John Mendelsohn was more critical in Rolling Stone, believing that "however immaculately tasteful and intelligent" Steely Dan's music may be in theory, it did not register with him emotionally and remained "exemplarily well-crafted and uncommonly intelligent schlock".
He nonetheless admitted to playing the record frequently and named it the third best album of the year for the 1975 Pazz & Jop critics poll, where it finished sixth best.
Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1975, Robert Christgau said Katy Lied may be Steely Dan's "biggest" album, but he found it "slightly disappointing" on a musical level, citing the loss of lead guitarist Skunk Baxter and what he perceived as "cool, cerebral, one-dimensional" jazz guitar influences. ‹ The template Album ratings is being considered for merging. › Professional ratings Review scores The album was reissued by MCA Records after ABC Records was acquired by MCA in 1979. The group has claimed that the damage was mostly repaired after consulting with the engineers at dbx, but Fagen and Becker still refused to listen to the completed album. It also marked the first appearance of Larry Carlton, who played guitar on "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More".īand leaders Becker and Fagen were dissatisfied with the album's sound quality because of an equipment malfunction with the then-new dbx noise reduction system. Jeff Porcaro, then only 20 years old, played drums on all the songs except "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)", which features session drummer Hal Blaine. This album marks the first appearance of singer Michael McDonald on a Steely Dan album.
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who had been increasingly using session musicians in the studio on prior albums, continued on with numerous prominent Los Angeles–area studio musicians.
The album was the first after the disbandment of the original Steely Dan quintet most of the original members had departed during a rift over touring and recording schedules. Katy Lied is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1975 by ABC Records.
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