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godeatgod
 Post subject: Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?
PostPosted: Fri March 13, 2015 9:55 pm 
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Dev wrote:
falling in love with the can't buy a thrill album

welcome to the dandom dev :D
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godeatgod
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my second cousin does donald fagen's taxes

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The Reelin' In The Years solo is pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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The Reelin' In The Years solo is pretty, pretty, pretty good.


Jimmy pages favorite guitar solo of all time
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Dev
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beyond can't buy a thrill and few select songs, I'm struggling to get into the rest of the dan.

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LoathedVermin72
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i think steely dan is gonna be the next big thing i get into

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LoathedVermin72
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Gonna slowly work through their discography. Thought Can't Buy a Thrill was great. Countdown to Ecstasy, not so much.

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My pop played Aja and Pretzel Logic regularly in our house. I know nothing of their discography beyond those two albums.
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LoathedVermin72
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Can't Buy a Thrill is a masterpiece. I can't stop listening to it. Now I'm trying to slowly work my way into Aja, which seems much more esoteric and daunting, but I'm getting there.

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Dev
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Can't Buy a Thrill is a masterpiece. I can't stop listening to it. Now I'm trying to slowly work my way into Aja, which seems much more esoteric and daunting, but I'm getting there.

Aja is a super catchy album, but it's more firmly planted in jazz. I only got Can't Buy a Thrill at first, too. Now I think of it as one of their least interesting albums. Sorry for the pretentious post but we're talking about fuckin' Steely Dan here..

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a long time ago , like 1968, and it lasted one minute

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Jammer XCI
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This is dildos

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Any band that has Skunk Baxter is a band I want to listen to.

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Peg is probably my favorite tune. I fucking love the layered Michael McDonald harmonies and the bass in it is sweet. Fuck yeah.

My dad and I recorded a version of Do it Again a few years ago. We started Reelin' in the Years and got most of the rythym section down but neither of us could nail the solo exactly (and he wanted it exact) so we just never went back to it.

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i got bugs
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Peg, do it again, reelin, old school.. all complete classics n thrill is one of my favorite albums ever

Underrated.. kings, dirty work, fm, josie, king of the world
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I do not care much for Steely Dan. But I feel like I should. I own and have consumed Aja, Pretzel Logic and The Royal Scam. Pretzel Logic is great and the only Steely Dan album I've heard that I really love. I like a few songs on Royal Scam (especially Green Earrings :heartbeat: ).

I basically hate everything on Aja.

What should I listen to from them if I want to like them more? What are three to five great songs not on those three records that could turn me into a fan?
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LoathedVermin72
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Just listen to Can't Buy a Thrill

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Just listen to Can't Buy a Thrill

I'll give 'er a whirl. Thanks.
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Superblood Wolfmoon
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At first I was dismissive of SD as "lounge music" or "soft rock" or what have you, but what really sucked me in is what usually gets me, the guitar playing. From there I started realizing the level of musicianship of everyone in the band. I remember Bodhisatva really jumping out at me at some point and thinking, "Holy shit, these guys are tearing it up!" I don't love every song but it's go to mellow music for me.

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LoathedVermin72
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The music is deceptively complex. I find myself often coming back because of how unexpected and intricate the song structures and movements are.

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