What do you use as reference? Steely Dan are well known everywhere, especially among musicians. Non-musician friends my age are hit or miss, but we're only in our early 20s. When I studied music, EVERYONE knew and loved the Dan. Didn't matter if you were 15 or 75, working or studying at that school, they were very looked up to. One of my biggest inspirations for sure, and my all time favorite band.
Their first single. How do you come out and release this song as your first single? It's like saying "hey we are here, get ready for some serious stuff."
The first song on their first album. People freaked out. Nobody was making records like this. It was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with music in all the years since, and it will never end...
I think I speak for all the ladies here, you are adorable. Such a great personality & charm. Keep smiling. Keep dancing. You are bringing joy to people & reminding us of music we love.
I love this man. I love his reactions, and his smile is gorgeous. And, because I love everything that Donald Fagen has produced, I love the way Jamel appreciates this music. You can see how much he enjoys it. He is so full of goodness and kindness. I am 72 year old, but this man, and Steely Dan's music, make me feel young.
This little ol white grandma was thrilled to find I still remembered the lyrics to this fabulous song from my junior high days. Thanks Jamel for letting me see these all fresh again through your reactions!
@Flying Up Yup! My 75 year old Mum is a big part of the reason I love music like this. Between her and my dad this stuff (along with a lot of other non-pop music) was what I grew up on.
Steely Dan was my all time favorite band back then while my friends liked Kiss... I just enjoyed the sound better than everything else that was playing on the radio at the time
Im 60 and stll have all my albums from back in the day, Steely Dan was one of the most talented technically proficient and classy bands of the era -- or any era IMO.
Steely Dan is already my all-time favorite band, and as I grow older, I only appreciate their music more. Their smart-assed lyrics and jazz-based rock grooves age very, very well.
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were perfectionists in the recording studio. They took a lot pride in what they did. And the all the percussion instruments that are being played throughout this song make it great too.
Lippett it’s outstanding and one of the best ever, but for me it’s the first line of the first song on Led Zeppelin’s first album, “In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man.”
I own a High End stereo store and Steely Dan Aja, is an album we still use to demo new stereo gear. Fenominal musicians and amazingly accurate content to evaluate equipment.....They just sound Goooood.
They had a secret technique. They added a ninth to virtually every chord they played. It makes the chord sound more full and more hip. They called this technique the MU CHORD.
Jamel is the perfect storm, he is funny, smart, smooth, open-minded and detailed, which attracts like-minded people with incredible music taste so he gets the best music from many genres. Jamel knows how to attract taste,, genius!
Walter Becker completely underrated guitarist. Awesome band, I only got to see them once before Becker passed, but it was an amazing concert...this is my favorite song by Steely Dan.
Each of the band’s songs contains a story & that’s just one reason the tunes draw a listener in. Plus, Steely Dan always enlisted grade-A talent for the studio. Stone-cold pros.
Man I love watching Jamel do his thing. What a great attitude and appreciation for all kinds of music. His expressions and opinions are so honest and refreshing. Keep it up!
I feel so privileged, I got to listen to some great bands including Steely Dan, I feel that musically the 70’s was a great decade, so many bands producing great tunes like this.
I can remember when this song first hit the radio waves back in the 70s I was probably about 14 or 15 years old and that Chorus Line is just so catchy, as soon as you hear the song you automatically are a fan!!
Dude, you're gonna LOVE Steely Dan!! When you hear "Reelin In The Years" it's gonna BLOW. YOUR. MIND. To give u some context, Jimmy Paige from Led Zeppelin says that that's his favorite guitar solo. Jimmy Paige. From Led Zeppelin.
I forgot they sang this song! They had so many hits and I never knew who sang them. Seeing them through other peoples eyes I get to hear the words when all I used to do is hum the tune and dance!
This band has an incredibly interesting history. They even launched The Doobie Brothers, as Michael McDonald was originally with Steely Dan.... These were great musicians that were apparently very flawed individuals that couldn't get along with each other... Amazing they were able to make so many great songs.
