@@hklinker you're right. It was 1977 when Aja was nominated for Album of the Year. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours came out on top, that also includes the Eagles' Hotel California as one of the nominees. It was a great year for music, i remember buying a lot of album that year including my favorite James Taylor album JT, also a nominee for for that year's best album.
Mine too! One of my favorite solos in their discog actually. Might not have the most weedle-eedle lee pyrotechnics as some of the Carlton/Baxter solos but it has so much feel and groove and just embodies the blues.
@@IronMan-tk8uc they've been friends for a long time. Stevie Wonder called Donald when he dropped Nightfly to tell him about a static recording error he heard on the album.
That guy standing behind Walter and Donald in the middle deserved a lifetime achievement Grammy (he won a Grammy for best engineered record for Two Against Nature). Roger Nichols is the single greatest recording engineer of all time. Every stereo equipment store you walk into has Steely Dan on the turntable or in the CD machine to demonstrate systems. You can hear every single friggin' instrument, and there were a lot of them on those Dan albums.
Becker and Fagen(Steely Dan) were brilliant and made brilliant records. But with them , it was not just them, but the whole package, with Gary Katz as producer, Roger Nichols as Engineer and ALL of the brilliant musicians they employed that made the their records so good. Truly unique.
@@justicegusting2476 That just makes them even more ahead of the game. They're the best. There's no real debating it. To do so would be tantamount to saying that Mozart or Beethoven weren't "real."
Donald Fagan is a genius. Walter Becker was a genius (may he RIP). The soundtrack of my life, Steely Dan requires & clearly deserves a category of their own. 🙏♥️🇺🇲✌
They’re literally one of the most famous classic rocks bands of all time. How does that constitute as “underrated”??? That’s like saying “William Faulkner is one of the most underrated novelists of all time in my opinion”- it makes no sense given the actual definition of the term.
Yeah because the MMLP is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop projects of all time, which influenced the majority of the 2000s to 2010s rap scene to innovate it to being one of the biggest genres of music today in the United States. Whereas, Two Against Nature is arguably Steel Dan's worst project, did nothing for the genre of rock, with minimal influence towards the future. Plus the MMLP is a certified diamond record, that sold 21 million copies in relation to the million copies that Steely Dan sold. So yeah Eminem fans have the right to be mad over Steely winning, as do Radiohead fans because Kid A was a record that was infinitely better than two against nature, that actually did something for rock in the 2000s. Two against nature is no aja I'm sorry.
@@jonathanviolaa5053 I think Kid A having such an influence is more so proof that mainstream is just really stupid/dumb. Was it more influential than 2 Against Nature? Yes. Was it as good? Subjective. Was it as intellectually stimulating? Hahahahahahaha.
@@semi-mojo I mean all music is subjective right but I dunno in comparison to other Steely Dan projects, its nowhere near his best work for me, Aja runs circles around it. Kid A and the MMLP are pinnacle Radiohead and Eminem, either one should've got it imo
@@jonathanviolaa5053Let’s not forget that Two Against Nature was up against Kid A, Midnite Vultures by arguably one of the most important artists of the 90’s Beck, Paul Simon and Eminem. Kid A is by far the best album of them all. Eminem is just if it’s era. It has not aged well and actually sounds like a joke now. At 19 it was fun. Now I’m 45 it sounds stupid. They gave it to Steely Dan because it’s a good album but they certainly were above and beyond music in the 70’s and it had been 20 years since Gaucho. To come back after those years and deliver is still impressive.
I was a teenager and watched this live, mad that “the Grammy’s were doing this just for Politics” (too look intelectual, cool, relevant). I knew of…but not too much about Steely Dan! So i decided to learn… Well, now as a 40 year old, I still despise the Grammy’s but booooooy, if I haven’t become the biggest Steely Dan fan, I’m certainly amongst the big ones… RIP Walter Becker.
Ahh hell yeah my top band of all time.......Made my life so friggen better with their tunes..... Soundtracks to my life starting with their very first album all the way up to Everything must go.......
