Steely Dan - Don’t Take Me Alive | REACTION

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Jamel_AKA_Jamal

Jamel_AKA_Jamal

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@scl1smi
@scl1smi 10 ай бұрын
The greatest rock and roll band in history that was neither a band nor played rock and roll. Absolutely astonishingly brilliant.
@2zxodcfm
@2zxodcfm 4 жыл бұрын
This Larry Carlton guitar intro blasted off like a rocket then continued throughout the song on a voyage that will never allow this tune to age a day.
@skylab14
@skylab14 4 жыл бұрын
Nice! 😊
@s1d299
@s1d299 4 жыл бұрын
Yep! KABOOOM (Maybe that case of dynamite was inside his guitar)
@chrispaul9068
@chrispaul9068 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, Larry Carlton is from a far distant universe...🌎
@truckerkevthepaidtourist
@truckerkevthepaidtourist 4 жыл бұрын
what's really cool is there's literally a solo that starts the song thanks to mr. 335..
@markblom8039
@markblom8039 4 жыл бұрын
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist and the solo is so tortured sounding it let's you know the inner workings of the protagonist's mind before the first verse starts.
@zerep11
@zerep11 4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan's musicianship is nothing short of completely astounding, period.
@heartfanjim01
@heartfanjim01 3 жыл бұрын
Of course they were all studio musicians.
@gregscupholm254
@gregscupholm254 4 жыл бұрын
Steely has the most creative, immaculate, stimulating, well-produced, scintillating production values you'll ever find.
@raimundobonilla778
@raimundobonilla778 3 жыл бұрын
What has he done to his old man that wants this fate. "Don't take me alive:.
@jml-rj5re
@jml-rj5re 4 жыл бұрын
"Those deep, deep lyrics. But ya gotta move!" That, my friend, is Steely Dan.
@lamontbogus27
@lamontbogus27 4 жыл бұрын
Doctor Mu indeed my friend, indeed, lol.
@zzremington
@zzremington 4 жыл бұрын
Doctor Mu So,we’ll put
@darrendonahue2797
@darrendonahue2797 3 жыл бұрын
Aliens...👽👽👽👍🏻😜
@wandasprinkle342
@wandasprinkle342 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@alanowens3
@alanowens3 4 жыл бұрын
Who starts a song with a guitar solo, Steely Dan, that's who? I was in the second row for Walter Becker's very last show. Glad we didn't miss it.
@edman79
@edman79 4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't make it. If only I knew it would have been his last I would have done anything to be there.
@wendyweekendgourmet
@wendyweekendgourmet 4 жыл бұрын
We were supposed to see Steely Dan here in San Antonio, but Walter passed away the night before. We has seen them live three times before...awesome live!
@connorwagstaff2348
@connorwagstaff2348 3 жыл бұрын
The Man shredded right up until he went. What a legend
@heartfanjim01
@heartfanjim01 3 жыл бұрын
Larry Carlton said in an interview,that when they listened to the playback before the open cord was used Walter said something was missing,so Larry added the open cord. The rest is history.
@vcpcorp
@vcpcorp 3 жыл бұрын
I was at the first show without Walter. Tulsa about 4 years ago.
@peterblood50
@peterblood50 4 жыл бұрын
The chord progressions alone tell you this is Steely Dan.
@missbelled6700
@missbelled6700 4 жыл бұрын
Check out that very first chord if you have a guitar handy as well. 6 strings, 6 notes. Hope you got 6 fingers.
@1111nolanc
@1111nolanc 4 жыл бұрын
If music was a doctor, I would go to Steely Dan if I was ill.
@johnwriterpoet1783
@johnwriterpoet1783 4 жыл бұрын
I've played the guitar for decades. That opening chord is a 7#9.
@BennyNegroFromQueens
@BennyNegroFromQueens 4 жыл бұрын
Mu
@jomama5406
@jomama5406 4 жыл бұрын
Mu major
@Sean_Farmer
@Sean_Farmer 4 жыл бұрын
Lary Carlton just nails it. That tone and his playing is just magic!
@heartfanjim01
@heartfanjim01 3 жыл бұрын
His bends are so strong and tasteful. When I hear his bends I immediately know it's Carlton.