Wrong the Doobies were already a hit machine before Michael McDonald came over,he changed their style which I didn’t care for but that’s another story.
I love the way he reacts to these songs. He takes the headphones off and walks away after what is one of the coolest intros ever. "I'm out." he says. I was waiting for that reaction, and it is spot-on. Love that.
you sir a gem.. the kind of person I would love to just hang out with and listen to (and sing cause I cant help myself at times) this kind of music. Thank you! Keep it up!!
on the song "hotel California" by the eagles the line "they stab it with their steely knives but they still cant kill the beast" is a nod to steely dan. THEIR favorite band and that no one can be better than steely dan
Negative Don. In an interview the band stated what that verse meant. People have always thought they were talking about Hell and demons and he was like no. It's about steely dan. Our favorite band and hiw good they are....
I think the Eagles did that line in Hotel California to return the name drop...earlier that same year, Steely Dan had a song called “Everything You Did” from The Royal Scam album that had the line “turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening.”
I listened to this band as a teen. And believe it or not it was one of the bands that even my mother enjoyed, and she was born in 1922. I’m sure it was the Jazz influence.
Any Major Dude is my personal fav Steely Dan song and on a side note the Me Myself and Irene soundtrack is mostly all steely dan covers and is a great soundtrack.
The music we had back then was just amazing from talented musicians we rarely ever see today. Thank you for covering this song. Brings back so many nice memories.
Steely Dan we’re studio musicians playing for everyone back in the day. If I remember correctly they never played live or in concert. They are excellent.
Steely Dan made the seventies bearable! They had so many great Songs and smooth performances. And all of it well recorded, just like Pink Floyd, because they were perfectionists. I’m glad you found them now. And appreciate them. I sure do. 🎸👏🏻😎
Marvelous!!! Genial!!! Steely Dan. If you can hear it you can dance it. And there's a mix of song of M. Jackson's Billy Jean and Do it again. It's impressionant. Amazing. One of t'he Best performances in music's history. Is it rock, pop, jazz, fusihion. It 's all!! I had got the pleasure dancing this master piece.Enjoy it!!
I got your dance moves down & totally shoulder rolled & rocked with you on this musical perfection called Steely Dan. It is joy to feel the love with you & go back in time again with my older eyes. Music unites the hearts.
BRING IT bro, Jamel, 28 years ago when I was 16 and started driving we had a classic rock station called 96x. I would listen to that station non stop and i didn't know all the music but when i heard some songs on the station that were so smooth and jazzy i had to call the station and ask who did the song. Each and every time I called it ended up being Steely Dan. That was my introduction to Steely Dan at 16 and I never looked back.
Unfortunately it ended in the 80s! Todays musicianship just isn't up to par with these giants. There's just a few like John Mayer who is a great Lyricist and guitar player.. Ed sheeran... Maybe CW Blake Shelton. (Gods country) gives him a pass. Lol.but no Steely Dan. Chicago. Bozz .. Eagles.Seger. just a bunch of hippty hoppity tunes... But ty Utube for the great library of music we can access!
When my son was 8 years old (9 years ago) I took my son to his first concert, Steely Dan. He was familiar with their music because I had been playing it all his life. He knew every song they played and the fans around us were amazed at this little kid standing in his chair knows ALL the songs. We Love The Dan!
Just a little Steely Dan trivia for you - While in college, Donald Fagan and Walter Becker were in a band that was the precursor of Steely Dan called Leather Canary, Chevy Chase was their drummer.
Every time I hear this song a smile comes to my face... could be in a terrible mood, but this song is an instant game changer. SD is probably the most under valued rock band in my lifetime. RIP Walter Becker
I feel the 70's were FULL of QUALITY (Hit and Non-hit) music of a variety of flavours/flavors which began in the 1950's going right thru the 70's and inching across what some would consider 'The Finish Line' by early to mid 1980's. Either way, some of us didn't know how good we had it.
