As a 45 year old black man who's been listening to hip hop and music like steely Dan since high school I am truly happy to see brothers like you shedding light to many peeps who never heard of good 💩 like this!!
@hiphophockey3 жыл бұрын
I’m right there with you, brother Julius...Only difference is I’m 44 and white. Haha 👊🏼
@alysiatownsend99423 жыл бұрын
Agree. I am a 45 yo Black woman.
@MoviesTubeYou06753 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better myself, coming from a soon to be 46 year old Hispanic man who grew up to music like this, thanks to my mom. Rest In Peace, Mom.... May 1956-April 2021.
@kcsnow94473 жыл бұрын
I had the same reaction nearly a generation early (now 61) listening to Earth Wind and Fire. I will always believe, to the day I day I draw my dying breathe, that EWFs "Gratitude" is not only the best Double LP I've ever heard, but the BEST live concert ever recorded. Sun Goddess, New World Symphony...REASONS. Spectacular, one and all. If you haven't listened to this Double LP/Concert, you owe it to do so for yourself before YOU die. Which I hope won't be anytime soon. Re: "Reasons": I was (then) a high tenor. And I was able to match Phillip Baileys highest note. For about five weeks. It destroyed my voice--killed off four octaves. But it was worth it!!!! I was young once too....
@wesleystreet3 жыл бұрын
Agreed and I'm a 43 year-old white guy.
@p.a.stewart54463 жыл бұрын
When you have Abe Laboriel on bass, Ed Greene on drums, and Larry Carlton on lead guitar, if you're not moving, one might assume you're dead.
@edgee41083 жыл бұрын
Abe is one of the best bass players ever!
@mattpobursky8503 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Abe Laboriel and Larry Carlton have played on lots of projects together and are a great fit. Love them both. Also, Jeff Porcaro played drums on about half the tracks of this album too!
@biskygiver3 жыл бұрын
Knew Abe well from his days with Lee Ritenour.
@owenladner64963 жыл бұрын
abe’s son is Paul’s drummer. he’s great too
@kenbarton29203 жыл бұрын
Some years ago as Larry Carlton walked past me at Jazz Alley after his set I thanked him for coming out to Seattle & he patted me on the shoulder. Unexpected gesture I will never forget.
@zorak17043 жыл бұрын
Confess your passion, your secret fear. Prepare to meet the challenge of the New Frontier ❤️
@jameswilhoite81503 жыл бұрын
Yes
@lesliesterling8263 жыл бұрын
what a songwriter
@17golfstar3 жыл бұрын
Challenge accepted!
@a.einstein94322 жыл бұрын
Their lyrics are timeless!
@TheDivayenta Жыл бұрын
What a poet and lyricist Fagen is!
@Skunk-4203 жыл бұрын
The whole album is ear candy!
@backroads66953 жыл бұрын
Damn right it is!
@johnfitzpatrick30943 жыл бұрын
Fagen's solo work has always been underrated.
@avicente7113 жыл бұрын
Kamakiriad, his following album is another gem!
@MichNative013 жыл бұрын
Totally agree John..he's a master.
@kimwilliamson389 Жыл бұрын
Morph the Cat was a great solo album of his.
@russkiy6ot5 ай бұрын
You know you’re good when you’re addressed as “brother Donald”
@chartbreakers9993 жыл бұрын
“I.G.Y.” (off of the same album) will rearrange your DNA & give you life. Thank me later.
@lachlangray81203 жыл бұрын
+1
@johnmills26783 жыл бұрын
So much this.
@gregmaltz11433 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free Get your ticket to that wheel in space while there's time
@gwrw19643 жыл бұрын
100%
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯💯
@mtnvalley92983 жыл бұрын
A definite desert island disc. Works thousands of times and is still fresh.
@ginalolajupiter29423 жыл бұрын
That is exactly how I describe it! Definitely a desert island choice!
@NoCanDu3 жыл бұрын
Me, too! In my Top 5 (3?!) of ALL TIME! Every song is a classic!!!
@jameswilhoite81503 жыл бұрын
Whole album...the Greatest.. feel the Nightfly 😇
@mtnvalley92983 жыл бұрын
@@jameswilhoite8150 ...hello Baton Rouge!"
@anyviolet3 жыл бұрын
well said
@MichaelGarcia-eg9oj2 жыл бұрын
The entirety of Donald Fagen’s “The Nightly” is that great. It’s an iconic album with the best of the best musicians playing on every track. The entire album should be experienced.
