Right? I was 13 when this came out and I loved it, even though I didn't understand most of it until I was a senior in high school.
@leehoven56873 жыл бұрын
@@omnibus4157 found it after discovering steely dan. This Album is perfect for long drives at night through a neon lighted city
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
@@omnibus4157 We're basically the same age. I used to hear this on late night radio stations. He's emulating someone on the album cover, can't remember who. 🤔
@vickieray3 жыл бұрын
@@omnibus4157 I was a 22 when this came out & expecting my first child. This was my go to for relaxation ♥️🎶 I still listen to it today. Such great musicianship & production!
@kenbarton29203 жыл бұрын
LOL
@lisatrosclair78243 ай бұрын
I Love I.G.Y. This song is his best work was my favorite song❤❤ Thank you so much for putting it up here I heard it the other day again for the first x in several years and remembered how much I Loved it! ❤❤🤗
@kevinm88713 жыл бұрын
One of the most slept on albums ever, but those who know, know.
@robstearns70803 жыл бұрын
I know :)
@stevelubbehusen58423 жыл бұрын
yes we do KNOW!!!
@littlemiss80s883 жыл бұрын
We know 🙌🏼
@juliehoffman45683 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@habcats3 жыл бұрын
Took me 35 years to find the Nightfly but it’s up in my top 5 ever now. Love it love love it. Thank you Donald
@martainduni77213 жыл бұрын
Mr. Jamal - I just love you. Your positivity and openness- and sense of humor and humanity. Goosebumps indeed.
@terr7773 жыл бұрын
There's a reason we sat and listened to entire albums.
@lesliesterling8263 жыл бұрын
THIS. we used to listen to WHOLE ALBUM SIDES
@HareDeLune3 жыл бұрын
Amen, brother!
@Liwwie3 жыл бұрын
Yup, had to buy the album 3 times because at a certain moment you could almost see right through it.. Aalways stand-by on the turntable. There was alwas a reason to play.
@andydavies18103 жыл бұрын
What a glorious time to be free Terry!
@gandalf6793 жыл бұрын
Miss those days...actually Rock On
@stony2494Ай бұрын
So crisp, clean sound, so melodic in my opinion one of the best albums ever made 😎👍♥️🎸
@uncabuzz1183 жыл бұрын
Oh course I am a humongous STEELY DAN fan but Donald's first solo album THE NIGHTFLY will be 40 years old soon and one of my all time fave albums. I'm 70 years old and was at the perfect place at the perfect time when these boys began.In fact, all this classic music you are enjoying I was literally there. I was there.
@terrylucaspoetrycoach44893 жыл бұрын
You're so right, brother! (71 here)
@lucasroth79223 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me too!
@randystalcup12483 жыл бұрын
So true Unca Buzz !! I remember when this album came out, I wore it out.
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
50 here😁
@sueprator93143 жыл бұрын
We are all here...similar vintage...
@mikeloomis6873 жыл бұрын
Another level of music. Who puts out stuff like this? Well, Donald Fagen does. So smooth, so classy, high quality, forever memorable and endless play time for the rest of your days.
@SC-gp7kt3 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is one of those timeless artists.
@comet523 жыл бұрын
We didn't know what to expect when Steely Dan basically called it quits after Gaucho. Then Donald did this amazing work.
@scottstuit93053 жыл бұрын
There is a reason why engineers use this album as a benchmark.
@MrPhotodoc Жыл бұрын
The ears can really tell when something is recorded well. Sorry, it just came out that way.
@Rimzaka3 жыл бұрын
This album is a masterpiece. One of the best albums ever. The title track is my favourite, but you can't go wrong with any of the songs on this album.
@UltimateForceMarketing2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely...however, absolutely place "Groucho" as in line right next to this puppy!! You cannot get music any better put together!!Peace my Steely Brethren. (@@)
@Golfstar172 жыл бұрын
I agree. Love The Nightfly single
@TheRomeerome2 жыл бұрын
Facts!
@seafreshmeat9241 Жыл бұрын
Yes! The title track is my favorite, too
@NorCalPhil3 жыл бұрын
This album is a true masterpiece. All 8 songs could have easily been A sides. It’s amazingly autobiographical and Fagen poured so much of himself in to this album.
@kenrutherford1109 Жыл бұрын
I believe this was his first solo hit outside of Steely Dan. He also covered Dion and the Belmonts' "Ruby Baby"
@NorCalPhil Жыл бұрын
@@kenrutherford1109 yep..IGY was the first single followed by New Frontier and Ruby Baby. Nominated for 7 Grammy’s.
