STEELY DAN | Can't Buy A Thrill [1972} Vinyl Review | States & Kingdoms

Steely Dan | Can't Buy A Thrill [1972}

Although not an orderly series, we've been working through the Steely Dan catalog, and finally we get to their debut album! This record has a bit of a different, more casual feel from some of the albums to follow. Still sounds perfect, and heralds the awesomeness of Steely Dan that would be apparent throughout the 70s- and their whole career.

Can't Buy a Thrill is the debut studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in November 1972 by ABC Records. The album was written by band members Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, recorded in August 1972 at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California and produced by Gary Katz. It features tight song structures and sounds that vary from soft rock, folk rock, and pop, alongside philosophical, elliptical lyrics.

The album was a commercial success, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard chart and eventually being certified platinum. It was also met with positive reviews and later appeared on many professional listings of the greatest albums, including Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000) and Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" (2003).

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