It should also be noted that Aja is one of the most well mixed and mastered album of all time because they just simply refused to stop working on it until it was sonically perfect. Which it is.
@rickysiegel25483 жыл бұрын
i had a friend who worked in a stereo store in the late 70's/early 80's -- sold a LOT of shitty speakers by playing steely dan thru 'em!! (was an industry secret! personally, i always brought a live dead tape from '74 when speaker shopping)
@ghostinthemachine64943 жыл бұрын
Aja was an over-produced load of crap.
@Wolfman0383 жыл бұрын
@@ghostinthemachine6494 please give me an example of something you think is perfectly produced
@broadcastdepth36863 жыл бұрын
@@ghostinthemachine6494 Wayne Shorter says; "fuck you back, Jack"
@myoptik3x1033 жыл бұрын
@@ghostinthemachine6494 I think the opinion that the album was “overproduced” is something that could be rationally argued. The opinion that the album was a “piece of crap” on the other hand simply marks you as an immature person. I hope your appreciation of music continues to expand and grow.
@kschrader0074 жыл бұрын
My father used to tell me..."Steely Dan, the band that never was". As for that statement....he pretty much summed it up. This band has been his favorite since he was a young man when his parents moved him over from Germany in the early 70's. By that time, he was in his early 20's. He had never seen the band performed live....ever, until 2017. I took him for a Father's day present to see them live here in Kansas city. The look on my father's face was priceless...the songs I grew up with, the albums, the dancing and singing to us. Getting to have a beer with my 67yr old dad, at that time, watching him sing every song, every word and just taking it in. Priceless!!
@analogman96974 жыл бұрын
What an awesome tribute!
@sygmoore3 жыл бұрын
Great story Slapnuts. great way to honor thy parents. 💙
@kschrader0073 жыл бұрын
@@sygmoore thank you.❤
@sygmoore3 жыл бұрын
@@kschrader007 💙 🎼
@bluebob813 жыл бұрын
You're the man Slapnuts
@stevecuddy15182 жыл бұрын
I'm very lucky to be 72 years old now...That means I grew up with SD music. Now I sit on my patio each evening, drinking a Black Russian and still listening to Steely Dan. Life has been good for many years.
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!! Share that music!! After hearing The Dan, their standards will be irrevocably changed!!
@jimmoore89512 жыл бұрын
Thought for sure you were going to say drinking a black cow 😊
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
Love that!! Steely Dan and a drink. I have had a few prescription bourbons while listening the The Dan's myself, over the years.
@martinbrodie85072 жыл бұрын
@@jimmoore8951 , touche!
@julieedwards6562 жыл бұрын
Where do u live... I'm coming over!!
@1who4me3 жыл бұрын
What I love about Steely Dan is how different they sound from everything else.
@petersonlafollette3521 Жыл бұрын
Asia had a watershed Pop album sound...
@luisdavid_1990 Жыл бұрын
I would reccomend you search for Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - A Better Land (1971) album.
@beeeb7747 Жыл бұрын
Uh, why? @@luisdavid_1990
@luisdavid_1990 Жыл бұрын
It is also on the Soft Jazz Genre. The same style Steely Dan used to make some of their albums. But only this one, the others are more Psychedelic and Acid Jazz.@@beeeb7747
@tamb7587 Жыл бұрын
I TOTALLY AGREE! I LOVE love Steely Dan for that very reason. They remind me of Queen, always something different than other bands and such varied songs and talent..
@joetobin60534 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is my desert island band. If I was stuck on an island and I could only listen to one band it would be them. Their body of work is immense and varied. No matter how many times I’ve heard their work It always brings a new sound. I had no idea that Donald Fagan mixed over 200 versions of Peg. That must have drove the engineers nuts.
@c.varela2 жыл бұрын
At least the engineer got a Grammy in the end. 😂
@vito_n Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@Santu2409 Жыл бұрын
Maybe he was the engineer........
@johnuruski651 Жыл бұрын
Come to think of the island thing, yes I agree👍
@nw92057 ай бұрын
Agreed!!
@IdrisFashan5 жыл бұрын
I grew up a black kid who chose Steely Dan as his favourite band. I saw ridicule for years, but as a kid dreaming of becoming Steve Gadd or Pretty Purdie, I knew in my heart where the greatness reigned. Thanks for creating this informative and inspiring video. I jumped for joy at so many points... OFF TO JAM TO BABYLON SISTAS! 👊🏿🧔🏾
@DeathBringer7695 жыл бұрын
I remember I said my favorite band was Steely Dan in 4th grade music class back when the Macarena first came out super popular at the time and everyone made fun of me, lol. Now who is laughing? :D
@Saori-chan745 жыл бұрын
in high school around 2003 me and band were the only high schoolers to find Steely Dan as hip and innovated. People called us snobs and said we had a superiority complex. Sorry but i wouldnt listen to limp bizkit or nickelback if they paid me lol
@umichgal15 жыл бұрын
Are you a musician now?
@willritter40765 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a quick listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of JOSIE and HOME AT LAST on my YT channel in tribute to the songwriting of Becker/Fagen and to the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest creative works of the 20th century. Totally live with no autotuning or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@Copyright_Infringement5 жыл бұрын
Good Steely I remember A band, one of a kind I remember The tunes in my head I don't mind
@Sean-h4l10 ай бұрын
Steely Dan were a phenomena whose incredibly thoughtful tunes not only each told a story, but defined the best of the music of the 1970's! However their songs and instrumentals were so well crafted that they are actually timeless! I had forgotten how many excellent tunes they had put together - so this video is much appreciated!
@joycedavies18412 жыл бұрын
Thank God Steely Dan was in the 70's before music videos. I have my own mind pictures listening to the music.
@zeroceiling5 жыл бұрын
My 23 year old daughter recently said to me: Once you know Steely Dan...its like taking a step through a door to a new musical dimension...and you never look at contemporary music the same way again.
@Kusoka15 жыл бұрын
My daughter is 24 and says the same about the music I have exposed her to. We were lucky to be apart of the brilliance of music produced during the 70s and 80s by real visionary musicians.
@dereksalas81955 жыл бұрын
Well put
@stevec77705 жыл бұрын
Wise beyond her years
@tinarr994 жыл бұрын
She apPARENTly had a good teacher.
@zeroceiling4 жыл бұрын
Nullen Vvoyd ...thank you Nullen...I did try to expose her to everything from Zappa to Leonard Cohen...to Joni Mitchell...etc..etc..Now we are on to Modern Art...and Pollock..and Koons, Poons, Edward Hopper..etc..etc...and she loves this just as much...
