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  • @stevemercer6976
    @stevemercer6976 4 года назад +1831

    You become a Steely Dan fan when you get better at listening to music.

  • @robertmichon5448
    @robertmichon5448 4 года назад +490

    You could spend the rest of your lives listening only to Steely Dan albums and never get bored.

    • @warwick724
      @warwick724 4 года назад +3

      redid my master bath with Steely Dan essentials in my ear the whole time on repeat!!

    • @salsalzman2325
      @salsalzman2325 4 года назад +10

      Same for the Fagan solos, they're brilliant.

    • @robertmichon5448
      @robertmichon5448 4 года назад

      @@warwick724 #proofpositive

    • @DIGIPIX55
      @DIGIPIX55 4 года назад +5

      Maybe not but we were lucky to live in a time of such amazing talent. Wish it could have lasted longer.

    • @robertmichon5448
      @robertmichon5448 4 года назад +2

      @@DIGIPIX55 yet if it's lasted this long, perhaps it's been "enough."

  • @TahoeNevada
    @TahoeNevada 4 года назад +297

    Steely Dan is your favorite band’s favorite band. Seriously. They were the first band to win a Grammy for recording engineering, for this album, Aja. They’re in a genre all by themselves. R.I.P. Walter Becker (guitarist).

    • @flubblert
      @flubblert 4 года назад +21

      musician's musicians. the best.

    • @TahoeNevada
      @TahoeNevada 4 года назад +13

      flubblert I went to an audio engineering school, Full Sail, and Steely Dan were like gods among men.

    • @flubblert
      @flubblert 4 года назад +2

      @@TahoeNevada not surprised.

    • @TahoeNevada
      @TahoeNevada 4 года назад +1

      flubblert 😂

    • @leddygee1896
      @leddygee1896 4 года назад +12

      @@flubblert The mighty Steve Gadd on Percussion!!

  • @peterlevan4719
    @peterlevan4719 4 года назад +538

    The whole album Aja was a masterpiece

    • @TheCybertiger9
      @TheCybertiger9 4 года назад +5

      sure was......... i knew a girl named "Aja" because her mom liked the album so much

    • @jwgregory1969
      @jwgregory1969 3 года назад +6

      And still is.

    • @Frankincensedjb123
      @Frankincensedjb123 3 года назад +2

      still is

    • @christianwagenseil9621
      @christianwagenseil9621 3 года назад +1

      yes!

    • @RyneMurray23
      @RyneMurray23 3 года назад +1

      They worked meticulously on that album. Steely Dan are a different breed of musician. They are so good. Also they need to check out 'Gaucho'.

  • @bonnieschaaf8503
    @bonnieschaaf8503 4 года назад +372

    Once you hear Michael MacDonald on backing vocals you will never un-hear it.

    • @brucedillinger9448
      @brucedillinger9448 3 года назад +17

      Yep. His voice was made for backing up Steely Dan...not leading The Doobies Brothers (imo).

    • @gooner9038
      @gooner9038 2 года назад +11

      Oh, that is a fact! He makes the song.

    • @zappafan1176
      @zappafan1176 2 года назад +8

      In a documentary about the song McDonald said that singing harmony with himself on this song was very difficult.

    • @piadauspeel2145
      @piadauspeel2145 2 года назад +6

      fr hes just like PEEEEEEEGHHH

    • @unclesaltytoldme
      @unclesaltytoldme Год назад +4

      He so stands out. Michael M. Legend.

  • @cathyschonberger
    @cathyschonberger 4 года назад +357

    Steely Dan is its own genre!

    • @fucdt
      @fucdt 4 года назад +3

      adult music. hated it as a kid but as an adult i love it!!!

    • @mjordan478
      @mjordan478 4 года назад +1

      True.

    • @tonyallen4265
      @tonyallen4265 4 года назад +2

      Yep

    • @youtoo2233
      @youtoo2233 4 года назад +2

      Jazz rock maybe?

    • @wms1650
      @wms1650 4 года назад +7

      @@fucdt I have always liked Steely Dan.
      I was a kid when Aji came out.
      Loved it then and I still listen to them now.
      Very underrated I think.

  • @randystegall3556
    @randystegall3556 4 года назад +463

    Just an FYI..,Steely Dan is not a “he.” It’s a band comprised of a lot of studio musicians. Donald Fagan and Walter Becker are the duo behind the band. Some of their backing vocals were sung by Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers and later a solo artist. Glad you young guys love it. I grew up with it.

    • @IBOver
      @IBOver 4 года назад +10

      Skunk was thier lead guitarist till he went to the Doobies

    • @COSTANtheCOSTY
      @COSTANtheCOSTY 4 года назад +8

      Sorry asking but I promise it's not against you in particular, WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP WRITING FAGAN INSTEAD OF FAGEN?

    • @randystegall3556
      @randystegall3556 4 года назад +2

      COSTANtheCOSTY don’t know KostantheKosty

    • @davidguthrie3739
      @davidguthrie3739 4 года назад +14

      Probably more accurate to say it's not a band, but a concept directed by Fagan and Becker. They brought in a constant stream of the top LA studio musicians to play until they found what they were looking for for a particular part. Often a half dozen guitarists would each lay down a solo track never knowing if it would be on the record until it came out. Fagan and Becker are alchemists who had the luxury of pursuing perfection.

    • @ff1047
      @ff1047 4 года назад +10

      Thank you for setting the children straight

  • @toddhershberger6474
    @toddhershberger6474 8 месяцев назад +12

    I'm 62 and absolutely love watching you guys discover and appreciate the Dan! They are the definition of Thinking Man's (or Woman's) rock.

  • @arbitrarychemistry
    @arbitrarychemistry 7 месяцев назад +12

    Steely Dan was so on another level. Almost 50 years later it still slays.

  • @leemanhamptons
    @leemanhamptons 4 года назад +715

    No kids, that's not Mike McDonald using auto tune on the background vocals. That's him singing on pitch without a computer assisting.

