When did you get into Steely Dan?

godeatgod · Post by **godeatgod** » Fri March 13, 2015 9:55 pm

Dev wrote:falling in love with the can't buy a thrill album

welcome to the dandom dev

godeatgod · Post by **godeatgod** » Fri March 13, 2015 9:55 pm

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

can i talk to your cousin

Self · Post by **Self** » Fri March 13, 2015 10:11 pm

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

i got bugs · Post by **i got bugs** » Mon March 16, 2015 1:09 am

Self wrote:The Reelin' In The Years solo is pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Jimmy pages favorite guitar solo of all time

Dev · Post by **Dev** » Wed March 18, 2015 6:43 am

beyond can't buy a thrill and few select songs, I'm struggling to get into the rest of the dan.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Tue January 19, 2016 9:11 pm

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

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Thu January 21, 2016 4:13 pm

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

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Thu January 21, 2016 4:19 pm

LoathedVermin72 · Thu December 29, 2016 11:27 pm

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.

Dev · Post by **Dev** » Fri December 30, 2016 2:53 am

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..

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Fri December 30, 2016 4:46 am

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

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Fri December 30, 2016 5:29 am

This is dildos

literally

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri December 30, 2016 1:48 pm

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

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri December 30, 2016 1:57 pm

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.

i got bugs · Post by **i got bugs** » Fri December 30, 2016 3:31 pm

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

Post by **epilogue** » Fri December 30, 2016 4:07 pm

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

).

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?

LoathedVermin72 · Fri December 30, 2016 4:48 pm

Just listen to Can't Buy a Thrill

Post by **epilogue** » Fri December 30, 2016 5:02 pm

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

I'll give 'er a whirl. Thanks.

Superblood Wolfmoon · Fri December 30, 2016 5:05 pm

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.

LoathedVermin72 · Fri December 30, 2016 5:26 pm

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

Red Mosquito

When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?

Re: When did you get into Steely Dan?