The Lost Gaucho (1980)... Steely Dan's Alternate Album | Not Lost Media

One last goodbye...
"Gaucho (1980)" was the notorious Steely Dan's last hurrah before the Jazz-Rock die off of the 80's. The last infamous album that would kill the long-time partnership of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker for twenty years. After the struggles of "Gaucho", Steely Dan would cease to be it. It was a production cycle full of drama, drugs, and despair. Despite the devastation Gaucho left in its wake, its creation and cast is a story in itself. An album so selective it spawned a long forgotten and long desired bootleg twin. Why do then the most hardcore of Steely Fans whisper of this "Lost Gaucho".
Well... Kind Spirit, don't go, because I Can't Write Home 'Bout You.
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Video Sources (Support the creators/uploaders):
-Sir. Mix-A-Lot Rare Music's Steely Dan - The Second Arrangement (Restored 2nd demo): bit.ly/34xCksh
-Steely Dan - Aja (Classic Albums documentary): bit.ly/2YPG6Md
-My Old School - Steely Dan: bit.ly/2RWQY9t
-Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years - Live - Old Grey Whistle Test: bit.ly/36AlCtw
-New York City in 1993 in HD - DTheater DVHS Demo Tape: bit.ly/2EwsbBz
-Steely Dan Plush TV Jazz Rock Party 2000
-Wendel 3: bit.ly/2EwtuAt
-Steely Dan - confessions - bonus dvd from everything must go: bit.ly/2Z0locN
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Music:
Mini Vandals - "Who's Using Who" (00:06-02:05)
Frédéric Chopin - "Galop Marquis", preformed by Aya Higuchi (02:05-02:15)
Quincas Moreira - "Love or Lust" (02:15-05:54)
John Deley - "Blues Blast" (05:44-08:40)
John Deley and the 41 Players - "Watercolors" (08:35-10:12, 10:18-11:54)
Silent Partner - "Chances" (11:54-16:17)
E's Jammy Jams - "When Johnny Goes Marching" (16:12-22:58)
Quincas Moreira - "Malandragem" (22:58-25:31)
Steely Dan - Second Arrangement (Disco Conclusion) (25:31-26:10)
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All copyrighted media, images, and music respective owner(s).
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Sources:
- Sweet, Brian. STEELY DAN: Reelin' in the Years. OMNIBUS Press, 2018.
-Steely Dan “The Second Arrangement” (lost studio recording of unreleased track; 1980): bit.ly/2OH4Otl
-Listen to Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Discuss Walter Becker's Death, Gaucho, and More: bit.ly/2OH6fIe
-Decadent Diversions: Steely Dan's Gaucho: bit.ly/35r1s4D
-Steely Dan: Gaucho Album Review: bit.ly/34gflm7
-Gaucho - Rolling Stone: bit.ly/35y8R1U
-'Gaucho': It's Not Easy: bit.ly/2rmeMIK
-Gaucho: The near implosion of Steely Dan's Yacht Rock masterpiece: bit.ly/2XIfbBm
-How Steely Dan Came Unglued With 'Gaucho': bit.ly/2XSlVwR
-Remembering The Tumultuous Perfection Of Steely Dan's Chapter-Closing Album, 'Gaucho': bit.ly/2ONlW0A
-'Gaucho': How Steely Dan Turned Tragedy Into Triumph: bit.ly/2qTJmti
- A big hello from Hawaii: Seeking to recover after Steely Dan, Walter Becker hid out on an island in the sun. From where he granted Giles Smith a rare interview: bit.ly/35pnVzu
-Reflections On Steely Dan's “Gaucho” by Steve Khan: bit.ly/2XWQT6H
-Metal Leg 15 - Winter 1991 - The Steely Dan Reader: bit.ly/2XUuDKX
-Steely Dan - The Lost Gaucho (1980):
-BB Chronicles: Steely Dan - The Lost Gaucho and Outtakes: bit.ly/2Ds2uS8
-Radio Dupree: Steely Dan Rarities night September 17, 2011: bit.ly/2qYoVvw
-BigO Worldwide: bit.ly/2sxNmjy
-Steely Dan: Fauxcho (essential Gaucho outtakes): bit.ly/2rx5LNh
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Reelin' In The Thanks For Watching

[@cordellsenior9935]

Any critic using "airless" "Souless" "mechanical" to describe this band's music; I would simply dismiss.

[@44thenazz]

Yep, then they'd precede to tell you how fantastic "Trout Mask Replica" sounds.

[@twangist]

@@44thenazzNo, I would *proceed* to tell you

[@cyclesgoff9768]

Cordell Senior Well said my dear chap, well said. btw it’s a dreadful documentary simply awful production values.

[@jesushernandezchrist8595]

critics are stupid, i don't even understand how that can be someones job

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

The perfectionism on Gaucho particularly could rob the music of humanity. That can have its own charm though, one that's wonderfully Steely Dan.