@glenlance47353 жыл бұрын
This album was released in 1982, 39 years ago. Donald Fagen, and his work with Steely Dan are timeless.
@denisemiller56542 жыл бұрын
I remember when this record came out - I was a young single mom - I put this on and just danced away all my problems. I still do! You can't go wrong with this fine record! Thanks for reviewing!
@Habu2 Жыл бұрын
Hope life has treated you well......
@anthonyuchello20313 жыл бұрын
This album is soooo smooth. It's like having a glass of aged bourbon on a bed of silk sheets smooth.
@janishaldeman33393 жыл бұрын
Yes, DF knows how
@mrmockatoo67863 жыл бұрын
I'll take a shot of that, brother.
@aimeegt723 жыл бұрын
Thred Count, 5999
@duhman55543 жыл бұрын
I'll drink scotch whiskey to that! There's so many killer songs on that album, mastered beautifully
@samson95353 жыл бұрын
Great analogy!
@edmocat3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for playing this Jamel! The instrument you're referring to is a breath-controlled Yamaha digital synthesizer - possibly a DX-7 - playing a harmonica patch. While he's playing the melody on the keyboard, he's controlling the dynamic expression with a mouthpiece that translates his breath into voltage control of the sound. Most synths use a volume pedal to control expression. The breath controller is much more expressive. No sound happens until he blows into the mouthpiece. It's much closer to the way a harmonica player actually plays.That's why the volume swells are so natural sounding. The harmonica patch is created using FM synthesis, which Yamaha perfected. Hope this was helpful.
@Coowallsky3 жыл бұрын
The synth used was a Synergy. The DX-7 didn’t come out until 1983. But the Synergy was one of a handful,of synths that the DX-7 put out of production.
@stevenperry11892 жыл бұрын
I stand corrected. I had no idea this was a digital synth. It sounds so natural! Thanks
@SPAZZOID1002 жыл бұрын
This was recorded before the DX7 existed.
@gdj62982 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was Fagen's much-loved Melodica. Talking of the Yamaha breath controller though - great idea ( keyboardists can always use another means of expression that doesn't involve the already-busy hands). Reasons why it didn't catch on widely... 1) If, like me, you were in the usual muso state-of-health......16 bars and you were on the floor hyperventilating. (There were a lot of fixes generally involving wads of kleenex to stifle the airflow) 2) if you were using the Mk1 controller - you looked like a ! (The Mk2 was a bit more visually subtle...)
@susanklasinski18053 жыл бұрын
I was listening to this album along side of Joe Jackson’s “Night and Day” back then.
@jirimondo3 жыл бұрын
Me too - they complemented each other quite well.
@NebulizerChi3 жыл бұрын
There's a live JJ solo cover on here of "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" that's worth seeking out
@susanklasinski18053 жыл бұрын
@@NebulizerChi Joe also did a live cover of "King of the World", and he jams on it
@janishaldeman33393 жыл бұрын
Yup
@biskygiver3 жыл бұрын
Our man Joe was seriously underrated.
@arielponce858610 ай бұрын
What a wonderful world this would be If we had music like this today to sing,
@woodylinihan23823 жыл бұрын
Most underrated album ever. Must have listened to it one million times. 🇺🇸😎👍
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
This one and "Avalon" by Roxy Music for me.
@leon12314353 жыл бұрын
same here woody, loved this album..i think Fagen was ahead of his time.... this music is a masterpiece... :-)
@scoonman3 жыл бұрын
Uh oh, , I better step my game up because you are starting to catch me... when this album first came out I was mesmerized, and then when CDs came out it was one of the first I bought and it was basically on a loop at my house..
@davidanthonylambert95333 жыл бұрын
@@leon1231435 Absolutely right!
@robertmccracken68862 жыл бұрын
Just another great song! So thankful for the music of the 60’s and 70’s!
@bobwowk84403 жыл бұрын
From the same album you can’t go wrong with New Frontier.
@codjh93 жыл бұрын
I love his cover of the old song "Ruby Baby" on there as well.
@bobwowk84403 жыл бұрын
@@codjh9 yes indeed!
@guyelmouchnino65313 жыл бұрын
Maxine is one of my favorite from this album.