@5speedMax
@5speedMax 4 жыл бұрын
A guy called the music nostalgic. This sound is nostalgic to me but truthfully its beyond nostalgic. This stuff is outside time and space. Its without boundaries, its eternally great!
@mrfester42
@mrfester42 4 жыл бұрын
Don't EVER apologize for gettin' caught up in the groove. EVER!
@evanneal7604
@evanneal7604 4 жыл бұрын
PHENOMENAL is one word to describe but there is more.
@roberthavard5206
@roberthavard5206 4 жыл бұрын
This song is so awesome on so many levels. The one thing that often gets overlooked is the layering of background voices. The are so well blended and thick. They are done so well, they almost are transparent. These guys were on another level. Larry Carlton once again knocks it out of the solar system!!!!
@bsteven885
@bsteven885 4 жыл бұрын
An exquisite background voice on most of the Steely Dan albums is none other than Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. He gives extra richness to the deep and complex sound Steely Dan delivers album after album.
@oldschool3484
@oldschool3484 4 жыл бұрын
I think steely Dan is timeless, ahead of their time..
@j.c.a2872
@j.c.a2872 4 жыл бұрын
give it up for the great Larry Carlton, one of the best Guitar intros ever IMHO
@connorwagstaff2348
@connorwagstaff2348 3 жыл бұрын
It slaps so hard
@jimparker880
@jimparker880 3 жыл бұрын
I was among a group of guitar students (Berklee) who loved all things LC. Those who sat down and transcribed his licks sounded better right away. When I met LC and told him, he was touched, and we talked string gauges. Memories!
@stanhegeman8751
@stanhegeman8751 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be OT, but Mike Brecker did well for them, too.
@stanhegeman8751
@stanhegeman8751 3 жыл бұрын
Although L.C. Was righteous.
@bobr4987
@bobr4987 3 жыл бұрын
Check out LC's YT videos jamming with Steve Lukather. (FromToto). Steve also plays that sick solo on Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry".
@wpochert
@wpochert 4 жыл бұрын
The epic-ally GREAT Larry Carlton on guitars ladies and gents :)
@mikesimonian484
@mikesimonian484 4 жыл бұрын
The late great Larry Carlton.
@wpochert
@wpochert 4 жыл бұрын
@@mikesimonian484 he is very much still alive. Still performs and even gives free lessons on his website.
@cwilliamrose
@cwilliamrose 4 жыл бұрын
This was about six months ago with a little story about how the first chord of the intro happened; kzbin.info/www/bejne/emO2aKxoqtVggpY
@Elrond_Hubbard1
@Elrond_Hubbard1 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. 335!
@twangbarfly
@twangbarfly 3 жыл бұрын
@@cwilliamrose Thanks for that link!
@lindaweston4482
@lindaweston4482 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I bemoan the fact that I'm 67 years old, but then I realize if I were younger I might have missed Steely Dan altogether, and that would have been a tragedy. They are simply the best. The soundtrack for much of my life.
@fishman211
@fishman211 8 ай бұрын
I'm 80 and have been a fan of Dan for so so many years. I love their blend of jazz, soul and rock and their decision to record with many of the very best instrumentalist of the times. Brilliant musical sense.
@JeffShoults
@JeffShoults 4 ай бұрын
My favorite group by far. I have been dandalized for many many years
@charleshoag1223
@charleshoag1223 4 жыл бұрын
A lot of people believe this song is based on the activities of David Fine, who was involved in the bombing of a building at the University of Wisconsin in Aug of 1970. It was meant as a protest against the university working with military contractors, but an innocent person who was not expected to be in area was killed in the bombing. Thus the "luckless pedestrian". In addition, Fine's father was indeed a book keeper in Oregon. I think the "Crossed my old man" part is that the father paid for the son to go to the school and was thanked by his son doing this terrible deed resulting in the death of someone. Fine was on the run from the law for a long time. The part about the showdown with the dynamite is editorial by steely dan. It never happened.
@gunsmoke6230
@gunsmoke6230 4 жыл бұрын
charles hoag Thanks I always wondered who it was about...
