STEELY DAN - GLAMOUR PROFESSION | STRANGE!!! | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@PogueMahone1]

Steely Dan is the deepest, richest, rabbit hole in all of music. Many people have gone down it, never to return. Have fun exploring.

[@hans-jrgenbjrnstad9180]

There is a lot of rabbit holes to go down these days and Fagen/Becker is by far the most enjoyable

[@ceddyharris6340]

I love Steely Dan, but Frank Zappa might be an even deeper rabbit hole

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

Amen! The closer you listen to Steely Dan, the more you listen. 🤯🤯🤯

[@PogueMahone1]

@@ceddyharris6340 However, the Dan is much friendlier to the ear and more approachable to the listener.

[@dereklowe946]

I love Glamour Profession,it must be one of Steely Dan's most underrated tracks. A fabulous piece of music.

[@stevegirardmedia2255]

Gotta realize that the Dan creates an entire atmosphere around their song concepts. This song, about a drug dealer living his happy life supplying the rich but shallow LA crowd with goodies, reflects that ultra-slick, cruising around LA in a fancy convertible feeling.

[@johnnygraz4712]

Steely Dan is in a genre of its own. People have been trying to categorize them for 50 years and nobody's figured it out yet.

[@msburton1406]

Walter said that Steely Dan is a rock band that likes to swing .

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

Welcome to the Steely Dan rabbit hole: the closer you listen, the *more* you listen. 🤩 They reward attention. There is a *lot* of work invested in what you hear. I love this track, and think it is sadly overlooked. So much to enjoy: The bouncing beat, sort of like a basketball. :) The bouncing beat/guitar/keyboards/bass contrasted against the mournful, foreboding horns, just like the lavish, happy lifestyle, leading to ruin. Our narrator, dying for validation (literally), imagining himself a star--as he destroys them with drugs. And of course the stellar musicianship. I'll leave it to others to fill you in on Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the founding members, who swapped whole bands of stellar musicians in and out to play the scores they wrote.

[@aspenward390]

When you take a woman on a date, put on some Steely Dan, and watch her reaction. If she "gets it" and loves it, then she's a keeper.

[@willasacco9898]

Yep - excellent advice.

[@mikeloomis687]

Yep....my wife of 24 years had "The Nightfly" on vinyl in her collection when we were dating. I was impressed.

[@metaphoria3]

They usually like it eitherway

[@66TJP]

LARRY CARLTON

[@pranktheroyal]

@@66TJP No, Steve Khan was on this track.

[@teelurizzo8542]

Lyrics about a fictitious Los Angeles celebrity Athlete - Hoops McCann - who is a Sports star, wealthy and famous, but also secretly addicted to cocaine; but the twist is that he's not only a user but also secretly deals coke to his coterie of proteges and his circle of 'celebrity wanna-be friends'. These lyrics are a criticism to L.A./Hollywood celebrity culture of the late 1970s. But the music has great jazzy chord changes and an infectious 'hook', and some outstanding guitar work from Steve Khan, as well as a perfect piano solo by Rob Mounsey.. Also most notably is the groove/beat - not the typical late 1970s 'Disco' drum pattern; note the constant bass drum on every down beat, is a way this groove more in tune w/ a late 1980s/early 1990s -type of 'Dance Music' style. Quite revolutionary for its time if you ask me. Steely Dan is essentially mix/Fusion of Pop-Jazz-Rock, w/ elements of R&B, Soul, Blues.

[@19brittani]

SD 80s drug song.. with a hint of disco, pop, and funk... the bass line is epic. love it

[@kaydantonio3719]

Yes, I agree. You really should spend more time with Steely Dan. Such extraordinary musicians and musicianship, perfectionists and perfection, interesting lyrics, composition, production. Steely Dan is well worth your time.

[@TheCaulfield1]

I must admit the guitar in this is just PHENOMENAL!! 🎸❤️🎸❤️🎸❤️. SD are in a league of their own, Perfection 👌👌👌

[@triciasomogyi5431]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍 In the 80’s, L.A. and Coke went hand in glove! 😄

[@mikeloomis687]

Steely Dan is in its own genre. Rock/Jazz fusion. Maybe a bit of Blues here and there. Deserted island band.

[@TheDivayenta]

The words and music are fabulous. They’re singing about a drug dealer to athletes and others in LA. You got it right with “fusion”. Steely Dan are funk, rock snd jazz all rolled into one.