Thank you so much for appreciating Steely Dan. I remember when the DJs on our transistor radios in the 70s seduced us young tweens and teens with their music. We saved our pennies for their rare concerts. I love Donald Fagan to this day...Venture into his solo albums as well. He is my genius... my deity.... Rest in Peace Walter Becker.
One of those songs that you specifically remember hearing as a child (my dad's radio). I was age 4 when I first heard it, and it's my favorite Steely Dan song today.
Dude, your reaction within the first few bars - priceless. That's exactly what I thought when I heard this song again with a fresh appreciation for musical talent.
The best description I EVER heard to describe Steely Dan's music was one word... "Complex". The music is so deep and intricate. Every sound has a purpose.
Dude, you have one of my absolutely FAVORITE Shows on RUclips! Keep on Rollin’. These Guys are one of the Groups who got me into Jazz. My 1st Jazz Album was Bitches Brew, that I bought by mistake, mixing Miles up with Buddy Miles. I freaked out on that and took off from there. THEN I found The Legendary Stockholm Concert. The greatest Album of all Time.
I never get tired of watching you listening to these artists. I'm in the next generation before you (63) so I lived through this time when I was young. We loved it, but I think we also took it for granted. Music today, imo, is just not in the same league.
This was their "debut" album and many od the songs in it became huge hits. The whole album was a masterpiece in and of itself. My no.1 favorite song on the whole album is "Midnight Cruiser". It is absolutely fantastic! Part ofvthe reason why Steely Dan was so good is because Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were absolute perfectionists. They never put out anything that wasn't absolutley perfect.
Love watching your reaction to Steely Dan. Watching you is like I'm looking in the mirror at myself about 35 years ago. Thank you Jamel. It reminds what it felt like when I fell in love with this band. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE watch the video of The Royal Scam w/lyrics. It is sad and haunting. When I deeply listened to this song several years ago, it stuck with me for a couple of weeks.
Thanks for taking me back my junior year in high school. I saw Steely Dan with the Doobie Brothers at a place called the Terrace in 1974. If was very early in both bands carrer.
Steely Dan are probably the most underrated band fro their era.
They really are.
Definitely one of them. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Talking Heads, The Post-Northern years of The Beatles closer to their breakup.
On the UK side i'd say Roxy Music, New Zealands Split Enz hardly gets any love.
What do you use as reference? Steely Dan are well known everywhere, especially among musicians. Non-musician friends my age are hit or miss, but we're only in our early 20s.
When I studied music, EVERYONE knew and loved the Dan. Didn't matter if you were 15 or 75, working or studying at that school, they were very looked up to. One of my biggest inspirations for sure, and my all time favorite band.
Underrated? They’re revered the world over! ❤️
The genius of Steely Dan is that they were secretly a jazz band all along. They just managed to sneak jazz in as pop.
rock lmao pop means popular and steely dan are far from it
Yup
Mateo Membrila :They were popular in bars and clubs all over the world in the seventies.
@@mateomembrila7115 Look at their list of singles and their chart performance.
They liked to 'swing.'
I am 68 years old and I feel like I am listening to these classics with a friend.
Steely Dan is one of the best bands ever. There’s just no room for debate on this.
No room at all
Absolutely no room
Facts
They were a fantastic recording band , masters of the studio. Performing band? They were good, not great.
Yessss!!!
I'm so thankful for you Jamal... at 64 yrs old it's beautiful to see grooving to the outstanding music that I grew up with. You're truly a blessing
I'm also 64. I agree with you 100%.
I'm 61 and couldnt agree with you more....
Me too feels great doesn't it, that Goosebumps is back 💖
True that.
It's nice to share music!
Their first single. How do you come out and release this song as your first single? It's like saying "hey we are here, get ready for some serious stuff."
Truly a power move
The first song on their first album.
People freaked out. Nobody was making records like this.
It was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with music in all the years since, and it will never end...
They were huge perfectionists in the studio, almost to a fault.
