FIRST TIME HEARING in full- Steely Dan- "Do It Again" & "Dirty Work" (Reaction)

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FIRST TIME HEARING in full- Steely Dan- "Do It Again" & "Dirty Work" (Reaction) | The 2 songs are quite different from each other, but the musical excellence and fulfillment never waver...
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[@sammybeck7794]

Steely Dan's work is as fresh today as it was during the 70's

[@Raittway]

I fell in love with Steely Dan when the first lp dropped. I was 13 in 1970, so much great music. I loved how different they sounded. Every song is perfection.

[@CliffReynolds-kv2pb]

What a lead off for a historic career!

[@retroreactions....]

Tell me about it! They were clearly excellent right from the very beginning. Thanks so much for dropping by Cliff!

[@CliffReynolds-kv2pb]

Thank you, sir.

[@JoeCruz-hs2yt]

to me david palmer sounds like neil young !

[@michaelescareno7048]

Really enjoyed your reaction!! My introduction to Steely Dan in 1972. Amazing to have Do It Again, Dirty Work, and Reelin' in the Years on a debut album!!!!

[@drmagic60]

I do enjoy listening to Steely Dan! These are both songs I remember listening to many years ago. You gotta love the SD vibes!! 😊

[@retroreactions....]

Always a good time! They'll be here on the channel for a long time to come...Happy weekend!

[@drmagic60]

Have a great weekend too my friend! I’ve really been enjoying this week! Last of CAS on Sunday. 😢

[@retroreactions....]

Thanks. Yes, but we get 2 bonus songs from that '97 era the following Sunday!!

[@reneelyons6836]

Iconic classics!! For Sure. 💙💙🎵🎶🎶The background music of my childhood.👶

[@retroreactions....]

Great times, great tunes! 😌 Happy weekend Renee! 🥳

[@reneelyons6836]

Very Great Tunes! Happy Weekend. 😃

[@floorticket]

"You have sent the maid home early like a thousand times before" is one of the most 'yacht rock' lines ever. IMO

[@sagitt1856]

“Do It Again”: although heard thousands of times, this song still gives me the same pleasure. Thanks. [NB: The accuracy of the connections (for example, in this video reaction: THE DOORS regarding "Do It Again"; 'BREAD vibes' and 'STYX style' concerning certain passages from "Dirty Work") that you make proves that your knowledge of the history of music is true and extensive. This is to your credit and it makes your comments always interesting... and your channel even more credible.]

[@BigC.]

Timeless!

[@retroreactions....]

Most definitely, but wow it was released 52 years ago!!

[@robertcartier5088]

Brilliant songwriting! Love both these songs! Cheers!

[@RonnieMcNairney]

Hi Brandon, Love Steely Dan. Royal Scam, is My favourite Album. Love Haitian Divorce. Keep Rocking 👍 Ronnie SCOTLAND

[@retroreactions....]

Hey Ronnie! The Fez and a few others on my radar. Thanks for dropping by, have a great night!

[@79BlackRose]

The Royal Scam is my favourite album, too. Haitian Divorce is absolutely wonderful!

[@retroreactions....]

Cool...I think I only have 3 songs left to complete that album..

[@back2me225]

If somebody make me fool i will sing this song and it makes me happy and strong in mind 😂👍this is so cool.

[@JohnLRice]

A couple of great nostalgic memory inducing song for me! 😎👍

[@retroreactions....]

First and lightning-fast today!! ⚡ Glad you could time travel a bit today with these 2 my friend...Steely are always excellent! 🥇

[@krisdoggett483]

Steely Dan never fails to deliver. This is a wonderful debut album. I'd recommend "Gire In the Hole" and "Kings" if you're interested in more tracks off the album.

[@back2me225]

Like the way how you describe all about the music specially SD thankyou 👍❤️💫

[@grahamharley4895]

Totally agree in track two he sounded uncannily like David Gates.

[@reneelyons6836]

I LOVE Bread!!!!

[@retroreactions....]

Me too! I've been neglecting them here on the channel too much!