Feels more like a homage to Steely Dans legacy rather than acclaim to the album in particular. I will say I find Kid A and MMLP to be pretty bad. Kid A, Amnesiac, and TKoL Just never clicked and Eminem will forever be bad to me because the people I knew that worshipped him in middle and high school made it impossible for me to like him Edit: Radiohead grew on me greatly, I love those albums now, particularly Kid A. Eminem has become worse to my ear. A fair amount can change in a couple years and I’m pretty fickle
I feel like this was a makeup grammy award because they couldn’t give it to them in the 70s for Aja with Rumors selling so many records, or for any of their other 70s albums thats were truly influential on music
Great to see Elliott Scheiner out there with the guys! Elliot is perhaps the greatest recordist, mastering engineer in the biz. I was lucky as a ten year old to be allowed into A&R Recording Studios back in the late 60's early seventies when Elliot was recording James Brown. Elliot's then beautiful wife Denise was my Dad's Executive assistant at his Commercial Production firm on 49th St. I consider myself very lucky to have witnessed Elliot at work up close.
Elliott Scheiner was the inspiration for the song Haitian Divorce - he had to take some time off the sessions of The Royal Scam to get a divorce in Haiti. I assume he was divorcing this Denise woman lol.
With the possible exception of Jethro Tull's hard rock/heavy metal Grammy, this might be the most unpopular Grammy in the history of the awards. The Marshall Mathers LP was nominated for the same award. The irony is that Two Against Nature is not even the sixth best Steely Dan album.
I can understand why Eminem fans were upset, but when Marshall is 70 and accepting, let's be honest, honorary awards, I won't feel bad for the teenie boppers he beat.
SKYWOLF GBM 2000. The best album that year obviously was Kid A. Who cares about Grammys?! Really. If one hit album boy Eminem cared, he's a poseur. Should have scoffed at the notion and been rebellious about it like that persona he invented.
Let's fondly remember this veteran victory for a moment before going back to wishing that _Kid A_ by Radiohead or _The Marshall Mathers LP_ by Eminem had won this Grammy instead.
@@harman6283 Kid A sold millions of digital and physical copies separately. Kid A also revolutionized several genres to come, including electronic, art rock, post-rock, experimental, etc. Steely Dan is irrelevant. they’re still a good band, but comparing one of their albums to Kid A is just stupid.
@clurgee4923 Steely Dan revolutionised Jazz Rock and were a huge influence on rock artists that came after. I'd say they're the most meticulous band ever to grace the earth. Their talent is just amazing and everybody who played on their songs was insanely talented. They deserved the Grammy for all the music they've brought to us since the early 70s. Just go and have a listen to 'The Royal Scam' album, particularly the tracks ' don't take me alive', 'haitian divorce' and 'kid Charlemagne' and come back to me.
@@clurgee4923 One thing is to say that Two Against Nature isn't one of Steely Dan's strongest albums. But from that to say that they're "irrelevant", that's simply erratic.
This was a huge mistake…the Grammy Awards panel chose Dan rather than M&M.. let’s be serious the top selling record of that year and that years triple award winner loses to the Dan..
The apathy from Donald is so baller
Zjaycee10 haaha typically his style
Zjaycee10 inside he’s surely super emotional
He's such an O.G.
It always gets me when I’m reminded these people are so often different then they are in the studio 😆
He probably anticipated the shitstorm that was about to ensue. A lot of people were very angry about this award.
0:39😂 Becker forgot stevie was blind 😂🤣
That might be because he was in an FM moment (No Static at All!).
You can tell Fagen got a little annoyed at that. Lol
lol.. noted that too when I first saw it. honest mistake but ya.. kinda funny. I'm thinking Stevie would laugh at that too :)
He is just, do this quickly.. Noooooo
Given Stevie’s personality, he definitely would laugh at it😂
STEELY WONDER
Just too awesome!
Walter Becker trying to shake hands with blind Stevie Wonder is so hilarious 0:40
Should have won in 1980 with Aja as well.
That was a 1977 album, but I agree with the sentiment.
@@hklinker you're right. It was 1977 when Aja was nominated for Album of the Year. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours came out on top, that also includes the Eagles' Hotel California as one of the nominees. It was a great year for music, i remember buying a lot of album that year including my favorite James Taylor album JT, also a nominee for for that year's best album.
Its like they’re collecting tax reports or something 😂so pedestrian...
This *is* Fagen & Becker happy & excited. XD
LOLLLLLL
They're just luckless pedestrians
RIP Walter Becker - your solo on "Home at Last" is the very fabric of my soul.
mINE tOO
Mine too! One of my favorite solos in their discog actually. Might not have the most weedle-eedle lee pyrotechnics as some of the Carlton/Baxter solos but it has so much feel and groove and just embodies the blues.
