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The Royal Scam
Rock · 1976 · 9 tracks

The Royal Scam

The Dan's most guitar-forward and cynical hour. Sharp, funky, and meticulously engineered tales of outlaws and urban disillusionment.

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It's the one with the incredible guitar solos and the songs about drug dealers and divorce.

A sharp, sardonic exploration of urban failure wrapped in pristine, complex arrangements.

The Royal Scam · vs · Steely Dan
Brooding+2.6σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Kid Charlemagne
4:39
02
The Caves of Altamira
3:34
03
Don’t Take Me Alive
4:16
04
Sign In Stranger
4:24
05
The Fez
4:01
06
Green Earrings
4:05
07
Haitian Divorce
5:51
08
Everything You Did
3:56
09
The Royal Scam
6:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, technically perfect Larry Carlton guitar solo that anchors the back half of Kid Charlemagne.
The eerie, talk-box guitar effect on Haitian Divorce that mimics a human voice with uncanny precision.
The heavy, ominous orchestral swell that closes out the title track, signaling a grand, dark finale.
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