    • @roundbaby4749
      @roundbaby4749 4 года назад +20

      Liam McCann several different really close parts at that

    • @Anton680x
      @Anton680x 4 года назад +14

      correct.. props to him for doing that.

    • @UrbanRevivalMediaPro
      @UrbanRevivalMediaPro 4 года назад +23

      Get that generational jab in...

    • @davidolie8392
      @davidolie8392 4 года назад +2

      @@roundbaby4749 Indeed it is.

    • @julienberman
      @julienberman 4 года назад +22

      I also heard in an interview w the dan that he nails the vocals pretty much the first time in the studio

  • @InflatablePlane
    @InflatablePlane 4 года назад +139

    "Peg" was merely the appetizer to the 8 course meal that was the 'Aja' album.
    "Deacon Blues" and "Aja" are the meat and potatoes of this album and they will blow you away.

    • @scottdavis220
      @scottdavis220 3 года назад +7

      You know your steely

    • @quimeau
      @quimeau 3 года назад +8

      Also Black Cow, Josie, and Home At Last

    • @GoVandals0605
      @GoVandals0605 2 года назад +3

      Ohhhh...... Well said!

    • @jeffburkholder2148
      @jeffburkholder2148 Год назад

      Aja is made to listen to from first track to last. It’s my snow skiing album. I drop in SD Aja and head to the top of the mountain.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway Год назад +2

      It’s the ultimate pop song.

  • @jss1004
    @jss1004 3 года назад +163

    Steely Dan is one of the greatest bands of all time...Their music is so far advanced and smooth, it's very hard to define...Beautiful rhythms along with guitar riffs and solos that are intricate and and complex...I describe it as "candy for your ears"...

    • @maryreilly5092
      @maryreilly5092 Год назад +1

      Indeed!

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 5 месяцев назад

      “Dude, I don’t even know 🤷🏼‍♂️” is the PERFECT reaction to hearing Steely Dan for the first time.

  • @margestibel9576
    @margestibel9576 4 года назад +293

    😂😂😂. 67 years old and I’m hysterically laughing at you guys in a good way. YOUTH, gotta love it.

    • @danyeldoyle9685
      @danyeldoyle9685 4 года назад +5

      Marge Stibel my husband and I do the same! We’re in our 4o’s.

    • @tonybrown477
      @tonybrown477 4 года назад +30

      How do you exist on the planet and not know Steely Dan?

    • @dalenikolitch6743
      @dalenikolitch6743 4 года назад +10

      I hear ya... 52yr old 😬🤗 n Iove those young men 😜😚 they know music!!!

    • @gbeachbum464
      @gbeachbum464 4 года назад +4

      That's why I love them! I hear aspects of a song I've never heard before after watching their videos.

    • @PeterStawicki
      @PeterStawicki 4 года назад +6

      52 here, amen brother!

  • @kentmains7763
    @kentmains7763 4 года назад +205

    Steely Dan is their own genre, welcome to the rabbit hole.

    • @lawrencebardenett6148
      @lawrencebardenett6148 4 года назад +9

      Perfect! Kid Charlemagne. Gotta Love Larry Carlton. Also ..Don`t take me alive--OPENS with a guitar solo.

  • @TomKnight1000
    @TomKnight1000 4 года назад +215

    Sooo glad these boys appreciated how “sick” Jay Graydon’s guitar solo is

  • @tamiw.166
    @tamiw.166 Год назад +123

    And that, my children, is how we did the 70's. So glad you liked it! Enjoy the rest of the album. ❤

    • @johnhalverson1133
      @johnhalverson1133 Год назад +8

      You're right Tami....that's how it's done kids.

    • @hairycat6095
      @hairycat6095 9 месяцев назад +1

      yes

    • @williamflinchum-qo6ch
      @williamflinchum-qo6ch 8 месяцев назад +2

      My favorite band still at 64! They can,t be touched! I bought AjA on Sept 77, when it came out I was 18 at the time!

  • @zackattack635
    @zackattack635 4 года назад +107

    Steely Dan, the Kings of the groove. To this day people use their albums to test the range on stereo equipment.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 8 дней назад

      Or Fagan’s IGY. That is also a slice of perfection

  • @JMBvideo
    @JMBvideo 4 года назад +190

    I’ve always said, there are 2 types of people. People who love Steely Dan and people who dont love them yet.

  • @thetombrim
    @thetombrim 4 года назад +238

    Someone below commented that they were in their 60’s and laughed while they watched you guys. Well, at 62 having you listen to one of my all time favorite bands (my 25 year old calls it dad rock) actually brought tears to my eyes as I saw you love it.

    • @curiousbeing5617
      @curiousbeing5617 4 года назад +10

      Same from the female perspective!

    • @vickieray
      @vickieray 4 года назад +3

      curiousbeing female here as well loving it 🔥♥️

    • @LyndaHill
      @LyndaHill 4 года назад +7

      So much fun. I'm 66. :)

    • @patricialiedel5659
      @patricialiedel5659 2 года назад +2

      Agree!

    • @333perfection
      @333perfection 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely we'll said. Thx for your comment. I too am 61 and understand your feeling to all this. Take care. 🤗

  • @meredithinserra4670
    @meredithinserra4670 2 года назад +44

    The entire Aja album is a study in production excellence! That album is the most polished album I've ever had! They fuse rock and jazz like no other band!

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 8 дней назад

      The documentary on the making of Aja is an amazing peek behind the curtain

  • @geoffreysmith4618
    @geoffreysmith4618 4 года назад +242

    Steely Dan’s Aja is considered to be one of the greatest recordings ever. When you add the list of stellar musicians, different on each song, there are no equals. Listen to more please!!!

    • @kenperk9854
      @kenperk9854 4 года назад +8

      And throw in the theme for the movie, FM at about the same time! AjA IS A GREAT album but adding FM would have taken it to the stars!

    • @Savatage1964
      @Savatage1964 4 года назад +4

      Oh yes...Aja is a must have for any audiophile. Even as a metal head back in the 70's and 80's, I had a deep appreciation for Steely Dan's music.