@paulmax31856 жыл бұрын
When I was 15 years old I met Steely Dan at a music store promotion. Skunk Baxter was playing guitar and asked if anyone played. The guys I was with told them I did. He ask me to play with him. I sat down and asked him how he made the cool whistling sound on the lead part to My Old School. He then taught me how to play pick harmonics like he did. It was great! He also gave us all tickets and an invitation to meet back stage. We met them all. Very cool guys ,very cool memories.
@paulmax31855 жыл бұрын
Frank knights, that was at Del City Music store in Del City, Oklahoma the day of the cocert. It was pretty amazing. I was shy and not very confident about my playing and wasn’t going to speak up. I didn’t realize my friends were standing behind me pointing and mouthing “ This guy,this guy” Skunk saw them and handed me a guitar and encouraged me. I loved Reelin’ in the Years and had heard My Old School on the radio. I asked how they got that sound and he showed me. The concert was later that night at the Civic Center. As you can tell I had a great experience!
@kitemanmusic5 жыл бұрын
What a great story!
@MrTurbocheeks4 жыл бұрын
Biggest load of bollocks I’ve ever seen, grow up.
@bekincai3 ай бұрын
@@kitemanmusic yeah a great story. for some reason, I doubt that would happen today.
@cynthiahayes4012Ай бұрын
Great story!
@meepk633 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the 90s, I had always written off Steely Dan as boring soft rock. Then I ate a bunch of mushrooms and my friend put on Do It Again. It's timeless and flawless. Absolutely zero pretense.
@mclovinpo Жыл бұрын
Psychedelics and steely Dan go hand in hand, lsd to the album the royal scam
@BoxingFanaticNumero110 ай бұрын
Without mushroom, Do it again still a masterpiece 😂
@stxrv1ng16110 ай бұрын
My coworkers favorite band is steely Dan. He got me to listen to the Royal scam, and for a while I thought it was boring and somehow kept coming back to it. I have it on vinyl. I love steely Dan now
@hummushero942810 ай бұрын
@@BoxingFanaticNumero1 absolutely. It’s just brilliant period.
@RWildekrav667 ай бұрын
You never needed the shrooms .
@haydnplus Жыл бұрын
Steely Dan’s music can’t be classified as a certain music genre. Steely Dan are their own genre of music.
@brianvaldez1746 Жыл бұрын
They are classified as Junk music. Jazzy Funky Rock ❤
@Shiny_Gliscor Жыл бұрын
SPACE JAZZ (*archaich*): The work which becomes a new genre itself...
@ezekielbrockmann11410 ай бұрын
lol, no It's firmly in the Classic Rock genre.
@Montano21410 ай бұрын
so like the grateful dead almost?
@rosethorns18939 ай бұрын
@@ezekielbrockmann114 it is, absolutely, NOT! It’s their very own thing
@RollinCoco-Nut4 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear a Steely Dan tune, the song gives me something new. Just layer after layer of genius unfolding.
@geraldfrieberg79214 жыл бұрын
Yep...thanks to ALL of those zillions of great session players that backed up Fagen and Becker. Without these backup players, SD would have gone NOWHERE.
@PeerHond693 жыл бұрын
exactly! and then knowing that some people only listen to the lyrics; i feel sorry for them!
@stub20223 жыл бұрын
This! It takes a lifetime to absorb all the nuances of their music.
@KarmaFlight2 жыл бұрын
It's just too complex for most people to understand. Oh well, the world needs morons too...
@peabody5732 ай бұрын
@@geraldfrieberg7921you are passionate in your hate of Steely Dan. Direct that somewhere useful
@boneseyyl10603 жыл бұрын
Endlessly replayable music. Many times after listening to a track I want to go back and immediately listen to it again. Some of it is just sublime, like a drug.
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
Yes I it's fun to listen to one song several times. I choose a different instructions to focus on until I am through everyone in the band!!
@tyandambika2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more ! There is no other band I can think of where I hear one song and I immediately want to hear their entire catalogue ... on repeat.
@BuckJoFiden2 жыл бұрын
That’s a really good description of their music.
@PamIsley3142 жыл бұрын
"You don't take Steely Dan, Steely Dan takes YOU"
@rimrunz1795 Жыл бұрын
Nicely said
@darkhalo08685 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is one of the most UNIQUE bands ever. I love everything about them.
@ssaabdude4 жыл бұрын
Glad you awakened. Good on ya.
@geraldfrieberg79214 жыл бұрын
Agree..thanks to those dozens of various studio musicians that they used over the years.
@bafattvahetere3 жыл бұрын
One of the most unique projects. So many good musicians were used.
@hoisin753 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the vocal on dirty work. It’s perfect and one of their best songs imo
@sophiafake-virus24562 жыл бұрын
Palmer's vocal on Dirty Work is great.
@sp12042 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more
@paulgenovese20962 жыл бұрын
Agreed, that song and "Brooklyn" have incredible vocals, kind of prefer them tbh.
@hoisin752 жыл бұрын
@@paulgenovese2096 good taste my friend
@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709 Жыл бұрын
Trash song, every other one is better
@jonbbaca55805 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan was great writing by two guys, dozens of the best studio musicians who've ever lived, and brilliant perfectionist recording and engineering. This will never happen again in music, the industry has changed too much
@skierpage5 жыл бұрын
Occasionally a musician still gets a good chunk of money from the record label and makes a great record with an excellent producer(s). Meyer Hawthorne's "Where Does This Door Go" (including the Steely Dan homage "The Stars Are Ours") and Esperanza Spalding's fantastic "Emily's D+Evolution are two examples, still no comparison with the overload of studio musicians on later Dan records. But both were relative failures. It's a different world.
@carvercapitalequitypartner1225 жыл бұрын
Now we have fluff
@tp3605 жыл бұрын
Very well said… perfect!!!!
@spactick5 жыл бұрын
unfortunately, your probably right. In the last century popular music had 5 giant performers that transformed the industry. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Michael Jackson. All of these performers came onto the scene within a 7 to 10 year period. Well it's been 30 years now that MJ had is flash of fame and nothing really since. Somethings wrong. What's wrong is the industry had profoundly changed. Unless you think Lady Gaga is the new Elvis. I don't
@Champiness5 жыл бұрын
Not to get into the moral/aesthetic value of the approach but Daft Punk’s method on Random Access Memories was 100% what you’re describing and it netted them one of the biggest pop hits of 2013
@tonyroo114 жыл бұрын
I was in the US Navy stationed outside Bella Napoli Italy when I heard Aja for the first time in 1980. At the time I was into Led Zeppelin, Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, you know "light up and put the headphones" on music. I was also a drummer and I played horns in HS orchestra, so I was familiar with music. When I heard Aja and Steve Gadd's drumming I thought fucking perfection. The entire album is perfection. This album blends pop, jazz and fusion in perfect harmony and time. Music is not composed like this anymore...
