Steely Dan - Do It Again *DayOne Reacts*

[@gregorypowell1311]

Steely Dan always brought in the best studio musicians in the business for their songs ! That's why the background instrumentals were so great !

[@paulprendergast3184]

This entire album is 🔥. Each song unique with great instrumentals, vocals and lyrics.

[@robertlear2735]

There was an electric sitar solo in this song. They are more like a regular electric guitar than an actual sitar. I once played one in a music store in the mid 60's

[@ronhoffman7941]

And he went home and learned that solo overnight and came back and recorded it

[@buddystewart2020]

Coral Electric Sitar, to be specific. And Denny Dias play the shit outta it on that solo.

[@maha77]

When I saw the dance-moves I knew it had the stamp of approval. It's amazing, I've been hearing this song for 50 years now, it's intertwined in the soundtrack of my entire life!

[@quicktastic]

I love how Angela takes notes now. Doesn't want to forget something. :)

[@bluesrock1]

The solo was Denny Dias playing an Electric Sitar.

[@danreed5171]

If you want to groove...put on some Steely Dan

[@paulobrien9572]

Easily my favorite Steely Dan song both lyrically and musicly

[@primalengland]

I was 19 years old and working offshore oil in the UK. This came on the radio. I helicoptered back to Whitehaven, went to a record shop and bought the album. Dan has been the soundtrack to my life for 50 years. I’m 69 now. I have everything Donald and Walter have produced. You can take everything out of my long life…… just leave the Dan.

[@owenbb505]

Steely Dan: another band you cant go wrong with...everything they have grooves. So good to see you in this rabbit hole Angela. As always, your dance moves keep me smiling! ☺🧡🧡

[@johngardner4096]

The OP is definitely not wrong!

[@chrisnicol1644]

You are a great chair dancer... Very natural...

[@firebrand7681]

This was Steely Dan's DEBUT album. Amazing sophistication, patience and development in each track. An incredible album that has stood the test of 50 years. Love the reaction!

[@mauriciodelarosa2449]

Angela with the moves only one thing to say Do It Again 😍

[@colinweir3203]

Welcome to old school, skill and talent, your generation has missed sooooo much.

[@eddiemi]

Black Cow, Josie, Peg

[@buddystewart2020]

That percussion instrument you talking about is called a Güero (ɡwiɾo). It's a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stick or tines along the notches to produce a ratchet sound. Modern one's are often made of synthetic materials and sometimes metal.

[@markcosenza3274]

Imagine a high school freshman hearing this for the first time after being released. It truly is timeless.

[@dcalab]

I like My Old School and Rikki Don't Lose That Number from Steely Dan.

[@guybettyrahem3937]

TOUT SIMPLEMENT LE PLUS EXTRAORDINAIRE LE PLUS GIGANTESQUE LE PLUS MONUMENTAL SOLO DE GUITARE DU 20 ÈME SIÈCLE ( en réalité une guitare sitare) ET UN MORCEAU EXTRAORDINAIRE RENTRÉ DEPUIS LONGTEMPS DANS LA GRANDE HISTOIRE DE LA MUSIQUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUPÉFIANT ET TOTALEMENT HISTORIQUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Un des plus grands moments de l'histoire de la musique !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SURNATUREL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FAGEN ET LE REGRETTÉ BECKER sont deux des plus grands génies de l histoire de la musique tout simplement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dernière chose le PRODIGE qui exécute ce morceau D'ANTHOLOGIE qu'est ce solo de guitare sitare est un des membres fondateurs de STEELY DAN il s'appelle DENIS DIAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GUY

[@bobfunck6749]

the first solo instrument is an electric sitar played by a guitar player so it has a lot of guitar technique

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

1972 one guy would have a tiny 9v transistor radio and the rest of us huddled around listening to this in school playground.

[@patricksherwin7604]

California American. I'm 55. Steely was required. Where have you been. Music is music. I love it all. Big bands, blue grass, Motown, Elvis, jitter bug, 60s , 70s, little 80s, Caribbean. Rush, Eric Clapton, The Who, Pink Floyd, Skinard. If it's great its great. Life on earth didn't start In the year 2000. Beethoven, Wagner ,all the classics. Were do you think it came from. Good choice.

