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Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Sun July 30, 2017 5:52 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32375 Location: Where everybody knows your name
So, I listened to The Nightfly by Fagen the other day and it's a great fucking album. I had been hearing IGY (What a Beautiful World) and never knew it was him. I always thought it was some black smooth R&B early 80's artist. Completely floored. I remembered hearing New Frontier, too. Both great tracks on a fantastic album.
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Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Sun July 30, 2017 7:27 pm
The Master
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm Posts: 31614 Location: Garbage Dump
Ha, I just listened to that yesterday! It's awesome. Both of their solo stuff is great in different ways; I love both of Becker's solo records. These guys are crazy talented.
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Sun July 30, 2017 7:52 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32375 Location: Where everybody knows your name
I've not gotten any solo Becker stuff yet. I did find almost all of their early demos on YouTube the other day. And that movie they did the soundtrack to before they were Steely Dan.
_________________ Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing! - C. Montgomery Burns
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Thu August 03, 2017 5:28 pm
The Master
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm Posts: 31614 Location: Garbage Dump
I love all their albums, but I think they really hit on something special with Aja and Gaucho. They are just sonic perfection. There's nothing else that sounds like them.
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Thu August 03, 2017 5:34 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32375 Location: Where everybody knows your name
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
I love all their albums, but I think they really hit on something special with Aja and Gaucho. They are just sonic perfection. There's nothing else that sounds like them.
Sonic perfection is what they were going for. It's why it took them so long to record them.
_________________ Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing! - C. Montgomery Burns
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Sat August 05, 2017 9:33 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32375 Location: Where everybody knows your name
Spent the morning and early afternoon with Papa Wease laying down track on 4 Dan tunes. I put down all the leads except for the last one on Reelin in the Years as well as rythym guitar, so as soon as I can learn that last ride, it'll be done.
Started Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Peg and Pretzel Logic by putting down drum tracks. He's going to try and get a buddy of his to learn the bass parts on Rikki and Pretzel, but I gotta learn the rest. I'm hoping he'll work up some guitar parts, but he hasn't done any yet... He also wanting to do FM, but I don't know the drum part well enough to record it yet.
I still have to figure out some sort of jazzy stuff that Dias is doing on King of the World, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to pull off anything that sounds good. We finished Do It Again years ago. I only played drums and sang it.
_________________ Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing! - C. Montgomery Burns
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 9:35 pm
The Master
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm Posts: 31614 Location: Garbage Dump
I LOVE Night by Night. One of their (many) best songs.
Lately I've been bowled over by "Pixeleen". There is so much going on in that song - crazy dynamic. Reminds me a lot of why I love The Dillinger Escape Plan. My wife thinks I'm crazy when I say they sound similar to me but they really do.
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 10:11 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32375 Location: Where everybody knows your name
So, I'm learning the piano part on Pretzel Logic right now. As a preface, I took piano lessons for three months when I was 15. That was 30 years ago. I can barely use both hands at the same time. I just figured out what he does in the chorus. He's a fucking genius. I've not felt this good learning a part in a long time. And the beauty is that what he does is what I didn't realize made me love the song in the first place. Just fucking genius.
_________________ Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing! - C. Montgomery Burns
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Tue August 08, 2017 11:16 pm
The Master
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm Posts: 31614 Location: Garbage Dump
I'M A RANKING FOOL
Do It Again Reelin' in the Years Only a Fool Would Say That Turn That Heartbeat Over Again Midnite Cruiser Kings Dirty Work Change of the Guard Fire in the Hole Brooklyn
King of the World Show Biz Kids Your Gold Teeth My Old School The Boston Rag Bodhisattva Razor Boy Pearl of the Quarter
Through with Buzz Any Major Dude Will Tell You Night by Night Parker's Band Rikki Don't Lose That Number Barrytown Monkey in Your Soul With a Gun Charlie Freak Pretzel Logic East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Your Gold Teeth II Bad Sneakers Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More Black Friday Everyone's Gone to the Movies Doctor Wu Rose Darling Any World Throw Back the Little Ones Chain Lightning
Kid Charlemagne The Royal Scam Green Earrings Don't Take Me Alive Haitian Divorce The Caves of Altamira The Fez Sign in Stranger Everything You Did
Deacon Blues Aja Home at Last Black Cow Peg Josie I Got the News
Third World Man Babylon Sisters Glamour Profession My Rival Hey Nineteen Time out of Mind Gaucho
Two Against Nature Jack of Speed What a Shame About Me Negative Girl Cousin Dupree Janie Runaway Gaslighting Abbie West of Hollywood Almost Gothic
Pixeleen Green Book Everything Must Go Slang of Ages The Last Mall Lunch with Gina Things I Miss the Most Godwhacker Blues Beach
Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
Posted: Mon August 14, 2017 12:57 am
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32375 Location: Where everybody knows your name
Do It Again Reelin' in the Years Kings Dirty Work Brooklyn Midnite Cruiser Only A Fool Would Say That Fire in the Hole Change of the Guard Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
King of the World Show Biz Kids Your Gold Teeth Boston Rag My Old School Bodhisattva Pearl of the Quarter Razor Boy
Pretzel Logic Rikki Don't Lose That Number Any Major Dude Will Tell You Night By Night Charlie Freak Parker's Band Through With Buzz With A Gun Barrytown Monkey in Your Soul East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Your Gold Teeth II Bad Sneakers Black Friday Doctor Wu Throw Back The Little Ones Chain Lightning Rose Darling Everyone's Gone to the Movies Any World (That I'm Welcome To) Daddy Don't Live in that New York City No More
Kid Charlemagne Green Earrings The Caves of Altamira Haitian Divorce Everything You Did The Fez Sign In Stranger The Royal Scam Don't Take Me Alive
Peg Deacon Blues Josie Black Cow Home At Last Aja I Got the News
Hey Nineteen Third World Man Glamour Profession Time Out of Mind Babylon Sisters My Rival Gaucho
Two Against Nature Jack of Speed Cousin Dupree Janie Runaway Negative Girl West of Hollywood What a Shame About Me Almost Gothic Gaslighting Abbie
Godwhacker Blues Beach Green Book Slang of Ages Pixeleen Things I Miss the Most The Last Mall Everything Must Go Lunch with Gina
FM
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