@michael_caz_nyc5 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is so Unique. It's like they carved their own special-niche in Music. No one Sounds like them. Thy combine elements of Rock, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Latin music. Just fantastic songwriters and amazing studio production. Their Aja Album was an absolute Masterpiece ( among many of their other gem's ). Really enjoyed this. R.I.P. Walter Becker.
@tommyhaynes86905 жыл бұрын
IKR you can't put them in one genre
@russmiller72842 жыл бұрын
I first discovered Steely Dan when I was around 20 years old and they changed the course of my musical tastes. I'm now 62 years old and they're still at the top of my list of favorites. With all of the many musicians who've played on their albums, they remain totally unique and instantly identifiable.
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
Yes, I understand completely.
@BBBri574 жыл бұрын
Haha Dirty Work is one of my favourite songs, his fragile voice suits that song, just like Elliot Randalls solo totally fits Reeling in the Years.
@rickycarroll40003 жыл бұрын
Seriously I couldn’t imagine that song with anyone else’s voice
@HarmonyHomeInspectionServices3 жыл бұрын
@@rickycarroll4000 and it's completely different than any other Steely Dan vocal.
@salvatorenapoli1523 жыл бұрын
Same it’s the juxtaposition right! And it’s just a beautiful vocal in itself
@mathewmcdonald36573 жыл бұрын
Tony Soprano singing it is the best version.
@winstonbeech34183 жыл бұрын
In the concerts I went to, the backing singers always did Dirty Work. I think it's a bit out of Donald's range. I have never heard him sing it.
@Danderson08064 жыл бұрын
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love Steely Dan, and those who have never heard Steely Dan.
@willritter40764 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of JOSIE and HOME AT LAST on my YT channel in tribute to the songwriting of Becker/Fagen and to the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest creative works of the 20th century. Totally live with no autotuning or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@cherizar18544 жыл бұрын
And then there's John Mulaney's wife, who hates Steely Dan :/
@YotamIshay4 жыл бұрын
I heard them and really don't like it. You can see and feel that the emotional/chemical aspect of the music is just not there, probably because they took different session musicians that they probably didn't have a relationship with. You can hear that in the music. It's sterile music. Perfect mix, great time, great grooves. Boring & uninspired vocals, zero emotion.
@dannyapeshit4 жыл бұрын
And then there is a whole load of us who heard a lot of Steely Dan and still don't like it lol.
@daffidavit4 жыл бұрын
I grew up with each and every new album they made. I'm spoiled and laugh at most of the stuff that's out today.
@willk71845 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine being so musically talented that "Countdown to Ecstasy" sounds like a rush-job to you?
@stevec77705 жыл бұрын
Will K No shit! That is a great album
@bernardsimsic93344 жыл бұрын
really!
@fairyeater4 жыл бұрын
countdown to ecstasy was NOT a rush job nor did steely dan think it was
@sheldonwheaton8814 жыл бұрын
It's my favorite. Razor Boy still slays me.
@jonp48464 жыл бұрын
@@fairyeater Who said it actually was? RIF
@joejones95203 жыл бұрын
dirty work is one of my favorite songs by them, palmer's voice was perfect for it. It's an insane song that imperceptibly changes key between the verse and chorus.
@JoannaLammonds-qs9lh Жыл бұрын
I think Palmer was perfect for that song and Do It Again
@KeithMarvK5 жыл бұрын
I love Steely Dan. I was a kid in 1990 when my uncle died. He left behind a ton of music records and CDs. One of which was Aja. Haven't stopped listening since.
@RobJazzful5 жыл бұрын
“Steely Dan is an aesthetic.” Perfect!
@spactick5 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I like to think of Steely Dan as a laxative
@franciscodiaz30285 жыл бұрын
@D-COM Wrexshit smooth move ex-lax
@x.y.85815 жыл бұрын
No, a project... or experience... or state of mind... or confluence... or orgasmic, mind stretching, pyscho-permutative super-nova.
@zeroceiling5 жыл бұрын
spactick ...well steely dan is a sex toy...so if you are considering it as a laxative...you are clearly using it slightly incorrectly.
@DavidSmith-ss1cg4 жыл бұрын
@@zeroceiling - or perhaps not using enough vigor.
@nightnurse11785 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Steely Dan's music. I especially love listening to them on long solo drives.
@willritter40764 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of JOSIE and HOME AT LAST on my YT channel in tribute to the songwriting of Becker/Fagen and to the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest creative works of the 20th century. Totally live with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@krisztinaaroman27524 жыл бұрын
Same!!!!
@tomchrisfield73484 жыл бұрын
You are so correct on that!! Driving by yourself with Steely Dan turned up gives me goosebumps just remembering that, singing along as best as I could.
@harrycook70954 жыл бұрын
From Phoenix to San Deigo.
@nancydemoss84214 жыл бұрын
We used to take the T-tops off of our Trans-am and go for long Sunday drives through San Francisco and the surrounding areas. We especially liked traveling up the coast. And to top it off we had all Steely Dan along for the ride. The only music we listened to. Those were wonderful, special times that I'll never forget. The best times of my life.
@coralreeferman2 жыл бұрын
I was a freak....I loved Steely Dan.....by God I was right! Best Rock/Jazz fusion band ever. I played trombone in my grade school and high school band. And piano on the side trying to figure out those chords and notes on my own. My first vinyl record ever was a 45 rpm of Do It Again from 1972. All the studio albums followed. While the world was discoed out in the 70's I was groovin' to Aja and The Royal Scam....."See the Glory....Hear the Glory...of Steely Dan"....
@SpottedSharks4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is your favorite band's favorite band.
@sonicplaygsg78204 жыл бұрын
YES!!! :)
@terrbear18664 жыл бұрын
Right!
@EnngTheGreat4 жыл бұрын
DOOM
@warwickadams11794 жыл бұрын
So true, & little feat
@kylelawrence45734 жыл бұрын
For the 90’s it would’ve been The Butthole Surfers, Meat Puppets, Melvins, or Sonic Youth.