@rjs20053 жыл бұрын
"The Nightfly"- the title track has always been my favorite from this album. Actually love all of his Nightfly trilogy- The Nightfly, Kamakiriad and Morph the Cat. Sunken Condos is also a gem.
@michaelscott74623 жыл бұрын
Dont forget the animated New Frontier ( cartoon).
@calzaondrums3 жыл бұрын
One of the first digitally recorded album in the history of music, it took almost two or three years to finish it. And most people still use it to test their turnatables
@marciamakesmusic2 жыл бұрын
This is false. It took 8 months to record and ten days to mix.
@bg357wg Жыл бұрын
@@marciamakesmusic by “finish” he probably included the preproduction process, including the writing, arranging, planning, so on and so forth
@fatihyanbegi6261 Жыл бұрын
the album you were referring to was Gaucho, it was recorded between 78 and 80
@Sforeczka3 жыл бұрын
I came of age in the Cold War. In 1982, I was a young soldier in West Germany, when this album came out. It is chock full of references to the Atomic Age or also the Great Frontier, as JFK put it. This song has special, special meaning to me. I'm old, born in 1961. Thanks for playing this song, I just happened upon your channel. I think you can find a breakdown of the lyrics on wikipedia.
@marcoaguilar23943 жыл бұрын
The groove of the music is always going to be there but, Man! Donald Fagen's voice is GREAT! He's got one of the most distinctive voices in modern music! His singing is so underrated.
@urex17172 жыл бұрын
I am blessed to possess a world class stereo system. It easily exposes any and all flaws in any given recording. It is very difficult to find recordings that don't succumb to the ear test at volume. This track was so pristinely engineered and produced. I can turn it up as loud as any ear can tolerate and it is still crystal clear. Such awe inspiring production.
@kevint91253 жыл бұрын
The most sonically perfect album ever...I have never, ever got tired of one song on this album....
@22_cincatt3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I am a Steely Dan fanatic. I think the best ever produced album is The Human League's "Dare" album. Give it a try. It is the only one I compare sonically to Steely Dan albums.
@lilpoohbear6533 жыл бұрын
agreed!!!
@metaphoria33 жыл бұрын
Aja?
@metaphoria33 жыл бұрын
The Royal Scams my fave tho Maxine is slept on;)
@barbararyan40843 жыл бұрын
me too..it never gets old!
@lulufavs45193 жыл бұрын
You know Jamal, Donald Fagen is the other creative genius partner to now deceased Walter Becker. This a Fagen solo album. Together, THEY ARE STEELY DAN! They always had the best studio musicians on every album.
@wpochert3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being in middle school in the mid 50s and dreaming about how wonderous the world will be by 1976....if only... But this is a song about that dream ❤️
@MrAureli2242 жыл бұрын
my brother, it's like butter. it's smooth and inspiring. thank you for sharing.
@kltan72613 жыл бұрын
This album sounded both futuristic and nostalgic to me, like taking an Orient Express train ride on the Moon...
@littlemiss80s883 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant description! 🤩👌👌
@scoonman3 жыл бұрын
That is a great way to put it…
@johnlylemusic3 жыл бұрын
Well said! You nailed it!
@JerryT213 жыл бұрын
Your Comment is Gold 🙏
@jimwrenn5720 Жыл бұрын
Excellent perspective, “futuristic and nostalgic”. Wonderful.
@hempluva3 жыл бұрын
Soon as I started watching this, I knew he'd enjoy when the horns first come in. Sets the mood of the entire song. Smooth is right.
@MrZootalores2 жыл бұрын
yep & i knew he'd like the background singers "what a beautiful world this will be"...that GETS everyone!
@sirsuse3 жыл бұрын
Yay! Donald Fagan! Do more please. "The Nightfly" is a gem!
@dewdew343 жыл бұрын
Like an old cool friend you haven't seen in years, you pick up right where you left off...
@ajo94773 жыл бұрын
Agree! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the ENTIRE album. Takes me back to my college days. ☺️
@danielconnolly85653 жыл бұрын
“A just machine to make big decisions Programmed by fellas With compassion and vision We'll be clean when their work is done We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young...” I mean, come on!! This is some real genius at work. Just too damn good! Quite simply one of the finest albums of all time.
@mikehenson8193 жыл бұрын
You said it all brother. It certainly is the work of absolute brilliance!