@mikeloomis6873 жыл бұрын
This song is obviously the BEST song with a bomb shelter theme ever recorded!
@lilpoohbear6533 жыл бұрын
love it
@billseely9912 жыл бұрын
Or the worst..climb out unto the sunlight?..nuclear winter? No sunlight..only cold death
@humorpotamus2 жыл бұрын
It is pretty dark. It seems to be about a doomsday prepper looking for love. God bless you if you can find a lady that is willing to spend her life in an underground bunker and also digs Brubeck at the same time.
@mikeloomis6872 жыл бұрын
@@humorpotamus Yes, looking at it that way does make it seem a bit dark. But back then it was kinda cool when you found out a family built a bomb shelter in their backyard. Kinda like the fun of having a pool. But he was just dreaming it would be just the two of them as after the apocalypse.
@garyjackson70402 жыл бұрын
This stuff was recorded at the height of the Cold War, when nuclear war with the Soviets was a real possibility. Steely Dan recorded multiple songs dealing with nuclear holocaust. This is more upbeat, as the earlier stuff dealt with the aftermath, rather than date night!
@jessicalee71193 жыл бұрын
I have never heard a Steely Dan/Donald Fagen song I didn't love! My all time favorite band ! ! ! ! !
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
Snowbound is underrated I love that one too
@Margar023 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@samanthanickson64783 жыл бұрын
vonny b kamakiriad?
@MichNative013 жыл бұрын
Me either!! Love them all.
@markmisiti89303 жыл бұрын
Me too!!!!!!!
@timavery79842 жыл бұрын
And the ending with just the cowbell and keyboard is like a bomb-ticking sound …all the way down to the sad , lonely harmonica and Don playing solo right to the end. -symbolic and incredible
@TheDivayenta Жыл бұрын
Wow.
@barbnorris7163 жыл бұрын
This was the first DDD record: Digitally recorded, mixed and mastered. All the best engineers in the business worked on this recording!!
@richkrents79103 жыл бұрын
Mianly the late great Roger Nichols.
@josephoneil30933 жыл бұрын
I thought Dave Grusin’s Mountain Dance was?
@backroads66953 жыл бұрын
Stereotomy...Alan Parsons...was the very first DDD recording.....no mistaking this is an excellent album....all I ask is pay attention to music history.
@jackarcher74953 жыл бұрын
I did not know that. It sounds great on my stereo system.
@wadsworthaaron2 жыл бұрын
"The Nightfly" wasn't the first DDD album produced, but it was so meticulously recorded & put together that it was essentially an industry standard for the next 2 decades. Brilliant stuff!
@mikeloomis6873 жыл бұрын
I must have played this song literally a million times blasting it in my car and still never tire of it. Nothing like it.
@theivory1Ай бұрын
Me too. I still do sometimes.
@TomKD0QKK3 жыл бұрын
Oh, and since you noticed the Brubeck reference, listen to "Take Five", Brubeck's signature song.
@christianrogers23613 жыл бұрын
Seriously!
@WRRHalum3 жыл бұрын
Signature song of the Quartet, but written by sax man Paul Desmond.
@norsktoolmaker883 жыл бұрын
Or "Blue Rondo ala Turk" same album.
@DiscoFang3 жыл бұрын
If you guys want a total trip, check out the genius video that has the Brubeck Quartet covering The Sranglers' Golden Brown. You will be doing a double take and checking your memory banks for which and whose is the cover. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aILWYn1sZpehkNU
@Pluggit19533 жыл бұрын
Try to clap along to Unsquare Dance!
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
These songs are like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket after being out in the cold....that "Ah, that's more like it" feeling.
@c4lderone6493 жыл бұрын
Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly" was one of the earliest adoptees of an all digital recording.
@SpottedSharks3 жыл бұрын
ironic given the album cover
@chris62tt3 жыл бұрын
Ry Cooder „Bob Till You Drop“ I think was the first one and a truly Great Album
@roundtownKen3 жыл бұрын
This Nightfly album sounds incredible in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround, on DVD Audio. 15 years ago I bought all of the seven Steely Dan and Don Fagen DVD Audio (album) releases. All specifically engineered by Elliott Scheiner (ELS Surround in Acura cars). Breathtaking on a good surround system.
@davedrd88293 жыл бұрын
Top 5 album…
@spyderdryverlee45813 жыл бұрын
@@chris62tt Christopher Cross and Donald Fagen used the same 3M 32 track digital system.