@fpanpurrzachariah6290
@fpanpurrzachariah6290 4 жыл бұрын
Was'nt his father a "book keeper " for the Mob? That's someone you would'nt want to cross.
@minnyh
@minnyh 4 жыл бұрын
Great info thanks m8!
@bobthebear1246
@bobthebear1246 4 жыл бұрын
WOW!! Thank you so much for all of that great info!! Isn't that also the case on which the great 1988 film Running On Empty was based??
@waderearick2031
@waderearick2031 4 жыл бұрын
.Thanks for the backstory of this song👍 Has always been one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. Going to google this story to learn more about it. Was 13 yo in 1970 and don't remember hearing of this in PA.
@brocklanders6172
@brocklanders6172 4 жыл бұрын
The great, great Chuck Rainey on bass.
@phillord786
@phillord786 4 жыл бұрын
Master class in modern bass
@jimcarlson6157
@jimcarlson6157 4 жыл бұрын
the great me on headphones, on pot
@brocklanders6172
@brocklanders6172 4 жыл бұрын
Jim Carlson Go get ‘em!!!
@lesliesterling826
@lesliesterling826 3 жыл бұрын
one of the many great great things about Chuck Rainey is how well he adapted to different kinds of drummers, since he did SO much session work and played with just about everybody. but he had something really special with Rick Marotta in this tune and on Peg--it's like they were inside each other's minds
@brocklanders6172
@brocklanders6172 3 жыл бұрын
@@lesliesterling826 Agreed.
@roadkill7314
@roadkill7314 4 жыл бұрын
I've seen all the great bands in my time. Steely Dan is probably the most musically skilled live band I've ever seen.
@FrancineST56
@FrancineST56 3 жыл бұрын
Same here and I agree! 😎
@heartfanjim01
@heartfanjim01 3 жыл бұрын
I'd have to put Rush right up there with them. 3 guys playing multiple parts of songs and sounding as good as the studio versions.
@roadkill7314
@roadkill7314 3 жыл бұрын
@@heartfanjim01 Hard to argue against that. But I've seen both; I'd still give the nod to Steely Dan; call it #1 and #1A!
@heartfanjim01
@heartfanjim01 3 жыл бұрын
@@roadkill7314 another thing Rush was a band. Steeley Dan was most if not all studio musicians. Rush didn't need to bring in outside musicians for a particular sound or style,they did it themselves.
@roadkill7314
@roadkill7314 3 жыл бұрын
@@heartfanjim01 Yes exactly! I'm not trying to throw shade on Rush; they were undeniably phenomenal. But Steely Dan was composed of some of the finest musicians in the world; that's what made them sound so great! I don't think that detracts at all from my statement: they were the finest band I ever heard live.
@keefmack
@keefmack 4 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song with a lead guitar intro. Masterful playing by Larry Carlton on guitar.
@soaringsisters9169
@soaringsisters9169 4 жыл бұрын
Best way ever to start a song, with a guitar solo
@sirsuse
@sirsuse 4 жыл бұрын
Dude! Seeing your facial expression at the beginning of this song was priceless. It's one of those songs that you can't help but smile all the way through.
@KillerNetDog
@KillerNetDog 4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is the epitome of smooth... And this is one my fave guitar riff tunes..
@jeanniegiaquinto2316
@jeanniegiaquinto2316 4 жыл бұрын
So glad you got into the Dan: the thinking person's band. Perfectionists with some of the most clever and thought-provoking lyrics. I had every one of their albums by the age of 13.
@romangoicoechea9224
@romangoicoechea9224 4 жыл бұрын
The answer is: Steely Dan are elegant in everything they did
@AnthonyPoetica
@AnthonyPoetica 3 жыл бұрын
One of the finest Writing Duo's in Modern Music Steely Dan = "CLASS".
@duanewilson3941
@duanewilson3941 4 жыл бұрын
"hey Larry, think you could throw something together in the beginning of this new song we got?" Larry, "sure, I think I can come up with something." At some point that conversation had to take place, can you imagine what they must have thought when they heard the guitar come through the control room speakers for the first time? Lord have mercy.