    • @epistte
      @epistte 4 года назад +1

      @@kenperk9854 FM, Ricky don't lose that number and Deacon Blues.

    • @andymullarx6365
      @andymullarx6365 4 года назад

      Have they done Aja yet ?

    • @c1ramfan
      @c1ramfan 4 года назад +2

      I purchased it when it came out. One of my best buying decisions ever. Top five album.

  • @MattKrogmeier
    @MattKrogmeier 4 года назад +209

    Definitely add "Reelin' In the Years" to the Steely Dan playlist...and check out another old banger by the group Head East called "Never Been Any Reason."

    • @Byte187
      @Byte187 4 года назад +13

      +1 for Never Been Any Reason.

    • @cathyschonberger
      @cathyschonberger 4 года назад +9

      ~~Save my life, I'm going down for the last time!~~

    • @CreepyJoeMustGo
      @CreepyJoeMustGo 4 года назад +7

      Woman with a sweet lovin’, better than a white line!

    • @matthewdrake4385
      @matthewdrake4385 4 года назад +6

      Love the Head East song...Good call.

    • @timwendt1935
      @timwendt1935 4 года назад +8

      Vote here for Head East's "Never Been Any Reason"! Total banger and their big hit. Total kick-drum/cowbell rocker.

  • @jamesmartin2740
    @jamesmartin2740 4 года назад +107

    Guys, Steely Dan is the closest band to fine wine you will hear. The music just gets better with each listen.

    • @mikedocemrick9497
      @mikedocemrick9497 Год назад +2

      I don’t think there is any other band that can do this, genuinely. You like the song more and more every single time no matter how many times you’ve listened to it.

    • @ThisMusician586
      @ThisMusician586 Год назад

      Fine wine is the perfect comparison

    • @glennhavinoviski8128
      @glennhavinoviski8128 Год назад

      @@mikedocemrick9497 There is always something different to hear every time you listen to their music.

  • @gasaholic47
    @gasaholic47 2 года назад +15

    The drummer on this was Rick Marotta. He commented on The Making of Aja how he opened his hi hat a little every few beats, what he called a"nuance." He was stunned when he listened to the final mix that he was able to hear that nuance, as he commented that on most records, he couldn't. That shows you how good this record was engineered.

  • @jeffschmidt7431
    @jeffschmidt7431 4 года назад +67

    “FM” by Steely Dan. Also 100% agree with “Never Been Any Reason” by Head East!!!

    • @scottking2951
      @scottking2951 4 года назад +1

      Jeff Schmidt Yes!! Head East

    • @inspectorvol951
      @inspectorvol951 4 года назад +1

      Yes! Head East!

    • @danohstoolbox
      @danohstoolbox 4 года назад +1

      I love that song from head east

    • @jkmmcxii
      @jkmmcxii 4 года назад +1

      Such an awesome song and a banger!

  • @jlopez97122
    @jlopez97122 4 года назад +52

    "DEACON BLUES!" Trust me. Another Steely Dan banger. A must!

    • @mrDK1951
      @mrDK1951 19 дней назад

      If “Aja” isn’t a classic album, then no album is.

  • @Rick_Hoppe
    @Rick_Hoppe 4 года назад +93

    The word you’re searching for is “timeless”.

  • @KH-qv8tk
    @KH-qv8tk 3 года назад +21

    I love watching the progression of Alex's face as he comes to realize he is in the presence of greatness! He even does a "give in to how good this is" whiskey sip, a resigned happy shrug, even disco eyes and head tilt up to the left, and a "WAT?" to the guitar solo. LOVE these reviews.

  • @heathermackinnon9527
    @heathermackinnon9527 4 года назад +198

    In my opinion, the entire "Aja" album is a masterpiece. 'Black Cow' & the title cut are my favourites from it.

    • @donalddunlop401
      @donalddunlop401 4 года назад +6

      Hit it on the head. Tour de force, masterpiece, epic ...

    • @crazyb3fan
      @crazyb3fan 4 года назад +1

      Totally agree. Their best work on record IMHO.

    • @artvandelay6985
      @artvandelay6985 4 года назад +2

      "Aja" album is Sonic Perfection. Title track, Home at Last, Black Cow, could listen to them with my hair on fire.

    • @michaeldunahee4537
      @michaeldunahee4537 4 года назад +2

      Yes! Aja is great from start to finish.

    • @tidalpool1
      @tidalpool1 4 года назад

      this guy agrees.......

  • @fredhall6525
    @fredhall6525 4 года назад +177

    I'd recommend "Do It Again" next for another tasty guitar solo.

    • @fucdt
      @fucdt 4 года назад +1

      i got tainted by this version and can't go back ruclips.net/video/_BihcBN7_wU/видео.html

    • @mariefc8504
      @mariefc8504 4 года назад +5

      Right on! LOVE Steely Dan, no one is like them! Check out "Do It Again", gotta hear that one! 😁

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 4 года назад +5

      Do it Again goes great with weed. 🤩

    • @gerhardbraatz6305
      @gerhardbraatz6305 4 года назад +2

      @@loosilu Great with anything.

    •  4 года назад +1

      Lucie Melahn Or whiskey! 🥃

  • @ranibatra4664
    @ranibatra4664 4 года назад +9

    Lifelong SD fan here. My mind was blown by Aja when I was in high school 30+ years ago, and love them still. I loved watching the joy and surprise on your faces while you listened. Hope you go deeper into Aja and their other albums - you won’t regret it. They are amazing and STILL sound avant-garde to me - no one else has come even close to catching up to them yet.