@clashfan28753 жыл бұрын
Walter Becker, unfortunately, had a bad time of it in the late '70s including a heavy narcotics addiction that led to them disbanding in the early '80s. This entire album by Fagen is fantastic, you should really treat yourself by listening to all of it. The video for New Frontier was one of my favorites back when MTV was all about watching music videos.
@biskygiver3 жыл бұрын
I liked watching the Tuesday Weld look-alike climbing up the stairs, but that's just me. Ladies first!
@jollyrodgers72723 жыл бұрын
It was a great video - 'she's got a touch of Tuesday Weld', 'she's wearing Ambush and a French Twist' (the video just clears up any ambiguity). and I liked the homage to Dave Brubeck
@tartanphantom3 жыл бұрын
Simply one of THE greatest concept albums of all time. Not a bad cut to found anywhere on the album. When this album came out, it became a favorite "demo & test" record for audio engineers, stereo salesmen, and live sound crews. The first pop album ever to be recorded direct to digital. As others have already said, definitely a "desert island" disc.
@Margar023 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure the first time i heard IGY was in a stereo and tv store when my mom bought a stereo system :)
@sweetpea7642 жыл бұрын
Not to mention when the VIDEO came out they played it ONCE an HOUR with hall and oates lol and whoever 🤣 because that's all the videos they had!!
@adriennepender6733 жыл бұрын
This song was a Bop then, it's a Bop now, it will be a Bop forever.
@15scottie3 жыл бұрын
She-bop, we bop & they bop, you bop, I bop........
@Allthingsradio3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@markmorgan20583 жыл бұрын
He's so smooth Donald Fagan , this guy was born to play music he's so natural. Funky✔Groove✔ 👍 👍 air candy for Sure.💙
@georgetaxi81793 жыл бұрын
This my favorite late night driving record
@shermanpeabody55123 жыл бұрын
Something about this album with just the glow of the dashboard cluster
@carlastanley11383 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!😊
@Fooleish3 жыл бұрын
Yep, late after midnight on a summer''s night with the windows open. Good memories, thank you for helping me remember.
@BTSpr03 жыл бұрын
@@Fooleish recently did that with this album and I'm in my 20s. That's awesome
@PeteGeorge3 жыл бұрын
Also! Donalds other solo album is amazing. "Kamakiriad"
@spongo3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for somebody to mention it. Different vibe from The Nightfly, still incredible. The single "Century's End" from the Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack is great as well.
@PeteGeorge3 жыл бұрын
@@spongo I have a friend who played drums on Ruby Baby.
@a.s.vanhoose15453 жыл бұрын
Kamakiriad secretly one of the best albums of all time
@robstearns70803 жыл бұрын
H Gang is A great BEAUTIFUL great song from his album Morph The Cat Such a a distinct UNBAN VIBE
@msburton14063 жыл бұрын
@@robstearns7080 Yesssss And Mary Shut The Garden Door
@markburnham75123 жыл бұрын
He's writing about real stuff from that time on that album. As a kid, I still remember a big display of bomb shelters at the local shopping center parking lot (no malls yet) that you bury in your backyard. No kidding.
@leejeffrey59243 жыл бұрын
We had similar in the UK during the 2nd World War. They were called Anderson shelters.
@babaoriley13 жыл бұрын
Ahh. Ok that would explain the bomb shelter referenced in the video.
@Relayer563 жыл бұрын
Yep. I remember a fellow selling underground bomb shelters in the parking lot of White's Auto back in the 60s. I thought it would be so cool to have one. Be great to play in.
@michaeldubya3 жыл бұрын
Civil Defense shelters, bomb drills! How did we survive🤔
@markburnham75123 жыл бұрын
@@michaeldubya Duck and cover baby.
@professorp27213 жыл бұрын
"I hear you're mad about Brubeck I like your eyes, I like him too He's an artist, a pioneer We've got to have some music on the new frontier"
@Margar023 жыл бұрын
I love how he delivers that line. The way he says "I like your eyes- I llllllike him too!" As if he had a little slip of the tongue and was getting embarrassed :)
@jacksonmorganfroghin48153 жыл бұрын
That little compliment slipped in between lines about 50s jazz combos namely Brubeck (check out TAKE FIVE ) was on purpose I believe. That's the way you do it, money for nothing and your chicks for free.
@patrickstallings96133 жыл бұрын
this one song has like 9 killer lines. Donald is easily one of the greatest writers in music history.
