FIRST TIME LISTENING TO STEELY DAN - FM (No Static At All) REACTION!!!

[@kenwelch198]

You gotta understand what a difference FM radio made to music. Suddenly we could hear songs in stereo and static free. We could finally hear all the little nuances of the song that the artist was trying to convey.

[@gregmarshall487]

So true!!

[@cityhonors1]

And stopped getting yelled at for using up all the tinfoil on our radio Antenna's trying to get college radio signals from NJ & Long Island! 😒🙄 Detetmined to hear Joe Jackson & Adam Ant songs anyway I could back then. 🎤 No Static at all... FM, no static at all! 🤣😂🤣 and no Tinfoil! 😒 Man, I'm old! 😁🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

[@kenwelch198]

@@cityhonors1 lol right! Quite often it was a coat hanger shoved into the nub where the antenna had been broken off

[@MrSmartAlec]

Dad bought a new Chevy Caprice in 1969 that had an FM Stereo radio. Dad would never have ordered such a luxury but it was already in car. I could not believe my ears when a station was broadcasting in FM Stereo. Going from the crackling AM stations to FM was incredible. Whenever that car was in garage I was in it listening to WDVE (originally KQV) in Pittsburgh.

[@andrewpetik2034]

Well stated!

[@michaelnoviello6302]

You get it man...nice reaction....Steely Dan is sophisticated rock-jazz!!!!!

[@kylebakke594]

Steely Dan is your favorite band’s favorite band!

[@YoCraps-og4kt]

I use this quote all the time. I owe you many thanks, if you are the "originator".

[@kylebakke594]

I can’t take credit for originating it. I’m with you on offering thanks to the one who did. 😁

[@andyinoregon]

On April 21, 1974, my wife and I walked into the U. of Toledo sports arena to attend our first Steely Dan concert. I hear someone yell out my name and it turns out my favorite northwest Ohio club band Canary was there to see their musical heroes as well. "Dirty Work" was their go-to slow dance song every night at Yogi's Club in Lima, Ohio.

[@karenscales5077]

I use it to. Who cares about the originator. It's the truth.....My favorite band.

[@clab5864]

I was in a High School Jazz band and yes, this was our band teacher's favorite band!

[@inthedream9127]

WE...NEED...DEACON BLUES!!!

[@Vinguy11]

50 years later, nobody has eclipsed the perfection of Steely Dan.. My Lord this is just the greatest achievement of human genius

[@Coolrockndad]

"Hey 19" by Steely Dan. You'll love it.

[@cityhonors1]

Great choice! 😉 Now we've got something in common. 😊🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

[@grantdumas4076]

Hey 19 and FM are my two favorite Steely Dan songs.

[@Coolrockndad]

@@grantdumas4076 plus "Black Cow" and Deacon Blues" for me.

[@cityhonors1]

😊 Every Oct is Steely Dan Residency Shows in NYC at the Beacon Theater. A different SD Album every night. 😞 Except this year.... 😏🐰

[@stevelubbehusen5842]

I knew I was going to LIKE this. "I know what the Term Steely Dan means" hahaha. Keep going down this rabbit hole of Steely Dan Funk..

[@sibkiss2009]

Steely Dan will take you there. Good reaction! Thanks 🤩

[@robertdobbs4427]

Back in the day we used to listen to "Teeny Bopper" tunes on A.M. radio full of static. Then around the larger cities they would broadcast in F.M. with "No Static At All" and would play whole sides of albums!

[@robertdobbs4427]

Shoutout to WDVE Pittsburgh! "It's a "Burgh Thing"

[@richrich2471]

I love that you feel every instrument, and of course the groove ! Spicey !!

[@sammybeck7794]

Steely Dan are surely the groove Masters

[@funklover24]

Not to forget Jeff Porcaro playing the drums on this track.

[@kimkovaly3096]

Another great reaction. Steely Dan is so badass. Love em!!!!!!!

[@MrBruinman86]

Steely Dan is always at the pinnacle of studio production. Top notch session musicians. It's really unmatched in the industry.

