums. The bottom line is if you dig Steely Dan you must invest in their entire CD catalogue. They recorded too many classic tracks to be limited to a single disc compilation and their singles have never been expressive of their best work. Citizen Steely Dan, their boxed set, would also work nicely for the fan, but it was released before their "comeback" in 2000 so it does not include the two albums they released since then. If you are looking for a comprehensive hits collection, the best value for your money is Show Biz Kids a 2 disc set released in 2000 that contains a healthy sampling of hits and album tracks from all of their albums excepting of course Two Against Nature and Everything Must Go.

This review was written about the CD Remastered edition.