@HappyJ
@HappyJ Жыл бұрын
Larry actually tells the story that the song was done and Donnald said the song needs a start. He turned to Larry and said " I know what, a big chord". And as they say, the rest is history.
@cd1857
@cd1857 4 жыл бұрын
You are so lucky, Jamel, to be hearing these Steely Dan songs for the first time. Like getting hit with thunderbolts
@alansmith7626
@alansmith7626 4 жыл бұрын
Mr Larry Carlton on intro, how many songs you know begin with freakazoid brilliant guitar solo! I Love it!
@death2pc
@death2pc 3 жыл бұрын
Beyond brilliant. Pure synergy. The melody........, lyrics, full house ungodly talent and you know the rest.
@timmmahhhh
@timmmahhhh 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this one. I was 13 when Gaucho came out and like most of the pop world I knew that album and Aja. One night in college 1987 at 3am the pop station played this and I was so blown away I had to find the album. I've been in the Steely Dan wormhole ever since.
@TheAcgtrs
@TheAcgtrs 4 жыл бұрын
The song is as relevant, today, as it’s ever been... Larry Carlton was a monster player, in these sessions.
@droopyofthenorthwestmounted
@droopyofthenorthwestmounted 4 жыл бұрын
Any Major Dude Will Tell You, what song to do next. So I did.
@lamontbogus27
@lamontbogus27 4 жыл бұрын
DroopyOfTheNorthwestMounted I can get behind that, great song too.
@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra
@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra 4 жыл бұрын
Yessir! 🤘🔥🤘
@theivory1
@theivory1 4 жыл бұрын
Very undroopy of you.
@droopyofthenorthwestmounted
@droopyofthenorthwestmounted 4 жыл бұрын
@@theivory1 I rose to the occasion. Jamel got wood. Why shouldn't I?
@Matt-iy3zy
@Matt-iy3zy 4 жыл бұрын
I second this.
@danielmccormick700
@danielmccormick700 4 жыл бұрын
There's some Steely Dan songs that fell under my radar and this was one of them. I didn't even really know it existed until 12 years ago, and it was amazing to hear it with fresh ears after 2 decades of listening to the Dan.
@paulself8698
@paulself8698 4 жыл бұрын
Same for me, and I listened to the Royal Scam on many an occasion!
@roger8981
@roger8981 Жыл бұрын
Thanks again Jamal, you never fail to please.
@2715bunky
@2715bunky 4 жыл бұрын
You're the first reactor that makes me feel like you are listening to my recommendations! Thank you for your enthusiasm!
@dt1064
@dt1064 4 жыл бұрын
Best thing about Steely Dan is that the songs are different from each other.
@jesmarluk6635
@jesmarluk6635 4 жыл бұрын
Oh for those days of good music on the radio again. Took it for granted.
@docwobbles
@docwobbles 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs EVER.
@suepedie1
@suepedie1 2 жыл бұрын
I've been lost in Steely Dan's groove for decades! Good place to be! Thank you!
@ETBrenner
@ETBrenner 4 жыл бұрын
As a longtime Dan Fan, it's a pleasure to watch you discover their work. They are such a unique blend of brains and grooves and snark.
@67tomcat
@67tomcat 4 жыл бұрын
The greatest Steely Dan song! Fun to watch your reactions and hear your comments. Thanks for sharing.
@mitchellmccook4122
@mitchellmccook4122 4 жыл бұрын
Ok, you have I think played ever song, including this one off the best Steely Dan album, The Royal Scam, Now it's time to play the best song on the album The Royal Scam I believe you will love it ! Love your reactions !
@Margar02
@Margar02 4 жыл бұрын
Oh not even close. He has SEVERAL to go. Including Caves of Altamira. !
@private151
@private151 4 жыл бұрын
@@Margar02 BEFORE THE FALL
@Matt-iy3zy
@Matt-iy3zy 4 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!!!! YOU DID IT!!!! HAHA THANK YOU ONE OF THE GREATEST!!!! Love listening with you as always!!! 🤝👏🙌✌️pz king!