[@timb9525]

Liked before I even watched! Peace

[@jayrahvisions]

That's luv, bless 🙏

[@dennisjohnson2772]

Yup 😆

[@cityhonors1]

😊 Me too! Been waiting! 🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

[@josecastellanos5187]

Same here!! It was the opening song on the movie FM.

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

"The masters of the groove, they don't miss." - Tre Narcisse (youtube reactor)

[@wpollock1]

It was “The Groove Masters” or “The Extraordinary Men of the Groove” I believe.....

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

@@wpollock1 He has said all of them.

[@jonmccaffrey8810]

"I'm still gonna go to sleep, tho." Dude, I laughed out loud. Keep on keepin' on, Jay Rah.

[@m.ericwatson968]

"Home at Last", Bernard Purdie on drums is magnificent, a superb track

[@AlexMartin011]

Shits true.

[@careym3901]

Steely Dan & Rush. Are there 2 bands with more eargasm & brain candy in their music. 2 bands where you really have to search for a bad song

[@cityhonors1]

Add Pink Floyd to that list! 😉🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

[@markbrinton6790]

Indeed Carey

[@marcreed4031]

Add tool to the list for sure!

[@sammybeck7794]

I like watching your vids. You know your instruments and you hear all the nuances in the background where a lot of people who aren't the musical kind don't notice. Keep up the good work.

[@gregscupholm254]

Another vote for "Deacon Blues". No worries. Guarantee you'll dig it. Period. :)

[@Thomas-aka-TomD]

We don't sleep? Not even a wink? Don't blink? Don't doze off? Or even nod to the beats? Nod to Em.... Check out Steely's "Babylon Sisters" , "Time out of Mind"

[@peterjonas4971]

I've loved the Dan for over 40 years, so it's a great pleasure to see you discovering and enjoying their music!

[@anthonyblakely399]

One of my all-time fav bands...Steely Dan...and.....this is one of my favorite songs!!! Love yo ending words....lol.........hahahaha............

[@rainerader1182]

You be surprised how many people asked me out for playing this in my car while stuck in traffic back in the day😊

[@hampyonce]

I have 67 songs, by Steely Dan, in my Spotify liked list. All bangers. You have much to discover. Love the energy in your reacts.

[@MrTsnead]

Deacon Blues is a terrific song by Steely Dan!

[@daveking9393]

Going back and watching my favorites for a second time. More Steely Dan PLEASE. All high-end audio stores the few that exist nowadays are going to want to show off their equipment by playing Steely Dan

[@kathynicholson103]

This song has it all! One of my fave Dan songs!

[@freebirdtony]

Jay Rah, thanks for reacting to this classic from 1978. You sure know how to select them. 😊✌

[@tdstone]

Thanks Jayrah for coming back for more Steely Dan!!!! Love your takes.

[@joconnell8145]

Oh yeah, love me some Steely Dan, great music!! Pretty funky, definitely agree on that! Didn't get into Steely Dan until several years ago, felt like I screwed up missing out on them back in the day. Great reaction!!

[@Oinkette04]

I love hearing your reaction and appreciation for the layering and production of this timeless music. You could be a grand child of mine and this is some of my fav’s from the 70’s. My generation. You have good taste my friend.😘

[@machistador9564]

Good reaction ! I love steely Hello from France 👉

[@timtomlinson5806]

Your reaction was the same as mine, 1983. I was 19, and had just started my first real job...FM radio Disc Jockey. Having the freedom to play what I wanted was amazing, in as I heard other DJs playing the songs of a group called Steely Dan. With Koss headphones I was forever hooked. BTW, Steely Dan is a "Steam Powered Dildo" in a novel.

[@Allright21]

Never get tired of hearing Steely Dan!

[@andrewpetik2034]

This song, for me, captures the essence of the time when American radio was going to a larger FM network. [Mid 1970s...?] Prior to that, AM radio was all there was. Anyone who was around at the time will tell you AM airwaves were prone to static outbursts. We lived in Southern Indiana about 30 miles from our closest radio station. We would be in the car listening to the radio and a big burst of static would come over the speakers, my Dad would say, ' There's a thunderstorm between us and Jasper.'