@rogerscollier74245 жыл бұрын
Deacon Blues and Babylon Sister are the smoothest songs. Playing them in car or just listening in a dark room with headphones you were transported to another time and space
@WeaponsEducation6 жыл бұрын
I sat front row before Becker passed. It was like being in the studio with them. They used the highest quality amps and speakers live. McIntosh Labs.
@dantierney55636 жыл бұрын
That had to be a religious experience. What a melodic musical tapestry those guys created. And their lyrics were FUN.
@Joel_Powell6 жыл бұрын
I also sat in front row for four years running, including this past summer. Unfortunately, without Walter, they are not the same. I didn't think it would make as much of a difference, but it was huge - they are not the same without Walter - and I think Donald would agree. Never will be the same....but I will always remember the good times :)
@sangredecase6 жыл бұрын
They were completely amazing live, almost to a fault, if it wasn't for the jams on Aja, and Peg it sounded like they were literally replicating the studio album. So tight and perfect
@SonnyCider4 жыл бұрын
I saw them in Las Vegas, 2017. RIP Walter
@nancydemoss84214 жыл бұрын
Weapons - I envy you seeing them at all let alone before Walter Becker passed away. Such a loss.
@robertashmen93213 жыл бұрын
So well done. I was born in 1969, and Steely Dan has been a staple in my life. My father was a big band jazz guy born in the mid-30's, and this perfect fusion became a staple of my life and a shared experience for me and my dad. I'm forever grateful for that, and Walter and Donald.
@shaneclower3 жыл бұрын
I too was born in 69. I remember binging in my grandmothers kitchen at about 10 give or take a year or two and hearing a song on the radio, I don’t remember the song but I remember that the DJ said it was Steely Dan. At that point I was in love remembered the band name and vowed to find out more about this fantastic sound.
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
How wonderful that you were able to share that with your dad!!
@ChristianSantosXian4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is my Papa's favorite band. He always used to play their music on our hours-long road trips to and from Baguio City, Manila, Laguna and Isabela. Hearing a Steely Dan song never fails to transport me back to my childhood days.
@hoz492 жыл бұрын
That's a long hard road. Your dad has great taste in music.
@goldteethkeith3 жыл бұрын
I always loved the line “handle in your hand”, a handle was always slang for the big 1.75L bottles of alcohol around where i grew up. I mentioned this to a friend and he had no idea what i meant, he always read it as the handle of a slot machine. Both readings make complete sense in context and i would like to think Fagen knew that when he wrote it
@haroldroberts52503 жыл бұрын
We called the big bottle a handle as well (still do). From SW Ohio.
@sfaspd3 жыл бұрын
That was an extremely interesting comment.
@RobertLeeLewisThe2nd3 жыл бұрын
I thought the "handle" was a revolver.
@PointlessforestNH3 жыл бұрын
Yup. Back in 90s, I was a 3-handles-a-week kinda guy. But I never took that line as a reference to booze. Until now. The gift of desperation arrives in many forms, I guess.
@ranchriot7283 жыл бұрын
Six shooter
@Irate_Wizard6 жыл бұрын
This probably one of my favourite videos you've done. Mostly because I love steely dan but 100% because your videos are consistently high quality. Keep doing what you do man. Your love for music really shows in your videos man.
@outshimed6 жыл бұрын
No, this one went deeper. I enjoy and appreciate Steely Dan, but he's covered artists I like more. This was his best video yet, though. Unquestionably, to me at least.
@craigroberts16706 жыл бұрын
I was astounded at how good a biography of this amazing duo was - I have everything they ever did including songs My Old School and FM which never appeared on a full-length CD. I used to tell people "listen to their lyrics man, absolutely filthy XXX and MAN I LOVE IT!!"
@michaelshultz25406 жыл бұрын
L1dile this is a great presentation of a great band/bands/.... all my band friends in high school and myself back in 1974 could not get enough Stealy Dan . No party/jam session was compleat without.😎😎😎😎😎
@CacaoRockOnlineRadio6 жыл бұрын
Great work. As a big SD fan I have to say I am impressed. Happy b´day to your dad!
@williamfenton80436 жыл бұрын
My old school is on countdown to excasty.(full version of it). You are 100% stamped wrong.he so made that people are allowed to be so wrong! .
@josetunez95842 жыл бұрын
I consider Aja and Gaucho, the two most sophisticated albums I have ever listened. Fagen and Becker along with the other musicians were on another level!
@willritter407611 ай бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a quick listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of HOME AT LAST and JOSIE on my YT in tribute to the Aja album. Raw acoustic with no digital enhancements. Peace and stay safe.
@willritter407611 ай бұрын
the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrLgXR5ZcmYosk (JOSIE acoustic cover)
@ThomasMartin-kj9hi5 жыл бұрын
I'm 75 yrs old and they still make the blood flow! Great piece! Thanks!
@RWildekrav663 жыл бұрын
Tom , I’m 65 and been listening to the Dan since 72 , couldn’t agree more I always feel young when I listen to their music
@adanacman6666 жыл бұрын
been a fan since 1974,their music is timeless,RIP Walter...
@MsThebeMoon5 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is perfection. I can listen to them in any mood and have so many great memories with their tunes. Seventies were great!
@gentledaniels8522 жыл бұрын
The Dan is one of my favorite bands....I'm a brother and I have jammed the Dan all of my life...I tip my hat to Walter and Donald so much talent.....much love Steely.
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
What instrument(s) do you play? Any particular song a favorite to play?
@awakenotwoke2643 Жыл бұрын
We're all brothers brotha👍🤟
@lindabergman3127 Жыл бұрын
Then you will love hearing n watching Leonid n friends Cover of “my old school”❤sounds exactly like SD their guitar player nlead singers smoke it Cird to cord precision👍
@antonioavella99054 жыл бұрын
I like David Palmer singing dirty work, one of my favorite song from them.
@izelsg Жыл бұрын
Haha me too. I was like “what the hell?”
@h0ebart5 жыл бұрын
The level of work you put into this video is phenomenal. Thank you so much.
@tonylancer73676 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is one of the best groups of the 70s. They are truly musician's musicians. Too many good tracks on their albums to list. Great video!
@63Baggies6 жыл бұрын
Tony Lancer ....don't you mean...of all time????
@63Baggies6 жыл бұрын
Spot on analysis...well done mate...
@brianchristopher44932 жыл бұрын
I spent 40 years playing these guys on the radio and never really new the inside story on Fagen and Becker...Geniuses really, to pull all that together. The longer I live and the more music I hear I'm convinced the 70 and some 80's was the greatest time for music. Your video was expertly crafted. Thanks for the education on some of my all time favorite tunes.