[@tonyherrera2570]

I agree with Paul O’Brian…I love Steely Dan, so many of their songs bring back great memories of my teen and early adult years but Do It Again is a vibe unto itself👍🏼😎….

[@Seanriver316]

"Kid Charlemagne" and "Black Cow" are two great tunes.

[@centuryrox]

Probably my favorite Steely Dan song, right up there with "Rikki Don't Lose That Number".

[@gloryboundkev]

Used to listen to this when I was heading home to San Diego from driving trucks all over the nation.

[@butterflymama0838]

Steely Dan is great! So many great songs. You can't go wrong with any of them, Angela.

[@morphadventures]

One of my , if the favourite guitar solo's ever. which by the way is a Electric Sitar guitar ( Danelecltro ?) by Denny Dias I believe

[@brevlod]

Saw this band at Manchester back in 1974, the pretzel logic tour, dragged along as a 12 year old to the concert by big brother. No interest in them at the time but as I grew they became part of my record collection. Sadly big brother now passed away and any time I hear any of their music it always brings back memories of that time as a 12 year old.

[@solofly5793]

That psychedelic groove that takes you to another place please- do it again ✨✨✨

[@williamscoggin1509]

Omg, I love me some steely Dan ?!!! 🇺🇲👍🏻❤️👀😎👽🧚🦸🕺💃

[@leightnite3056]

Get everything they ever did, Immediately! Some of the best sounding (produced/engineered) records of the 70s as well! Cynical, hilarious, and even baffling lyrical content also awaits you on this journey, please keep diggin!

[@randyobrien2836]

Oh yeah, I grew up in the right era.

[@bobk9572]

That sound was a electric sitar guitar - it't sort of like a regular guitar but it has a special bridge on it that makes it sounds like a sitar. So anyone that can play the guitar can play it.

[@gilshows4660]

Ok you’re into it now ! Give these 2 guys some time, and you’ll be glad you did ! Some of the most amazing and complex musical arrangements of all time ! You’re probably not going to like everything they do, but, lol, Just to get you totally hooked, try these first ! F M, Deacon Blues, Pretzel Logic, Babylon Sisters, Glamor Profession, Hey Nineteen. Seat belt on, hard to put a category on them, bluesy/ funky is close, Always best studio musicians on planet ! You’ll see !

[@mcbeezee2120]

The Steely Dan treasure chest is a very deep one to explore. "Glamor Profession" has some beautiful guitar work too. Ah hell, so much of their stuff does.😁

[@markmoses4646]

Man, I've always loved these lyrics. And you are the best dancer. Don't stop!

[@domroc5776]

Steely Dan is one of the greatest bands of all time

[@patrickwilson7318]

DayOne, please check out 'It Makes no Difference' by The Band. This is as good as it gets. I'm surprised you haven't been turned on to this classic written by Robbie Robertson of The Band. A real treat for sentimentalists like you.

[@gotrhythm1]

The percussion instrument you talked about is a Cabasa.

[@504ESmith]

Love Steely Dan. Saw them in concert in the summer. Thank you for playing all the music I grew up on. No one loves Bee Gees more than me, lol. RIH Andy, Maurice and Robin. Love you too, keep the great classics coming.

[@davidhapka5410]

Steely Dan's catalog stacks up against anyone 😎

[@johnthegreek5836]

This album is a masterpiece from Steely Dan

[@ericanderson8886]

The backing tract matches the lyrics so perfectly. It just oozes the Las Vegas scene. A well done song for sure.

[@celisahelmer5222]

Check out “The Dukes of September” playing live together with Donald Fagan, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs! They play each other’s songs and they all still sound great. I saw Boz and Micheal live at the Waikiki Shell about 10-12 years ago. I guess Donald couldn’t make it, but it was a great concert!! I think they are still touring together!

