Set Lists

The Steely Dan Story 

 2001 (1972 - 1980)

Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story review

Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story is a fantastic collection of their  music that contains most of their best material through their 1980 album Gaucho.  This compilation goes beyond the radio hits and contains many great songs that didn't make the airways such as "Only a Fool Would Say That" from Can't Buy a Thrill, and "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" from Pretzel Logic.   Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story includes two great songs, "Here at the Western World," and "FM,"  that were not on their studio albums, but released on other previous compilations.  Some songs that I would have included if I choose the material are compositions that don't necessarily sound like a typical Steely Dan Song. Such as their attempt at Waltz with "East St. Louis Toodle-oo,"  and the lone song that Jim Hodder sung, "Midnight Cruiser."  

Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story is a fairly comprehensive snapshot of their career.  Barry Small ©
Grade  A

Disc 1
1. Do It Again (Becker / Fagen) - 5:56
2. Dirty Work (Becker / Fagen) - 3:08
3. Reelin' in the Years (Becker / Fagen) - 4:37
4. Only a Fool Would Say That (Becker / Fagen) - 2:57
5. Change of the Guard (Becker / Fagen) - 3:39
6. Bodhisattva (Becker/Fagen) - 5:18
7. The Boston Rag (Traditional) - 5:40
8. Show Biz Kids (Becker / Fagen) - 5:26
9. My Old School (Becker / Fagen) - 5:46
10. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Becker / Fagen) - 4:32
11. Night by Night (Becker / Fagen) - 3:40
12. Pretzel Logic (Becker / Fagen) - 4:32
13. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (Becker / Fagen) - 3:08
14. Black Friday (Becker / Fagen) - 3:41
15. Bad Sneakers (Becker / Fagen) - 3:21
16. Doctor Wu (Becker / Fagen) - 3:55
17. Any World (That I'm Welcome To) (Becker / Fagen) - 3:55
18. Chain Lightning (Becker / Fagen) - 2:59

Disc 2
1. Kid Charlemagne (Becker / Fagen) - 4:38
2. Don't Take Me Alive (Becker / Fagen) - 4:16
3. Haitian Divorce (Becker / Fagen) - 5:51
4. The Fez (Becker / Fagen /Griffin) - 4:02
5. Here at the Western World (Becker / Fagen) - 4:01
6. Black Cow (Becker/Fagen) - 5:10
7. Aja (Becker / Fagen) - 8:00
8. Deacon Blues (Becker / Fagen) - 7:36
9. Peg (Becker / Fagen) - 4:00
10. Josie (Becker / Fagen) - 4:35
11. FM (Becker / Fagen) - 5:06
12. Babylon Sisters (Becker / Fagen)- 5:49
13. Hey Nineteen (Becker / Fagen) - 5:07
14. Time Out of Mind (Becker / Fagen) - 4:12
15. Third World Man (Becker / Fagen) - 5:13