[@Boddissatva]

All I know is I never tire of listening to all the albums. Each one is a masterpiece of imagination, lyric, and composition.

[@someguy2135]

...and execution!

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Got that right Bodd

[@sdgakatbk]

I'll tell you what Steely Dan is. Fantastic music.

[@killingsworthgc]

Ditto!

[@garyfowkes8794]

No comparison

[@spactick]

Royal Scam, Aja and Gaucho are to contemporary music what Hitchcocks films 'Vertigo', 'North by Northwest' and 'Psycho' were to contemporary cinema. Simply the finest examples of their art at that moment in time. Laid out in succession, unchallenged to this day. Their music speaks for itself

[@assbutt123]

lol their 3 worst albums Bro. Katy Lied, CTE and CBAT are far and above better

[@noaheckman8330]

Great way of putting it

[@steveowen7475]

Third world man is just magnetic....I'm 70 now and the memories flood back

[@VINZBROWN]

AGREEEED. "by n by, when the sidewalks are safe for a lil guy "

[@westwindpainting]

I am 59. I was living in South America. And had the cassette down there..I hear the songs and remember exactly what I was doing and where I was ..and with who ...

[@tommymaddox2756]

In my view, “Aja” is the Dan’s best album because of the inclusion of “Deacon Blues,” a recording of absolute perfection. But the entire run from “Scam” through “Nightfly” is the greatest stretch of music in modern history.

[@ragingriccor9999]

Plus "Pretzel Logic" and "Katy Lied"

[@kountkuhmeleon2495]

I ABSOLUTELY agree!

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

They all count, actually.

[@prpwnage9296]

get out and go to an aja video

[@Humungojerry]

the title track is incredible. like an acid trip

[@IsaacA192]

I'm a drummer and Babylon Sisters has been my favourite since childhood. That halftime shuffle has always been alluring to me.

[@bjohnson6674]

The Purdie Shuffle! Also employed on Home At Last, Bernard Purdie is the drummer on both tracks. He dissects the beat on the Making of Aja documentary, kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ3HpZybiKqsh68

[@mackey-5438]

Bernard Pudie's drumming is amazing on several Dan recordings. I'm afraid his talent is eclipsed by Fagen and Becker's use of WENDEL on Gaucho.

[@pbaker7160]

@@mackey-5438 Not sure about WENDEL on various tracks, but Porcaro played on the track "Gaucho" and that's definitely not WENDEL playing. The pocket is amazing and not remotely mechanical. Time Out of Mind is credited to Rick Marotta, but they used his samples in WENDEL.

[@paulfreet]

The lyrics of Babylon Sister create an aura of Los Angeles in 1979 that is almost haunting. A classic, unforgettable, perfect song.

[@landryprichard6778]

Could you talk a bit about that? I grew ip with funk and soul that turned into early hip hop and techno years later. Love drum machines as well as live drummers. What's your take?

[@edwinmclachlan9969]

Deeply unpopular take here, but for me Gaucho will always be the "connoisseur's" Dan album. It's criminally, criminally underrated, and to me represents the absolute apex of their songwriting complexity, audiophile production perfectionism, and pop songwriting. It supersedes every aspect of every other great Dan album, even Aja.

[@andrehb]

I agree 100%, but let's be honest, we're getting into some pretty subjective areas here. That said, I also think Gaucho is better. To me the album is more cohesive in terms of music and theme. And Babylon Sisters . . . damn, if there ever was a more (deceptively) powerful opening statement I've yet to come across it.

[@edwinmclachlan9969]

@Gerry Berry Glamour Profession is my all-time favourite Steely Dan song. Bar none. The instrumental is so subtly complex and varied, shifting under your feet constantly, the lyrics are quintessential Dan, and it's catchy as all hell. It's just incredible, never gets old.

[@Hogprint25]

Edwin McLachlan I tend to agree. It was my “first” SD album, even though I was familiar w their music. It was the first I became intimately familiar w if that makes sense. Still big fan of Aja but for me Gaucho was the one.

[@brentbuckleymusic740]

Agree, we use it to test sound gear

[@kevinmanns7170]

For me, the definitive Dan album is The Royal Scam. I enjoy Gaucho, but find the tonal quality too clean, sterile even. There's just no warmth to it compared to Scam.

[@willk7184]

The Babylons Sisters fade-out is still an epic, if brief, soundscape.

[@Guinevere.625]

Will K yes it is. Beyond amazing. ❤️

[@miket8148]

You gotta shake it baby, you gotta shake it baby, you gotta shake ..yeah! Best BV ever !!

[@dougcoleburn1579]

Will K some of the best fade outs ever!

[@siristarburst9]

I was one of the BG singers on that

[@miket8148]

@@siristarburst9 That's so cool!