This will always be the ultimate bad-ass Steely Dan track
Man, I remember the day I first heard this when they released this album in 1972. I was an immediate fan and have been since.
I remember driving my 69 chevelle ss while listening to this 8 track smoking a joint back in 74. Great times indeed.🤪🤪🤪👍👍🎸🎸
I wasn't in a Chevelle but I was smoking a dobbie. Lol
Dam we partied to this band
Like the song says, i would like to go back jack and do it again. ~~~.🤪🤪🤪🎸
You know it brother! I had similar experiences. Plus keggers!
Minrme wasnt an ss...but same otherwise!
I think I speak for all the ladies here, you are adorable. Such a great personality & charm. Keep smiling. Keep dancing. You are bringing joy to people & reminding us of music we love.
I agree!!
I agree he is adorable.
Just a sweetheart!
So freaking cute!!
Tammy ODonnell Do you also smile when he smiles, or is that just me? 😁
When the chaos in the works gets me down, I watch Jamel/Jamal videos. ✌🏼
I love this man. I love his reactions, and his smile is gorgeous. And, because I love everything that Donald Fagen has produced, I love the way Jamel appreciates this music. You can see how much he enjoys it. He is so full of goodness and kindness. I am 72 year old, but this man, and Steely Dan's music, make me feel young.
Jamel is a joy
Yup...along with Jethro Tull on one of my other 8 tracks in my little crappy Fiat coupe with the dual overhead cam.
This little ol white grandma was thrilled to find I still remembered the lyrics to this fabulous song from my junior high days.
Thanks Jamel for letting me see these all fresh again through your reactions!
Thank You for tuning in🙏🏾
@@jamelakajamal J we turned you on to Steely Dan lol!!!!! Please try Carly Simon, You're So Vain!!! We love your coffee mugs!!!
Right?? Love catching Jamal’s reactions. It’s like hearing those songs again for the first time.
@Flying Up Yup! My 75 year old Mum is a big part of the reason I love music like this. Between her and my dad this stuff (along with a lot of other non-pop music) was what I grew up on.
@@iDEATH gotta say tho, Steely Dan can be pretty pop. Pop isn't a bad thing.
Walter Becker was one of America’s greatest guitarists and musical genius, RIP.
His solo albums Eleven Tracks of Whack and Circus Money are pretty great. Highly recommended.
Fagan is the John Lennon, Becker is the McCartney
Fagan is the soul of the collaboration, and by far the biggest contribution to the musical sound
Denny Dias on sitar deserves some credit here too!
I want to party with him when I get to the other side
I graduated from high school in the 70's we thought music would always be like this. It gives me a smile to watch younger people discover like this.
This was the song that got me PERMANENTLY HOOKED ON Steely Dan back in 1973. Still have the original album too.
me too--I'm pretty sure this was the first song of theirs I ever heard. It got some crossover airplay on the black stations in Washington DC.
Steely Dan was my all time favorite band back then while my friends liked Kiss... I just enjoyed the sound better than everything else that was playing on the radio at the time
Me too..I have their LP's thru Gaucho
Yeah I got it via Columbia house .....lol...I wore it slap out.
Man, these guys are so talented!!!
Im 60 and stll have all my albums from back in the day, Steely Dan was one of the most talented technically proficient and classy bands of the era -- or any era IMO.
August 22 1959/ since 74 my favorite band Clay
I was fortunate enough to see them live front row.....such a jamming band ! ♥️
me too!"
Yep! Love steely Dan
The best music I've ever listened to. Full stop.
Steely Dan is already my all-time favorite band, and as I grow older, I only appreciate their music more.
Their smart-assed lyrics and jazz-based rock grooves age very, very well.
The 60's & 70's were just so unbelievable with Music, as a Kid growing up it was non stop amazing new Music like every week,
So true, what a time for music.
James Berlo It was the music was so diverse and organic
There is no other band except Steely Dan. I know everything by heart, and own them all. They are quintessential.
