When did you get into Steely Dan?

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed April 08, 2020 1:02 am

Anybody?

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed April 08, 2020 2:08 pm

I guess we’ll never get to read it, Doug.

Malloy · Post by **Malloy** » Fri November 19, 2021 4:13 pm

Alex wrote:my second cousin does donald fagen's taxes

i'm turning this sentence over in my mouth

Wendy Carlos's Twin · Fri November 19, 2021 8:24 pm

Just saw the Dan in Bethlehem. Tight.

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri November 19, 2021 9:59 pm

Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:Just saw the Dan in Bethlehem. Tight.

Jealous

Man, you got a great set. Night By Night, Bad Sneakers and Time Out of Mind? Fuck yeah.

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed March 16, 2022 1:37 pm

Looks like they’re gearing up for a big summer tour. A date was announced yesterday for outside of Nashville. I’d like to go but I can’t find any pricing info to see if it would even be feasible.

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu March 17, 2022 8:07 pm

I’m in!

Wendy Carlos's Twin · Thu March 17, 2022 10:31 pm

wease wrote:
Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:Just saw the Dan in Bethlehem. Tight.
Jealous

Man, you got a great set. Night By Night, Bad Sneakers and Time Out of Mind? Fuck yeah.

Still waiting for a bootleg, bleh.

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri March 18, 2022 1:26 am

I’m really hoping they pull out deeper cuts like those in Nashville.

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:44 pm

For VG:

Countdown to Ecstasy
Katy Lied
Aja
Royal Scam
Pretzel Logic
Can’t Buy A Thrill
Two Against Nature
Everything Must Go
Gaucho

While Gaucho has one of my fave tunes of theirs (Time Out Of Mind) overall as an album, I don’t really care for it.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu May 22, 2025 4:00 pm

yeah cool this is what i wanted

Interesting to see Gaucho is so low and Aja is three

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu May 22, 2025 5:41 pm

It’s the songs. Aja has the goods. Gaucho doesn’t. Tremendous musicianship and precision, yes. I just don’t care for the songs as much.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu May 22, 2025 8:37 pm

yeah, Aja is wonderful i agree.

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri May 23, 2025 1:25 am

And it’s a razor thin line separating Countdown from Katy.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Fri May 23, 2025 7:53 pm

Katy Lied
Aja
Gaucho
The Royal Scam
Countdown to Ecstasy
Pretzel Logic
Can't Buy a Thrill
Everything Must Go
Two Against Nature

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:54 pm

What do you like so much about Gaucho, LV?

( Glad to see you back)

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:59 pm

wease wrote:What do you like so much about Gaucho, LV?

It's probably their smoothest and slickest work - the inevitable Sophisti-Pop endpoint their '70s Soft Rock was always leading to. I think the songwriting is really beautiful, too - the "here come those Santa Ana winds again" beat in "Babylon Sisters", for instance, evinces just how totally they had mastered their craft by that point.

wease wrote:( Glad to see you back)

Hey if I ever stray from RM, a surefire way to lure me back is Steely Dan rankings

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:20 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:
wease wrote:What do you like so much about Gaucho, LV?
It's probably their smoothest and slickest work - the inevitable Sophisti-Pop endpoint their '70s Soft Rock was always leading to. I think the songwriting is really beautiful, too - the "here come those Santa Ana winds again" beat in "Babylon Sisters", for instance, evinces just how totally they had mastered their craft by that point.

I totally agree with that. I just can’t get into all the tunes. I can’t stand Babylon Sisters, the title track or My Rival. Time Out Of Mind is the only one I truly love. The others are ok. I like the outtakes more than most of the songs on the album. Second Arrangement and The Bear are great songs and I’d much rather they be on the album.

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:21 pm

Just came across this

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235271289/

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:27 pm

wease wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
wease wrote:What do you like so much about Gaucho, LV?
It's probably their smoothest and slickest work - the inevitable Sophisti-Pop endpoint their '70s Soft Rock was always leading to. I think the songwriting is really beautiful, too - the "here come those Santa Ana winds again" beat in "Babylon Sisters", for instance, evinces just how totally they had mastered their craft by that point.
I totally agree with that. I just can’t get into all the tunes. I can’t stand Babylon Sisters, the title track or My Rival. Time Out Of Mind is the only one I truly love. The others are ok. I like the outtakes more than most of the songs on the album. Second Arrangement and The Bear are great songs and I’d much rather they be on the album.

What bugs you about BS? That and "Third World Man" are my two favorites on the album and, I think, two of the best songs they ever recorded.

Red Mosquito

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