Rest Walters soul, the poor guy was trying to reach out for Stevie Wonder’s hand, then Donald pokes at him like “yo Walt focus, it’s Grammytime!”
Steely was is just a different beast from a different planet, such beautiful music
Seeing two of the greatest blind musicians on stage together is just amazing
Who else besides Stevie?
Lmaoooo
if that's not a joke about Fagen's sunglasses I'm horribly confused...
HAHAHAHA.
Donald patterned himself after Ray Charles.
One of the most influential bands ever. Right up their with The Beatles!
...there...
Influencial? Never heard of Steely Dan until they won Grammys.
@@dobazajr And that sir is what's wrong with radio.
@@dobazajr Because if you don't know them they can't be influential 😒. Famous musicians such as David Crosby are big fans of them.
Jerry Seinfeld's favorite band lmao
TWICE. TWICE Walter tried to shake his hand 😂
I love these two but when Becker tried to shake Wonder’s hand 💀
That shit cracked me up 😂😂😂 oh Walter dear boy why??? 😂😂😂
Steely Dan & Stevie Wonder
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL & POWERFUL SEVENTIES MUSIC MEN TOGETHER¡¡¡
Tell me about it! When Fagen shook hands with Wonder, I just shivered! Two master keyboardists/pianists and composers.
@@IronMan-tk8uc they've been friends for a long time. Stevie Wonder called Donald when he dropped Nightfly to tell him about a static recording error he heard on the album.
@@BennyNegroFromQueens First time hearing this!
@@IronMan-tk8uc both my favourite musicians !)
0:40 DF be like "my God Walter stop trying to shake Stevie Wonder's hand and give them their goddamn speech"
That guy standing behind Walter and Donald in the middle deserved a lifetime achievement Grammy (he won a Grammy for best engineered record for Two Against Nature). Roger Nichols is the single greatest recording engineer of all time. Every stereo equipment store you walk into has Steely Dan on the turntable or in the CD machine to demonstrate systems. You can hear every single friggin' instrument, and there were a lot of them on those Dan albums.
Becker and Fagen(Steely Dan) were brilliant and made brilliant records. But with them , it was not just them, but the whole package, with Gary Katz as producer, Roger Nichols as Engineer and ALL of the brilliant musicians they employed that made the their records so good. Truly unique.
Roger's 'small circle of friends' lp is 60s California pop magic too
GD Right Roger Nichols.....Seen him standing in the background and first thoughts were 'HE THE MF MAN'!!!!
Well deserved. Greatest band in history by miles.
How can you say they’re a band? At best, they’re a collaboration of two guys with a bunch of studio musicians.
@@justicegusting2476 That just makes them even more ahead of the game. They're the best. There's no real debating it. To do so would be tantamount to saying that Mozart or Beethoven weren't "real."
@@tarp11z Comparing a band named after a dildo to Mozart and his better, Beethoven….That’s Rich. LOL.
But against Eminem’s classic and legendary Marshal Mather’s Lp and the revolutionary Radiohead’s Kid A idk
@@justicegusting2476 Have you heard of music theory?
Not often you see Fagan smile... They deserve so many more ... RIP Walter
0:40 Ouch Walter...
omg how did i not notice that.
You can hear him saying "Ah, shit..."
thers no way he didnt see that....
He's aware Stevie can see lol
Donald Fagan is a genius. Walter Becker was a genius (may he RIP). The soundtrack of my life, Steely Dan requires & clearly deserves a category of their own. 🙏♥️🇺🇲✌
They pretty much do have a category of their own; they won every award for best produced album with every album they ever released.
That had to be a joke by Water 😂 Thats too funny to be accidental!
considering he’s one of the funniest and most inappropriate dudes of all time i wouldn’t put it past him
Wish the camera had cut away to Eminem with steam coming out of his ears.
Steely dan should have won more,industry politics
I just used 1:18 to wish my daughter, Emily, happy 5th birthday.
0:40 awkward.......
RIP Walter Becker, a musical GENIUS
😂
dude was waiting for the blind man to come to him lol
The most underrated band in my opinion.
They’re literally one of the most famous classic rocks bands of all time. How does that constitute as “underrated”??? That’s like saying “William Faulkner is one of the most underrated novelists of all time in my opinion”- it makes no sense given the actual definition of the term.
Ya right. I guess you'd say Rembrandt's an underrated painter
Under your ass dude.