[@willasacco9898]

That’s what I thought this song was about, but with SD you can never be sure.

[@sipesthebest128]

This is in my SD Top-10 favorite tracks... so smooth, so smart and so irresistible. I've been listening to Steely Dan for 40 years, and it never gets old.

[@toddmichelfelder3417]

“The Dan” is their own genre!!

[@evalonious]

Magic Johnson and the LA Lakers on the 1980s

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Karen, thanks for mention funk, Steely Dan are funky!

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Welcome to the world of Steely Dan. They are very hip. I'd suggest the song Black Cow. Tremendous. Also Donald Fagen, keyboards and singer, has some excellent solo albums. The Nightfly, his first solo album, is spectacular. But... Kamakiriad is even better. I haven't seen a single reaction video to a song from Kamakiriad. Check out Trans-Island Skyway, Springtime or Florida Room. The entire album is stunning. I enjoy your reactions, you both speak so well about the music and how it affects you personally. I saw a few of your videos, I look forward to viewing more and can't wait to see what you review in the future. Great stuff!

[@martintayler23]

Donald Fagen & Walter Becker met at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York and immediately clicked with their influences of blues, jazz & rock. Their talents are the incredible complexity of the songs they wrote, with so many music scales for the musicians they hired, that many people believe it is overproduced....I call it perfection in music! Yes, you can call it fusion of sorts yet I think Donald & Walter are unique bringing together a suite of musicians that are all brilliant in their own right. The song you have selected, as many have commented, is about the LA drug scene. The lyrics are very cryptic, often referring to many known people, but hidden behind false names. And to get a feel for the lyrics, “Local boys will spend a quarter, just to shine the silver bowl,” is a reference to addicts paying $250 just to get the drug residue from a cocaine serving bowl.

[@mikewritz]

Give it a year and Steely Dan will be your new favorite band and the best part will be 20 years later they will still be getting better.

[@timford3599]

Very true...Or, in my case...49 Years Later!

[@paullacroix527]

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker(rip) wrote all the songs. Seven albums between 1972-1980. Fegan was the singer. They were a band for the first few records then just Fagen and Becker. They used THE best studio musicians after their first few records. They were the band other musicians listened to. Superstars really. Jazz, blues and rock. They're special!!

[@timford3599]

Very nicely put, Paul and I agree with every word. They are indeed very special. Complex enough to nearly defy description.

[@helenespaulding7562]

This is jazz/funk soft rock fusion. Sophisticated. “Adult” music. Steeley Dan is pretty unique but one genre it’s often included in is “yacht Rock”. This is the music for a fancy upscale cocktail party.

[@brookeln]

I agree it’s adult rock, but it just doesn’t feel like “yacht rock” quite yet...

[@tamifaulkner4103]

A lot of teenagers enjoyed Steely Dan a lot. I was one of them, but I must admit as someone was in band at the time I had a more sophisticated experiece with music.

[@cindyp1033]

You can’t find a bad Steely Dan song!❤️🔥

[@danl.909]

Their first album has a couple of weak songs. Fagen has said he does not like the album, though it produced their first two hits!

[@cindyp1033]

@@danl.909 I would have to agree, my least favorite album of theirs.

[@danl.909]

@@cindyp1033 Yeah, the true SD form was not quite there. Their record company was trying to make them into a standard rock band. I don’t think even Fagen and Becker had things figured out yet. It’s amazing that their second album turned out to be such a masterpiece-and Fagen didn’t much like that one, either!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

I concur. Even the Beatles had a couple songs that could be classified as "bad" and not in a good way. Ever hear, You Know My Name"?? We're they high or what? But SD is flawless and one reason is Fagen is obsessed with perfection and grace. (see Time out of Mind) he does about a million takes on every song. Yet the musicians love him. Or maybe it's respect. On there off days, they, Donald and Walter (RIP) probably listen to Brubeck. Or Ray Charles.

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

There is a song here and there in their early catalog that is not as stellar and/or easily appreciated as their later work... *and* you can't find a bad Steely Dan song. 🧐😁 Do It Again has to be one of the finest, most original, catchy first songs.

[@eweystewy]

This is the first song I heard by Steely Dan. I was confused, found it kinda funny but ultimately aroused. I started a chronological journey listening to all their albums and I can now say they are my favourite band of all time. The last album I came to was Aja and by track 2 I had tears in my eyes. SO. DAMN. GOOD!

