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Can't Buy A Thrill

by Steely Dan

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of 455,637

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1990's

of 166,477

432
1990

of 7,867

53

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Overall Rating: 3.3040 Can't Buy A Thrill is ranked overall as 3.3040 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.4300 Can't Buy A Thrill has an avg. critic score of 3.4300 out of 4 stars

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Walter BeckerandDonald Fagenwere remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan's debut,Can't Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. ...more

Rolling Stone

Mary is strapping on a rubber penis. "Steely Dan III from Yokohama," she says, caressing the shaft."What happen to Steely Dan I?""He was torn in two by a bull dyke. She could cave in a lead pipe. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Laughing at '60s notions of good karma, Steely Dan debut arrives with an album cover picturing muscle men and prostitutes. Behind its stained brown paper wrapping and tongue-in-cheek liner notes (by Fagen ), the band offer cryptic songs that seem unlikely vehicles for high-school cruising, but nonetheless become hits. ...more

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Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan's debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. ...more

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There are certain songs which define one's life. Songs which bring back memories of childhood, or being in a particular place at a particular time. Songs which can bring a smile to your face or tears to your eyes. Songs which will never leave ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

Named after a steam powered dildo (?!) in the William Burroughs novel 'Naked Lunch' and for this debut set featuring a studio assembled team of musicians that together with songwriters Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, with David Palmer as nominal...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk

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