Steely Dan - The Royal Scam · Vinylwav

Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

My Uncle Tony had been knowing just how much I loved music, in fact, he had made me several tapes since I was around 9-10 years of age. These cassettes spanned from Robert Palmer to Queensryche. My Uncle George on the other hand, he might have seen this appreciation flourish a bit later, but once he noticed, he proceeded to put me on my way with style.

“Hey Joe Joe, put this CD on, song Sign In Stranger, you’ll like that.”

And I most certainly did. Steely Dan was about to do what Hip Hop does, create introductions to music you couldn’t imagine you would later search for. They are a booster injection of eclectic styles, so intertwined with jazz, rock, soul, that once I had a taste of a Decade of Steely Dan (from my grandparents CD Collection) I collected as many of their CDs as possible. Steely Dan sets the mood for a perfect casino experience that reminds you of the potential pitfalls as you wager. There are some people that knew me in high school and could vouch that I actually named my cat AJA. The first concert I ever went to was with my mom at Shoreline Theatre to watch Steely Dan, seats of course, and mom pulled out the bud. I was wet behind the ears thinking we might get ushered out by security. 🥴

I don’t think there has been another band that has played a more instrumental involvement in my musical taste more than Steely Dan, maybe Queen. So many important memories have been made with their music as the soundtrack.

I can’t tell you that The Royal Scam is my favorite Steely Dan album, but I can tell you that I wouldn’t want to live without it. Front to back, start to finish is how you play this album. Nothing worth skipping in my opinion, but if I had to pick a couple favorites they would be “The Fez”, “Sign In Stranger”, and “Haitian Divorce”. The price tags on most of my Steely Dan records WAYYYYYYY undervalue the content, and I am okay with that.

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