I would think Donald Fagan For a lifetime of pleasure
Same here. I first heard them when I was 14 years old and my musical appreciation immediately went into overdrive.
Me too
Agreed
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were perfectionists in the recording studio. They took a lot pride in what they did. And the all the percussion instruments that are being played throughout this song make it great too.
the day Jamel realized he knows steely dan's entire back catalog lolol.
🤣🤣🤣
HAHAHA
"In the morning you go gunnin' for the man who stole your water" may be the greatest opening line in music history.
Lippett it’s outstanding and one of the best ever, but for me it’s the first line of the first song on Led Zeppelin’s first album, “In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man.”
I saw a werewolf with a chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain
@@egadgo - LOL. Outstanding. The Excitable Boy himself.
@@johnripley8702 Also "when you know she's no high-climber"....damn, how many women I have I run into and took too long to realize that ?!?!?
And how many times have you mindlessly sung along to it while in the drive thru?
I own a High End stereo store and Steely Dan Aja, is an album we still use to demo new stereo gear. Fenominal musicians and amazingly accurate content to evaluate equipment.....They just sound Goooood.
I used to bring a copy of Aja with me to stereo stores in the 70s and 80s to test speakers. Pristine recording.
I love that album, I keep it next to my turntable, it doesn’t even go back on the rack.
Not a bad song on the entire album
I wore the HELL OUT OF Aja. Just a great album.
They had a secret technique. They added a ninth to virtually every chord they played. It makes the chord sound more full and more hip. They called this technique the MU CHORD.
Jamel is the perfect storm, he is funny, smart, smooth, open-minded and detailed, which attracts like-minded people with incredible music taste so he gets the best music from many genres. Jamel knows how to attract taste,, genius!
When a new Steely Dan hit the stands, you didn't have to look at the cover or the song list - you just knew to buy it because it was going to be GOOD!
Automatic
I'm 77 yrs old and I've been listening to Steely Dan since 1973
Yeah
I'm a great grandmother
Watching you listen to Steely Dan brings a tear to my eye. They are my favourite band ever and it’s not even close.
Said it million times, the two most technically gifted musicians ever, and the genius support musicians
Walter Becker completely underrated guitarist. Awesome band, I only got to see them once before Becker passed, but it was an amazing concert...this is my favorite song by Steely Dan.
Each of the band’s songs contains a story & that’s just one reason the tunes draw a listener in. Plus, Steely Dan always enlisted grade-A talent for the studio. Stone-cold pros.
You'll never get this class of music again.
Absolutely!! Never again!!!! Jammmmm!!!!
Look up mild high club or kikagaku moyo
No one ever mentions FM (no static at all). Its a masterpiece rarely spoken of, reprise version is also amazing!
Oh no, now there are a lot of first listens to "FM (No static at all)" here on YT. Yes, it is one of the Dan's best - and that's saying something.
Brilliant song
My dad has best of steely Dan on vinyl and I can’t stop listening to it
Pure genius
People have formed their own opinions with many choices these days. Many don’t have a good ear for music at all.
Love me some Steely Dan. This was the music we use to listen to in my brother’s room and talk all night. We were so spoiled in the 1970s.
Black light pistets???😎
Posters
We were all freaking lucky is what!!!!
Jamel, I want you to know that seeing your reactions to the music I love...is like hearing it again for the first time! Thank you!
Donald Fagan’s voice...perfection
That's not Donald Fagan on lead vocals on this one
Man I love watching Jamel do his thing. What a great attitude and appreciation for all kinds of music.
His expressions and opinions are so honest and refreshing. Keep it up!
Never thought that somebody from his generation could appreciate what we had
Steely Dan's music is some of the best ever written!
My dad’s favorite band, I listened to their music countless hours of my childhood riding with him in the car, love this uncanny sound.
The thing that Steely Dan does is when their songs start they get right into a groove. Your hooked right away.
Been listening to Steely Dan since I was a little girl in the 70s. Their music is as perfect today as it was back then!