[@ThePeaceableKingdom]

If you're not diggin' the lyrics, I can tell you're diggin' the groove!

[@williamscoggin1509]

The secondary solo you were asking about could have either been a guitar with effects to change the sound, or it could have been another keyboard set up to sound that way. I've been listening to steely Dan since about 1970 and I am 65 years old now and I'm thinking it was another keyboard. Of course I could be wrong. LOL

[@dggydddy59]

The percussion instrument you're asking about is called a cabasa. And I see several people have already told you about the electric sitar, which is played exactly like a regular guitar. You also heard one playing the other day on Redbone's Come & Get Your Love. It was just played much simpler in that song, so you may not realize it's the same instrument. Cheers!

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

As others have already stated, yes, it was an electric sitar. Steely Dan was two guys, one has passed, but they always used fantastic studio musicians to back them.

[@grahampreston5153]

Great track great band so avante gard. If you love this track try lead singer Donald Fagen's solo album The Nightfly. It is SUPERB! It has a real easy soft jazz 50's vibe to it. The tracks will stay in your head for days humming and singing them too yourselfwithout you knowing lol. Great eaction Angela. Love you loads.

[@frankpentangeli7945]

Love this album, love this song! The instrumental part reminds me a lot of Santana. Beautiful stuff!

[@davids5336]

They always surprised listeners with their next song! They kept it exciting and innovative! This song gives me a Middle Eastern and Far Eastern vibe, mixed with Psychedelia and many other categories I can't think of!

[@randlnickel9196]

Brilliant SONG

[@josephapplebee9111]

Should give "Deacon Blues" from Aja a listen..but so many good songs from SD.

[@allendesalme197]

That whole album is great

[@garyhamalainen1651]

That was a really cool "Steely Dance" you created there Ms.Angela......... I may have to watch it once every week....... yes, an electric sitar in the mid-section

[@IshwaraYogaNET]

First half dozen albums are gems all the way through, this is off the first album i think, beautiful, never gets tired listening xxx

[@mikecaetano]

"Do It Again" is my favorite Steely Dan song. It reminds me of when I was a kid back in the seventies discovering FM rock radio for the first time. And yes, it's a great song for a drive in the car or a longer road trip. Nice to see that you've reacted to a lot of Steely Dan already. A few great tunes you haven't reacted to yet include "Reelin' In the Years", "Kid Charlemagne", "Deacon Blues", "Hey Nineteen", "Black Friday", and "Josie" among many others. Good stuff!

[@diogenesagogo]

Night By Night is possibly my favourite, if I have to choose. Takes me straight to Noo Yoik (even though I've never been there, & never will).

[@johngardner4096]

Watching you groove to this music makes me want to see how you'd react to: "Bodhisattva" by Steely Dan; "Hocus Pocus" by Focus; "Pick Up The Pieces" by Average White Band

[@TonyM1961]

Steely Dan is just awesome music no matter what song you choose. Do it again is only one of their many hits. You might want to check out Hey Nineteen and Reeling In The Years next... both bangers. Love watching your reactions and can always tell when you are liking what you hear when your eyes light up with that mischievous grin and then here come the dance moves. Keep up the great work

[@kevinmclean1829]

You can't go wrong with Steely Dan. Great band and great reaction.

[@andrewmadeloni7173]

Looked you were having so much fun with this one...

[@trevorholden7423]

The first solo is Denny Dias on electric sitar, cool huh!

[@sergiodavila5269]

The ultimate jazz-rock song 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@SIR-DanielHunter]

That was a electric sitāra or sitar in the west. a plucked stringed instrument, it comes from Indian, The Beatles and rolling stones made them popular in the 60s. I was taught to play one at 15 by my hippy uncle. After playing guitar for so long it was hard to get my rhythm right really never did. Hard to play for me it sounded like scalding cats most the time.. Lol

[@danreed5171]

Hey try Steely Dan - 'Josie' u'll dig that......