@jacksonmorganfroghin48153 жыл бұрын
Patrick Stallings, have you read his book, EMINENT HIPSTERS. I recommend it. He makes the word hipster cool again.
@arthurmarx64273 жыл бұрын
As long as you've started the album, check out "The Nightfly," "I.G.Y.," and "Walk Between the Raindrops." Oh hell, just listen to the whole damn thing . . .
@mattpobursky8503 жыл бұрын
I can't put this album on without just letting it roll start to finish.
@suoicilappaz3 жыл бұрын
I'm the same with every Steely Dan album.
@terrylucaspoetrycoach44893 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@davedrd88293 жыл бұрын
Oh yes - “Raindrops” is classic!!
@ColinTaberMusic3 жыл бұрын
Not one bad song.
@Duh66666663 жыл бұрын
The sophistication of this pop is really what makes it stand out.
@mpearlman13 жыл бұрын
The juxtaposition of this entire album is incredible. This song is so bouncy, happy and utopian, but the lyrical nods to bomb shelters and the cold war oppose all of that. Brilliant. And you know the song is good when Jamel doesn't pause it once! How often does that happen?
@markhavens11533 жыл бұрын
Melodic, toe tappin, with depth and layering. Unmatched production value.
@ginalolajupiter29423 жыл бұрын
They got back together and ended up winning a Grammy for album of the year in 2000.
@jeffrichard93383 жыл бұрын
Two Against Nature has some solid grooves on it as well. Jack of Speed and the title track, ohyah.
@Margar023 жыл бұрын
@@jeffrichard9338 PLEAAAASE Jack of speed!!
@msburton14063 жыл бұрын
Yep that album upset Eminem who thought he had it made. Hahahaha
@nettiemac3 жыл бұрын
Jack of Speed - ABSOLUTE must!
@sharonraizor28393 жыл бұрын
@@jeffrichard9338 When I run front of house sound, I tune the room with Jack of Speed!
@georgeduhon3 жыл бұрын
I once drove all the way from California to North Texas and listened to this on cassette the whole way! Amazing album with incredible musicianship!
@codjh93 жыл бұрын
Love it that you've been groovin' to all of that Steely Dan and now checking out Fagen's first solo effort. Keep going, man!
@joeyrobison66293 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan founded in 1971 and disbanded in 1981. One decade, as titled by their greatest hit album, "A Decade of Steely Dan".
@jbecan3 жыл бұрын
From Wiki.. "After the release of their third LP in 1974, the other members left or were fired from the band, which evolved into a studio project headed by Becker and Fagen." "Steely Dan's best-selling album was 1977's Aja, which was certified platinum. Three years later, they released Gaucho." "Their next album wasn't until 1995, when they released the live album Alive in America. It was followed by the multiple Grammy Award winning Two Against Nature in 2000, and Steely Dan's most recent album Everything Must Go in 2003."
@welshwitch21263 жыл бұрын
Saw them live in the early 90s. It was pretty fabulous. It was the first opportunity I’d had to see them.
@bethshadid20873 жыл бұрын
This music and his voice just puts you in a mood and place of pure serenity 💗🕊️
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
100%
@T.B0ne3 жыл бұрын
Jamel lit up when his Cowbell chimed in, LOL
@johnpbh3 жыл бұрын
Jamel - This whole album is just one big groove. PLEASE can I suggest "Walk Between The Raindrops". from this album as well.. One of my favourite songs.
@kbrewski1 Жыл бұрын
The cool thing about this tune is unless you pay close attention to the words, you would never guess this song was about the very real potential of nuclear war with Soviet Union in the early 60s during JFKs New Frontier, where tensions about the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis had school kids practicing stop, drop and roll and nuclear bomb attack drills, and fall out shelters were being built. Fagen"s ability to cloak his sometimes depressing and serious songs about society in a sheen of glossy smooth jazzy grooves and catchy melodies is pure genius.
@marccovell97348 ай бұрын
Well said.
@ragjamrock3 жыл бұрын
Now we're talkin' Jamel!Grooovy Baby!🎶🎸🎹🎵🎤🐮🔔🎶
@hamishspencer3 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan broke up in 1981 but got back together in 2000 and made several great albums before Walter Becker died in 2017. Donald put out several great albums in the 20 odd years they were apart. RIP, Walter. I miss him.
@DarrenKeith3 жыл бұрын
Two artists I go to when I'm in "a funk": Michael Franks and Donald Fagen.