[@iwantmyutube9040]

Most people would probably disagree, but this to me is their best, smartest and most polished album. Albeit, I also love their debut album.

[@brainards11]

Steely Dan is just on another level compared to other musicians period. They are awesome!

[@davidelswick6660]

Please do "Do It Again", "Deacon Blues", "Reelin' In the Years", "Peg", and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". Start off with "Do It Again". It's phenomenal.

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

Right on that David :) 'Do It Again' is my personal favorite Steely Dan.

[@angelagraves865]

Those are all great songs. Another favorite of mine is Dirty Work.

[@melod7670]

What Dave said... I'd add Black Friday to the list too..

[@andreaschmall5560]

Gaucho

[@philaman1972]

Always wonderful when young people stumble upon songs - gems, actually - of greatness such as this one that we've appreciated for many years!

[@colleenmonfross4283]

It doesn't matter what song you listen to by Steely Dan, they all have a serious groove.

[@hans-jrgenbjrnstad9180]

The dude on the right gets it. You get Steely Dan!!

[@lisamorrison2149]

I was a teenager when I was first introduced to Steely Dan. I heard Ricki Dont Lose That Number, and Reelin' In The Years, and I have been a fan ever since. So smooth!

[@keithjones6023]

I bought the album Pretzel Logic in 1974, my first album of theirs, and it's still my favourite. One of those albums you can play and play and never get tired of it.

[@brenthowell8883]

Steely Dan is one of the best bands I ever had the privilege to see live! They hardly ever did any live performances. Donald Fagan, the main singer did a few albums on his own! I'd love to see you react to his songs, Snowbound and Mona. They are Fire!✌

[@afrasation]

YEEES!!!! That whole album is superb! I played "Snowbound" non-stop forever!

[@aileenturrietta7553]

"Dirty Work" is one of my favorites, some great Sax work in it. 🎷 Steely Dan, another go to band to uplift your day!!!

[@angelagraves865]

I love that one, too.

[@keithjones6023]

Great song, almost as good as My Old School! 😉

[@karenkneisley288]

Steve Kahn played guitar on this song. Steely Dan is jazz and blue based

[@gp8209]

Wow - you guys really dove into the deep end with these guys. Great to hear some depeer cuts being reacted to. For some more great SD check out: Dr. Wu, King of the World, Hatian Divorce, Your Gold Teeth

[@mikewritz]

Now those are some good requests for the next Steely songs. I’ll add Sign In Stranger, Night By Night, and Kid Charlemagne just to get even more of a sense of their diversity. Love Steely Dan so much.

[@afrasation]

King of the world is a masterpiece!❤️

[@davidhill7055]

Steely Dan is it’s own unique genre... I can’t group them together with any other band. I have heard Fagen and Becker talk about music etc, their brains operate on s different level. On this same album listen to My Rival, Babylon Sister, and Third World Man... all great.

[@keithjones6023]

You're right, they were unique, although they adhered to the same formula each album was thoroughly enjoyable in it's own way.

[@artdrtr2]

I went to Mr Chow’s in L.A. 30 years after hearing this song because of this song - dumplings were just as amazing as the song

[@cindyp1033]

Don’t feel bad, Steely Dan boggles the mind of all that listen to them! 🔥❤️🔥

[@photo161]

The relentless pounding emphasis on each of the 4 beats in each measure..that's disco. Sd took on the challenge of making even that steamroller of mechanical disco dance music and showing it could be made to be interesting lyrically as well musically. (As the BeeGees would also do.)

[@kentclark6420]

This seems like a song of surges, like waves rolling in and out over the sand.

[@paul00390]

Bohdisattva is one of my favourites by Steely Dan.

[@stevemariman8769]

Jazz/rock for sure, and an island feel, maybe...

[@deelawson4551]

You definitely need to check out FM(No Static At All) and Hey Nineteen, two of their best! Keep On Rockin`

[@briangray00]

If the guitar solo in this one reminded them of David Gilmour then the one in FM will tilt the Floydometer.

[@keithjones6023]

Smooth! That's the word that describes this great song. Hey 19 also a wonderful song too, always thought that one would have been suitable for AJA. Third World Man ends the album so well, all in all another fantastic album in a long line of fantastic albums!

[@Jack-D-Ripper]

Steve Khan played the solo at the end of the track on a Gibson ES-Artist and it's fabulous.