@monacaravetta3 жыл бұрын
Should be the theme song for The Green New Deal
@submandave11253 жыл бұрын
Unfounded faith in the wisdom and benevolence of Leviathan, the eternal struggle of man compounded and complicated by technology that stacks the deck without his knowing. The lure of someone else bearing the burden and responsibility for doing the thinking and making the hard decisions for you. It's alive now, more than ever.
@danielconnolly85653 жыл бұрын
@@submandave1125 just seen this. Well said, sir. 🙌🏼
@lucasbrintrup71572 жыл бұрын
that "eternally free yes and eternally young" really hits different, it feels nostalgic and gives me life at the same time hahaha
@JohnInTheShelter3 жыл бұрын
This song manages to be wondrous and nostalgic at the same time--hopeful about the future and melancholy about the past, when you were dreaming about how awesome tomorrow was going to be.
@patricklewis76363 жыл бұрын
Yeah, only he can be critical by showing us how optimistic we used to be. The snark is sharp here
@JohnInTheShelter3 жыл бұрын
@@patricklewis7636 Fagen is one of the top five best rock lyricists ever. You can chew over his songs for years and keep finding new twists. Here he's mocking the things he found so thrilling back in the day. It's a real tightrope walk.
@nightowl18513 жыл бұрын
What a gift to be hearing this song for the first time. I was 15 when this came out and had no idea what I was listening to, only that I liked it.
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
I was 15 as well. What a time.
@stevemurrell61673 жыл бұрын
Possibly one of the best studio recordings in history. SQ is sublime.
@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle29353 жыл бұрын
Buddy, you need to get a copy of The Nightfly, some headphones, a glass of bourbon and just let your night be transported. This song is just the beginning of an amazing, epic journey of musical perfection! Cheers, my friend!
@wandasprinkle3423 жыл бұрын
I agree
@rollomaughfling3803 жыл бұрын
And borrow some fine Colombian, from another album . . .
@bryansarracino86233 жыл бұрын
A man after my own heart
@barbararyan40843 жыл бұрын
yep..
@MacXpert743 жыл бұрын
Won't you pour me A Cuban breeze Gretchen!
@Dipperdap13 жыл бұрын
This entire album is worth a review. Musicians at their best and engineered perfectly.
@briangray003 жыл бұрын
This reads like one of the most happy optimistic songs ever, but it's a beautifully composed tribute to cynicism and disappointment. Forty years on I think it's even more poignant. We done f*cked up even worse; compare and contrast our reality to the songs expectations. Well done Jamel, for covering this beauty. The whole LP is superb.
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
Well done indeed 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@nettiemac3 жыл бұрын
No lies detected.
@nancy94783 жыл бұрын
We only screwed up by being asleep while globalists did thier thing. We woke up just in time...well, some of us did.
@briangray003 жыл бұрын
@@nancy9478 i fear it's all too late Nancy. I'm in the UK and am particularly gloomy.
@lexluthier82903 жыл бұрын
If the Great American Songbook has a modern branch, Fagen is the biggest leaf. Very few come close to his songwriting talent, and the production values on this album have yet to be bettered. Used by engineers and musicians all over the world as a reference source for testing equipment, I sincerely believe this will stand the test of time in the same way that Beethoven, Mozart and Bach have. IGY should be the first music played when humans begin a colony on another world. Timeless genius.
@TheDesertRoseRanch3 жыл бұрын
That entire album is EPIC. There's not a "b" track on it.
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
Right! The consistency is outrageous!
@eatenbyacow35973 жыл бұрын
Life is just a whole lot better with Jamel in it.
@petepower42173 жыл бұрын
yeah, I'll say it...I love the man! Goodness just comes through his pores.
@UltimateForceMarketing2 жыл бұрын
I can dig THAT my Nubian brethren!!(@@)
@mikek59583 жыл бұрын
This song for me has always been a dichotomy of limitless hope and possibilities and profound despair and misery; incredible song.
@davidserlin80973 жыл бұрын
Nailed it. And written at the beginning of the Reagan administration when mutually assured nuclear destruction peaked in a way not seen since the early 1960s.
@shanemcbride55343 жыл бұрын
When I was a child I didn’t know if I was listening to Steely or Don’s solo stuff. Both versions of him are just sheer pleasure to the ears and soul.
@bbcamillo3 жыл бұрын
A great Album. His lyrics and music on this album seems to transport you back to to the late 50's and early 60's, for a glimpse into what he may have impressed him as a youth growing up.