@kenbarton29203 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding me of Michael Franks!! Aaahhh! He's not on my playlists, must do something about that.
@andaisshadows52853 жыл бұрын
I went thru a whole phase of Michael Franks, haven't listened in ages.
@herrbonk36353 жыл бұрын
Your "funk" is my "smooth", "easy listening", or "jazzy pop". A tune like Weather report's Cucumber slumber is "funky" in my world :D (Or perhaps "I'm in a funk" means something entirely different? English is pretty foreign to me.)
@juliettespain79943 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh Michael FRANKS you just brought back memories. Michael Franks my years in the Caribbean oh smooth
@jesselobo32133 жыл бұрын
When you realize that Jamel didn't notice the cowbell until the end of the song, while it was going through the ENTIRE song, lol. Such a great song, again I reiterate we were spoiled.
@andrewpetik20343 жыл бұрын
You got that right!! The 1970s and early 1980s AM and FM radio airwaves were a veritable cornucopia of musical styles and genres and some great bands/ artists that refused to be pigeonholed!
@BethHutter3 жыл бұрын
I would also suggest Green Flower Street and The Goodbye Look from this album!!!
@scottboswell64063 жыл бұрын
I thought The Goodbye Look was on Gaucho! Thanks!
@norsketilbakeblikk37173 жыл бұрын
Me too, two of the best!
@davedrd88293 жыл бұрын
“Goodbye” is epic!!
@lantose3 жыл бұрын
Ruby Baby and Maxine....Don’t forget!
@craigedwards29403 жыл бұрын
Great selection's. :-)
@karlmnz2 жыл бұрын
Im a sound engineer, mostly Front of House in live gigs. Nightly is one of my "soundcheck the PA" albums. Im not the only one. Lots of my engineer friends use this and Gaucho to get a feel for how a large system sounds. These albums were the Gold Standard for studio engineering and production. Good taste man
@2869may3 жыл бұрын
Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good" Herb Alpert - "Rise"
@deelawson45513 жыл бұрын
YES!!
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
Chuck Mangione -"The Hill Where The Lord Hides"
@submandave11253 жыл бұрын
Still one of the best concerts I ever saw was Chuck Mangione in 1979 when he was touring off his "Children of Sanchez" album. Two sets: the first was just his quintet playing a lot of songs from Feels So Good and previous albums, after the intermission they were joined by a small ensemble including horns, strings, and percussion to play selections from Sanchez as well as orchestrated versions of other songs such as "Chase the Clouds Away." Total show was over 2 1/2 hours and he and the band hung around afterwards to talk and sign autographs.
@kevinkesterson18062 жыл бұрын
Fun and Games - Chuck Mangione Hwy 101 - Herb Alpert Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock Carnival - Spyro Gyra Birdland - Weather Report
5 ай бұрын
Wow.....I wish@@submandave1125
@nickshields10113 жыл бұрын
The whole album is the album all others will be judged by for production, song writing and all around general genius.
@jenniferkasowicz94633 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard this song, and I think I’m in love. ❤️ Added to playlist. Thank you, everyone!!
@bobvanderwoude7157 Жыл бұрын
Do yourself a favor. Just get the whole album. It’s so worth it.
@leon12314353 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably this song peaked at #70 on the pop charts in 1983. i first saw this video on "night tracks" a weekend video show and thought this song was amazing. He is a musical genius with all his different changes and instruments.. I was shocked it wasn't more popular...this song is a one of a kind
@jgrant47362 ай бұрын
Donald Fagen deserves a Kennedy award for his entire body of work. Genius!! RIP Walter Becker. There will only be one Steely Dan.
@jeremyjones19713 жыл бұрын
Donald Fagen doesn’t have a bad song in his entire catalog. I can listen to any of it and it makes your day. Truly music that centers you. Keep up the great reactions, brother! Love your work!
@FizzgigMcarthur3 жыл бұрын
True Companion?
@jeremyjones19713 жыл бұрын
@@FizzgigMcarthur Great song from Heavy Metal! One of my favorites. Very atmospheric.
@davejohnson96323 жыл бұрын
The music video to this is worth watching, by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton who also directed Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love and created Max Headroom.
@theodoredemarest49043 жыл бұрын
Agree.... the video was absolutely cutting edge in the early MTV days. I have always loved this song!
@nancycantwell87213 жыл бұрын
They are playing this summer at Jones Beach Theatre on Long Island, NY with Steve Windwood. I am so excited!