So getting an album of the year Grammy is underrated
They were not underrated by' No means' you most likely have to go look up their past to see this for yourself....
Love seeing all of the Eminem getting mad over Steely Dan winning!
Yeah because the MMLP is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop projects of all time, which influenced the majority of the 2000s to 2010s rap scene to innovate it to being one of the biggest genres of music today in the United States. Whereas, Two Against Nature is arguably Steel Dan's worst project, did nothing for the genre of rock, with minimal influence towards the future. Plus the MMLP is a certified diamond record, that sold 21 million copies in relation to the million copies that Steely Dan sold. So yeah Eminem fans have the right to be mad over Steely winning, as do Radiohead fans because Kid A was a record that was infinitely better than two against nature, that actually did something for rock in the 2000s. Two against nature is no aja I'm sorry.
@@jonathanviolaa5053 I think Kid A having such an influence is more so proof that mainstream is just really stupid/dumb. Was it more influential than 2 Against Nature? Yes. Was it as good? Subjective. Was it as intellectually stimulating? Hahahahahahaha.
@@semi-mojo I mean all music is subjective right but I dunno in comparison to other Steely Dan projects, its nowhere near his best work for me, Aja runs circles around it. Kid A and the MMLP are pinnacle Radiohead and Eminem, either one should've got it imo
@@jonathanviolaa5053Let’s not forget that Two Against Nature was up against Kid A, Midnite Vultures by arguably one of the most important artists of the 90’s Beck, Paul Simon and Eminem. Kid A is by far the best album of them all. Eminem is just if it’s era. It has not aged well and actually sounds like a joke now. At 19 it was fun. Now I’m 45 it sounds stupid. They gave it to Steely Dan because it’s a good album but they certainly were above and beyond music in the 70’s and it had been 20 years since Gaucho. To come back after those years and deliver is still impressive.
I was a teenager and watched this live, mad that “the Grammy’s were doing this just for Politics” (too look intelectual, cool, relevant).
I knew of…but not too much about Steely Dan! So i decided to learn…
Well, now as a 40 year old, I still despise the Grammy’s but booooooy, if I haven’t become the biggest Steely Dan fan, I’m certainly amongst the big ones…
RIP Walter Becker.
Was so glad The Dan won that year. Showed those idiots that year who’s boss.
I'm sure Radiohead fans are still crying in their sleep over Steely Dan beating them for a "prestigious" Grammy.
Ahh hell yeah my top band of all time.......Made my life so friggen better with their tunes..... Soundtracks to my life starting with their very first album all the way up to Everything must go.......
Well done should have won hundreds times before. Superb musicians.
Feels more like a homage to Steely Dans legacy rather than acclaim to the album in particular. I will say I find Kid A and MMLP to be pretty bad. Kid A, Amnesiac, and TKoL Just never clicked and Eminem will forever be bad to me because the people I knew that worshipped him in middle and high school made it impossible for me to like him
Edit: Radiohead grew on me greatly, I love those albums now, particularly Kid A. Eminem has become worse to my ear. A fair amount can change in a couple years and I’m pretty fickle
you are funny
Radiohead Sucks
The greatest group ever.How nice to see Donalds obvious love for Stevie
I feel like this was a makeup grammy award because they couldn’t give it to them in the 70s for Aja with Rumors selling so many records, or for any of their other 70s albums thats were truly influential on music
School university STEELY DAN
I'm surprised no one thanked Cocaine.
Great to see Elliott Scheiner out there with the guys! Elliot is perhaps the greatest recordist, mastering engineer in the biz. I was lucky as a ten year old to be allowed into A&R Recording Studios back in the late 60's early seventies when Elliot was recording James Brown. Elliot's then beautiful wife Denise was my Dad's Executive assistant at his Commercial Production firm on 49th St. I consider myself very lucky to have witnessed Elliot at work up close.
Elliott Scheiner was the inspiration for the song Haitian Divorce - he had to take some time off the sessions of The Royal Scam to get a divorce in Haiti. I assume he was divorcing this Denise woman lol.
"Crivens! One has never heard of these Steely Dan fellows, but nevertheless one wishes them all the best after this delightful win!" - Eminem
Eminem was pissed on that moment.
Yeah bur Steely Dan will be more pissed Eminem's MMLP sold 36M worldwide.
I remember when Eminem shade Steely Dan at the Brits Awards.
Their songs are classics. I never tired listening to them. Top notch and well-crafted songs that grows on you.
