Walter Becker- Book Of Liars (REACTION)
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Thank you so much for getting to Becker's solo material. Dude is still underappreciated for what he contributed to Steely Dan and his solo work really shows you how lyrically sophisticated Walter was.
Idk about under appreciated
Surf and or Die is an amazing song showcasing Walters poetic talents and the music is just great,
Wow... props for diving into the late great Walter B. Underrated groove from a low key great songwriter/musician
Walter Becker 1950 - 2017
Part of the song writing genius that comprised the heart (and soul) of Steely Dan. RIP Walter - you are sorely missed ❤
This has been one of my favorite Steely Dan songs for years. Listen to there lyrics and you'll hear the urban storytelling factors!
Walter and Donald…..SO full of music!!!! As you continue your Steely Dan odyssey have you run into anything you didn’t enjoy? I haven’t. ☮️❤️
This version is nice but the live version is the bomb. ❤
So cool you guys are hitting the solo catalogs!❤
Woke up thinking is the next song to learn for Christmas busking. 😮
The live version is indeed better!
It’s on the Alive in America album 1995
@@dmascension4012 This version is absolute GOLD
Surf and/or die is a terrific song of this record
Aptly titled song for someone who had a house near Jaws... wondering if he wrote this after moving to Maui?
@@jimmoore8951 He did. It was a tribute to a friend in Hawaii who died...
This album has a level of dark cynicism that differentiates it from the Steely Dan catalog at large (in my opinion, maybe it's nostalgia for my dad), but that actually elevates it for me. Down in the Bottom and Hard up Case are my two favorites.
Hard Up Case, Cringemaker, and Girlfriend are also highlights for me.
Girl next door to the methadone clinic vid is great too
Girlfriend crushes on 11 Tracks of Whack. Hard Up Case = DAT BASS. Cringemaker is another excellent track. Hat Too Flat is really interesting. The second Walter album Circus Money has tracks: Downtown Canon, Paging Audrey, Selfish Gene, God's Eye View, Three Picture Deal that are very, very Steely.
i love Walter Becker's solo stuff, his second solo Circus Money is also very good, with the song Dpwntown Cannon being my fav WB solo track. Walter Becker media has a lot of demos and outtakes which are also brilliant!
Great reaction guys check out more Walter Becker you won’t be disappointed. He is so underrated for his contributions.
I’ve lobbied several times for you to react to Walter Becker. I’m glad you’ve started.
The Fingerprints of the Dan , all over this one .
Recognizable Clues : groove intersecting brilliant Composition .
Walter Rules. The chord change just before the sax solo is SICK.
Walters all soulful
I was obsessed with 'junkie girl' when I first came across this record. It's great that you two came across this ...!
Steely Dan would do this one live, which is how I came to love it. The live version is on their "Alive in America" album.
When you hear both Fagan and Beckers solo, you can hear what both bring to the table when they are in Steely Dan together. Good track.
WHAT A GROOVE 😮
I request more The Nightfly tracks. IMO, every track is great, and of Steely Dan quality. Love you guys, all the best.
This is a great album. There’s a lot of diversity from song to song.
Never realized how much his vocals sound like Boz Scaggs.
Some of Becker’s solo stuff takes a couple listens to feel, but once you get it you understand his impact on Steely Dan. He brought the darkness, off-kilter lyrics, groovy bass, and was arguably a bit more willing to take chances.
Guys…I’m not sure you’d be interested in, but Shane McGowan of the Pogues died last week…if you’ve never heard any Pogues music you definitely should…and it’d be a perfect opportunity to react to “Fairytale of New York”, as it’s both the best Christmas song ever written and the most anti-Christmas song ever…that wouldn’t make sense unless you heard it…anyone else second me on this?
Cheers…
Yep... Definite second on this one.
Love it! Keeping the Dan journey cookin...try Fagen's Slinky Thing.
Thanks for doing the studio version first! People who request the live version first have already heard the studio version thousands of times, lol. They forget how good it is to have a reference first for the live performance later.
Nelson Mendela once said: Real wisdom is, sitting at the kitchen table, talking about our differences, without getting an argument. I would say: Real enjoyment is, sitting at the kitchen table, Airplay beats talking about music, without getting an argument. Thanks gentlemen, keep it going!🍀
You just made my morning with this cool groove of a song! Thank you, guys!
I haven't heard this Walter Becker tune in way too long.
This is a really underappreciated album.
Maybe takes a while to get used to Walter's vocals but t he lyrics are on point. Check out "Girlfriend" also from this album but all tracks are good. Walter's lyrics hint at a more personal and troubled life.
Girlfriend is a great, song.
@@danielmccann8325 "None but the brave: Jim Beam & Jack Daniels"
Walter also worked wrote n produced a lot of Fagens solo work it was an outlet for him to still play SD stuff
Amazing track! Thanks!