@truckerkevthepaidtourist3 жыл бұрын
what you got to understand like a Steely Dan you have to look at the as I call it the Wikipedia page for Donald Fagan the nightfly and go to where it says personnel and look at the players he had on here that's why it sounds so damn good
@gordonuyehara35623 жыл бұрын
One of the first fully digitally recorded albums. Sounds so good.
@maryengleman75603 жыл бұрын
'Maxine' is my fave from this album. I played it for my Mom a few years back and she likened it to the dreams she and my Dad when they were first married and moved to a big city just outside Manhattan. Their 70th wedding anniversary is on Friday! Still dreaming after all this time!
@lesliesterling8263 жыл бұрын
i hope they had a wonderful celebration!!! Diamond anniversary!!!
@maryengleman75603 жыл бұрын
@@lesliesterling826 Thank you for the comment. We had a very small family dinner for them. Special part of the evening was talking about the way they raised us and how much we appreciated their sacrifices for us.
@nancy94783 жыл бұрын
I grew up out on LI. At that time, the suburbs were a great place to be in the 60s.
@tommythompson95652 жыл бұрын
70 year wedding anniversary? Amazing. Thank you for sharing.
@thecardoski2 жыл бұрын
The quality of the sound, for this album, is unrivalled. Perfect for showing off audio gear.
@nickshields10113 жыл бұрын
This album has been on hard rotation in my life for almost 40 years and that’s how it’s going to continue. A paen to an adolescent growing up in 50s American suburbia. So smooooooth and it sooooothes the soul. The cooooolest album and album cover ever.
@marclandes97793 жыл бұрын
Ruby, Ruby is perfection, a slice of perfection like the entire album.
@KayeWhye3 жыл бұрын
And not one single note of auto tune. #RealMusic
@zwerker3 жыл бұрын
Nor quantization. #musiciansthatcankeeptime
@benbentkowski21472 жыл бұрын
Jamel, it was great to see you so enjoy this music. The lyrics have been always been a puzzle. There was a time 45+ years ago that all I had in my car to listen to were 6 Steely Dan eight tracks, and that was enough.
@todwest3 жыл бұрын
I've mentioned this once or twice, but check out The Dukes of September live stuff. Fagan, Boz Skaggs, and Michael McDonald doing their greatest hits with a seriously kickass backing band. There's a bunch of it on KZbin.
@sv39313 жыл бұрын
Love Boz doing *The Same Thing* on that concert!!!
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
Oh wow👏
@neilwalters79693 жыл бұрын
The whole album is a masterpiece of musical production, so many levels
@guyelmouchnino65313 жыл бұрын
When you listen to this song, the windows of your car low by themselves.
@lesliehorwinkle3 жыл бұрын
seemingly so huh. Nice memory.
@richardmarcotte39833 жыл бұрын
One of the best comments I have ever read! Nicely Done
@sallybannister62243 жыл бұрын
😂😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣That's the best comment I have ever heard Seriously, off the scale.. 😍😘😘😘
@michaelscott74623 жыл бұрын
I salute you.
@debo93963 жыл бұрын
LOL
@lennartswenson26902 жыл бұрын
I think the instrument you're asking about is called a "Melodica". It's a small plastic piano keyboard with about 20 keys+/- that one blows into (like a trumpet). You may see him use it on videos of live shows.
@sidecardog52443 жыл бұрын
This album is a wonderful musical representation of Atomic Age nostalgia. Mid century modern at its best. "Duck and Cover" everyone.
@MargaretLeber Жыл бұрын
Up next: New Frontier
@UBZUKki3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful beautiful music..... As close to perfection as is possible.... Timeless
@TheMafrand3 жыл бұрын
hifi-stores used this song to show off speakers and amplifiers back in the days. Cause it's so well produced :-).
@hoppysport28723 жыл бұрын
So true Talbot! about 15 years ago I walked into Stereo Exchange on Broadway in Greenwich Village...where I've spent way too much money on audiophile equipment through the years. A salesman I knew whispered, "Bill, come with me, we have a new room." We walked into a room housing a $200,000 system. The stylus alone was $4,000. He proceeded to put on Paul Simon's Graceland. I told him it wasn't one of my favorites. He said to give it a chance. 30 seconds in my jaw hit the floor. Then he went for the home run. Nightfly and IGY hit the turntable. It was an out of body, unworldly experience. This channel is such a guilty pleasure. I'm glued to Jamal. His joy and positivity are infectious...a bright light in the dark times.