[@timford3599]

Hello guys, You are correct in that the instrumental aspect of the song is really intricate and complex, which is the hallmark of Steely Dan and/or Donald Fagen (solo) productions. I was a little disappointed by the fact that your reaction did not seem to be focused on the "Mysterious" lyrics. The Dan's music always has some ongoing undertone as a message. Most of the messages are somewhat sinister and that (for me) is a big reason that I've been a fan for 49years. If you did discuss it then I stand corrected and if you wish to comment then that would be great. Thanks, Guys! Tim

[@elainebarrett5640]

1974 I bought Can't buy a thrill wow from Canada love you guyz

[@melod7670]

Not sure who's giving you these requests, but Do It Again, Reeling in the Years, Deacon Blues and Ricki Don't Lose That Number are the songs I'd check out from these guys first... Just a suggestion..

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

You are spot on my friend !.....and of course anything off The Royal Scam.

[@mattieice4689]

No...this pick was spot on Steely Dan rookies

[@beckeredward14]

This album was a total departure from their previous album Aja which one a Grammy. Stylistically Gaucho was light years away from Aja. Gaucho marked the transition to Fagan's solo album two years later. The Glamour Profession as a song reflects the musical style that would dominated the next decade. Fagan is an incredible composer.

[@michaelgilbert197]

Hi guys!!😁 Looking forward to this one!!!!👍😎

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

I'd like to put in a request for Pretzel Logic and Haitian Divorce. You will be blown away, I'm sure.

[@lewismaddox4132]

You need to listen to this driving down 6th in LA in a convertible with a white pit bull in the back seat, sitting up like a human and wearing dark glasses. Appearance is everything!

[@garysunshine9643]

You guys are starting your Steely Dan journey with the more jazzy tunes. Their jazziest stuff can be great (they don't have any bad songs), but you should really start with their more mainstream stuff, which is more combo rock/jazz/pop and everything else. Try : My Old School, Reeling in the Years, Dirty Work, Kid Charlemagne, Do it Again, Pretzel Logic, Hey Nineteen, Peg - all different, all amazing, and that would just get you started.

[@josstam]

SD is an acquired taste. Once you like it you are hooked for live.

[@MrSmartAlec]

The piano in this song is just so delicious.

[@eddiecollison]

Love this song. Smooth!!

[@johnlylemusic]

For me this song is the pinnacle of Steely Dan’s career. Yes they had bigger and more “accessible” hits, but the brilliance of the arrangement, lyrics, harmonic and melodic structure, musicianship, and the otherworldly futuristic hipper than hip vibe is just amazing. I’ve never heard anything like this song before or since. It’s like the year 2050 was being previewed for us in the year 1980. If this is “yacht rock”, then these guys INVENTED yacht rock, and when you invent a genre, then everyone else is the imitator.

[@marvac-r7916]

Where have you guys been??? 🤭Steely Dan is a singularly iconic phenomenon whose lyrics sometimes have a mind-boggling depth of perception on life. Seriously, how many artists would write a song about the Caves of Altamira?🤯In my opinion, Pretzel Logic was their coming of age album. Prior, they could really be classified as "rock". 1 more personal note: Thanks to my college roomie back in '77, Black Cow became my theme song. (i wasn't quite THAT bad, tho😏) 🤟🏼 So glad you discovered this wonderful treasure!!!

[@TheCornishCockney]

My favourite band. I have everything by them,including Aja on MFSL pressing. Still used to test high end hifi. They cannot be categorised.

[@williamcabell142]

This band and the Doors are what you call true jazz/rock fusion! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@helenespaulding7562]

Strange....So many fabulous songs....How in the world did you pick this one? Never heard of it before.

[@aileenturrietta7553]

I agree. You don't have to like every song a band performs.

[@roundtownKen]

Welcome to Goucho! Glad to have you on board.

[@keithjones6023]

Only been around for 41 years! 😄

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

@@keithjones6023 yeah, well, you know how it is: liked Steely Dan, bought a couple of their albums, but by the eighties I was into other music. Hell, I’m a Zephead now, but back in the seventies, I fell away from them after Physical Graffiti. I’ve discovered so much music during the pandemic.......new artists as well as hearing music for the first time from bands I loved in the past.

[@keithjones6023]

@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 l suppose l am stuck in the 70's to a degree, l do agree though that the Covid lockdowns have increased my interest in newer music. Reading other people's comments about bands not known to me have been an influence. I have bought some CD'S from newer bands like The Editors, Coldplay, Thirteen Senses, Keane.