[@charleswinokoor6023]

“Gaucho” was a wonderful album, end of story as far as I’m concerned.

[@jakeblake231]

Agreed.

[@spactick]

you mean 'is', right?

[@charleswinokoor6023]

spactick correct

[@AnaLuizaHella]

👏👏👏👏👏 exactly!

[@47barolo]

I have all the Dan's albums as well as Donald's solo albums and even Becker's album, and I think that Royal Scam is the greatest of all.

[@austinrichardson6426]

Agreed. I also think The Royal Scam is the best Steely Dan, and IMO the best Rock song of all time. But of course I'm biased, I fucking love Dan

[@Hamezzify]

Glad to see I'm not the only one, LOVE Royal Scam

[@cozmovox]

my favorite too !

[@johnknox9045]

Yes. The jazz-rock is in equal and synergistic proportions, and there's one legendary guitar solo after another.

[@samuelredmond1310]

Can’t buy a thrill shows you really can buy a thrill

[@islandbee]

The Aja album was hard to top for Steely Dan. My most favorite from them. Although, I feel that Donald Fagen's Nightfly was brilliant.

[@todedo]

Agree with everything you said, both Nightfly and Aja are fantastic.

[@47barolo]

I like Kamakiriad better than Nightfly, although the latter is excellent.

[@islandbee]

@@47barolo - That's a brilliant album too. It's basically Steely Dan with Walter Becker involved in that album.

[@Talkingwithfamouspeople]

Boy are you right about Nightfly. What a stunning masterpiece of sly genius.

[@Talkingwithfamouspeople]

@Gerry Berry Right about Kamakiriad as well. You sure do have correct taste in music!

[@thurayyakey9504]

I was a little girl when hey nineteen came out and my Dad played SD all the time...I’ve been a fan ever since.

[@edwardsholar9730]

"A Steely Dan Bedtime Story" Once upon a time, there was a king, named Richard, who ruled Mizar. He fell madly in love with his darling, Rose. After a short engagement, they were married by a Deacon in a blue suit. They honeymooned near the caves of Altamira and did it again quite frequently without a fez. Night after night, it was a countdown to ecstasy. Soon, they were home at last, and in the months and years to follow, would have a castle full of show biz kids. Their first kid, a boy, was named Charlemagne. Later, daughters, Josie and Peg, would beautify the castle with their French twists. Rikki, their youngest, was a mathematics prodigy who never lost track of her numbers. The parents were strict with their daughters, but the girls didn't seem to care. The family would vacation by carriage to the sea and when the children got too loud, King Richard would say, "keep it down, just until we get out of town." During their holiday, the family would sit under a banyan tree and watch the sun go down on the crimson tide. They let the children play up on the hill near the black cows. The king, however, had a mistress at this seaside Eldorado resort. When confronted by Rose, Katy lied and said there was nothing to it. Katy was only nineteen at the time. Rose knew the fix was in. Later, Rose told King Richard that she knew of the affair and was planning on a trip to Haiti for a divorce. She said, "I can't cry anymore while you run around." Upon hearing this news, King Richard summoned his therapist, Dr. Wu. After a lengthy discussion about the king's infidelity, Dr. Wu responded, "the things you think are useless I can't understand." Rose, still reelin' from this news demanded, "I want to know everything you did." King Richard confessed to an affair with Katy's sister, Pearl. He defended himself by saying, "it was just a fling with a couple of skinny girls." King Richard hastily had his family return to Castle Bravo, coincidentally, at the changing of the guard. He met with his generals to discuss the expansion of his kingdom to new frontiers. He told them he wanted to be king of the world. Rose, however, took a gift from the king, a pair of green earrings, and threw them in the moat. She realized that she had been royally scammed. King Richard went to Rose's bedroom and told her it would never happen again, but she replied, "after what you've done, only a fool would say that." She gave him the goodbye look before she lit the candle and put a lock upon the door. King Richard, in a rage, threatened harm to their children by drowning them in the moat when he said, "I'll throw back the little ones." At that very moment, there was fire in the hole as the castle came under ambush by battle apples! King Richard became suicidal and thought about taking his life with a gun. His last words were, "Don't Take Me Alive!" The day after the king's demise, Rose had lunch with Gina, her best friend. They drank kirschwasser from a shell. Gina advised Rose to sell her home and move to a place called the Custerdome. The next day, Rose put a sign in front of the castle that read: Everything Must Go.

[@keithkennedy6496]

brillant!

[@cordellsenior9935]

Impressive. That was extremely visual (I'll bet those were BIG black cows.) I myself met Steely Dan once ...sitting at the counter at Ruby's. He was VERY high. It was a cry'n disgrace. You should have seen his face 'cause he'd just got the news. But it was up on the hill, where people never stare. They just don't care.