Hey you guys next from this album you should do This Moody Bastard 👍🏼
You have to listen to the opening track of this album Down at the Bottom. Incredibly lyrics.
Oh another KISS connect many of the studio musicians that ran on Steely Dan albums .. also worked on KISS records Jeff Porcaro and Charles Rainey to name a couple
One word.....MAGIC
Man I love this shit. I'm so glad you got to this!
They got that!
You gotta hear his last solo album Circus Money.
Wow! Great pick! I love that album.
Song is such a pocket groove
"11 Tracks" is chock full of solid chunky shit like this...check out some more!
Very nice!
Y'all are so cool...
Great record 💫
Fagen's Kamakiriad next? Hope it comes soon! Becker's second and last album is almost completely reggae inspired and pretty wonderful too. Donald produced '11 Tracks of Whack' and Walter produced Kamakiriad in return
We are definitely going to go through that album
I have always loved this CD. Definitely a Hawaii vibe from Becker’s days living in Paia, Maui. If you want to go even deeper into the vaults of Steely Dan, check out a gem called Sun Mountain. It’s a CD of very early Steely Dan demos going all the way back to their days at Bard. Not sure if much of it is on RUclips.
The hook lyrics help u understand the crazy verse stuff well said big bro
This song just sneaks up on you. So great!
and the album is produced by Donald Fagen too ;)
YES!! There's some real gems in Becker's solo repertoire.
Check out Steely Dan alive in America live disc. This song is on there.
Toto - 99, Hydra, Hold the line, Georgie Porgie, I won’t hold u back and so on…
Cool groove! Never heard his solo stuff...hope you do more of this! (And I dated a guy from the Book of Liars. Think he was on page 1 lol ) Thanks guys.
Some killer songs on 11 tracks of whack. You can tell who wrote those complex lyrics, walter is a genius. RIP Walter.
Down in the Bottom is some of the best lyrics ever written
Just loving the reactions, your studio experience shows respect for all styles. Please check out "Runaway" by Nuyorican Soul Louie Vega/India...amazing track, song, vocal...old school. Thank you
Soulful 👌🏾
He def wanted to use this opportunity to do something different cuz he was burnt out of writing SD material
Still waiting on more Steely Dan reactions.
Yeah, you'll enjoy the live version as well with the full Steely Dan orchestra, stillchill and haunting. I saw this performed live in Irvine CA on the '94 tour. Sends shivers up your spine. Donald's solo work generally tends to be brighter and more playful, Walter's a bit darker, sparse and moody. Thanks again gents, you're excellent.
Great but under appreciated song.
"Did they keep that same sound on both of their solo records".....This song sounds like SD but the rest do not. Becker deliberately chose not to keep that same sound but it also has to do with being a guitarist vs playing keys and that informs some of the musical choices they make.
Its worth noting that Becker produced and played on Fagen's solo record from this same year, Kamakariad.
I always held the conceit that I could guess who wrote the song by that exact quality; I felt that Becker composed on strings and Fagen on keys
KISS did this too ofc when they all did their respective solo albums (4) in ‘78 I think? I’m younger than u guys so idk lol but ya they all worked on each others and sold 4x the $ lol oh Gene
One of my favorites from Walter. Great songwriting. He does tend to go off in his own direction from SD as you’ll see, but this one could have been pulled from the Royal Scam album, maybe. Great reaction. 😊
I told ya Walter wasnt playin
A good track indeed. But I think you will find the Circus Money album sounds more like Steely Dan, with the better production values. Just IMO of course.
I agree with you but the things that make this album "different" are my favorite aspects of it. It's like a cold splash of nihilism in an otherwise (mostly) warm catalog. Just IMO as well. Cheers.
I believe Walter felt that with 11 whacks he didn't want to spend all the time and agonising that had gone into the SD recordings so this album has the immediacy and impact of a demo. That said they are still pretty polished tracks, maybe the drum machine makes the comparison with the full blown SD sound difficult at first but 11 tracks of whack has some great grooves none the less e.g. "Hard up Case" and even more so "Cringemaker" fr'instance.
There are two guys playing keyboards on this album..and they are Not credited by track.
Sounds good…
His second solo album “Circus Money” is far superior than this record in my opinion so definitely check out something from that album
Had an Otis Redding type vibe to it.
I do prefer the version on"SD Alive in America"
The live version is the best, but not knocking this one
I dig Becker. His second album is much better, though.
I wonder if he wrote this song about the time he was getting a divorce.
If only their choices in the studio could be transposed into the correct political decisions .. oh well
No way
Second album way better.
Circus Money is more highly polished and complex with a cool reggae flavour.
Second album is different - does not match the depth of this one, which is admittedly less polished.
The LIve in America version is even better....slower, more controlled, better solo's.