[@MichaelTrogdon1990]

Fagen and Becker wrote this song for the 1978 movie "FM". Since you like the saxophone definitely consider "West of Hollywood". That song probably has the best sax solo in Steely Dan's discography. It will blow your mind.

[@kentinatl]

JAY,I AM 63 AND HAVE LISTENED TO 100'S AND 100'S OF HOURS OF STEELY DAN...THIS IS MY FAVORITE ..AN ALL TIME CLASSIC {NO STATIC AT AT ALL FOR SURE} LOVE YOUR REACTIONS SIR...KENT IN OHIO

[@jacobmarkey4677]

This is my wish list: Deacon Blues, Josie, Rikki Don't Lose that Number, Your Gold Teeth II, Aja, Pretzel Logic, Green Earrings, Your Gold Teeth I, The Fez, Throw Back the Little Ones, Reelin' in the Years, My Old School. I think all these songs are great, and I don't believe myself to be a nutjob. So, hope to see you check them out! You are quite prolific, so it is possible. I'm really enjoying the channel!

[@bstb1958]

Shit i remember when FM radio started lol there was no static at all and in stereo. AM took a nosedive after that.

[@professorp2721]

Dan...one of my all-time best, ever! Truth to Power!

[@glennawhiteman742]

This was a song on a movie soundtrack called FM. It was a movie about life at a FM radio station. 1979 ,I think

[@gregmarshall487]

Cleanest tune of all time!!! Please check Deacon Blues!

[@redfishradical]

With your thoughtful analysis and sincere appreciation of this song, I'm an INSTANT subscriber Brother Jay! GREAT job man. I was a kid, 15 or so when this dropped. It was from a soundtrack and I bought it for THIS song. Man, I lit up some Christmas buds (.i.e. purple hair Kona buds), kicked back, and just flat out couldn't hear ENOUGH of this! I still think it's easily Walter Becker's best guitar work he ever did, funky & painfully sweet, on top of this ULTIMATELY lush, fat-daddy endless groove... For those of us who grew up with albums, the beauty of the CD was hitting the repeat button, and letting our fave-rave tunes play till we got our fill LOL!

[@tdwaybright1]

That's Eagles Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmidt, and the late Glenn Frey providing those tight background vocals

[@kellyburian38]

Another band that reminds me with that certain kind of rhythm is seals and crofts. The song is called diamond girl check it out.

[@ronrobbins2737]

So nice to see an actual musician with great ears discover more steely Dan! You got a lot of ground to cover yet man keep it coming!!

[@biskygiver]

When people listen to Steely Dan they "become the music." One of the reasons is because it captures the listener from the very start. You've been captured. Listen to "Pretzel Logic" and you'll become that pretzel with just the right amount of salt.

[@bobwowk8440]

biskygiver, your comment is probably the best description of what we all feel at the very moment we become ‘Dan fans’ for life. Very well said 👍🏻

[@hebneh]

I just kept smiling and laughing with enjoyment to watch his face as he reacted.

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

The song is the theme of a 1978 movie ("FM") that bombed big time at the box office. The three male background singers are members of The Eagles. The sax player is still alive. In his 80's now. Pete Christlieb. He was a member of the Tonight Show band with Johnny Carson then. No synthesizers. A real string section conducted by one of America's greatest songwriters and arrangers, Johnny Mandel.

[@robing9278]

I love how much you love this. I love it too!

[@deannacrownover3]

I just ran up on your channel like 45 minutes ago and I've been binging! How I missed you I have no idea but, you're playing a lot of music from my era and, I am a Blues fan through and through! You want to have your soul shook? Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Copeland Tin Pan Alley~ Texas blues at its finest! If you add a cash app I'll freaking pay you to react to it!. Patreon will steal most of your money.

[@MichaelTrogdon1990]

"West of Hollywood" from the 2000 album Two Against Nature. That album won 4 Grammy awards.

[@lewismaddox4132]

If he liked the sax on FM, he'll really like west of Hollywood.

