Search - Walter Becker & Donald Fagen :: Come Back Baby

Recorded in a Garage With free standing mics

Mark J. Whitlock | Salt Lake City | 07/08/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I consider myself a BIG Steely Dan, Fagen, Becker fan...and unless you like to spend money just to be able to say that you have everything ever published by SD, you won't want to spend money on this CD. Sounds recorded in a garage, live, bad piano, some drinking and VERY dated...say 35 years ago. I miss the deep musicality of Aja, Nightfly, Whack and even Against Nature."

Wouldve Been A Five

Sterling Shaw | Philly | 07/24/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Im a huge Steely Dan fan, and I thought this collection was great. The sound is raw, and I like hearing "pre-production" versions of some of my favorrite songs , like "Any World", "The Caves of Altimara" called android warehouse on this one, "Parkers Band", and "Charlie Freak". "Charlie Freak" in particular benefits from the lack of instrumentation, performed with just a piano, is a much more powerful song.

Also the CD is worth it just for "Yellow Peril", and "Sun Mountain", both of which I regret didnt make it onto a major album. I strongly reccomend this CD."