[@snappleshibes26]

This is the best fanfiction in existence

[@edwardsholar9730]

@@snappleshibes26 Thank you

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

From the first word I knew you were "way deep into something special". The only question I have is: "Where did you get those shoes?"

[@bigpompano1659]

So glad I got to see Steely Dan before Becker died. This was back I like 2012-2013 when I was 22 or 23. Always will be one of my all time favorite groups

[@intuneorange]

One thing for sure is they really did hire great players and background singers and the guitar player gave his all on the live shows it's hard to duplicate something that was created in the studio but that bandshould be given credit

[@tomfontanella6585]

Steely Dan is the one band whom I never tire of; easily my favorite group/duo. How about some love for Everything Must Go? Very underrated.

[@thomassicard3733]

I do love Everything Must Go and also Two Against Nature. Both are wonderful. ALSO, I do so LOVE Walter Becker's "11 tracks of whack" CD. Uhmmm...

[@justinfarrell9547]

Agreed. The album is underrated. "Lunch With Gina" is an absolutely killer tune.

[@charliewayne220]

Gaucho is my favorite SD album because it was so full of despair. They polished it so hard you could see the impurities. This is where their flaws became most apparent, and thus they were at their most real.

[@nrich5127]

Even though "The Lost Gaucho" is officially a cumulation of incomplete recordings, they still remain "a high priority" for any Steely Dan fan. Like a "lost Mozart" , they are timeless examples that glimpse into the minds of genius.

[@kittenmittentheatreadventu3185]

Like a lost Mozart? Please don"t be an idiot.

[@if6was929]

@@kittenmittentheatreadventu3185 Nowhere in the post by @nrich51 does he compare SD to Mozart, SMH.

[@kevinmanns7170]

Don't you mean ...Culmination ?

[@kevinmanns7170]

BTW....what is a cumulation ? Is it even an actual word?

[@jonnamechange6854]

It's a shit ton of clouds.

[@pbaker7160]

You can tell the drummer on "The Bear" is Jeff Porcaro. RIP Genius.

[@brucecombs5687]

Honestly, I think they could have spent 1/10 as much time in the studio, and it still would have fabulous. Their perfectionism was really just nuts.

[@hdofu]

They tossed out more bangers then most artists ever produce.

[@maxsteinbeezly7904]

My dad played Steely Dan for me and I ended up loving classic rock. I know have Aja, Pretzel Logic, and Countdown to Ecstasy on vinyl.

[@paulcooper5748]

All great choices.

[@mikek5958]

The Royal Scam and Can't Buy A Thrill need to be in that collection!

[@ufaccount9540]

My dad played Babylon sisters for me while I was in high school, and now that I’m in college, steely Dan is my soundtrack. Every else is listening to Kodak black, not me.

[@manicdrive85]

check out Donald Fagens Solo stuff

[@eddiemiller7138]

These men were True Music Stars 🌟 🌟 🎶

[@mrshiney2]

Wow great story here. As one who loves THE DAN and grew up in So Cal in the 70's 80's Gaucho was an anthem for me and my buddies for sure. Just the intro to BABYLON SISTERS immediately transport me back to my days in Orange County

[@joseybryant7577]

250 mixes of one song? Worth it? Absolutely.

[@static6OOO]

Gaucho is my favorite album of all time and it saddens me to see it bashed so much. Thank you so much for making this video, I enjoyed every minute of it.

[@colindeer9657]

For me, each Dan album is a stand alone masterpiece. I have always thought that way. Gaucho. Like the others, is a brilliant album. With the additional material, would have been sensational. Great research btw. Great video. Many thanks. Cheers.

[@kenwinston2245]

Didn't understand the lyrics, just loved the atmosphere the music created. Endless play in my car cruising back and forth to the beach my senior summer. Still love it.

[@larryb6715]

Gaucho may seem like a strange mix but not for Steely Dan. It's just a culmination of experiences and their obsessive compulsive ways. I'm glad Donald and Walter got back together and went out on the road after 2 Against Nature. RIP Walter.

[@peggyrannick7812]

Excellent presentation...so very well expedited. Thank you.

[@Talkingwithfamouspeople]

This was such an incredibly interesting video. Thank you for doing such a great job here. I'll be referencing this in making a video for my channel called something like, 274 Babylon Sisters mixes means Donald Fagan is an INTP.

[@Stasiaflonase]

Record companies are the devil incarnate. So many great bands and artists have had to suffer their evils.

[@kevinmanns7170]

Without the evil record companies, as you describe them....we would never have even heard of Steely Dan. Back then artists had to have the backing of a well established record label to fund their productions and marketing to gain airplay/exposure to a mass audience. The record labels had all the power and influence, not like it is now where artists can make their impact independently. I guess you could describe them as necessary evils.