YOU BETCHA IM With ya Im A 1960 born baby
Same with me! Donald. Fagen & Michale McDonald really shine !
Me too. I chuckled at my sister last year when she told me she was a new fan of their music.
I feel so privileged, I got to listen to some great bands including Steely Dan, I feel that musically the 70’s was a great decade, so many bands producing great tunes like this.
It sure was. We were sure blessed.
I'm tellin' ya...Boz Scaggs "lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" If you're loving the Dan.
+1 for Skaggs
Oooooo!
"LIDO.... WHOA HO HO HO!"
God yes!!
I hear what Stompie is yellin'. Boz is DOPE. Please check those out!
Lowdown is a masterpiece!
I can remember when this song first hit the radio waves back in the 70s I was probably about 14 or 15 years old and that Chorus Line is just so catchy, as soon as you hear the song you automatically are a fan!!
There just isn’t any bad Steely Dan, IMHO. They were the groove to my 20’s. Yassss! Check out “Babylon Sisters”.
Ya! mindblowing musical arrangements.
John Shannon: I was like that at first. Been Relistening to all their stuff recently, and found that actually I liked it. It was different for sure!
My favority Band
So much this.....
One of my faves! Love the lyrics, the Purdy Shuffle, the harmonic parts.. everything in the song is great. Perfect piece of art!
They had vision, chops and an insatiable desire for perfection.
And this was on AM Radio! U remember driving with my cousins in New Jersey listening to this in a car. It was like wow. Love Steely Dan for so long
Dude, you're gonna LOVE Steely Dan!! When you hear "Reelin In The Years" it's gonna BLOW. YOUR. MIND. To give u some context, Jimmy Paige from Led Zeppelin says that that's his favorite guitar solo. Jimmy Paige. From Led Zeppelin.
I forgot they sang this song! They had so many hits and I never knew who sang them. Seeing them through other peoples eyes I get to hear the words when all I used to do is hum the tune and dance!
This band has an incredibly interesting history. They even launched The Doobie Brothers, as Michael McDonald was originally with Steely Dan.... These were great musicians that were apparently very flawed individuals that couldn't get along with each other... Amazing they were able to make so many great songs.
Wrong the Doobies were already a hit machine before Michael McDonald came over,he changed their style which I didn’t care for but that’s another story.
Guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter was in both bands too.
@@rafaelorantes7185
True. They were already big. MM brought a more R&B vibe.
SUCH A GREAT BAND OF THEM 70s
I always that this was Santana when I was a kid
Love your reactions. So open to all this music you've never heard. It's just a joy to watch you.
When I turned 16 my Dad bought me my first AM-FM stereo with 2 speakers. This is the first song I ever heard in true stereo. Blew my mind!
That's an awesome music memory. 😇💟☮️
oldtiming dude, as a child this song took me to another world. As an adult, I’m still there. Unlike anything I’ve EVER heard!!
I love the way he reacts to these songs. He takes the headphones off and walks away after what is one of the coolest intros ever. "I'm out." he says. I was waiting for that reaction, and it is spot-on. Love that.
you sir a gem.. the kind of person I would love to just hang out with and listen to (and sing cause I cant help myself at times) this kind of music. Thank you! Keep it up!!
¡ Love this ! In a decade that brought out some of the most ingenious and creative music of all time, Steely Dan was one of the greatest.
This Album sends me! Perfection, simply perfection. To all the new generations, you’ll miss out if you don’t get to have the Steely Dan experience.
on the song "hotel California" by the eagles the line "they stab it with their steely knives but they still cant kill the beast" is a nod to steely dan. THEIR favorite band and that no one can be better than steely dan
Cool didnt know that.
no, the beast is cocaine, the steely knife is a razorblade.
Negative Don. In an interview the band stated what that verse meant. People have always thought they were talking about Hell and demons and he was like no. It's about steely dan. Our favorite band and hiw good they are....