  • @andreagarneau5432
    @andreagarneau5432 4 года назад +46

    Dudes! Y'all are so adorable...Steely Dan is incredible! I liked the moment you decided there was nothing to do except drink whisky

    • @bennyman1622
      @bennyman1622 4 года назад +9

      Scotch whiskey....and all night long

  • @cornelldgreen
    @cornelldgreen 4 года назад +133

    "Any Major Dude"
    "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
    "Dirty Work"
    "Deacon Blues"
    I could go on... and on - but these'll do, for a start

    • @eugenejulson8742
      @eugenejulson8742 4 года назад +1

      Cornell Green Baker Street

    • @21CCommunIT
      @21CCommunIT 4 года назад +3

      eugene julson
      That's Gerry Rafferty, not Steely Dan… but a damned fine tune nonetheless.
      Back in the '80s, when I was a wee pup, I used to play that on repeat at this pizza joint called “King Arthur's" in Monterey, CA, when I was in the Air Force for a brief stint. A bit melancholy then, but fond memories now.
      Funny how time will do that…

    • @eugenejulson8742
      @eugenejulson8742 4 года назад +1

      Cornell Green you’re absolutely right. My bad. Great tune though.

    • @seenaroundboston2302
      @seenaroundboston2302 4 года назад +4

      Why bother making a list? Everything SD has ever done is brilliant.

    • @lipby
      @lipby 4 года назад +1

      Good list.

  • @PK1971PK
    @PK1971PK 4 года назад +39

    "Deacon Blue" and "Do It Again" are my favorite Steely Dan tunes, but pretty much can't go wrong with any of them. It's unreal how many quality musicians played on Steely Dan albums.

    • @flubblert
      @flubblert 4 года назад

      "Do It Again" is so good. completely forgot about it. sooo many gems from these guys.

  • @OverandOutChief1
    @OverandOutChief1 4 года назад +29

    That Michael McDonald.... I think he might have a future.

  • @bennyman1622
    @bennyman1622 3 года назад +7

    The guitar soloist, Jay Graydon, was the sixth or seventh guitarist to attempt at getting the exact sound Walt and Donald were looking for. If you have seen the Making of Aja documentary, they play a couple of them back.

  • @strongfilm
    @strongfilm 4 года назад +173

    In every musicians life there is a pre-Steely Dan and post-Steely Dan era.

  • @herbkornblau9340
    @herbkornblau9340 4 года назад +573

    Don't mention Dave Mathews and Steely Dan on the same day. The Dan are in a different universe

    • @fbskier20
      @fbskier20 4 года назад +5

      Herb Kornblau but both Dan and dave start with a “d”

    • @islandbee
      @islandbee 4 года назад +13

      I just 🤦‍♂️ on that comment too. Peg gets a solid 10 for me.

    • @sassymessmess9110
      @sassymessmess9110 4 года назад +21

      AGREED! I literally cringed when I heard that! 😲

    • @redplanet9162
      @redplanet9162 4 года назад +9

      @Herb Kornblau. So glad my kids don't embarrass me like that 😆

    • @jimmyGerm601
      @jimmyGerm601 4 года назад +4

      Damn straight

  • @markrobinson8275
    @markrobinson8275 4 года назад +31

    The Dan is the epitome of progressive jazz rock.

  • @karlaklaus-hoobler5685
    @karlaklaus-hoobler5685 Год назад +5

    You will never hear anything quite so sublime as Steely Dan

  • @billsantospianomore678
    @billsantospianomore678 4 года назад +26

    Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers sings "Peg" during the chorus. He recorded several tracks, and then they layered them.

    • @cazgerald9471
      @cazgerald9471 4 года назад +3

      Skunk Baxter was their other Doobie Bros connection.

  • @PAPAMOZO
    @PAPAMOZO 4 года назад +186

    "HEY NINETEEN" same style.

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 4 года назад +10

      "Hey Nineteen" is all about the generation gap, specifically him being bummed that the sweet young thing he's with and he have culturally nothing in common (but it turns out okay anyhow) so it could be a source of some interesting conversation around here

    • @jasonwilliams6005
      @jasonwilliams6005 4 года назад +2

      Classic

    • @dagnabbit6187
      @dagnabbit6187 4 года назад +2

      dwc1964 I loved Hey Nineteen when it came out but I never caught the Cuervo Gold part until I moved to the tropics and discovered the joys of Tequila !

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 4 года назад +2

      @@dagnabbit6187 most of the people I see around here who get confused by that line are confused by "the fine Colombian" part because we haven't had to get quality herb from Colombia for a long time now, so they assume it must be cocaine, but no, it's herb.

    • @dagnabbit6187
      @dagnabbit6187 4 года назад +2

      dwc1964 The fine Columbian lyric I knew . I was a 70s teen. It was called Colombian whacky weed by some. Of course what it really was or where it was from I wouldn’t know .

  • @kurtjohnson4816
    @kurtjohnson4816 3 года назад +6

    That guitar solo is Jay Graydon. I knew he was a legend around writing, producing, engineering, etc. Worked with all of the major folks in the biz for decades. I, like most people had no clue how phenomenal of a guitarist he was.

  • @michaelfrazia4569
    @michaelfrazia4569 3 года назад +49

    Watching younger guys experience the songs I grew up on is the second best thing to experiencing that magic time of my youth when I first experienced these classics. It almost makes them fresh again...for that I thank you

    • @trybalone396
      @trybalone396 2 года назад +1

      Me too! Thanks for articulating what I was feeling lol :)

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 5 месяцев назад

      They were genuinely Mind Blown. Gawd I’m jealous

  • @bartstarr100
    @bartstarr100 4 года назад +53

    "Deacon Blues" "Josie" "Rikki don't Lose That number" "Do It Again"

    • @johnseely8781
      @johnseely8781 4 года назад +3

      Show Biz Kids!

    • @johnseely8781
      @johnseely8781 4 года назад +2

      Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on guitar. Awesome player!

  • @61hink
    @61hink 4 года назад +256

    I really got a kick out of this because you guys genuinely had no idea what you were going to be listening to. If you like it, Steely Dan probably has 20 more songs at least as good as Peg. Peg is one of their more mainstream songs, made for radio play. Dig deeper and you'll be richly rewarded.