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
Before that, they used "Aja."
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
@@hoppysport2872 Amen on Jamal.
@TheMafrand3 жыл бұрын
@@Itelkner Yeah, that's a great album.
@strongpoint713 жыл бұрын
audio engineers and sound guys still use it to test and demo studio setups and live sound systems
@ubilo2 жыл бұрын
Yes, this greatness was played on the radio. I was so fortunate to live through the Golden Age of rock.
@andrewbaldwin97963 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Donald Fagen had a solo carrier. Thank you Jamel, I'll have to check out more from him👍
@Zeppelin1803 жыл бұрын
You won’t be disappointed!
@TheMafrand3 жыл бұрын
The Nightfly album is awesome. Check out the title track
@MichaelTrogdon19903 жыл бұрын
The Nightfly (1982), Kamakiriad (1993), Morph the Cat (2006), and Sunken Condos (2012). All fantastic solo albums from DF. The Nightfly is my favorite. I think it’s his best.
@MichaelTrogdon19903 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention, but Walter Becker also had a solo career too, with "11 Tracks of Whack" (1994) and "Circus Money" (2008). Definitely check those out.
@sallybannister62243 жыл бұрын
Another good DF solo is No static at all?, is the track called that, or FM? Someone out there will correct/confirm please As for Jamals reaction, pure joy and happiness, priceless. Makes everything seem good again,, gives us hope on our hearts ❤️💕
@wade56513 күн бұрын
Your description of this song is dead on. INCREDIBLE!!!!!!. One my favorite songs. Another magnificent reminder of the genius of Donald Fagen🎵🎶🎵
@georgejeffries35663 жыл бұрын
The bass playing on this whole album is outstanding.
@brianmiller10773 жыл бұрын
5 different bassists each bringing their own thing
@moochincrawdad3 жыл бұрын
I think it's Anthony Jackson on this track.
@nardinyouryard Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of this song is that classy pre-chorus: “on that train of graphite and glitter” Fagen’s melody over that 2-chord progression is so catchy. It’s like, you’d totally expect that kind of melody, but at the same time, it’s so unique.
@mypl5103 жыл бұрын
This whole album is great! Love it! New Frontier has to be my favorite off the Night Fly
@SpuddySpud3 жыл бұрын
Yup, mine too
@ragjamrock3 жыл бұрын
Next up!👍😄
@timmmahhhh3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song AND video both!
@MX-S3 жыл бұрын
That song contains, possibly, the most perfect self-harmonizing background vocal (found in the bridge) ever recorded.
@SpuddySpud3 жыл бұрын
@@MX-S Like a lot of Dan stuff, it sounds so easy but it's as meticulous as a Swiss watch. Never a stray note.
@tamarakelley44973 жыл бұрын
I am probably one of the biggest Donald Fagen fans on this planet...Enjoy Jamal.. Steely Dan, Donald Fagen solo albums. A true musical genius. There is a saying about the Donald Fagen school of lyrics.
@murraywestenskow28963 жыл бұрын
When IGY happened in 1957 - 1976 seemed a lifetime away. This song is a vision of the future written from the perspective of technology dreamers of what might happen 20 years into the future. Well now - it's been 20 years (times three) since 1957 - and we still don't have hotel wheels in the sky - underwater trains from NYC to Paris - but - the fix is in - machines make big decisions programmed by fellows with compassion and vision. IGY is a great song - a song that has stood the test of time.
@funkster0073 жыл бұрын
I first heard this song mellowing out on nitrous oxide at the dentist office back in '82. I remember thinking, "Steely Dan never sounded better" lol. It was before I realized Fagan released a solo album.
@brendanearly64812 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a great day
@Anders21123 жыл бұрын
Kamakiriad album is a hidden gem. Funkiest Donald Fagen album.
@markblom80393 жыл бұрын
love Teahouse on the Tracks. But the entire album is great.
@notDonaldFagen3 жыл бұрын
Morph and Condo get pretty funky! Lot of what sounds like 5 or 6 string bass. I totally did not make these albums (not a one), so I can't say for sure.
@emanuellawton79429 ай бұрын
I.G.Y.(International Geophysical Year). This song was from Donald Fagen's 1982 album "The Nightfly" and it was based on his growing up in the 1950s. The Year 1955 was the year it that it was announced.The International Geophysical Year lasted from July 1,1957 to December 31, 1958.This period of time refers to an international science project that was going on at the time.