[@bobbywillis1466]

Yet they used to be the only way for bands or artists to get heard. Without a label you had no radio time, no cassette, no vinyl, nothing.

[@gregsidel3557]

Steely Dan was a band that was perfection different. And it was hard not to listen to., Some people liked it some people loved it. But it was a classy classic group that wanted perfection. And someday it was gonna run out. But before they did, they were on top for what they were. Thank you Steely Dan

[@TheKeithbruce]

Thanks for all your work

[@robertmaybeth3434]

RIP Becker, those two put together were music geniuses who must have come from an alternate galaxy but they brought their music to us anyway...I'm glad i saw these legends live before Becker passed - RIP Walter you are missed -

[@kontakt4321]

Earl de Darkwood probably snatched them up for the 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.

[@AnaLuizaHella]

No! He's at peace but surely not resting. He went home Life is there. Here is just a quick passage where we use this body to experience third dimension and learn. When it ends we go home. ❤️ Seriously!

[@samking4179]

such a good video. thanks for making it! just found your channel with this video. looking forward to perusing your others. thank again!

[@keithclark1197]

Wow. This is fantastic. I can't tell you how thoroughly I enjoyed this! Definitely subscribing! Thanks for the quality content.

[@sunsetclub4132]

Thank you for making this video. I've always loved the lost recordings from Gaucho and I always wondered why nobody paid it any mind - most of it is genius, and deserved to be re-recorded for full releases.

[@vimes1003]

What a video! One of the most compelling I've watched in a good while

[@RonaldBrown59]

Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing.

[@LiamPorterFilms]

"Second Arrangement" is a real lost classic. The demo version is wonderful by itself.

[@EnzoFerenczyo]

I was enthralled by this track when I finally discovered it. I listened obsessively , to get every nuance. 93 chords, jazz fucking chords my fingers are bleeding. I can only imagine the real recording is in heaven, good reason to get there lol

[@paranoia1896]

A near complete version in high quality was found a few months ago.

[@krrrruptidsoless]

This video makes me glad I just listen to music instead of trivialize over it

[@1jimmy534]

I loved their relentless pursuit of perfection and as a consumer I am privileged to be able to listen to it.

[@pallhe]

Gaucho is the first Steely Dan album I ever acquired, a vinyl copy in mint condition around five years ago. Sounds phenomenal. I was already hooked after hearing the intro to "Babylon Sisters".

[@MrOctober44]

Great job. Appreciate all of the info. Definitely have to look for these demos. 🙂

[@Slimee44]

Absolutely AMAZING Gaucho & Lost Gaucho documentary here. Major kudos for this. Top notch!!!

[@johnmccormick8159]

"...a dollar three-eighty". Ha! I was working in a factory (on Long Island) from 79-81 and one of my co-workers said something in the voice of an old New Yorker that included this nugget: "a buck tree-eighty". I was then, and still am, an SD fan.

[@steelyman08]

Thanks for uploading this. Quite a revelation to learn all of this about my favourite Steely Dan album. I know that most consider Aja their masterpiece, but I've been hooked on Gaucho for decades. These fellows couldn't have made a bad album if they'd tried to. I love them all. I think the songwriting on Gaucho is beyond compare ~ completely captivating. My Rival? That just blows my mind. Aja is multi-flavored and brilliant. Gaucho has fewer flavours, but they're out of this world!! I knew nothing of Becker's heroin addiction and absence. It's been a captivating 26 minutes! Thank you (-:

[@stevefuegner1876]

3rd world Man!!!!

[@totobrasil99]

Awesome job. Great video. Thanks

[@Mashfan6507]

Awesome job on this video, I’ve watched it so much and never get sick of it. Just like steely Dan itself. Can’t get enough of the lore. My favorite lost song is def “the Bear”. Keep up the good work!

[@johndecicco]

Nice summary! Well done.

[@kevinkosmatka7923]

Love the channel dude. Keep it up

[@jimmybalantyne5545]

Thanks for this. I was unaware of the Lost Gaucho. Just downloaded it from Apple music. Nice one.

[@georgewilson7432]

Your pronounciation of Gaucho was good. Many pronounce it the Brazilian way, stressing the U and making the CH liquid. You truly nailed the rioplatense way of saying gaucho.

[@Pseudiom]

Too much Borges.

[@lounowell4171]

@@Pseudiom You pronounced faux wrong though, it's like 'foe'.

[@eduardogiola6804]

No son gauchos los que bailan tango , es recordada la película de Valentino bailando tango pero el error viene por una ley de protección al artista local en Francia que solo permitían artistas extranjeros si estos tenian impronta y características de su país, entonces los tanqueros argentinos fueron vestidos de gaucho para poder actuar , pero el tango es de origen ciudadano no es música folclórica Argentina (no en ese momento) los gauchos eran gente de campo y bailan otro tipo de música

[@coldbeerden]

killer video dude this was fascinating and really well put together

[@SirMixALotRareMusic]

This "madman" appreciates the mention, thanks.