[@robstearns7080]

"HEY NINETEEN" AND "TIME OUT OF MIND" are also good

[@larairina5142]

Love it! I could not hear your reaction and the song but that's because I did something to my phone which I don't understand. Anyway: hammock, sunset, sea, cocktails and lounging. I don't know if you guys are going to watch the Eurovision Song Contest this evening, but if yes: Lots of luck with Georgia and if no: also lots of luck!

[@johnlylemusic]

For me this song is like world lounge music from 1980! This was world lounge music BEFORE there was even a genre CALLED world lounge music! You guys referenced the song “Aja“ before starting this song, and the two examples can’t be any more polar opposites. Aja FEELS much more freeform, although of course it’s deceptively organized, whereas Glamour Profession is very tight and in the pocket the whole way, but it’s still restrained brilliance!🎸❤️😎

[@lageronimo8012]

Masterpiece in fusion.

[@MrRabbit43]

The guitar player Steve Khan has a solo album called “ The Blue Man ! Google his song “ Eye Over Autumn “

[@scottstark586]

Did he say "I'm getting a tan"?😅 NICE

[@andreaschmall5560]

Gaucho and Hey Nineteen

[@afrasation]

How do you get the music to play so clearly. I would love to have a channel like this 👍🏽I do this all day by myself and I LOVE Steely Dan ❤️

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

I think this is classified as Jazz Fusion .. talk about chillaxin!! That sax is too sexy👌🏼Cool😎

[@Rick-zw7zv]

Actually, the beat is just straight disco.

[@kentinatl]

DROPPIN' BARS LIKE DMX

[@roadkill7314]

You hear it over and over so much that it's become a cliche. But it's true for this band; they don't have ANY bad songs!

[@atyg1967]

Your initial Steely Dan choices should be their greatest hits, such as: Do It Again, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Peg, Deacon Blues, FM

[@hollywoodharriet13]

This was great because I had not heard this song before either although I have many of their albums. Don't you love Steely Dan? Jazzy and dream-like. Their music makes me think I should be in the Florida keys or Bahamas, although I have never been there.

[@danl.909]

“The Royal Scam” made you feel like that?

[@gulthepilot]

Good pick...surprising none of you caught the bass line of this song tho, its as good as the sweet guitar solo which shud have gone on till the next pandemic...and yes ure right...the guitar tone is similar to Gilmour...

[@dandavidson9030]

Steve Kahn was rippin the guitar solo here. Most people now days don't understand that they would spend an entire year in the studio recording an album. They had a blank check from the record label. The would go through as many as 30 different players to get get one song perfect. There are some videos on you tube about the making of these albums. Especially the Aja album. I don't think people can afford to make albums like this anymore. One of my favorite groups though.👍

[@KawaTony1964]

Dudes - why are you picking such deep cuts for your first Steely Dan reactions? Your first 2 Steely Dan songs are "Aja" and "Glamour Profession"? WTF. I watch a dozen KZbin reactors, and none of them have picked these ever after doing over a dozen Steel Dan reactions. Try "Do It Again", "Reelin' in the Years", "Peg", and "Josie".

[@sooutrageous007]

Perhaps They were suggested by a long time Steely Dan fan, Tony. Both selections are worthy.

[@KawaTony1964]

@@sooutrageous007 I don't know of any Steely Dan songs that aren't worth listening to. I'm just worried that they, as first time listeners, will get the wrong idea and stop listening to them.

[@bartstarr100]

I applaud them for not being formatted to the same requests as everyone else

[@KawaTony1964]

@@bartstarr100 The last one they did was "Do It Again", and they commented about how much better they thought it was than the first 2 they did.

[@joeschmo8862]

Great review!

[@PeckiePeck]

I thought this song was boring and repetitive the first time I heard it. Then about the 3rd or 4th listen, I loved it.

[@joemoe765]

Have loved Steely Dan for oh so many years Nd I love them even more today than back then! Try: FM Deacon Blues Peg Josie Prediction...they will be your favorite real soon!

[@jeffaddis5715]

Dudes, this was late 70's early 80's urban cool to the nth degree. back then, if you did not "dig" 'The Dan', you weren't sh.t

[@photo161]

Disco influence boys, mentioned by SD themselves in an interview back then...Have you reacted to PEG or JOSIE, by SD?