@Sameoldfitup4 жыл бұрын
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
@thejimmydanly6 жыл бұрын
My dad was in the air force with a guy who went on to sell music equipment. He often worked with the Dan, providing them with the latest, highest quality gear in the industry
@truthlivingetc886 жыл бұрын
yo sounds amazing . what did you learn from all that ?
@petersymes84676 жыл бұрын
I have loved this band since I heard the intro to "Reelin in the Years" back in the 70s. At 73 years old they remain the best rock /jazz band I have ever heard. Thank you Becker & Fagan.
@jstringer2136 жыл бұрын
I'm with you Peter...only a few years younger that you. I play guitar and I'm still searching (and trying) to copy some of those very intricate riffs. Had all those albums... Very slick and sensible music that will stand the test of time cheers to you mate!!.
@SteveC-Shaman6 жыл бұрын
Fagan in particular is amazing. His own songs are ... singular. All of them are exemplary.
@gfunkk2 жыл бұрын
i will say that all of Fagen's OCD on Babylon Sisters paid off. That is unquestionably the best sounding recording I have heard in my life.
@tommyd.7435 жыл бұрын
"aja" is the only disc that has a permanent slot in the changer in my car (yea, CD, I'm old). Every time it comes up it's like the first time I heard it.
@DrJ-hx7wv5 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest albums ever produced.
@willritter40765 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of JOSIE and HOME AT LAST on my YT channel in tribute to the songwriting of Becker/Fagen and to the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest creative works of the 20th century. Totally live with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@InceyWincey5 жыл бұрын
CD, old? I still have Can’t Buy A Thrill on tape, the songs are in a much better order.
@minermike615 жыл бұрын
Ditto for me. In an interview they both stated that they wanted that album to have a timeless feel to it. It does. My brother got it on cassette and we wore that damn thing out. Even to this day ELO Out of the Blue is still my most played but not my most important album. I've had to update my collection from LP and 8-track to cassettes and then CDs. There are less than ten albums that I've ever bought more than twice and this is one of them.
@wyleneedwards4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@HotStrange5 жыл бұрын
Black Cow is probably in my top 5 favorite songs. If not my favorite song ever. So funky and full of soul. RIP Walter Becker.
@aklanpinoy67175 жыл бұрын
Yup, love "Black Cow!" Awesome tune from Steely Dan, for sure! Can't get enough of it myself! :)
@fivestring65ify5 жыл бұрын
The title track of Aja is my favourite off the album.
@seeburg105 жыл бұрын
"I saw you at Rudy's, you were very high". That's a real bar in Hells Kitchen, Manhattan. Still there.
@thelantern90755 жыл бұрын
Haut Strange Interesting... a SD fan, synth collector, and a taste for bizarre dark music and gear? Nice to meet you Haut Strange.
@jpmackey16075 жыл бұрын
This song has been sampled a couple times. Like in “Deja Vu” by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz as well as a remix of “Me, Myself & I” by Beyoncé.
@1957PLATO5 жыл бұрын
Their music still sounds as fresh and relevant as when it was released. Timeless.
@desireel.63584 жыл бұрын
THE TRUTH
@lab4389 Жыл бұрын
Steely Dan has a huge and excellent catalog of music. Rock, soul, blues, they did it all. I’m so happy that I got to see them before Walter Becker died. The great music from the 70’s. Don’t be putting down Show biz kids! I love it. Doesn’t get better that that. 💯🎶🤗
@jasonaspy63226 жыл бұрын
a level of career-long musicianship that will probably never be achieved again in pop music. Steely Dan=da best.
@realglz6 жыл бұрын
jason aspy please. steely dan wouldn't make it to a top 100 band of its generation. The band was mediocre at best.
@gibsonvos51205 жыл бұрын
Real Cesar Gonzalez.. really.....?!, it must to great to be happy with the world laughing at you and your complete lack of musical knowledge..Steely Dan are one of the most highly rated bands in the world by Pro-musicians ..enough said.
@katyminot14004 жыл бұрын
This analysis is a hidden gem. Work well done.
@Neil-Aspinall4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan are like an anchor. Their level of sophistication, craftsmanship and quality are something to aspire to even if you don't like their style.
@lamontfisher49422 жыл бұрын
These guys, with their ear for every detail being to perfection, are amazing.
@swayp57154 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan... The greatest band in the world. EVER. Thanks for this. Outstanding.
@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin3 жыл бұрын
What's most insane about Reelin' in the years in my opinion is that Elliott Randall just listened to what the song sounded like in progress at the time and without any talk about what they wanted his guitar parts to sound like he just whipped that legendary thing together in one take. Nothing more nothing less, just perfect.
@hifiman45625 жыл бұрын
When I open my jazz cafe Steely Dan will fill the air.
@willritter40765 жыл бұрын
Hifi Trucker let me know where it is, and i'll be one of the first patrons... I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of JOSIE and HOME AT LAST on my YT channel in tribute to the songwriting of Becker/Fagen and to the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest creative works of the 20th century. Totally live with no autotuning or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@dacethejackofhearts72094 жыл бұрын
@@willritter4076 Im gonna open a cafe soon in AMsterdam and SD is gonna be on the turntables non stop among other "little musicians" :-)
@deirdrefrouge80844 жыл бұрын
May I work there?😁
@samtraygis13374 жыл бұрын
@@dacethejackofhearts7209 after the pandemic is over i will come visit lol
@samtraygis13374 жыл бұрын
Hopefully by that time marijuana will be legal . It will be the coolest vibe😎
@JP-qt7yd2 жыл бұрын
Never get tired of listening to Can't buy a Thrill. One of the very best albums ever produced. No Hyperbole.
@stephenstephen12174 жыл бұрын
I was privileged to have gone to many recording sessions from Katy Lied to Gaucho. What is not mentioned is the fact there may be as many as 5 variations of each song that made it on the record. Different musicians plucked and replaced, or an entire East Coast/West Coast recording of the same song. Sometimes as Roger said, it would be the slightest little "bubble" in a basic track by a player, and they would be back the next day in the same studio, only with 1 or 2 new session musicians. Analog days you did not punch in on drum tracks, so the drummer's carried the most weight on a tracking date!
@spactick2 жыл бұрын
to what capacity were your presence? musician? technician? friend?
@stephenstephen12172 жыл бұрын
@@spactick Friend of one of their west coast session musicians.