[@rkw2917]

It's still fresh today Not much music ages this well

[@vicprovost2561]

Nice, as others mentioned, great song and album, they were always a quality listen and a genre unto themselves. If you have not already, try Reeling In the Years, another big hit you would love. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@frikster5176]

Angela Nice Reaction....This is my favorite Steely Dan song

[@randlnickel9196]

The best Electric piano Guitar Intro EVER

[@greg2976]

I'm so glad you listened to the long version!!!!! Much better!

[@tayclarets]

One of my all time favorites. Glad you finally played it Angela. Love ya.

[@ronhoffman7941]

Great song Great band

[@ivarwinter3049]

I get a kick out of the kids who ask us, "How did you dance to this" we'd just smile and say "In our minds because we were too stoned to move"

[@graciesmom1477]

One on the best bands EVER.

[@randlnickel9196]

Bought this Album when it came out HUHWOW

[@rkw2917]

Welcome to the one of the finest groups that have been If you liked this one then you will be addicted

[@robertbagley9199]

Oh the memories!

[@AK99581]

Electric sitar, basically a regular guitar with a special bridge on it that makes the strings buzz like a sitar

[@dannycasson1551]

That’s a great question. I’ve been listening and loving this song for decades and never really thought about that instrument, assuming it was a guitar with effects. But I see below that it was indeed an electric sitar! That’s why I love these reactions…

[@danreed5171]

organ Steely DAn is 2 guys............a guitarist and piano/keyboard dude...way kool

[@levpoplow7354]

Glad to see you're checking out Steely Dan. You can't go wrong going down this rabbit hole. They made so much incredible music. This was a great debut album. But, to those who said they never topped this I would you ask, have you never listened to Katy Lied, The Royal Scam, or Aja? The thing about Steely Dan is that unlike some bands who never change their sound was different from one album to the next because they Fagan and Becker were always growing and experimenting.

[@clasmaster1471]

Call it yacht rock or whatever you want but it’s just a jam!

[@quietwyatt4045]

That was Skunk Baxter (one of the most in demand guitarists of the time) on electric guitar with a sitar effect

[@denislinehan5581]

Best way to teach recidivism to first year paych students is Steely Dan!

[@clare1061]

Donald Fagen did a solo album called The Nightfly check out 2 songs on it “Ruby baby“ and “Maxine“

[@larrynintendo6838]

On the chillest days, I cook breakfast to this song in my robe. Hahaha

[@DayOneReacts]

YES!😉

[@randlnickel9196]

Over and Over AGAIN

[@dddube12]

Awesome song. And great reaction!!!! Knew She’d like this one!!!!! ❤

[@ramonalfaro3252]

This is by far my favorite SD song!

[@c.s.m.k5737]

A truly 70s groovy number.

[@leightnite3056]

You've also earned my like n' subscription, Congratulations 🎊 👏!!!

[@crazydale1000]

It's hard to go wrong with The Dan Check out Green Earrings. Some serious funk bass by Chuck Raney

[@kemherron1140]

Carlos Santana, Sampi PA Ti, ( come dance with me)

[@charlesf2804]

If you liked this song, you'd probably like "People Gotta Move" by Gino Vannelli. It was all over the radio in the 70s.

[@kelvinthompson1660]

Good to see you enjoying!

[@kevinmiller5526]

Nice work again...... thank you :)

[@richardcook2041]

Where can you hear music like this❤?

[@garyfallows1123]

You should have a listen to a release from the 80's called Do It Again/Billie Jean, by Clubhouse, it is this song mixed over the backing track for Billie Jean, quite a big hit round the clubs of the UK back then

[@stevedahlberg8680]

The more of your reactions that I stumble across, the more impressed I am. You are a treasure. I'm a musician so I think about things that way but I'm also very physical and I've also played a lot live besides just studio and composing stuff and my favorite thing in every band I've ever been in is to get people dancing. And I've tended to be attracted to bands that together we all have that capability. And then it's not just the energy of it which is fantastic, it's just seeing how everybody has their own little dance flare and what they decide to pull out for a given thing. It's so fun you are so tapped into all that stuff as well as the music.