[@Pseudiom]

Oops, sorry. I'll put one in for you! Totally forgot in the shuffle. Edit: Gave it top billing in the video sources. That work for you? It is excellent work.

[@SirMixALotRareMusic]

@@Pseudiom Thanks! By the way, not sure how deep your research went specifically on Second Arrangement, but from my own research while trying to track down the earliest possible cassette copy of it known (still haven't), the first emergence of a recording dates back to October 1987 (Sourced from a Steely Dan Fanzine archive, which is currently down but can be found here web.archive.org/web/20190707092326/steelydanreader.com/1987/10/01/metal-leg-3/ ). The earliest online version which I also suspect is the same source we have now is from 2000 on web.archive.org/web/20000621080253/members.home.com:80/metzger/dan/sounds.htm , I've tried to find contact for the guy who ran the site but no luck.

[@Pseudiom]

Very interesting. I didn't look super deep into when the bootlegs showed up so this is pretty new to me. I know barely anything about music engineering, but would knowing when the other bootlegs from Gaucho showed up help (if you don't already)? Like knowing if it existed on any of the tapes with "Kind Spirit" and "Kulee Baba"? Though I suppose those could have been the other versions of it. You could try tracking down Brian Sweet if possible since he seems to be the band's major historian, but I don't know how much help he would be. Or even Gary Katz or Steve Khan (I know Khan you can contact on his website, Katz I have know idea). Though I doubt they would know anything about the bootlegs or tapes. I'll keep my eyes open for anything.

[@SirMixALotRareMusic]

@@Pseudiom As for knowing when the other bootlegs came about, I think that there's 2 sources to the "Lost Gaucho" bootleg, one being the Second Arrangement 2nd demo tape that had other songs on it because of the bleedthrough when you turn up the high end on the tracks (the 2nd disc of the bootleg), and then a source what I assume to be a nice quality cassette or something else studio quality that's the first CD. I haven't researched any other specific tracks for their source, but I'll assume they were found together due to the phrasing of the Fanzine "Metal Legs" issue 3 that I linked. I might try and contact Sweet, since he could be a help. While I doubt anyone who worked on the album would want to talk with me, maybe it's worth a shot. I'll investigate their contact info. Which by the way, the whole reason why I'm trying to track this down is because I actually have a great cassette ripping setup that can do 24 bit 192KHZ rips, if I even find a bad X generation or whatever copy it'll still be better than the one out there now. Maybe one of the people you mentioned have a copy? Who knows!

[@SirMixALotRareMusic]

@@paljardine1538 Was it the "Institute of Contemporary Music Performance" you tried? That's the only relation to him and a school I can find. EDIT: I also just found a "Music in Chappaqua" mention.

[@RemnantCult]

There's an alternate universe out there where the stressful background and negative circumstances that occurred during production didn't happen and where Gaucho was a double album with two major hit songs, Hey Nineteen and The Second Arrangement. The track listing would flow between each song, creating a complex, sleazy yet intelligent musical tome of stories and exploits of its generation. If I could arrange the album, the last track would have been the title track Gaucho, a farewell from Donald to Walter disguised as a breakup song between two men, one younger and one older, just like previous tracks with heterosexual themes but subverting expectations of a more "normal" relationship for the time. I love Gaucho. It's like a smooth drag from a cigarette on a rainy night. Yet, I can't help but feel that it could have been greater and the existence of these scrapped songs highlights its potential.

[@puffnpluky76]

10:10 Fagen is not instructing them to change the pitch of his voice, he is instructing them to change the volume of his voice in his own monitor mix (what he hears in his headphones while singing).

[@dougcoleburn1579]

This was fun, thank you!

[@williamgoodwin132]

Excellent! And I agree Second Arrangement is so good incomplete that you find yourself in agony wanting to hear the rest..

[@nasser2621]

Fantastic video man. Not often do you come across videos like yours, well made

[@markgreenhouse8606]

the effort and distractions described in this documentary (which I do appreciate for a deep historical reveal of external issues) make me appreciate it more, as the effort is undetectable in the final product.

[@danielmedina3128]

Do it again by Steely Dan is my favorite. What an amazing band. Edit: By the way, superb video. I never thought I'd see such a detailed youtube video on Steely Dan. I'm the only person amongst my friends and family that listen to them and don't know many people who do... besides Walter White...