[@reneelyons6836]

I pretty much know all of Bread's music. It would still be fun to hear them on the channel. 😃

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Ah….Do It Again……for some reason, one of my favorites. I think it’s the lyrics ……..

[@retroreactions....]

Great song, great melodies, definitely some cool lyrics, can't blame ya!

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Do It Again: without it, we're not talking about them.(also on the soundtrack for the movie " FM ")An electric sitar?! For American rock, quite innovative Dirty Work: The reason for David Palmer singing lead(reportedly)--Donald Fagen, at this time, didn't feel confident in his voice. Also, Donald, at live shows, would sometimes have crippling stage fright, and having a second lead singer as backup was essential. History shows this didn't last. On later live shows, the female backup singers would sing " Dirty Work " RIP Walter Becker

[@retroreactions....]

Perfect song. It sounds so sitar, I wonder why I always thought it was a guitar solo? Wow, well Donald sure looked comfortable the few times I saw him singing live on KZbin. Guessing he got past the vocal stagefright to a good degree. Happy weekend Michael!

[@ericjourdain892]

Yeah, my new tablet works! Cheers Brandon 😊 Love your Windows 95 background btw! PS: "Another day at the office for them" 😂 Sometimes you are worse than me, and please feel free to accuse me of quoting you out of context! I don't like the plaintive vocal of Dirty Work, and the orchestration is borderline slapstick. Can I suggest Keep Moving by Madness as a palate cleanser? THAT'S orchestration.

[@retroreactions....]

Yipee! Welcome back bud! You KNOW I LOVE to live in the past LOL, and that goes for the backgrounds too sometimes... 😁 Keep Moving now on my list!

[@ericjourdain892]

@@retroreactions.... Their two last albums, this one and Mad Not Mad, are superlative in terms of production. And thank God, not any song is over (I think) six minutes, most of them adopting the 3 or 4 pop format. Bliss!

[@briangray00]

"Bread vibes" I totally agree. I believe Dirty Work was a template for a shit-ton of soft rock ballads, that generally don't measure up.. David Gates actually did manage it... There's no way of course that he could attempt all the other genres and nuances that the Dan could pull off.

[@grahamharley4895]

Brandon... Just listened to Led Zepp again. Love Jimmy Page's shredding solos, but it came to me that his work is almost a separate entity as opposed to Gilmour, who's more subtle approach is always integral to the overall musical effect. A comparison would make a good episode and provoke some debate? It almost describes to a 'T' the problems I have in defining 'Prog', and the reason that I like Tony Banks keyboard compositions rather than a lot of more random stuff!

[@79BlackRose]

For me, these songs are far apart in quality. Do it Again hooks you from the first moment and contains that rhythmic style that they became synonymous with. Denny's and Donald's solos are terrific! Dirty Work doesn't grab me. I find David's vocals quite poor and I am eternally grateful he got to sing on only half the first album and nothing more. The sax solo is underwhelming, which is not something you can generally say about Steely Dan when they shine the spotlight on one of the collaborators.

[@retroreactions....]

I enjoyed DW, but it sounded unSteely on first listen for sure. To me the sax melody seems written simple intentionally, who knows? Thanks for stopping by Simon. You like Calling All Station's closing song?

[@79BlackRose]

@@retroreactions.... You will always find me here every fourth Friday. 😉 Hold on... Unless you do a brace of songs sung by David Palmer. 🤔 Yes, I do! I have thoroughly enjoyed your reactions to CAS. Thank you Brandon.

[@retroreactions....]

Awesome...I know there are still lots of great Steely songs for me to get to. You have any faves to recommend from the 8 non-album CAS tracks?

[@79BlackRose]

@@retroreactions.... Yes, for sure! I have never heard any of those non-album tracks, so I am intrigued what others will be recommending. If you react to any, I shall be listening for the first time.

[@retroreactions....]

Cool... I'll do a little research and will probably pick 2 songs for next Sunday... then back to Trespass on 7/14!

[@sall3n879]

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