[@TruthIsNotTemporary]

Jack of speed

[@sharmannittoli8800]

Yes, I was totally wrapped to FM music and whenever a Steely Dan Album came out, I literally lived with it for months, listening endlessly. Sheer joy.

[@Val_and_Fam_of_So.Cal.2430]

🤩Love FM and Donald's voice❤💖❤👍👍👍

[@markbrinton6790]

Love your channel. May I suggest something you've most likely not heard of or been asked for? George Benson. Check out Affirmation, or Breezin, This Masquerade....... 3 good ones to start. His voice and guitar are ridiculously good.

[@SPohl-zy4rz]

"Give Me The Night" is another good one. "This Masquerade" is fantastic. Benson slays. (Karen Carpenter does a beautiful version as well with Richard on the keys.)

[@lisarainbow9703]

This is the only SD song that isn't on an album. It was made for a movie.. ( dont recall which movie at the moment) Incredible groove...

[@cityhonors1]

Movie called FM! 😉🐰 #ENRGYZRBunny

[@lisarainbow9703]

@@cityhonors1 doh!! I thought so, but I wasn't sure. Thank you!✌

[@tkynerd]

"(Here at the) Western World" also wasn't released on any of their studio albums. It first came out on the "Greatest Hits" album in 1978.

[@elizabethsaldana1742]

movie. called "FM"

[@davidnorman4923]

Got the 45 in 78 age 15! Great song! Porcaro on drums Timothy b Schmitt on backing vocals! Pete Christlieb on sax!

[@bubbabubberson2702]

First class breakdown of that tune man, you talk like a producer and pay more attention than most. Liked and subbed.

[@rainerader1182]

As a musician I really appreciate your appreciation of music

[@daveking9393]

Will be with you to 15K and beyond!

[@buddystewart2020]

Their production is spot on too. They add everything that's needed, and nothing that's not. The arrangements, sublime.

[@audreydakin8130]

Jeff Porcaro on drums, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Timothy B Schmidt are backup vocals.

[@babylonsister118]

They are perfectionist in every way

[@Laura-rm6us]

Greatest Band!

[@dennisjohnson2772]

They. Never. Miss. Check out CLASSIC ALBUMS, ,Aja episode, where Becker and Fagan hit the engineer board to discuss the process.

[@bugvswindshield]

Bodistavia sp....great tune.

[@terenzo50]

There's another mix with a sax outro where Pete Christlieb really goes nuts.

[@joannevincent2035]

That is a GREAT mix!!!

[@johntremmel3949]

Good reaction video👍👍👍👍

[@focusstudios1296]

Awesome!

[@kianpa1]

Such a great band!

[@benpotaka5893]

Respect to you for the great reaction

[@robertdobbs4427]

Steely Dan- "Dr. Wu" or "Bad Sneakers"

[@robertgarzino9179]

I’m a new subscriber; like the mix of music and your reactions. When you mentioned Doo Wop and sang some Earth Angel, that sealed the deal. I was a street corner Doo Woo singer once upon a time, now 72 years old. Anyway, if you like everything about Steely Dan, listen to Snarky Puppy, check out ,Lingus or Don’t You Know or do both.

[@edwardcossa875]

Down the Dan rabbit hole again enjoy kid! 👍

[@sharmannittoli8800]

Edgar Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch," which made mention of a "steely dan," a steam-powered adult toy. This playful reference fit perfectly within the framework of Steely Dan's angular arrangements and Fagen's often bitingly cynical and sarcastic lyrics.

[@cmnderbob]

You're a good man. Thanks, Bob,

[@FREEG51]

Nice reaction again. You've got a really good ear for the instruments and musicianship and production values. I'm thinking there might have been a little reverb, gain and chorus on that guitar solo. Never noticed this before myself, but the outro solo sounded a little like a David Gilmore solo, a la Pink Floyd's Another Brick In the Wall.

[@mannyb7949]

It hits the spot

[@helenespaulding9372]

Steely Dan makes the best soundtrack to a cool party....