[@Pseudiom]

No problem. Steely Dan is definitely one of my favorite bands and I find Donald Fagen and Walter Becker to be incredibly interesting individuals (I could make a video on each alone). This is a video I definitely made for myself and probably the dozen people in my audience who are Steely Dan fans. I would be happy if this got three views. There's also basically no in-depth videos on Steely Dan beside Polyphonic's two (which are more on their music, but still very good) and the old Aja Documentary which I recommend if you're a fan. There's also no real Steely Dan communities as I can tell beside the Steely Dan reddit page and some posters on the Steve Hoffman forums. I hope this video will get others interested since, in Fagen's own words, most of Steely Dan's fan-base is "geriatric boomers". Maybe some one can post this vid to the Steely Dan reddit or some forum and give it a boost to others interested. I'd be interested in "veteran" opinions on the band.

[@paulpower7018]

There's a couple SD fan pages on Facebook

[@anthonywestjr1063]

Sir, you just took my Steely Dan vibe to a exponential high! I really appreciate it! 🍶😁👍🍻✊🍶

[@thesweetdude]

Wonderful video, and explanation.

[@nrich5127]

The Steely Dan catalog of music is so full of complex yet captivating music that has somehow matched my change in taste as I`ve grown older. There are some songs I`ll never fully understand but that`s the magic.

[@andrehb]

Interesting doc, thanks for posting

[@iwantmyutube9040]

I love Gaucho just the way it is! A great and one of my favorite SD albums. Sometimes I think people don't get this album. It's beautiful.

[@thomassicard3733]

Two Against Nature (2000) and Everything Must Go (2003) are both awesome albums. Becker's solo albums are awesome, too. Check 'em out.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Except for the vocals.

[@danielmasonmusic2353]

Wonderfully produced video about the wonderfully produced Gaucho (clinical yes, but i think that was their intention), good work dude.

[@jrushen4235]

That was very interesting...thank you.

[@lisagill5141]

I 💜their sound & style. I 💙 the jazz sound infusement. I can sit & listen to them for hrs.😁

[@brianmurray1128]

Excellent, thank you.

[@claylockhart6193]

Fantastic doc

[@JosephPardyMusic]

Wow amazing video man, some deep research

[@x8BitRain]

Absolutely fascinating, thanks for making this! I've subbed in the hopes you make the Kamakiriad video as it's severely underrated and overlooked, it's gotta be my favorite album!

[@4n6design]

Dude, lost songs. Kulee Baba sounds amazing. You just blew my mind. This is like finding a lost statue by Michelangelo that he considered not "good" enough.

[@mdsoulsounds]

As much as I loved them, their music was a therapy for their drug and young girl sexual dysfunctions. It all seemed a poetic fantasy trip by two spoiled bourgeoise suburban kids. Loved them!

[@craigusselman546]

Walter and Donald were an intense musical duo with this sense of fun running underneath thank God we had them.

[@Rmanvideo]

this is the best thing ive ever watched!

[@robertmaybeth3434]

If you got the BEAR... OR THE BEAR GOT YOU!" Too bad we had to miss out on that instant classic but oh well... I feel "Gaucho" is the high-water mark of Steely Dan, the perfect album to usher in the 1980's, and Fagen's solo "The Nightfly" achieved everything such an alternate album could ever say and then some, anyway. I re-listen to both at least once a year and they still give me chills, again, when the moment is right; I feel they round out this part of their catalog perfectly...and I hope Donald Fagen might make maybe one more that even approaches this level of musical purity

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

Wow! I feel the same. When I last compiled my own list of best albums of all time, the ones you would want on an island, I would have to place THE NIGHTFLY at the top followed by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band followed by Sunny Side of The Strip by George Shearing.

[@mackdrakfop]

Enjoyed that. Gracias.

[@markm7337]

College radio tickled my 15 year old ears with Turn That Heartbeat Over Again. It just felt good to hear and unique. Since then every album and cd brought new and interesting avenues of audio pleasure. Im glad to have grown up alongside this music, and have been able to see them live so many times. Getting lost in a good tune, wishing it had more verses, and cranking the volume as it faded hoping it would go on................

[@patkeeg1]

The album, 'Flaunt the Imperfection' by China Crisis, produced by Walter Becker is a masterpiece of its own.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

CC has caught my attention but I haven't looked into them yet; which songs are their best?

[@MegaSteve1957]

I wasn't aware of Becker's involvement with CC, but perhaps that is why I really like that album.

[@abefinklestein711]

Steely Dan was either pure genius! Or just some very clever driven guys with a record company budget to hire the best musicians! Either way they was DOPE AF!

[@westwindpainting]

You sir have the most original name I've seen in a while ..very steely dan ish 😀🍷🍾🍷🍾🎵☝️👍👉🔥

[@abefinklestein711]

@@westwindpainting lol thanks, if you click my page you'll see the name is attached to a character that lampoons the news.

[@retsz]

Cool story. I don't know much about Steely Dan, but FM and Dirty Work are the jam

[@rmckelvy15]

retsz FM no static at all❤️

[@rmckelvy15]

❤️

[@JRake32]

Retsz the more you explore the more you will be amazed by the same quality throughout every album and song.