Stevie, didn't see he was trying to shake your hand?
With the possible exception of Jethro Tull's hard rock/heavy metal Grammy, this might be the most unpopular Grammy in the history of the awards. The Marshall Mathers LP was nominated for the same award. The irony is that Two Against Nature is not even the sixth best Steely Dan album.
Dont forget Kid A
Más que merecido. Quien te conoce Radiohead
Love these dudes
Lol he missed a guys handshake at 0:22
The kings! ❤️
Want to know the real reason why the Grammy gave them the award?
To test the venue's sound system.
Donald thinks the sound system sucks.
This is what happens when snarky nerds become rock stars.
Stevie Wonder was rude not to extend the hand to Walter Becker LOL
Legendary, RIP
The best of the best 💕 rest in peace 🕊️✌️ Walter
Jimmy Jam and Lady Gaga together cool
I can understand why Eminem fans were upset, but when Marshall is 70 and accepting, let's be honest, honorary awards, I won't feel bad for the teenie boppers he beat.
What year was this ?
SKYWOLF GBM 2000. The best album that year obviously was Kid A. Who cares about Grammys?! Really. If one hit album boy Eminem cared, he's a poseur. Should have scoffed at the notion and been rebellious about it like that persona he invented.
Club Astro Transcendental Motor shut up boomer
@Blake Yeah most critics even agreed MMLP should've won even though critics hate him and who tf is Steely Dan and Norah Jones?
The fact this won in 2001 is insane!
GREAT WALTER BECKER!!!
Donald mentions Narus. Who is Narus?
Walter reaching for Stevie’s hand😂😂😂😂😂😂
Walter’s got some heroin bloat goin’ on.
Prince ,Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder are giants of music !) They are my favourite!
Did not expect to cry many years after the fact watching this for the first time ever.
God or whoever or universe or whatever bless Walt and Don.
Nice, they made good music not that alternative rock, dance music, grunge and rap which were so popular at the time.
Those are also good music tho.
I don' t think so, but I am in a minority lol.
The 3 dudes behind them , no mention?
Walter@0:41hahahahahahaha
Jack of speed!
Bette Midler- yikes!
No static at all 💯
STEVIE DAN
Eminem 😂
Eminem should’ve won
Kid A>>>>entire Eminem discography
Awesome but it's probably their worst album.
Let's fondly remember this veteran victory for a moment before going back to wishing that _Kid A_ by Radiohead or _The Marshall Mathers LP_ by Eminem had won this Grammy instead.
Let's celebrate this victory and not "go back" to wishing any of the sort
Lane Browning
Two against nature is such a forgettable album, Kid A is a masterpiece of alternative music.
The best album won this year (2001). That's just how it is.
Movin' On
How was that album the best? Kid A was the best album.
They deserved it. They've been around way longer and put out so many accomplished albums including this one compared to most of the other nominees.
bad album but gods
No.
so true i myself am i die hard Dan Fan but two against nature was stale and meaningless
EMINEM should have won that one for MMLP WTF
nah it should’ve gone to radiohead
@@clurgee4923 hahahah stop comparing MMLP SOLD 32 million copies sold, who tf is radiohead
@@harman6283 Kid A sold millions of digital and physical copies separately. Kid A also revolutionized several genres to come, including electronic, art rock, post-rock, experimental, etc. Steely Dan is irrelevant. they’re still a good band, but comparing one of their albums to Kid A is just stupid.
@clurgee4923 Steely Dan revolutionised Jazz Rock and were a huge influence on rock artists that came after. I'd say they're the most meticulous band ever to grace the earth. Their talent is just amazing and everybody who played on their songs was insanely talented. They deserved the Grammy for all the music they've brought to us since the early 70s. Just go and have a listen to 'The Royal Scam' album, particularly the tracks ' don't take me alive', 'haitian divorce' and 'kid Charlemagne' and come back to me.
@@clurgee4923 One thing is to say that Two Against Nature isn't one of Steely Dan's strongest albums. But from that to say that they're "irrelevant", that's simply erratic.
Eminem deserved this award
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This was a huge mistake…the Grammy Awards panel chose Dan rather than M&M.. let’s be serious the top selling record of that year and that years triple award winner loses to the Dan..
Kid A was much more deserving of the award, Eminem also.
@Scam Scammer Kid A and the MMLP are some of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time
Surprised they didn't thank each other.
0:25 Thats Donald 🤣🤣🤣🤣