@melaniesmith29173 жыл бұрын
I couldn't click on this video fast enough. Donald Fagen's The Nightfly is top 5 or 3 favorite album of mine.
@andrewtrotter90233 жыл бұрын
Same! Good taste!
@SuperLawz3 жыл бұрын
Be interested to know the others ..
@artharrison95862 жыл бұрын
The sound engineering on this album was bang on and the range of instruments and vocals so well mixed it was amazing. Our sound man would use this to tune the PA when we set up for a show.
@p.a.stewart54463 жыл бұрын
It's a brilliant album, maybe you could give "Ruby Baby" a spin on the old turntable as well
@janishaldeman33393 жыл бұрын
Yes...
@victorhawkins34613 жыл бұрын
Fagen slap tore up Ruby Baby...who'dathunk that Leiber/Stoller tune for the Drifters could turn out quite so smooth!
@p.a.stewart54463 жыл бұрын
@@victorhawkins3461 So smooth even ice would slip and fall.
@BonnieHalfElven3 жыл бұрын
I liked "IGY," but hearing "Ruby Baby" is what made me jump and buy this album.
@SuperLawz3 жыл бұрын
Love it
@Statickification2 жыл бұрын
This song is one of my favorite jams to this day. I loved it as a kid and I still jam it now.
@SpuddySpud3 жыл бұрын
Love the lyrics of this song. It seems to be a nostalgic view of his youthful optimism. By '76 we'll be aok, 90 minutes from New York to Paris, undersea by rail... Sigh. How did that turn out? In the sleeve notes Fagen says that the songs are about the dreams of a suburban kid growing up in the 50s. The whole album has a nostalgic vibe about the American dream.
@mikek59583 жыл бұрын
Well we did have the Concorde (no longer in existence) that made travel from New York to Paris nearly that quick, and The Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) undersea rail is a reality so...we did get those.
@dumcasta93273 жыл бұрын
the 'royal scam'
@Historian2123 жыл бұрын
@SpuddySpud Exactly. It was an interesting perspective to take, looking back from the Reagan era. Suddenly, we were back to Cold War rhetoric and high-tech visions, just as we were in the late 50s/early 60s. Forget the intervening two decades, we were supposed to want that era back again. Fagin was actually being slyly cynical about it.
@johngardner40963 жыл бұрын
I was going to comment, but this one pretty much said it all.
@Creaulx3 жыл бұрын
@@Historian212 I think the cynicism is quite overt in this tune - there were no two more sarcastic bastards in music than Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
@neilsonlindsay29583 жыл бұрын
Patti Austin on back up vocals. Brilliant stuff from 40 years ago !!
@jeffw69123 жыл бұрын
I read it was Valerie Simpson from Ashford and Simpson
@neilsonlindsay29583 жыл бұрын
@@jeffw6912 ok, well Valerie Simpspn it is then.
@kendudley35533 жыл бұрын
Just can't believe it's been forty years now. Seems like only yesterday that I bought the album, took it out of it's sleeve and heard this incredible sound. IGY has such a nice sound. Another solo song Jamal should try out is Walk Between the Raindrops from Kamakiriad.
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
I never knew either woman was associated with this song. Thanks for the info. Somehow I think it would be Patti Austin.
@HenrikHanssonMusic3 жыл бұрын
Simply the best written, best performed, best sounding album ever.
@jenl31623 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps, indeed! What a great song.
@jackcle45442 жыл бұрын
Found this video, I had this on cassette in the 90's, while in the Army, I would play this on my Sony walk man while driving my Medic track vehicle through Korea, such a great album that needs more recognition!!
@Itelkner3 жыл бұрын
"New Frontier" by Donald Fagen makes a great companion reaction track to this one. Those two tracks kick off the respective sides of this amazing, life-changing album.
@kimberlytaylor85502 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this song on Daddy’s car radio back in the day-it’s still great!👏🏾❤️
@miket.2203 жыл бұрын
This album was so impeccably recorded for the highest fidelity possible, that sound engineers and producers still use it to test sound systems and speakers, as a reference track for their equipment, to this day. Such an amazing album.