    • @susantarallo2496
      @susantarallo2496 4 года назад +6

      James Hinckley I totally agree. Can’t just judge by this one song alone (especially because, like you said, Peg is one of their more commercially sounding songs). Steely Dan did so many awesome songs and they all have different sounds to them. And they are timeless, too

    • @LJK2159
      @LJK2159 3 года назад

      Don’t believe these guys
      Lol
      It’s an act
      You can’t not have heard some of these classic songs
      Don’t believe them
      Please !!!!

  • @PeckiePeck
    @PeckiePeck 4 года назад +22

    "Dude!!"
    "I don't even know!"
    Blown minds.

  • @jgdmlw
    @jgdmlw 4 года назад +11

    Don’t Take Me Alive. Amazing vocals and vocal harmonies, structure,and everything. Peg is a great song. One of my favorites

  • @davidhattman7649
    @davidhattman7649 4 года назад +784

    Dave Matthews couldn't hold Steely Dan's Jock strap

    • @angusmcdugal1
      @angusmcdugal1 4 года назад +14

      Wow! Pretty disrespectful. I guess in your world there can't be two great bands with their own sounds and powerful musicians. With 33 million albums sold and 40 million albums sold respectively, I think they both stand on their own.

    • @Charles-qr7ne
      @Charles-qr7ne 4 года назад +4

      ....but Dave sure would like to,,,,

    • @Charles-qr7ne
      @Charles-qr7ne 4 года назад +1

      ....but Dave sure would like to...

    • @joelliebler5690
      @joelliebler5690 4 года назад +3

      David Hattman So so true👍🏻

    • @RockyMtnRebecca
      @RockyMtnRebecca 4 года назад +3

      HAHAHAHA!

  • @patboy58
    @patboy58 4 года назад +205

    Listen to the entire “Aja” album...
    A must!

    • @jeffreywilson2100
      @jeffreywilson2100 4 года назад +1

      pat mcmahon they wouldn’t understand the Aja album!!!

    • @Scorchinscotty
      @Scorchinscotty 4 года назад +2

      JEFFREY WILSON Now come on, Jeffrey. I know where you’re coming from because I rag on the younger generation’s taste in music occasionally, but these guys have a pretty open mind about classic music and when they hear it , they like-or love-it! If you grew up with this music, then you might have been younger than these guys are, when you first heard it. I was two weeks shy of my fourteenth birthday when this came out. Watch more of their videos and you’ll see that when presented with the greatest classic rock, they do “get it”! Keep rockin’ my friend, and have hope for the future of music, because younger people love the classics when they hear them! P.S. Alex and Andy are also turning other young people (I sound like an old man-only 56! 😉) onto the classics with their videos, so there’s some hope for quality -and depth -to make a comeback!

    • @davidburch4165
      @davidburch4165 4 года назад +5

      "Aja" is one of popular music's polished gems, a high-water mark for the music of the era.

    • @jeffreywilson2100
      @jeffreywilson2100 4 года назад

      @@Scorchinscotty I understand where you are coming from but as them being from a younger generation is still no excuse for their lack of music prowess. I guess we just grew up differently where we were not only listening to our generations music but music of our parents and grandparents. I go as far back to jump blues which became early rock & roll with Bill Haley & his Comets and Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats to my parents Beatle Albums and especially Steely Dan. Growing up in Detroit I was exposed to everything because let's face it we probably have the greatest music fans in the world with a great influence to artists that are not even from here, i.e. KISS, The J. Giles Band, and you can even say Detroit was the originator of the American Punk Scene with the MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges. Without them you would have no Ramones or Blondie. I like your style and I love talking music just as much as I love to talk about sports. This is a good debate. Just as Neil Young said, keep Rockin' in a Free World.

    • @israelhagen
      @israelhagen 4 года назад +3

      My thoughts the same. The whole record is a gem and a landmark for recorded music.

  • @9999plato
    @9999plato 4 года назад +19

    It's got Michael McDonald doing back up vocals who later joined the Doobie Brothers and then had a solo career. Steeley Dan is intelligent music.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway Год назад

      It’s music that makes you smarter with every listen.

  • @cameronearnshaw2259
    @cameronearnshaw2259 4 года назад +17

    Reminds me of my reaction the first time I heard Steely Dan in 1972, when I was 19. I've been a fan ever since.

    • @pgame20
      @pgame20 4 года назад

      In 1972, I was negative 13 years old, and Steely is still in my top 5 all-time! Great music transcends time!!!

    • @TallyDrake
      @TallyDrake 3 года назад

      Every time I hear Peg and Josie, I'm transported back to my first year in college.

    • @foxandscout
      @foxandscout 3 года назад

      Me too. I turned 18 mid-‘72 and just finished my second year college. Those years had so much incredible new music and I went to hear bands live all the time. Much available as I grew up and also went to college in NYC.

  • @dandavis1598
    @dandavis1598 4 года назад +89

    Back in the day, audiophiles would use Aja to test out new sound systems...

    • @bridgetclooney3453
      @bridgetclooney3453 4 года назад +5

      Dan Davis AJA is Beautiful

    • @eileendobbs8574
      @eileendobbs8574 4 года назад +4

      I love that song. I love the harmonics that sound Asian and great sax solo by Wayne Shorter.

    • @dawnpatrol700
      @dawnpatrol700 4 года назад +4

      Not back in the day, black cow is still my equipment tester

    • @troyj4960
      @troyj4960 4 года назад +5

      Came here to say the same. New speakers? Play aja to test them out!

    • @walterpeterson5649
      @walterpeterson5649 4 года назад +1

      Yes I did! I tested JBL studio monitors at full tilt, and it still just wasn't enough! Back in those days the third time you played the record was the best it would ever produce!
      You could hear the reverb and Michael McDonald was so freaking awesome It would send shivers up your spine to hear him hit those high notes! You wanted to hear the whole album because it was like doing heroin It was such a great high! (Not that I ever did heroin, but I could fully imagine)

  • @Metal_Auditor
    @Metal_Auditor 4 года назад +54

    Also, the one who sings the drawn out "PEEEEEEEEEEG" and the backing vocals is Michael McDonald, who also sings for the Doobie Brothers.