@rew-vmDOTcom3 жыл бұрын
I just inherited my grandfather’s records. He has every SD album. I’ve always known about SD but never gotten into them, until I listened to Gaucho and Pretzel Logic. GOD DAMN they’re so good!!
@curiousnomad3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the dark side.
@mathewmcdonald36573 жыл бұрын
Two great ones.
@yankees293 жыл бұрын
AJA might be the most complete album ever made.
@christianlacheze33233 жыл бұрын
Babylon Sisters and Third World Man are incredible songs on all counts
@SpaceTruckinHwySTAR2 жыл бұрын
Aja, Can't Buy A Thrill, Katy Lied, Countdown To Ecstasy, The Royal Scam, Pretzel Logic, Gaucho... That's my ranking of Steely albums from 1972-1980. Aja is their best album according to most critics and fans, I'm slightly partial to their debut album...
@gfresh0073 жыл бұрын
How can you not mention Michael McDonald as a back up singer for Peg? It's truly a part of their history
@geraldfriend256 Жыл бұрын
Those McDonald background vocals on Peg soloed are astounding.
@maelstrom7862 Жыл бұрын
He does a ton of background vocals for them
@neildonovan6823 Жыл бұрын
Since you seem a fan - it was at SD that Skunk Baxter met Michael McDonald. Then when the Doobies needed a lead singer, Skunk (now at Doobies) introduced McDonald to Doobies. Then of course McDonald sort of changed the style of Doobies to more pop/different sound, and Skunk left. Ever wanna see something wild look up Baxter's discography. Includes Donna Summer - etc.
@daze023 Жыл бұрын
@@geraldfriend256 Do you mean "horrendous?"
@wyattcole5452 Жыл бұрын
I don’t Trust him entirely, he said the singer of dirty work doesn’t fit, when I think it’s great honestly. This KZbinr would hate Canned Heat
@robertgerber25332 жыл бұрын
Every time you play one of their songs you hear something that you didn’t hear previously especially after the whole catalog was remastered. Nichols won several Grammy Awards for engineering their albums. Nothing less than perfection
@redfoxmusic79106 жыл бұрын
24 years old and I came upon steely Dan last year and I was an instant fan. Such music craftsmanship and magic. Music groups nowadays will never match something like that.
@daveharris5016 жыл бұрын
@RedFox music You seriously *need* to listen to Ben Folds, bruv.
6 жыл бұрын
it's never too late - welcome :)
@jackburton35406 жыл бұрын
There's actually a lot of bands nowadays that put as much work in as them. Look at any prog metal or rock band for instance. Then there's lots of avant garde and experimental rock groups around nowadays. Just look on Bandcamp for two seconds and you'll find a plethora of extremely talented musicians
@weezhopkins6 жыл бұрын
Me too I'm 16 and I love these band, I think no one has ever liked this band at my age in this decade
@jackburton35406 жыл бұрын
@@weezhopkins everyone likes steely Dan because everyone knows the song "peg"
@stefanobarba73375 жыл бұрын
My father used to call them the "University" of music
@geraldfrieberg79214 жыл бұрын
Yeah...because of the zillions of session musicians that actually allowed them to be a "band"...even though they weren't really a BAND !! Incredible !
@philcooper86783 жыл бұрын
@@geraldfrieberg7921 you can always pick out the sound of a Steely Dan piece it's about feel not personality.
@RWildekrav663 жыл бұрын
Wish I said that .
@msmith34076 жыл бұрын
RIP Big Walter. Missing you terribly. Thank God Don is still committed to touring!
@beechfox34236 жыл бұрын
m smith I just saw them in Atlantic City a few months ago and they sounded EPIC! The set list left a lot to be desired, all the popular stuff, but they sounded absolutely amazing.
@robertmiller71185 жыл бұрын
When I started getting into Steely Dan I was super bummed out when I found out he died.
@k2ks4145 жыл бұрын
He hates touring, but it's the only way to make money.
@vewaddell Жыл бұрын
Best explanation of Steely Dan I’ve ever seen/heard. Congratulations on your masterpiece video.
@390comet4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is an intricate musical journey for me from 1972 to 1981. Every day now and the future includes at least one Steely Dan song usually more. Steely Dan will always be an important part to growing up musically. Very thankful!
@duncanbleak38195 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan "stimulates" on every level. A lifetime's worth of superior music. I'll choose "The Royal Scam" as my favorite if forced to pick one. Excellent coverage of their early work. Thanks
@tommyhaynes86905 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan and Chicago were the bands the music teachers liked in high school in the 70s
@rEdf1964 жыл бұрын
Don't forget ABBA
@Marimilitarybrat4 жыл бұрын
Tommy Haynes.........Ahh, the 1970s. The master garage bands of the 70s. My older brother had a band that practiced in our garage. They called me "The Kid". Our generation was awash with fabulous music.
@Sergio_Solorio4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Furst they had one good debut album and when Al Kooper left it just wasn’t the same. How unfortunate
@RoaroftheTiger4 жыл бұрын
@@Sergio_Solorio - " The Child is the Father to Man" ! ;-)
@DK-ed7be4 жыл бұрын
@@rEdf196 Which one doesn't fit. Steely Dan: fusion of Jazz, R&B, and Rock. Chicago: fusion of R&B, soul, and Rock. ABBA, pop.
@davecampbell84083 жыл бұрын
Their music reminds me of some of the best times in my life.
@charlieandhudsonspal70312 жыл бұрын
I always hear SD in the background when I remember our high school graduation picnic at Eastover in Lenox MA. There was a keg down in the woods and …. ‘79, things are getting foggy
@Ross-zg3mx5 жыл бұрын
David Palmer was actually really good in my opinion. Dirty Work is one of my favourite songs.
@cordellsenior99355 жыл бұрын
Having heard the "hits" on the radio, I knew who Steely Dan was, but I was working part time in a Rekka Stowe when Aja came out. We could "borrow" albums and take 'em home to listen to. My music mentor at the store played the Aja album over our Bose store system and I knew I was listening to music for adults. Sophisticated adults. This was reinforced when I opened the album and attempted to digest the liner notes. You had to be an intellectual just to grasp the critiques of the material and of the creative process. I became a fan and went explored all of their previous stuff in detail. I love the entire library. RIP Walter Becker. LOVE these guys. For my money Aja was the band's apex. A perfect record from start to finish.
@georgeerhard19494 жыл бұрын
I worked in a restaurant in Aspen that played 50's rock and roll hits as the "house music".. but when we closed the doors and started cleaning up, "Aja" went on the CD player.