@vitchr3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@Margar023 жыл бұрын
I am seeing them in June!!!
@Phernaldo3 жыл бұрын
They’re playing at the. Xfinity center in Mansfield, MA. I hope it doesn’t get cancelled
@kevinliegey Жыл бұрын
My sister took me to see Steve Windwood a very long time ago at…. Jones Beach
@uncleshreddedwheat61802 жыл бұрын
😆 I'm black and I heard this in 82 when it came out and loved it. My parents didn't judge the music I played. If you like this song you will love all of steely Dan's music. Donald Fagen was the core melody maker.
@matthewbyrd3982 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how that simple four note piano riff at the end of the verses makes the song come alive to goosebump level. Donald is a genius songwriter.
@ricktassone65293 жыл бұрын
It is such a joy to see you get into this 🎧🎶 such fantastic music!...and it’s ALIVE!
@celticlofts3 жыл бұрын
"She's got a touch of Tuesday Weld" Tuesday was a famous model and actress of the time. The whole song, indeed album, is full of references to the 50's and 60s and the red scare of the time when America feared a Russian attack on the country. Donald is a fantastic lyricist and musician and I think this was the first album that was entirely recorded digitally. It's a masterpiece and benchmark for all aspiring recording engineers.
@marijkeoord67763 жыл бұрын
This kind off music never gets old Just perfect.!!👌👏👏👏
@skypuppet6023 жыл бұрын
Please check out George Benson...Anything from the Breezin' album. "This masquerade" in particular.⭐❤️
@oreally86053 жыл бұрын
Great choice!!
@sv39313 жыл бұрын
Hell, yeah! Loved that album, LOVE that song!!
@sharonraizor28393 жыл бұрын
I prefer "Affirmation"!
@boscogong42423 жыл бұрын
@@sharonraizor2839 Affirmation is also my favorite. Breezin' and Aja are my two favorite albums.
@gregmoon72053 жыл бұрын
This whole album is a gift from the gods. Its release date brings me back to my girl I loved - Ms. Michelle and her kids - and the most beautiful time of my life. She was truly also another gift from God who taught me what true love should be. This music was the soundtrack to that time. Thanks to Jamel (and Donald F.) for those gifts.
@pcallas663 жыл бұрын
I think there's a magic about musicians that have made it that were born between 1900 and 1960. Although there are definitely ones born later than that, that have done some amazing things, I still appreciate the pioneers of this style. They were exposed to more styles and were innovative as well. I grew up with all of this great stuff and am always amazed what they came up with. All the ones that shaped my musical taste when I was a kid were mostly born in the 1930s to 1950s. They left their mark on this world and I appreciate that you are keeping this great music alive.
@mariaportengen29593 жыл бұрын
I was also born in that time, ha ha!
@scottstuit93053 жыл бұрын
Now do the music video for this song. It was considered one of the best in the "early days" of MTV. Female director too if I remember correctly.
@kevinliegey Жыл бұрын
Yo! My brother had this on CD back in the 80s and I loved it so much. Great sound . You just made me download the whole album, because it is a masterpiece
@tjj3003 жыл бұрын
There wasn't a bad cut on this album. BTW, you should do some Dave Brubeck, like "Take Five" if you haven't heard it.
@2869may3 жыл бұрын
Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good" Herb Alpert - "Rise"
@allisonyoung40073 жыл бұрын
🤣Ha! Just listened to this a few hours ago!! Did yoga to Brubeck!
@MargaretLeber3 жыл бұрын
My Daddy introduced me to Brubeck's "Time Further Out" around the time JFK was in office.
@mattpobursky8503 жыл бұрын
When I was 9 or 10 and first starting to play the drums I got his "Time Out" album as a birthday present. First time I heard Take Five I became an instant Jazz and Dave Brubeck fan and have been ever since!
@MargaretLeber3 жыл бұрын
@@mattpobursky850 Time Further Out would have messed with your head severely. Consider "Unsquare Dance" kzbin.info/www/bejne/opPHdq2Im8eYfpY
@markmaioli43 жыл бұрын
This entire album is Groovealicious! One of my favorite albums of the 80s, cause it's not an 80s album 😁 It's a great listen all the way through - not a bad song in the bunch
@Jimidings3 жыл бұрын
I used to have a steely dan mix tape for my baby when he got cranky. Mellowed him right down. The only music that would. He's in his thirties now. Really enjoy listening to good music with you.
@michaelbruns449 Жыл бұрын
This haunting and dazzling song sounds fantastic listening thru real headphones.