@jude7321 Жыл бұрын
That song touches my soul in a way I can't explain, it takes me somewhere I've never been and somewhere I hope to go, to another place. When you held your arm up I knew you were covered in chills, just like me. I get cold chills everytime I hear it and some kind of feeling I don't understand. I woke up this morning while it was still dark, humming this song in my sleep, I haven't heard it in years and years and years. I don't know where it came from but I loved it and had to look it up, and there you were. I loved your reaction to this song, I get that same feeling every time I hear it. I don't know what it is about it but it's some kind of magic. Others have tried to do this song but it's nothing like Donald Fagen! I was right there with you, my brother. What a beautiful world it will be, yes! God bless you and guard you all the days of your life, until we cross the River Jordan. Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🐴🐦🌿❣️🇺🇸
@BluesPlateSpecial653 жыл бұрын
Donald Fagan was the primary singer songwriter for Steely Dan.
@MikeHart723 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is the perfect mix of jazz and rock in my opinion. Donald and Walter shared songwriting duties. There are so many great Steely Dan songs it's impossible to pick out the best. Grab an album and enjoy, doesn't matter which one
@Netromish3 жыл бұрын
Walther Becker's not slouch though :) Listen to Bob Is Not Your Uncle Anymore from his Circus Money-album.
@arthurking68463 жыл бұрын
Becker did most of the writing and production
@travishawkins59233 жыл бұрын
No way
@johnnyjay6693 жыл бұрын
@@arthurking6846 What?! Surprising to hear that. Listen to any Donald Fagen solo album and you’ll find all the marks of a Steely Dan album. Jazz chord voicings, great story telling, master musicians, super production... need I go on? Now compare any Donald Fagen album to any Walter Becker solo effort. No comparison.
@pierrebelliveau64942 жыл бұрын
he plays an instrument called the " Melodica", he straps over his shoulder like a guitar. It's a keyboard based instrument.
@sirsuse3 жыл бұрын
I will donate $25 to your channel if you review the entire album. No joke.
@kaustik1853 жыл бұрын
Same tho haha
@jonantis57903 жыл бұрын
Agree!
@ahernandez89653 жыл бұрын
Deal!
@lcdat3 жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@ShipticCanker3 жыл бұрын
I’m in too
@loismacklin78783 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard this song so many times, just never knew who it was. Thanks ,everyone for requesting. Love this channel for the authentic music people request and the music you play Jamel. 👍
@Antrodemus3 жыл бұрын
I remember this album was so good that the great Mel Torme did covers of the last two songs "The Good-Bye Look" and "Walk Between The Raindrops."
@vonnyb90523 жыл бұрын
I was so excited to see this video in my notifications...for some reason I couldn't get in the comments yesterday...but have already watched the video at least 7 times😁😁...and New frontier
@johnlivingston61623 жыл бұрын
The whole album is a masterpiece
@lennypignatello74932 жыл бұрын
IGU MAN THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS MAYBE 80 or 82 cruising through NYC IN THE SUMMER IGOT GOOSE BUMPS
@trevorpercario10362 жыл бұрын
I cannot stress enough how incredible this entire album is. It is my favorite of all time. The levels of musicianship, sound production, and songwriting genius are second to absolutely nothing.
@drohegda3 жыл бұрын
Jamal when you get chills it's your love for music down to cell level, Watching you respond to all thees Steely Dan songs we know they have that niche in music history for this Beautiful music.you say how can thee 2 men pull all this out of their minds, put it on paper and create this wonderful reeality.I Thank You for playing all thee hit i grew up on and Love and appreciate. You Also.My Friend.
@scottstanton21183 жыл бұрын
Man, you’re going DEEP! Keep Diggin’ Brother! So much Great Music to Explore and Change the Soul!
@fundamentalsofcool5590 Жыл бұрын
I got this album when it came out in 82. This record has everything. Great lyrical content, infectious hook, unforgettable ad libs. If that wasn’t enough engineered to perfection. One of the greatest records of Donald Fagan’s career. Timeless is this masterpiece and I always get emotional because that what great music does! May Peace be upon all of you who listen and love without reserve.
@jadoc50943 жыл бұрын
This song is amazing, and so is the entire album. The Goodbye Look is my favorite. Thanks for getting to this one Jamel! 👍
@prydonia3 жыл бұрын
You can listen to this five hundred more times and you will still be amazed by it and singing along with it. You can't help yourself. I had so much fun watching your reaction, I watched it over again. I couldn't help myself either!
@keithroland99003 жыл бұрын
If you like that song Jamel, check out "New Frontier" off the same album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGfFaXx_j9WBobc
@dbwindhorst12 жыл бұрын
Dude...I've been listening to this song for 40 years and it still give me chills, too. And a few tears.