@jasoncromwell42066 жыл бұрын
Two more facts: 1. While at Bard Fagan and Becker had a jazz combo. They had a drummer for that combo who would give up music after graduation. That drummer's name....Chevy Chase (yep that one). 2. They were directly responsible for discovering a young backup singer from St. Louis named Michael McDonald who was featured most prominently on Bad Sneakers.
@willritter40766 жыл бұрын
a third fact... in the mid-70s, Donald Fagen lived in fear of being replaced as Steely Dan's frontman by that "backup singer from St. Louis"... I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would check out my acoustic keyboard & vocal cover of HOME AT LAST in tribute to a great Fagen/Becker composition. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@andyinoregon6 жыл бұрын
I liked "Bad Sneakers," but I loved the Fagen/McDonald vocal collaboration on another "Katy Lied" song "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)." Their vocal outro is the most exhilarating finish to any Steely Dan recording.
@danbunch15146 жыл бұрын
Way cool jason.
@alphanumeric15296 жыл бұрын
Jason, I'm gonna take you at face value, but swear if someone snickers at me when I repeat that truly obscure fact about CC, that that is some widely known urban legend, I'mma gonna come looking for you son. Otherwise... mind totally blown.
@fearsomefan16 жыл бұрын
And Peg
@winstonsmith76523 жыл бұрын
I wish my 'worst output' was Countdown to Ecstasy. I love that album, and actually like it's rawness. Like Joni Mitchell, they seemed to have a knack of knowing which musicians to use on any given song. That's a talent in itself.As a guitar player myself I can categorically state that the guys they used are all fantastic in their own way. Jay Graydons solo on Peg always puts a smile on my face, "no licks," Denny Dias is incredibly underrated and Larry Carlton is, well, Larry Carlton. I miss 'bands' like this.
@jeanmarielieb91272 жыл бұрын
Yes, so sad!! I miss WNEW ( NY) They had insightful commentary on so much music. They also played "New" musicians. I was so blessed to find Steely Dan ,Boz Scaggs and countless others through them. I honestly only find music by asking around. Mainly I revisit old jazz recordings. Like early Count Basie and later Tito Puentes.
@kyleimpson6 жыл бұрын
Yes! Polyphonic + steely dan is a good day
@willritter40766 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of HOME AT LAST and SEPTEMBER by Earth Wind & Fire on my channel in tribute to late 70s groove. Live acoustic with no digital enhancements. Thanks and peace.
@livelikeitshows18025 жыл бұрын
Love Steely Dan. My uncle hipped me to the them when I was a kid in the 70s. We lived in San Diego at the time and he was the living embodiment of Cool. Always had the best music playing on his hi-fi stereo system. Stevie Wonder (SITKOL), Michael McDonald, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barbara Streisand (Guilty), Boz Skaggs...and of course Steely Dan. He threw the best parties. Beautiful women everywhere. What’s a couple of 9 year old kids doing in the middle of all that (my cousin and I)? Being very quiet...and learning. And trying to figure out the lyrics to “FM.” “The girls don’t seem to care tonight. As long as the mood right...” And it sure was. Still, for some reason, Black Cow is all-time my favorite! If I ever own a bar or something like that I’m gonna name it “Rudy’s.” Thank you, Steely Dan!
@thatmanstumototours22706 жыл бұрын
Dirty Work is a wonderful song and Palmer sings it wonderfully. The idea there is anything negative to be said about it is asinine. Whatever happened after that, it was not indicated by listening to Dirty Work as implied in this video...
@markelliot45736 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@manoamana676 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@vatroslast6 жыл бұрын
i think i remember hearing once that it was the drinking that moved him away from the band, just too unreliable. and those teeth, of course..
@skipwood13535 жыл бұрын
One of my favourites
@marclemieux5995 жыл бұрын
They have performed this song all 6 times I’ve seen them but Fagan doesn’t sing, he lets the back up vocalists sing the song. I always liked Palmers version although Fagans voice is what is the identifying feature of SD.
@hollin2203 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is also one of my father’s favorite bands and I owe him a lot for my musical tastes. Cheers
@antrygis14 жыл бұрын
…."they were a specific brand of dark, sardonic lyricism..." I was there. While that description is Steely Dan-ish in its aptness and their music does live on....they were of their time. It was in many ways a more laid back time where experimentation was welcome. There was a lot of schmaltz. But Steely Dan were obsessed with perfection. Yet it was their soul and their grooves and their jazzy improv sounds all MIXED together that made them special. Thanks for the narration and the post.
@travelinben19665 жыл бұрын
No-one even remotely like them before or since.Amazing group of incredibly talented musicians. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@oldschoolrr60775 жыл бұрын
Heard Steely Dan for the first time, day after Christmas in 1972, when "Do It Again" hit the charts. Was a fan from that time on. Still believe to this day, that "Aja" was their best work.
@travelinben19665 жыл бұрын
OldSchoolR&R Tough call to pick a favorite album for me.I’m fascinated by all their work.👍
@uthink2much6 жыл бұрын
Truly one of the greatest musical acts of all time!
@SebsBeenHere Жыл бұрын
Thank you, by the way. It’s because of this video that I really started appreciating Steely Dan. I literally listen to them every single day. I can’t think of a bad song; not a single one!
@obsidian005 жыл бұрын
I just stumbled upon this video...and now I am a STEELY DAN fan!
@JT-lt5gr5 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@cosmicHalArizona3 жыл бұрын
So damn good!
@KOLDBLU3ST33L6 жыл бұрын
Don't agree in ref. To Dirty Work. It's great. Palmers voice was perfect for it.
@AlexMPruteanu5 жыл бұрын
Funny, I agree that Palmer's voice is perfect for it, but...it's not part of that Dan "aesthetic" -- the tune, I mean. That's why Palmer is right for it. I finally rotated the tune out of my Dan playlist a few years ago; I felt it interrupted the overall vibe of The Dan. But I do appreciate the tune by itself, as it stands alone.
@madbebopper4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is my all time favorite band of all the US bands. There are so many iconic masterpieces to mention but there are so many great tunes that never go out of date. As my old dear friend bassist Jamil Nasser once told me....."Genius has no expiration date" Amen, Jamil.
@jamietingey74982 жыл бұрын
Babylon Sisters is one of my favorite songs of all time. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve listened to that song.
@0tt0z2 жыл бұрын
I love that song!
@whyyoulidl4 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed for a lockdown evening rediscovering my old favourite bands. Thanks - still reelin' it in...
@ChrisRumin4 жыл бұрын
I’d say Steely Dan is a project more than a band.