@ro9923 жыл бұрын
The band was *initially* , together for 10 years. Donald went solo. Musical genius indeed.
@grahamhooper96963 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan...
@michaelwise49863 жыл бұрын
@@grahamhooper9696 Period!
@gbcrowne2713 жыл бұрын
Glad you got to this fine album! The production, composition, musicianship and overall talent are on a different level! So smooth and inviting...One of my all time favorites! 🤩
@timothywachowicz83083 жыл бұрын
Ruby Please :)! Thanks for the fun Jamel! Blessings & good vibrations All!
@Racingbro19863 жыл бұрын
I remember being about 5 and a tape of this was behind the tv cabinet glass and one thing was for sure is i was not allowed to touch it! More precious than Gold.
@jondhuse15493 жыл бұрын
They each (Donald and Walter) did some solo work... they are all great. They came back together and did two more albums in 2000 and 2003.
@briansredd3 жыл бұрын
Always REALLY liked this one!
@vanastephens98793 жыл бұрын
He is just as incredible live. He performed here in Portland a few years ago. Raised my kids right.....my son went with me and loved every minute.
@raderke3 жыл бұрын
was that at the schnitzer?.....my daughter got drumsticks a while back there....then she saw them in Vegas ....you gotta start them early on ultra fine music
@vanastephens98793 жыл бұрын
@@raderke It was at the Moda with the Doobies in 2018. My kids have been listening to the good stuff all of their lives....and they are in their 30s.
@raderke3 жыл бұрын
mine in their 30s also.....last time I saw Steely Dan was 96.....Moda was Rosegarden then...but my daughter has seen them 3 times
@jalandacurry45853 жыл бұрын
This song STANK sooo bad!!!!! Good Lawd!!! I been listening to this since day one!!!! Still sounds good all these years later!!!! I'm sitting here shruggin my shoulders!!! Jamel, Portland, Oregon loves you!!
@j.h.37773 жыл бұрын
It got me off the chair and dancing - real '80's!..lol
@TheBham543 жыл бұрын
"We've got to have some music on the new frontier".....this will do just fine thanks.
@jacqueline45143 жыл бұрын
On a role with my FAVORITE Group and Mr. Donald Fagen from it!!!!! REAL MUSIC!!!! You have no idea Jamel, how happy my soul is right now seeing someone "Get it" and love it! Grown Folks Music!!!! I have to support you now. You bring too much joy😊
@ronrobbins27373 жыл бұрын
YOU DID IT DIDN'T YOU MY BROTHER! Discovered 1 of 4 great Fagen solo-album GEMS! Don't stop !
@dennis12dec Жыл бұрын
This album has celebrated its 40th Anniversary of its release and still sounds great even today.
@theivory1Ай бұрын
Since the anniversary if I’m in a music store I’ll buy The Nightfly in whatever format they have. Starting a collection for the impending grandkids.
@joegoetz88843 жыл бұрын
That harmonica sounding instrument is a breath powered keyboard called a Melodica...Fagan is probably the best Melodica players there is.
@mr.e.chemist97503 жыл бұрын
You are right about Fabian and the Melodically. However, the album credits Hugh McCracken with playing the harmonica on this track...
@bobburroughs62412 жыл бұрын
Classic and indispensable. I often play this wonderful album. Followed them since '72, finally seeing them in London in 2009.
@elementrypenguin311610 күн бұрын
The coolest thing is listening to this song with you listening to it!!
@ozoneozone15383 жыл бұрын
Brother your gonna love the album….
@rogerscollier74243 жыл бұрын
Walt Becker’s solo effort though not producing hit singles is still a premiere jam.
@herrbonk36353 жыл бұрын
Do they really jam (improvise together)? I though they produced their records very strictly.
@xebio62 жыл бұрын
@@herrbonk3635 "A jam" here means crazy good music, especially if it's groovy. Not a jam session. You're right in that they were such perfectionists.
@herrbonk36352 жыл бұрын
@@xebio6 Well, my implicit question was perhaps whether Mr Collier knows about jam sessions. Or is that old meaning dying out in English? Btw, some other typical KZbin or reactor expressions I often wonder about is "slay the piano", "shredding on guitar" and such. I haven yet found any explanation as to what they really mean, other than that they seem to denote something positive (as opposed to what I though at first).
@rogerscollier74242 жыл бұрын
@@herrbonk3635 For your information where I grew up we referred it as a jam. I’m quite sure Jamal know what I’m talking about since he and I grew up in the same. type of neighborhood.