    • @francispower1418
      @francispower1418 4 года назад +2

      I think there was quite a bit of cross over between Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers during the mid seventies?

    • @joelsimms4636
      @joelsimms4636 4 года назад +1

      Micheal and Skunk ruined the Doobie Bros. Turned them into a bubblegum pop band!

    • @Metal_Auditor
      @Metal_Auditor 4 года назад +1

      @@joelsimms4636 It's definitely a different sound, but I kinda like it.

    • @francispower1418
      @francispower1418 4 года назад +3

      @@joelsimms4636 More of a soul band, or a more soulful band than the west coast R&R garage/biker band they started out as, yes, certainly. But if you think those records with Michael McDonald and Skunk Baxter were 'bubblegum' you have cloth between your ears.

    • @robmorrison1043
      @robmorrison1043 4 года назад +3

      @@joelsimms4636 if by ruined you mean made them mor musically sophisticated and help them to their biggest success and several Grammys, then yes !

  • @IrishKack
    @IrishKack 4 года назад +2

    Steely Dan - you could be in this wormhole for a long time and never get bored. Sophisticated rock. So much funk.

  • @JJBlairrecording
    @JJBlairrecording 4 года назад +341

    "I've heard about HIM"????? :facepalm:

    • @GlennTillema
      @GlennTillema 4 года назад +36

      Wait until they eventually find out "who" Steely Dan is.

    • @direnova6284
      @direnova6284 4 года назад +52

      Dan was going to form a band with those other two guys, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull and make a trio.

    • @CR00K__Gaming
      @CR00K__Gaming 4 года назад +47

      Can't hate on them. That's how you know this channel is genuine.

    • @MadMax-pu1kj
      @MadMax-pu1kj 4 года назад +1

      Good ol' Steely!

    • @rockymoetuffy
      @rockymoetuffy 4 года назад +10

      that was funny lol no insult, just cute funny

  • @PAPAMOZO
    @PAPAMOZO 4 года назад +35

    Steely Dan was all that back in the day. These guys are so talented. Enjoy their artistry.

  • @jtelander
    @jtelander 4 года назад +49

    I recommend "My Old School", "Reeling In The Years", "Do it again"

    • @toddedwards5144
      @toddedwards5144 4 года назад +1

      My Old School!!! The guitar work on that song is impeccable!!!

    • @cshude
      @cshude 4 года назад

      @@toddedwards5144 absolutely agree. One of my faves

    • @stephenriggs8177
      @stephenriggs8177 4 года назад

      "Peg" happens to my favorite Steely Dan song, but thoroughly agree on the other three recommendations. "Haitian Divorce" is a fun one, too. Don't expect the same backing vocals elsewhere. The amazing Michael McDonald lent his talents to this one.

  • @aldolagana7126
    @aldolagana7126 3 года назад +7

    Magnificent musicians who created beautiful music. You can keep listening to Steely Dan forever.

  • @jahithemusician1478
    @jahithemusician1478 4 года назад +7

    Thanks so much young fellers!!! I'm a musician over 50 and I love that you guys are playing music for the new kids to hear. There's hope yet!!!! You have a new subscriber!

  • @Ailsworth
    @Ailsworth 4 года назад +52

    Gentlemen, Steely Dan is a long journey, like Zeppelin or The Beatles - somebody you get into completely and spend a few years going through all their work, you'll know ever song, and they will be with you for the rest of your lives. If either of you is a musician, beware the Mu Major! It is a rabbit hole you will never escape from.
    Oh - and King of the World is the song you want next.

    • @Smartie1
      @Smartie1 4 года назад

      Totally agree

    • @shenjingbing6021
      @shenjingbing6021 4 года назад

      KOTW is an obscure one but one of my absolute favorites.

  • @2cents128
    @2cents128 4 года назад +107

    Several things to note here:
    1. Michael McDonald, singing background, was not just singing simple harmony. He was singing a vocal version of a raised 9th chord.
    2. The guitar lead was played by Jay Graydon who was a successful record producer himself.
    3. Because of the outstanding quality of their music, Fagen & Becker (aka Steely Dan) could pick and choose from the best musicians.
    4. Their follow up album, “Gaucho”, was just as good and, additionally, all the songs were related to give a sense of Southern California in the late 70’s. (Donald Fagen did that again on his solo album, “The Nightfly”)
    5. I see you’re wearing a Led Zeppelin shirt and you both are in your early twenties(?) yet you’ve never heard Steely Dan before? I’m surprised at that.

    • @clarissagafoor5222
      @clarissagafoor5222 4 года назад +4

      Michael Mcdonald woh, just that woh

    • @andrewmoss142
      @andrewmoss142 4 года назад +5

      Yeah its crazy why any music fan would not know them, especially the sample for Del a Soul! Maybe I’m just to old 😂😂

    • @pdshiff
      @pdshiff 4 года назад +15

      "The Nightfly" is a forgotten gem.

    • @TheTimbo911
      @TheTimbo911 4 года назад +6

      Back when musicians could play. Steely Dan has more talent in the baby toe than junk of today. What's even sadder? The classic rock in the near future will be Britney Speers. So sad!

    • @garybrumley3519
      @garybrumley3519 4 года назад

      tim murphy somehow, I don’t think so. Nothing classic about her except maybe the way she dressed. lol

  • @paulpochan9631
    @paulpochan9631 7 месяцев назад +3

    When listening to SD, you are experiencing meticulously crafted tracks.... that was Jay Graydon on the guitar break playing with an Orange Squeezer.... he said he "took a risk" with that break as it was dubbed in later...

  • @cindysimpson1046
    @cindysimpson1046 2 года назад +3

    All their songs are exquisite! All are the same wonderful feeling that is Steely Dan.

  • @notnew2dis
    @notnew2dis 4 года назад +176

    You have to do "Kid Charlemagne" "Deacon Blues" "Dr Wu"

    • @KyleS.1987
      @KyleS.1987 4 года назад +8

      "Dr. Wu" is a great pick. The melodies just burst out of that track.

    • @PaulAshlin
      @PaulAshlin 4 года назад +2

      Your right on!!