@notdn
@notdn 4 жыл бұрын
have been thousands of songs & artists (music historian and analyst) and "dont take me alive" is still the greatest guitar intro i ever heared
@davidyoung2534
@davidyoung2534 3 жыл бұрын
I tend to agree, it's like, try and catch your breath, recover, then theres a great song, more guitar, more great song, more great guitar, everything's either great or mindblowing.IMVHO !
@mikehenson819
@mikehenson819 3 жыл бұрын
They worked with the absolute best, and took their meticulous time in the they're craft. The more you know about them, the more you can appreciate what they've done! Thanks for the jams.
@chrisv966
@chrisv966 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate these reactions, namely to Steely Dan. The more reactions you do of their music, the more I begin to appreciate it beyond just the samples. Such good music!!
@ianwicks2998
@ianwicks2998 4 жыл бұрын
I have grown up with this music and it is such a joy to see a modern world music dude experiencing and enjoying the sheer quality of this musical craftmanship at its finest from back in the day, proof indeed that it defies the passing of time. Spiritually uplifting is how I describe Steely Dan's music, who could not get cuaght up in it when listening to it. Fabulous stuff.
@2bteachable2
@2bteachable2 4 жыл бұрын
Repeating my humble request for Steely Dan “The Caves of Altamira.” When you finally get the opportunity to listen to this song, it will be worth your time. (You might even ask yourself, “why did I wait so long?”)
@LAV3RN244
@LAV3RN244 4 жыл бұрын
Yes this is my favorite Steely Dan song! Need it
@okdenny
@okdenny 4 жыл бұрын
I second that request.
@scottbilger9294
@scottbilger9294 4 жыл бұрын
Third
@peterbellini6102
@peterbellini6102 4 жыл бұрын
I love this album Birnie. I think when the Dan go tripping down to the Carib, it gets mind-blowing: Haitian Divorce. Nuff said...
@gm9162
@gm9162 4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you on this. Hopefully he will review "The Caves of Altamira".
@scottjordan6569
@scottjordan6569 3 жыл бұрын
I loved this song from the first time I heard it. I still love it.
@katherinebarich3192
@katherinebarich3192 4 жыл бұрын
I love how the guitar intro right away suggests "something isn't quite right". That bit of dissonant fuzz mirrors the mindset of this guy holed up during a psychotic break.
@michaelfierstone3948
@michaelfierstone3948 3 жыл бұрын
I remember as a 16th year old hearing Larry Carlton’s intro which literally cut right through me and still does 45 years later. Steely Dan are just the most innovative, exciting song writers and musicians whose sound and lyrics sound as fresh and exciting as they did when first released.
@briansimon4363
@briansimon4363 4 жыл бұрын
Been a Dan fan since they started. Best intro ever on anything!
@kristiemao4275
@kristiemao4275 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Carlton's guitar solo at the beginning always gives me shivers.
@dcaseng
@dcaseng 4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest intros of all time.
@Marcoanfieldforever72
@Marcoanfieldforever72 6 ай бұрын
Truuuuuue, awesome intro
@timmi59
@timmi59 2 жыл бұрын
Man. This is awesome. I’m sorry I caught it two years on. Great take on everything. The lyrics have always given me a bit of a chill. I love the mechanized hum of another world. Rock on 🤘
@therealnitrouso2
@therealnitrouso2 4 жыл бұрын
I've loved this tune since high school. PS - You're ALLOWED - indeed ENCOURAGED - to get caught up in the groove!
@robinbeers6689
@robinbeers6689 4 жыл бұрын
I love this series. Watching you hear these songs for the first time reminds me of when I heard them first. The same sense of wonder.
@FenderBassMan
@FenderBassMan 4 жыл бұрын
"What an intro!" Brought to you by the maestro himself, Larry Carlton!
@gh9111
@gh9111 3 жыл бұрын
Such unique and distinctive lyrics from SD. You know it's them instantly. I grew up on them in the 70's.
@jtcolo43
@jtcolo43 4 жыл бұрын
So sad Walter Becker passed away. Him and Donald Fagen were staples of talent for 40 yrs. Thanks for playing it. That whole album. You rock bro!