[@jbognap]

Well done. Me and my high school friends from the 70's are rabid SD fans. IMHO, their Grammy for Two Against Nature is an apology for not recognizing Aja

[@JudgeHill]

jbognap It certainly wasn’t for the album itself - their poorest effort and a big disappointment for me

[@wishofalifetime]

Donald and Walter's solo albums would make great videos, as well as Steely Dan's 1968-71 recordings. Props to the 5 madlads who listened to Circus Money.

[@Pseudiom]

I'm planning on doing something on the "Fagen Trilogy" probably next December (since I'm pretty Steely Dan'd out right now). And I hope to do something about all the Steely Dan "Apocrypha" and forgotten songs eventually. I would like to cover Becker's stuff eventually, but its a bit harder to do a narrative arc through, but I may figure something out eventually. "11 Tracks of Whack" and "Circus Money" are both really underappreciated.

[@robertgunning9667]

THRAK I like 11 Tracks of Whack. Circus Money is good too

[@gerrycoogan6544]

Circus Money is a great album.

[@edgarcayce2.02]

Imagine a music video of _The Night Belongs To Mona_ lmagine what you could do with that.

[@kimdavis1017]

I’m starting to believe that SD is a band for over thinkers

[@ryderdriver954]

Kim to Kim you ARE correct!!!

[@steelyman08]

I think that's a minority, but you're certainly right! Many of us just enjoy them without needing to know the intricate details behind every guitar solo from each song on all of their albums! To each their own (-:

[@MrDevins]

You think so?

[@ryderdriver954]

@@MrDevins Sure, when the brain gets going and I can make sense of anything I just put on some Steely Dan to slow everything down! It's like smokin' without inhaling!

[@TraciBinIT]

I never thought of SD that way, but I absolutely agree. I’m a lifelong lover of SD. If you like SD, take a listen to Pat Metheny as well.

[@omnipop4936]

Great stuff, but I wish the audio editor of these videos would leave longer, more natural pauses in between the sentences of the narrator. It's exhausting to listen to. Give us a moment to absorb and process what he's just said.

[@maynardbecker4613]

Yes, this is a common thing, and it’s so important to pause to allow the register to happen.

[@adamv4344]

Great video

[@somedude2630]

I remember how AJA slowly confirmed my addiction to their music. I’m still strung out.

[@TheJibemeister]

Morph the Cat, Everything must go and Sunken condos are also master pieces. Fagans music has evolved amazingly. They just take time to appreciate. But I love it all.

[@JubeProductions]

I have always loved this band pretty much since I heard the hits on FM radio in the 80's. There are a few core groups that I have liked and listened to most of my 50 years and they are one of them. I remember turning 19 and putting on Hey Nineteen, and crying thinking about how old I was getting. Whenever I feel like hearing some music perfection I'll put on some SD and they are there for me.

[@kassemir]

I just love that the re-mastered Second Arrangment is on a channel named "Sir Mix-A-Lot Rare Music" :D

[@Pseudiom]

He's a cool guy. Actually commented on the video too! Glad he did. Forgot to link his remaster when I posted the video.

[@billwalker4836]

I bought a, I thought I bought a copy. I've got your used record store. When I got home there was no CD in the jewel case, found another copy of it. So after listening to this guy droning on and on halfway through I decided screw this I'm going to put it on and listen to it while my dinner is warming up. I hope I have a good dinner and i hope you all have a good evening! Happy Tuesday Gauchos Amigos

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@scharrah757]

Great video. FYI Mark knoplfers guitar work was on “My rival,” not time out of mind.

[@philipmorris9928]

Great to see Pseudioms interest in 70s Rock Music, there a many oddities to be explored here. Captain Beefheart would make a good video, or maybe Magma from France.

[@Pseudiom]

I do have too more Rock Music based videos coming for Decemeber (hopefully)! Then I'm going back to some old subjects I'd like to revisit for January. Always time next December though. Thanks for suggesting Magma though. Never heard of them and now I'm real curious. Going to go listen to some of there stuff and see if there's a video in there, but, either way, they look real interesting. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@philipmorris9928]

@@Pseudiom Looking forward to see them. Yes... they had an interesting concept involving their own made-up language and symbolism mixed with a dose of Sci-Fi. Happy Holidays and Greetings from Austria

[@vbassone]

The date on the video clip of them performing Reeling in the Years is incorrect; it cannot be a clip from 1978(as labeled). It is from 1972.

[@eriktempelman2097]

... so, basically, Fagen is the Kubrick of music. Amazing video.

[@JRake32]

Kubrick was a mess. Smart guy, crap products too often IMO. I'd much prefer Steve Jobs. But to each his own. Fagan is the ultimate, we can agree.