I think the Eagles did that line in Hotel California to return the name drop...earlier that same year, Steely Dan had a song called “Everything You Did” from The Royal Scam album that had the line “turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening.”
Both songs deal with addiction
Watching you has become a highlight of my day,especially the reactions to Steely Dan. So much great music there!
Brings back great memories of the summer of 77/78 when I ran a little wild and my parents never knew. Steely Dans was the play track to the fun.
The year I graduated 77
Party time those were the years the first time I was left alone for two weeks no parents first time ever great times
I listened to this band as a teen. And believe it or not it was one of the bands that even my mother enjoyed, and she was born in 1922. I’m sure it was the Jazz influence.
Any Major Dude is my personal fav Steely Dan song and on a side note the Me Myself and Irene soundtrack is mostly all steely dan covers and is a great soundtrack.
Did you hear the live version with Rpyce Jones sanging?
When I listen to this song it makes me feel like the coolest dude within a 12 miles radius.
The music we had back then was just amazing from talented musicians we rarely ever see today. Thank you for covering this song. Brings back so many nice memories.
This band is the most interesting band. Because they have unusually music sounds and their lyrics are so extremely mind blower
Steely Dan we’re studio musicians playing for everyone back in the day. If I remember correctly they never played live or in concert. They are excellent.
Steely Dan made the seventies bearable!
They had so many great Songs and smooth performances.
And all of it well recorded, just like Pink Floyd, because they were perfectionists.
I’m glad you found them now. And appreciate them. I sure do.
🎸👏🏻😎
Great band, one of the best ever, and I can say that with ease and conviction!
Marvelous!!! Genial!!! Steely Dan. If you can hear it you can dance it. And there's a mix of song of M. Jackson's Billy Jean and Do it again. It's impressionant. Amazing. One of t'he Best performances in music's history. Is it rock, pop, jazz, fusihion. It 's all!! I had got the pleasure dancing this master piece.Enjoy it!!
pure joy watching you react to these Steely Dan classic's!
When I'm cranky and tense, all I have to do is watch Jamel's shoulders. His warm groove is contagious!
I never get cranky and tense fortunately.
I got your dance moves down & totally shoulder rolled & rocked with you on this musical perfection called Steely Dan. It is joy to feel the love with you & go back in time again with my older eyes. Music unites the hearts.
This is the smoothest song ever written.
no shit.
I love seeing the young ones like u appreciate great music. Steely Dan is way ahead of their time!
I'm 70. I remember when they hit the sceen! Steely Dan was way ahead of the time. Classic & tight group.
BRING IT bro, Jamel, 28 years ago when I was 16 and started driving we had a classic rock station called 96x. I would listen to that station non stop and i didn't know all the music but when i heard some songs on the station that were so smooth and jazzy i had to call the station and ask who did the song. Each and every time I called it ended up being Steely Dan. That was my introduction to Steely Dan at 16 and I never looked back.
One of their most hypnotic songs! And best!
Once you discover Steely Dan, there’s no going back. As smooth as it gets.
🎸👏🏻😎
Indeed
The Music of the 70s was a whole universe of ideas and feelings and opening the windows...
Unfortunately it ended in the 80s! Todays musicianship just isn't up to par with these giants. There's just a few like John Mayer who is a great Lyricist and guitar player.. Ed sheeran... Maybe CW Blake Shelton. (Gods country) gives him a pass. Lol.but no Steely Dan. Chicago. Bozz .. Eagles.Seger. just a bunch of hippty hoppity tunes... But ty Utube for the great library of music we can access!
Still to this day, amazing arrangements, fantastic hooks, lyrics and just an undeniable groove that doesn't give up. After all these years.
When my son was 8 years old (9 years ago) I took my son to his first concert, Steely Dan. He was familiar with their music because I had been playing it all his life. He knew every song they played and the fans around us were amazed at this little kid standing in his chair knows ALL the songs. We Love The Dan!
That one act was a giant leap for mankind. Bless you for taking your son to a night of " The Dan".