@pierrem.martelli5173
@pierrem.martelli5173 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Jamal ! It's a real pleasure for a 58 years old guy like myself to SEE you enjoying those Steely Dan songs (and other's), as I'm an ooooold fan of their music. Makes me remembering the SHOCKING thrill I had when I discovered Steely Dan at the time… and still love it just the same NOW. I would suggest you to check any Frank Zappa songs (preferate live playings) or maybe Elephant Talk by King Crimson. Cheers from France !
@thzzzt
@thzzzt 4 жыл бұрын
Ditto on Elephant Talk. That's from another world.
@SPohl-zy4rz
@SPohl-zy4rz 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jamal. Always love hearing your gentle, reassuring voice. "Don't Take Me Alive" is a masterpiece with Larry Carlton totally killing it. The Dan's lyrics always seem to involve some type of underdog scenario where: 1.) it's them against the world, or 2.) something illegal's going down, or 3.) they're losing at something somehow. The groove in their music is unmistakable and that along with their gorgeous orchestration brings them up to the SUPER FINE level in music. (Hope you'll consider "My Rival.")
@sirsuse
@sirsuse 4 жыл бұрын
This is one song I just can't get enough of. IT FREAKIN' 🎸ROCKS 🎸
@garyedwards278
@garyedwards278 4 жыл бұрын
YES Stealy Dan STILL MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE every time I listen him.
@godbluffvdgg
@godbluffvdgg 4 жыл бұрын
"them"
@gerhardbraatz6305
@gerhardbraatz6305 4 жыл бұрын
@@godbluffvdgg And Steely
@godbluffvdgg
@godbluffvdgg 4 жыл бұрын
@@gerhardbraatz6305 I like Jethro Tull too...He's cool!
@KandKs_GG
@KandKs_GG 4 жыл бұрын
@@godbluffvdgg 🤣
@godbluffvdgg
@godbluffvdgg 4 жыл бұрын
@@KandKs_GG And, a tiny little empty square box to you too! :)
@stevencole8880
@stevencole8880 4 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite songs from any era or band. Thanks for sharing, Jamel.
@stevencantrellzenroom7383
@stevencantrellzenroom7383 4 жыл бұрын
They’re everything Every Thing
@ohjoy40
@ohjoy40 2 жыл бұрын
Just amazing song. They are perfection. Can play this song over and over and never gets old.
@denatokaya315
@denatokaya315 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, this group can definitely pull you in. My husband and I always listened to the entire album at once before listening to anything else!
@georgehampton25
@georgehampton25 4 жыл бұрын
One of their greatest! But then again I say that about all of them.
@larrybutler4964
@larrybutler4964 4 жыл бұрын
I'm one of the people wanting to get you to listen to this one, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Try: Night By Night (Steely Dan).
@jeannemarie1661
@jeannemarie1661 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic opening-the slight distortion on the guitar (Larry thank you) then the drums!! I Love Steely Dan always and forever...And also, out of all my favorites from my youth, this band still sounds fresh and not dated after 50 years, That is quite the feat.
@-R.Gray-
@-R.Gray- 4 жыл бұрын
Larry Carlton, the guitarist, also played the solos on "Kid Charlemagne", but being a studio guitarist probably played on other things you have heard - like the theme music for the TV show Hill Street Blues.
@sinenominecc
@sinenominecc 4 жыл бұрын
One of the geniuses of the electric.
@ragjamrock
@ragjamrock 4 жыл бұрын
Larry Carlton also played with the Crusaders.Check out SPIRAL on Those Southern Knights album.
@-R.Gray-
@-R.Gray- 4 жыл бұрын
@@ragjamrock Yeah I saw him as a long haired white kid playing with The Crusaders in 1976.
@XHuntinatorX
@XHuntinatorX 4 жыл бұрын
Now, that I didn’t know... I will have to go back and listen to that with new ears. I remember that being a great showpiece as were a lot of those from that era. Think that song was called “Angie”? I tried to learn it on the keys once... not my instrument.
@-R.Gray-
@-R.Gray- 4 жыл бұрын
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@stevekelley9697
@stevekelley9697 4 жыл бұрын
This sound is a unbelievable amount of effort in the studio. Truly world class musicians all the way around.