[@Manup2day]

Bro....you got a good ear! 😎👌

[@maynardbecker4613]

Guitar solo so soulful

[@marckeiser3514]

This was the song track for FM the movie about an FM radio station

[@realbser1956]

When you do SD I hit like even before you are thinking about doing the video!!

[@ammaleslie509]

Very crisp production. Engineers used to test stereo systems with SD albums, esp Aja

[@katylied24]

Now let's get our heart rates up with Reeling In The Years, My Old School, or King of The World!

[@brianforgie5515]

sit in the dark in your reclining chair smoke a joint and put your head phones on. Thats what Steely Dan is about. Trippin. Peace

[@MonicaDBrini]

Any Steely Dan song is a good music. Most young people don’t realize that radio used to be AM only. When FM came around it was like the heavens opened up. And that’s really all we had back then was radio or LPs. We had 8 tracks too but that was later.

[@DonFormica]

Nothing but blues and Elvis and somebody else's favorite song

[@norwoodsstokes3883]

Cleaned,...AF,..🎯🎯🎯🎯💯

[@ronroc]

I actually saw the movie, FM, of which this is the theme. Movie came out in 1980 and it was about...a radio station!

[@kenperk9854]

1978 actually.

[@ronroc]

You're right, 1978

[@samuelglass6805]

This track comes from a soundtrack for a movie by the same name. If you check it out here on YT, there's an alternate version. There was one version for the album, another for the end credits of the movie, where the guitar is replaced by that "Saxuality." Somebody even put both versions of the fadeout together.

[@SPohl-zy4rz]

You obviously know music. It's nice how you point out the various features and elements of the song. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were known for incorporating funk into their music. They would put together multiple studio musicians (forming several separate bands) and audition them until they found the sound they were looking for. They did this with every song. To say they were perfectionists is an understatement. Musicians would learn they'd made the cut upon hearing the song on the radio! Steely Dan put out seven albums in the '70s and every one of them is worth a listen. Fagen and Becker later released several solo albums as well.

[@christinerobinson548]

Play anything you want from Steely Dan, there are no disappointments. They are professional from their first album to their last. There were only two members of Steely Dan, Walter Becker (RIP) and Donald Fagan. All of the other musicians are studio musicians, which not only saved them money, but allowed them to chose the very best of the best. Smart.

[@MichaelTrogdon1990]

That’s not entirely true about Steely Dan only being 2 members. They were a band with a core lineup that toured for the first few years until 1974. That year most of the band members left and Fagen and Becker started using only session musicians with the 1975 album Katy Lied. The original band was: David Palmer - lead vocals Donald Fagen - lead vocals/keys Walter Becker - bass Jeff “Skunk” Baxter - guitar Denny Dias - guitar Jim Hodder - drums

[@christinerobinson548]

@@MichaelTrogdon1990 I was aware that they had a vocalist in the band on the first album. Didn't know they had other members, but if you are going to tour, you do need regular members.

[@slimpickins9124]

Ya, it's funky smoooooth.....

[@joannparker1977]

Have you listened to “Babylon Sisters”? The legendary drummer, Bernard Purdie- creator of the “Purdie Shuffle” aka the High Hat, played his famous Shuffle on this song. Brilliance. Listen to this, then “Rosanna” by Toto, and then “Fool in the Rain” by Led Zepplin. Same Hi-hat drum sequence. Apparently one on of the hardest drum sequence ever.

[@gideonrafael]

Black Cow, Peg, Josie, Do it Again, Babylon Sisters - Steely Dan produces masterpieces!

[@johnneils9084]

Sleep is also the brother of life, meditation is the gift for our conscious awareness. Thanks for the jam. Check out Manu Dibango for some African jazz sax.

[@beeseewill2407]

Whats not to like about Steely Dan. Every band can learn something from them.

[@russlm3714]

I heard you use the term "Saxual" when the sax started. I suggest you listen to Candy Dulfer playing her song Saxuality.

[@JeffreyWJeffJones]

Candy dulfer will blow your mind

[@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin8052]

When I’m in the checkout and asked if I want paper or plastic I say it doesn’t matter I’m bi-saksual.