    • @nevysnova
      @nevysnova 4 года назад

      No headphones. Stereo with 12 inch woofers. Pioneer stereo and speakers. 500 watt min.

    • @brianmiller1077
      @brianmiller1077 4 года назад +5

      The horn arrangement on Deacon Blues is sublime.

    • @mrheem44
      @mrheem44 4 года назад +3

      @@KyleS.1987 Are you crazy
      are you high?

  • @midkingsteve
    @midkingsteve 4 года назад +85

    Well, I mean, you need to do Reelin' in the Years. In a guitar world magazine Jimmy page said it has his fav guitar solo

  • @mikedipietro1974
    @mikedipietro1974 4 года назад +17

    “Deacon Blues”! Or “Do it Again”!

  • @HappyWednesday13
    @HappyWednesday13 4 года назад +10

    You have got to check out "Aja" - song, and "Black Cow" - which has been sampled in pop/hip hop.

  • @SHB59
    @SHB59 4 года назад +29

    Best SD song Kid Charlemagne. Written about Owsley Stanley a top LSD chemist back in the day.

    • @shanesturgill75
      @shanesturgill75 4 года назад +2

      Also, one of the best guitar solos ever recorded!

    • @SHB59
      @SHB59 4 года назад +2

      @@shanesturgill75 True dat!

  • @scotts6702
    @scotts6702 4 года назад +36

    NEXT TRACK HAS TO BE “ DO IT AGAIN” very Santana-esque. Really great stuff, not typical banger tracks but I love it. they are touring right now as well so definitely catch the show if you can, they are great live. I love that you truly branch out and explore great musicianship groups.wine and cheese smooth chill vibes😎👍🏻

    • @MajasDad
      @MajasDad 4 года назад

      Love the sitar-esque solo...

    • @robertwilson5058
      @robertwilson5058 4 года назад

      Guys, great break down analysis of this song! You had it right, when it comes to 70's music production this band is at the top of the pinnacle. Steely Dan is completely unique. They produce a profoundly unusual vibe with their music that is unlike any other imo. Next one "Hey Nineteen".

  • @jasondejong3062
    @jasondejong3062 4 года назад +4

    Babylon sister, one of my absolute favorite steely songs. I grew up listening to steely dan thanks to my dad, such an incredible group!!!

  • @waynecox3958
    @waynecox3958 4 года назад +6

    After all theses years, I’m 68, My Old School is the one song I’d take to the desert island with me. One song. My Old School.

  • @karenmanemeit7803
    @karenmanemeit7803 4 года назад +103

    I have a few for you, My old School,Reelin in the years, Black Cow, Do it again 💗🤟

    • @susanmaggiora4800
      @susanmaggiora4800 4 года назад +1

      Karen Manemeit Perfect!

    • @GaryColemanNC
      @GaryColemanNC 4 года назад

      YES!😁

    • @scottmcgregor562
      @scottmcgregor562 4 года назад +4

      If you want blazing guitars "My Old School" is the one.

    • @RyneMurray23
      @RyneMurray23 4 года назад

      Steely Dan are the kings of composition. RIP Walter Becker 🤘🏻

    • @Adam-hs1ft
      @Adam-hs1ft 4 года назад +1

      @@scottmcgregor562 I second this. Probably my favorite guitar solo(s) of all time.

  • @glenndespres5317
    @glenndespres5317 4 года назад +36

    Since you’re on Aja... do Aja! There is some of the finest drumming you will hear. Hard to pigeonhole this band. Back in the day those of us who appreciated their unique music and talent just called them The Dan.... yeah.

    • @alkoller8437
      @alkoller8437 4 года назад +1

      Ohhhh, Glenn...they may not be ready for that one. ;o)

    • @smilerpink
      @smilerpink 4 года назад

      "Aja"-- title cut from same record as "Peg" is quintessential Steely Dan. Great choice for next A&A reaction.

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 4 года назад +2

    The vocals on the chorus like jazz chords unexpected. The Dan CONSTANTLY surprises with the unexpected and unknown, like that guitar solo. Wtf? Exactly.

  • @photo161
    @photo161 Год назад +6

    Back in the day when I was obsessed with SD, my friends hated them because they weren't a rock band. The mix of jazz and funk with the underlying elements of rock and pop was unknown and mostly unwanted except by those who were jazz lovers and open to funk. The term "cross over" was just coming into use at the time and the general public only slowly began to accept SD. Of course, beyond the question of genra, SD's tremendously rich creativity and musicality - would always distinguish them as uniquely great.

  • @agghjjhgdhvfgjngggh2381
    @agghjjhgdhvfgjngggh2381 4 года назад +32

    Kid Charlemagne is outstanding, has one of the very best guitar solos of all time.

    • @curtisi4403
      @curtisi4403 4 года назад

      Larry Carlton also played on Aja's album as well as "Don't Take Me Alive. Jay Graydon guitared on Peg.

    • @user-xj6pi5fd3i
      @user-xj6pi5fd3i Месяц назад

      Is there gas in the car?

  • @KT-ty7lq
    @KT-ty7lq 4 года назад +32

    Reelin’ in the Years
    How have you NOT checked out ZZ Top: WAITIN’ FOR THE BUS /JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO (Tres Ombres album) Billy Gibbons was in the group The Moving Sidewalks when they opened for Jimi Hendrix on this first US tour. When pushed to answer who was the best guitarist, Jimi would name Terry Kath and Billy Gibbons.

    • @maceomaceo11
      @maceomaceo11 4 года назад +3

      ZZ Top is a must at some point. 'Heard It On The X', 'Just Got Paid', 'Precious and Grace', 'Manic Mechanic', 'Cheap Sunglasses'....so many.

    • @cl8onj388
      @cl8onj388 4 года назад +2

      Kathy Thompson Billy Gibbons is my second favorite guitarist.

    • @kenwelch198
      @kenwelch198 4 года назад +3

      My favorite ZZ Top song!

