- pop rock
- 34 min
- 11 tracks
- MCA Records
Pretzel Logic is the third studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released on February 20, 1974, by ABC Records. It was recorded at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California, with producer Gary Katz.
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Spare, cool, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography9/10
- Music Story5/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA+
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Rikki Don’t Lose That Number4:33
- 2Night by Night3:40
- 3Any Major Dude Will Tell You3:08
- 4Barrytown3:22
- 5East St. Louis Toodle‐oo2:50
- 6Parker’s Band2:45
- 7Through With Buzz1:34
- 8Pretzel Logic4:33
- 9With a Gun2:19
- 10Charlie Freak2:45
- 11Monkey in Your Soul2:39
11 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Steely Dan
- Label
- MCA Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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