@hypno59
@hypno59 4 жыл бұрын
These guys tell a story. It's like literature set to great music or, at the very least, a novel set to a groovy beat. Pop music don't do that anymore; they just manipulate your basic urges, man.Whoopy doo .. let's get dumb!
@TheAirConditionerGuy
@TheAirConditionerGuy 3 жыл бұрын
Pop music??? Dont ever insult Steely Dan like that. They are a Rock & Roll band thru and thru.
@annuvynarawn392
@annuvynarawn392 4 жыл бұрын
Incredible guitar work and such amazing lyrics.
@JCostlowMedia
@JCostlowMedia 4 жыл бұрын
thats Larry Carlton on guitar, he played on alot of Steely Dan songs especially on the Aja album and Royal Scam album.
@edreynolds3745
@edreynolds3745 Жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to these guys ... "Could it be that I have found my home at last" ? ... JEEEZ !!!!
@PadreJud
@PadreJud 4 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear you come back to Steely Dan. (Edited: Thank you for doing "Dr. Wu"!)
@liamlockhart-rush5497
@liamlockhart-rush5497 4 жыл бұрын
Yes please!
@VallejoBrawler
@VallejoBrawler 4 жыл бұрын
Have you done all you can do? Can you hear me doctor... That song can put me in tears some days.
@debbiebatt1685
@debbiebatt1685 4 жыл бұрын
YES!
@ammaleslie509
@ammaleslie509 4 жыл бұрын
He hasn't done Dr. Wu yet???
@PadreJud
@PadreJud 4 жыл бұрын
@@ammaleslie509 Yes, he has since done it. And it's a classic!
@TheCornishCockney
@TheCornishCockney 4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan,perfection in music.
@timmccreight8075
@timmccreight8075 4 жыл бұрын
Both solos--but especially the introductory one--are amazing not just because they work perfectly (as written all over Jamal's face) bt because they are among the most harmonically complex yet completely listenable solos ever played.
@moetrymwm7807
@moetrymwm7807 4 жыл бұрын
I got into Steely Dan In High School. Couldn't be happier that I did. Hold this band in the highest regard. RIP Walter Becker.
@alansmith7626
@alansmith7626 4 жыл бұрын
the groove was Larry Carlton, everynote he played I could see it get you...that dude will blow your mind...was like I love SD and Carlton and they got together...lol
@brianifitness3656
@brianifitness3656 4 жыл бұрын
When I first heard this song, I was like wow, a combo of jazz and rock... this sounds like Steely Dan! And it was!!!
@zackattack635
@zackattack635 4 жыл бұрын
Seems like the boys watched Dog Day Afternoon and decided to write a song. Dirty guitar work, great song.
@Revelwoodie
@Revelwoodie 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, one of my favorite movies EVER. But I don't think this really matches up. The twist of this song is that he's more afraid of his father than he is of death. Very different motivations. Al Pacino's character isn't motivated by fear as much as his sense of duty.
@tking1170
@tking1170 4 жыл бұрын
@Zach Fisher Don't Take Me Alive is about David Sylvan Fine, the youngest of the Sterling Hall bombers (at the University of Wisconsin- Madison) who was captured ins San Rafael, California in January of 1976. Despite the title of the song he WAS taken alive, spent three years in prison and eventually became a paralegal in Oregon. The 'luckless pedestrian' is the only casualty of the Sterling Hall bombing . In the press, David Fine's father was listed as a bookkeeper or salesman in the Portland, Oregon area.
@Revelwoodie
@Revelwoodie 4 жыл бұрын
@@tking1170 Oh, shall we get into a debate about authorial intent and contextualism?
@zackattack635
@zackattack635 4 жыл бұрын
tking1170 okay, but that kid probably watched Dog Day Afternoon so...
@Revelwoodie
@Revelwoodie 4 жыл бұрын
@@zackattack635 And Zach just hit on contextualism. I'm a housewife with a philosophy degree. In quarantine. Please argue with me. (Totally messing with you. But kinda not.)
@ryanhallwrites
@ryanhallwrites 4 жыл бұрын
Some of the best and most soulful lead guitar work on SD’s entire catalog.