[@raycewilliams3300]

It is next to impossible to assign one genre to Steely Dan. This track gives me a Progressive Rock/Jazz/Fusion vibe. They are well known for using many "layers" in their songs. The core band is Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. Steve Kahn played guitar on this track. They hire world class musicians from many genre's on every album. This album took a year and a half to record partly due to Walter Becker getting hit by a car and later his girlfriend died of a drug overdose during taping. When it finally came out it was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time. That said... it's a masterpiece.

[@sooutrageous007]

Both Pat & George felt that complex Steely Dan is not necessarily suited to a "reaction" format but had no problem with Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" which at 20 minutes is just as atmospheric and esoteric... not to mention a 15 minute instrumental intro. Go figure. LoL

[@lageronimo8012]

The bass make it all/

[@davethewave62]

Some referred to this style as Fusion/Pop!

[@tcanfield]

Not all their music is jazzy BTW. If you want to hear one without horns that’s straight ahead rock, try “ King of the World”.

[@vineflower]

Guys, this is an unusual steely Dan song to choose for a beginner. Choose an easier one like Peg, Josie or Black Cow.

[@simflier8298]

Steely Dan is a genre of its own. A type of Jazz-rock fusion. The Aja album has more great tunes. Continue exploring!

[@jenniferbabros1985]

Yes DO IT AGAIN plus BLACK COW

[@toddmichelfelder3417]

You are doing great songs, but all Steely Dan songs are a little different slice of Heaven! Checkout “Home at Last”, one of my favorite deeper cuts!!

[@anthonyblakely399]

He's talking about a place in L.A. West Hollywood called "Boyz Town" where the guys who are mostly "Gay," dress glamourous according to the fashion that is popular. Steely Dan creating "Smooth Jazz or Acid Jazz," at the Max.

[@photo161]

In reality, a small-time, punk, drug dealer..." dealer to the stars" A typically LA super narcissist, he deludes himself into believing that he is as important, if not more so to the Holywood scene than are his celebrity clients. PS - I read. back in the day, the guys conceding that the much-hated monster -DISCO had been an influence of sorts on this album...

[@eileendobbs8009]

Check out Peg; Green Earrings; Time Out Of Mind. You need to dig a little deep with SD to find the real gems

[@keithjones6023]

A few of their songs l love, but don't hear them so much are Bodhisattva, Show Biz Kids, Change of the Guard and Throw Back the Little Ones.

[@roundtownKen]

You picked a good one boys. Thats not hard to do with Steely Dan, though.

[@MichaelTrogdon1990]

Every song is a good one, and they all sound different.

[@keithjones6023]

Pick any album, well, maybe not the very last one 🤔

[@willasacco9898]

Look at Karen Nyere’s comment. I think she is spot on with her description.

[@briandenny5820]

Haha clearly one of you don’t care for it and the other is digging it. Time for the guy on the left to get a new profession! Hahahaha!

[@timcardona9962]

Wow you guys are starting off in the deep end haha Lots of folks here are recommending the usual hits but I think you should stay on this path where you're getting exposed to the more complex stuff first.

[@sooutrageous007]

My thoughts exactly. That's why I rec'd both songs to Pat & George. I wanted to introduce them to some of their more complex works before recommending Reelin, Kid Charlemagne or Rikki.

[@timcardona9962]

@@sooutrageous007 nice work!

[@danl.909]

More things to know about them: mixed rock and roll + a little jazz for their first 5 albums; jazz + a little R&B on Aja and Gaucho. Jazz again for their comeback albums in 2000 and 2002 (not as good as their best 70s work, IMO). Sub’d!

[@sooutrageous007]

I think Fagen's work on The Nightfly and Kamakiriad is on par with much of the Steely Dan catalog.

[@danl.909]

@@sooutrageous007 Oh, yeah, I agree. Wonderful albums. In spite of the acclaim he received as half of SD, he is still under-appreciated.

[@kevinkeyes6625]

To me it's quirky but not very strange. If you want to hear strange listen to Frank Zappa. Strange but beautiful

[@BassManDan1018]

This is music you listen to whilst wearing a kimono and succumbing to gambling addiction.

[@gigatoob]

They used the best studio musicians in the Los Angeles music scene. Meticulously engineered. About LA, Hollywood, Cocaine.

[@JEvans-fz2qt]

Best Drug song ever! Cocaine!