@michaelhargis70364 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@willritter40763 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a quick listen to my stripped-down keyboard & vocal KZbin interpretations of JOSIE and HOME AT LAST in tribute to the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest musical achievements of the 20th century. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Peace and stay safe.
@rman523 жыл бұрын
If they were a project, then so were the mothers of invention. The beach boys on Pet Sounds. Almost every band that disappeared in their session after the wrecking crew told their guys to go take a coffee break. While we do your album for you.
@newusernamehere47723 жыл бұрын
@@rman52 The Mothers of Invention were a project, but Hot Rats, THAT was a band
@1941blkwidow2 жыл бұрын
@@willritter4076 I checked them out a long time age and liked them both.
@purpleivory25 жыл бұрын
My Old School was a killer song on Countdown to Ecstasy.
@katwil895 жыл бұрын
Will Hart I don't know if you're familiar with the story behind the lyrics of that song, but it's worth a Google. Very interesting.
@jbholmes994 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite guitar solos of all time. I was lucky enough to see the Dukes of September play it as a finale or encore at the Hardly Strictly festival in SF a few years back. I was practically in tears of joy and got to high five the guitarist Jon Herrington.
@norsketilbakeblikk37174 жыл бұрын
It’s not bad, but Bodhisattva is the killer on that album.
@anthonydupee4 жыл бұрын
@@norsketilbakeblikk3717 Skunk Baxter played Bodhisattva at our 50 th high school reunion in Ct..Autumn,'17-thrilling!
@MrSevillian4 жыл бұрын
My favorite.
@bradominus13 жыл бұрын
Lifelong Dan fan... I remember getting 'Aja' for my 14th B-day. The thing that always struck me about them was they never wrote a bad song.
@Rayoflight8885 жыл бұрын
I LIKE the vocal on Dirty Work.
@pauldeem28684 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. That was David Palmer just singing in a kind of fragile tone. The author blew it because Palmer also sang lead on Do it Again. He has a completely different tone in contrast to Dirty Work.
@elliotyeager4 жыл бұрын
@@pauldeem2868 donald fagen did vocals on do it again
@danapaul32164 жыл бұрын
Yep, one of my favorite SD songs. This is what happens when a band gets a label. Jazz-blues fusion... WTF does that even mean? The rotating musicians makes for the sound they wanted for each song. It’s what makes their studio albums so great. I’ve seen them live 3 times and it’s no wonder they struggle to Sound as good.
@johndevitt44634 жыл бұрын
I came here for that comment. It's not a typically sardonic but soulful SD tune - the reason why Donald.doesn't do lead on tour (heard Carolyn Leonhart do it a couple of times - she nails it). Great video nonetheless.
@madvadermusic10264 жыл бұрын
same
@majordudette6 жыл бұрын
I’m a 59 y.o. Lady and SD is my favorite of all time. I crank it up to repeat the drums on Aja and Green Earrings over and over. Thankfully my husband doesn’t mind. Not too many women fans. Last concert I went to was sooo many middle-aged men, fan-girling with the best teenager enthusiasm and singing along annoyingly - the ganja was thick in the air too!
@skipwood13535 жыл бұрын
Hi I am a female fan too!
@jakobole5 жыл бұрын
Can imagine you could even get high on 2.hand smoke....
@cindipossidento56885 жыл бұрын
Me tooooo!!!! I have been a fan from the start !!!
@k2ks4145 жыл бұрын
Same. And I'm 45.
@jgwartney84955 жыл бұрын
Me, too! I've loved them since I was about 10 (1977-ish)! ...& I love them even more as time goes on!
@zachx2816 жыл бұрын
Even after all the legendary bands in the 70s and on, no other band really does it for me like Steely Dan. Seeing them live earlier this year was fantastic.
@nealdesai87796 жыл бұрын
Me too man!
@drumsnbass6 жыл бұрын
Saw them at The Gorge where the “Live...” album was recorded. So glad I did.
@ryansilva10242 жыл бұрын
“Only a Fool Would Say That” is a masterpiece
@jeffwarner65132 жыл бұрын
Hey Ryan, you are spot on! This entire album is a masterpiece. How about "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" ?
@martinbrodie85072 жыл бұрын
@@jeffwarner6513 , I've been a Dan fan since they started in the 70s. "AJA" has my vote.
@Player-fp5xh2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffwarner6513 LOVE that song. strange song structure, which is perfect for the story it tells, and how wonderfully it is told
@Player-fp5xh2 жыл бұрын
so glad this was the first song i heard by them
@rip-ur_hairout2 жыл бұрын
You, my friend are correct
@ThrawnTheater6 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a coincidence. Steely Dan is also my Dad's favorite band - tied with Chicago, the early stuff, of course - although he doesn't have a birthday coming up. I feel like you did a great job of encapsulating what makes Steely Dan so great. I am also a huge fan of the Dan, and was fortunate to see them live twice before Walter Becker passed away. I am definitely going to show this to my parents!
@jan2796 жыл бұрын
Same, my dad also loves em, I remember how he used to play one of Steely Dan's compilation albums on repeat in his car, and that's how I got into Steely Dan. Looks like dads really love "The 'Dan". lol
@gsxerwhite4 жыл бұрын
I love Steely Dan. My Dad used to listen to them on his HiFi back in the early 80’s while he read his books. You didn’t bother him until the record ended. As I got older I understood why👍🏻
@patrickweyenberg40816 жыл бұрын
I got turned on to Steely Dan when my sister moved home from California to die at “home” from breast cancer. 1981. She named her daughter Katy after the album. Very influential band
@cindipossidento56885 жыл бұрын
Patrick Weyenberg 😢😘😘😘😘😢
@jessehilton13375 жыл бұрын
Powerful story man. Much love
@JohnDoe-ur7pm5 жыл бұрын
Wow! How hearbreaking
@Anonymous-vb8nw5 жыл бұрын
Patrick, we may never meet, but I dedicate every Katy Lied I ever play to your sister and niece, including this one coming up.
@homefront31625 жыл бұрын
aww man... thanks for sharing
@mboyer682 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old in 1978 when my aunt from California came to visit with a gift of Aja. I've loved it ever since. And I was already a Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest fan. Well, maybe not Judas Priest at that point.. But I can still remember setting it on the record player, watching it drop and start to spin, watching the needle move over and slowly drop, hearing the crackle of records, then the juicy sound came out. I can remember it exactly. So weird.
@jimfoley8014 Жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thank you for sharing that time in your life.