@michaelrfisher
@michaelrfisher 4 жыл бұрын
You should check out some Talking Heads. I'd suggest "Psycho Killer," "Once In A Lifetime" and "Burning Down The House."
@phillebo
@phillebo 4 жыл бұрын
Good choices and they need to be from "Stop Making Sense" movie.
@georgerigberg4335
@georgerigberg4335 4 жыл бұрын
@@phillebo With Bernie Worell!
@knightni73
@knightni73 4 жыл бұрын
YES! I'm so glad that you finally got to this! The guitar in this song is legendary.
@MichaelTrogdon1990
@MichaelTrogdon1990 4 жыл бұрын
The Caves of Altamira Babylon Sisters Glamour Profession King of the World
@Revelwoodie
@Revelwoodie 4 жыл бұрын
Damned fine taste in Steely Dan.
@c4lderone649
@c4lderone649 4 жыл бұрын
He’s pretty close to finishing out Royal Scam...
@MichaelTrogdon1990
@MichaelTrogdon1990 4 жыл бұрын
@@c4lderone649 The Caves of Altamira Sign In Stranger The Fez Green Earrings Everything You Did The Royal Scam Jamel still has a ways to go but he's getting there.
@sipesthebest128
@sipesthebest128 4 жыл бұрын
Here at the Western World, Night by Night, Home at Last
@ReallyGoodEnergy
@ReallyGoodEnergy 4 жыл бұрын
Great songs to share! I suggested Your Gold Teeth! Green Earrings is an amazing tune also! Love Steely Dan!
@adriennepender673
@adriennepender673 4 жыл бұрын
I think this is my favorite song from "The Royal Scam," among a collection of stellar songs. So glad you've reacted to this!!
@matts6272
@matts6272 4 жыл бұрын
So easy to get caught in their grooves. Even so, how did you miss those lyrics?! The guy is holed up somewhere with a case of dynamite, pleading with cops to not take him alive. Classic Steely Dan lyrics and characters!
@IONATVS
@IONATVS 4 жыл бұрын
The story of desparate man begging for Suicide by Cop...not one you hear often in any musical genre.
@MK-fc2hn
@MK-fc2hn 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think he missed the lyrics.. he wanted some insight into the backstory.. which is the story that led up to the main story.. sometimes lyrics don't tell that part directly but they can be deduced from the lyrics.. and sometimes it is left entirely up to the listener to imagine what led up to it.. many examples but stairway to heaven by led zeppelin is one song open to many interpretations.. or babylon sisters by steely dan.. many different interpretations.. one of my favorites by them.. and just great lyrically.. like so many other of their songs!
@rgraglia
@rgraglia 4 жыл бұрын
great band, clean, jazzy, rocky, funky, genius
@clintatk
@clintatk 4 жыл бұрын
Jamal, when you look up "well crafted" in the dictionary, you find a picture of Steely Dan. 👍
@markdelacruz1322
@markdelacruz1322 11 ай бұрын
They started in writing in 1974 and their legacy lives on today, right up through Aja. THEY ROCKED!
@RickTBL
@RickTBL 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Jamel, if you get caught up in the groove, just play it twice.
@lamontbogus27
@lamontbogus27 4 жыл бұрын
RickTBL hey, that's what I did, got caught up in the groove, then replayed it several times to figure out the lyrics, all before they had youtube lyric videos, lol.
@swampfizz
@swampfizz 4 жыл бұрын
Amen Brother...was waiting for this one...thanks...I got lost in the groove too!!!
@MonicaDBrini
@MonicaDBrini 4 жыл бұрын
Finally!!! Thank you. But there’s more. So much more. Will you please listen to “Time out of Mind”?
@jeffhiggins8087
@jeffhiggins8087 4 жыл бұрын
This is my all time favorite Steely Dan song. Super Fantastic in every way!
@raycunneff1243
@raycunneff1243 4 жыл бұрын
Don't apologize for getting caught up in the groove; that just means " Mission accomplished" for Steely Dan.
@sirsuse
@sirsuse 4 жыл бұрын
This is a song that I frequently play on repeat.
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