Just a little Steely Dan trivia for you - While in college, Donald Fagan and Walter Becker were in a band that was the precursor of Steely Dan called Leather Canary, Chevy Chase was their drummer.
Watching YOU appreciate them gives me a whole new appreciation for them! :-)
Same here!!!
It’s great to see someone else enjoying these old tunes.
Every time I hear this song a smile comes to my face... could be in a terrible mood, but this song is an instant game changer. SD is probably the most under valued rock band in my lifetime. RIP Walter Becker
One of the greatest tracks of all time by one of the greatest bands of all time!
I feel the 70's were FULL of QUALITY (Hit and Non-hit) music of a variety of flavours/flavors which began in the 1950's going right thru the 70's and inching across what some would consider 'The Finish Line' by early to mid 1980's. Either way, some of us didn't know how good we had it.
The musicians back then were more talented. Didnt need alot of electronic music just a fender and a hammond organ.
@@ellenbacklin Ah mang...a Fender and a Hammond (B3??) ohhh you went there!!!!!
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@@Angelhorselady C'mon sister, preach it! 😉
You said it all man it's the truth!
Thank you so much for appreciating Steely Dan. I remember when the DJs on our transistor radios in the 70s seduced us young tweens and teens with their music. We saved our pennies for their rare concerts. I love Donald Fagan to this day...Venture into his solo albums as well. He is my genius... my deity.... Rest in Peace Walter Becker.
Royal Scam by Steely Dan. A great story. By some of the best storytellers that has ever graced this earth.
One of those songs that you specifically remember hearing as a child (my dad's radio). I was age 4 when I first heard it, and it's my favorite Steely Dan song today.
Dude, your reaction within the first few bars - priceless. That's exactly what I thought when I heard this song again with a fresh appreciation for musical talent.
The best description I EVER heard to describe Steely Dan's music was one word... "Complex". The music is so deep and intricate. Every sound has a purpose.
The 60's -70's were the shiznit for muzac, That's what I'm saying.
Thank you
YESSSSSSSSS
And 80's if you wanna cherry pick
Dude, you have one of my absolutely FAVORITE Shows on RUclips! Keep on Rollin’.
These Guys are one of the Groups who got me into Jazz. My 1st Jazz Album was Bitches Brew, that I bought by mistake, mixing Miles up with Buddy Miles.
I freaked out on that and took off from there. THEN I found The Legendary Stockholm Concert. The greatest Album of all Time.
I never get tired of watching you listening to these artists. I'm in the next generation before you (63) so I lived through this time when I was young. We loved it, but I think we also took it for granted. Music today, imo, is just not in the same league.
And Fagen was only 24 when they did this album I believe
Your love of music is infectious ! Music is what brings people of all backgrounds together .. peace and love to you for what you do bro !
Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone appreciate Steely Dan.
perhaps the "coolest" band of all time...IMHO
This was their "debut" album and many od the songs in it became huge hits. The whole album was a masterpiece in and of itself. My no.1 favorite song on the whole album is "Midnight Cruiser". It is absolutely fantastic!
Part ofvthe reason why Steely Dan was so good is because Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were absolute perfectionists. They never put out anything that wasn't absolutley perfect.
I have such fun watching you enjoy these old songs.
Love watching your reaction to Steely Dan. Watching you is like I'm looking in the mirror at myself about 35 years ago. Thank you Jamel. It reminds what it felt like when I fell in love with this band. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE watch the video of The Royal Scam w/lyrics. It is sad and haunting. When I deeply listened to this song several years ago, it stuck with me for a couple of weeks.
Steely Dan is the most technically perfect band of all time
facts!
Thanks for taking me back my junior year in high school. I saw Steely Dan with the Doobie Brothers at a place called the Terrace in 1974. If was very early in both bands carrer.
This song. Holy 🐄. It’s iconic. He’s so darn awesome. This is when music was true music. Underrated for sure!
I laughed so hard when you walked away. Steely Dan do it for me every time.