@herrbonk36352 жыл бұрын
@@rogerscollier7424 So your jam means...? The usage I knew were 1) fruit+sugar in a jar 2) something got stuck 3) playing music freely together
@AntonioAlves-wm8ie Жыл бұрын
I’m happy that you are sharing this awesome artist and I grew up with him in the eighties . I’m 55 years old and eighties are the best times in my life
@theflygrannybk273 жыл бұрын
My son is 37, this was my Saturday Morning clean up music… Steely Dan classics along with Donald Fagens solo stuff. The. album Aja was always playing in my house. Some years ago he treated me to a live concert at the Beacon Theatre here in NYC. This is fabulous music and tons of great hits! Great studio musicians. My faves and the joy of my musical life starting with Ricky Don’t Lose that Number. You know the song. Amazing jazz groove!!!What a groove!!! Enjoy and thanks for your review. Some of us older folks already knew!!❤️❤️❤️
@Qboro663 жыл бұрын
Brother J, if you haven't done it already... "The Goodbye Look" from Donald Fagen... ☮&❤ my Brother from another mother!
@glennburch10813 жыл бұрын
Love SD, but did not know about DF solo stuff. TY........a lot!! "Why'd they have to call it quits after I turned one". I love you Jamel....classic reaction!
@mister0882 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!! One of the greatest works of art in decades. A true masterpiece. Love your attitude, your appreciation, your t shirt and your overall vibe. Thanks for spreading beauty and joy!!!!
@rodroller66342 жыл бұрын
Can’t emphasize enough how amazing this album is almost 40 years later. So many albums lose their impact as time goes by but I know I’ll be listening to this into my grave. Donald Fagen is a Jazz legend and I thank you for highlighting him.
@miket.2203 жыл бұрын
You have to do "Walk Between the Raindrops" from this album! Killer swinging groove!
@kualua66123 жыл бұрын
Jamel you made my day! Check out “Cousin Dupree” by Steely Dan, and listen to the lyrics reeeeaaal well!
@wynnyx70713 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you are listening to this song! Its one of my favorites.
@wwestern993 жыл бұрын
This album was a sensation. Many people felt the same way as you upon first hearing this. Wore the grooves out on this one.
@chrissimon98793 жыл бұрын
His next album “Kamakiriad” is pretty good too. I recommend Trans-Island Skyway
@Gminor73 жыл бұрын
The New Frontier groove continues ALL the way thru Trans Island Skyway & Countermoon!
@LucilleBrawl173 жыл бұрын
Florida Room is my favorite.
@TheMafrand3 жыл бұрын
You will love the title track to the NIghtfly.
@michaelwise49863 жыл бұрын
Definitely...the harmonies and the groove are unreal!
@laurarooks56803 жыл бұрын
It’s like hearing their songs for the first time with Jamal. It’s ageless and timeless
@aleksandarpanic4883 Жыл бұрын
Two genius, impressed Guy with headphones,and Mr.Donald Fagen with company......❤️⛳💪🙏😎👍🐥🎶👏
@audiotomb3 жыл бұрын
Jamel - “Maxine” is the next track to play Becker developed a bad heroin habit during the making of the Gaucho album That album was excruciating to make He was unreliable and they had a parting of the ways They stayed friends and Walt played and produced Donald’s Kamakariad in the mid 90s. Then they reunited in 2020 and even out grammied Eminem’s slim shady
@fredzeppelin39693 жыл бұрын
*2000, and Walter passed away in 2017.
@warrencooper12983 жыл бұрын
Take a listen to “Any Major Dude” by SD.
@zooMsIsBack3 жыл бұрын
Yesssss second this!
@MikeSparksMusic3 жыл бұрын
Fourth
@ProfessorChuckles3 жыл бұрын
Fifth
@GoodmanEntertainment3 жыл бұрын
Love watching you groove to the music of my generation, Jamel. It was always extra great to learn and play these Donald Fagen, and Walter Becker tunes in the bands I played with back in the day, a real treat. I later got to produce casino shows for many of my musical heroes, including Ray Charles. Steely Dan is one of the greatest bands ever, keep exploring and learning; we evolve through our music and goodness brother! Onward... TG.
@DokoGaTV6 ай бұрын
Watching your reaction and appreciation of great music truly brings joy to my heart and hope that more and more people will discover the great music you cover on this channel. Cheers and Mahalo! 👍🏻