    • @alsandycruzinthe70s56
      @alsandycruzinthe70s56 4 года назад +3

      Yes ZZ Top for sure Watin for the bus/Jesus just left Chicago

    • @ChrisSmith-bz1gl
      @ChrisSmith-bz1gl 4 года назад +2

      @@kenwelch198 Me too

  • @mrDK1951
    @mrDK1951 Год назад +5

    Those vocal harmonies during the chorus (refrain?) are so unique.

  • @mikeschrammel1790
    @mikeschrammel1790 4 года назад +4

    Check out Kid Charlemagne and Don't Take me Alive, ripping guitar solos courtesy of Larry Carlton

  • @helgar791
    @helgar791 4 года назад +225

    Next try "Kid Charlemagne", "Deacon Blues", or "Babylon Sisters". Or "Black Cow", "Do It Again", or "Reelin' In The Years". Or "Hey Nineteen", "Dirty Work" or "My Old School". Or....

  • @martincollis3567
    @martincollis3567 4 года назад +32

    Gentlemen, Steely Dan songs to try next: Do it again, Reelin' in the years, Rikki don't lose that number and Deacon blues. Can't go wrong with any of these. Later guys.

  • @ladder3257
    @ladder3257 3 года назад +10

    I literally clapped out loud and yelled "YES" when I instantly knew they were intrigued by this. grateful as a 14 year old

    • @brandonlbartlett
      @brandonlbartlett 3 года назад +4

      You, have a bright future!

    • @tommyblackwell3760
      @tommyblackwell3760 3 года назад +1

      Someone's exposed you to some great music....good for you, and good on them!

    • @ladder3257
      @ladder3257 3 года назад

      @@tommyblackwell3760 yup!

  • @xers999
    @xers999 4 года назад +4

    One of my absolute favorite album is 'Nightfly' by Donald Fagen, which is his solo debut album after the break up of Steely Dan in 1981.

  • @jamesneuenschwander3726
    @jamesneuenschwander3726 4 года назад +69

    The Dan were one of the greatest of all time! Try “don’t take me alive”, one of the best guitar solos ever done.

    • @dbonorden
      @dbonorden 4 года назад +3

      ...by Larry Carlton. Check out Rick Beato's take on SD and Larry.

  • @dennisharper5425
    @dennisharper5425 4 года назад +62

    When real musicians get together.

  • @emanuellawton7942
    @emanuellawton7942 7 месяцев назад +1

    I like a song that Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen did in 1982 as a solo artist. It was called "I.G.Y" (International Geophysical Year) and it was from his solo album "The Night Fly" and the album was based on his growing up in the 1950s.
    I.G.Y.(International Geophysical Year). This song was from Donald Fagen's 1982 album "The Nightfly" and it was based on his growing up in the 1950s. The Year 1955 was classified as the International Geophysical Year which lasted from July 1,1957 to December 31, 1958.This period of time refers to an international science project that was going on at the time.
    "Peg" is my favorite Steely Dan song my second favorite being "FM" from the movie of the same name that was released in 1977.

  • @brod5352
    @brod5352 4 года назад +1

    That background vocal in the Chorus is MIchael McDonald singing 5 part harmony with himself! That's why the word PEG comes on so strong. You can't miss that voice. ;o)

  • @peterquinones3522
    @peterquinones3522 4 года назад +36

    Becker and Fagen had 20 different guitarists try this solo before Jay Graydon did it the way they wanted.

    • @wissahickontrackandfield9456
      @wissahickontrackandfield9456 4 года назад +1

      He's a good one Also liked Larry Carlton, one of their go-to guys. So many great musicians took part in their sessions.

    • @bretthardin9239
      @bretthardin9239 4 года назад +1

      7 guitarists lol but point taken. they did that with every guitar lick in every song

    • @peterquinones3522
      @peterquinones3522 4 года назад +2

      @brett hardin Actually Larry Carlton outtakes were dug out of the trunk for Gaucho.

    • @bretthardin9239
      @bretthardin9239 4 года назад

      @@peterquinones3522 after how many other guys ? they did the same thing with all the musicians

    • @peterquinones3522
      @peterquinones3522 4 года назад

      @brett hardin I may be mistaken but I don't know of another instance where they recycled stuff that was recorded 4 years earlier and stuck it in a new album. If you listen to Third World Man the guitars by Carlton were clearly from The Royal Scam sessions.

  • @rhill109
    @rhill109 4 года назад +56

    5:43 Dave Mathews wishes that he sounded like Steely Dan. Legends.

    • @lesleypalmer4295
      @lesleypalmer4295 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @samechick
      @samechick 4 года назад +1

      I cringed when they said that. They will figure it out eventually though.

  • @dianamgallagher
    @dianamgallagher 4 года назад +2

    The Eagles said that the line "Stab it with their steely knives" from Hotel California was a nod to Steely Dan as one the Steely Dan songs mentions turning up the Eagles and they wanted to repay the mention.

    • @tkynerd
      @tkynerd 4 года назад +1

      "Everything You Did": "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening."
      Becker and Fagen said it wasn't a dig; it was based on something that was said during an argument between Becker and his girlfriend.

  • @MissouriJohnson
    @MissouriJohnson 3 года назад +1

    I first remember hearing Steely Dan on AM radio then FM, back in the day as a wee lad. The '70s and '80s were Glorious to grow up in!

  • @davidguthrie3739
    @davidguthrie3739 4 года назад +51

    Steely Dan was the perfect intersection of talent, vision and opportunity, a magical alchemy of east coast conceptual roots and west coast technical virtuosity. Fagan/ Becker brought a clear musical vision, the LA session scene offered all of the tools they needed to create their sonic landscape, and they had the patience and persistence to get it right. Genius in every aspect and at every level in pursuit of perfection.

  • @TimSchmidt_art
    @TimSchmidt_art 4 года назад +103

    Try “Don’t Take Me Alive”; one of the only songs ever written that starts with a guitar solo. And Kid Charlemagne from the same album....masterful guitar work.

    • @jjsdad4952
      @jjsdad4952 4 года назад +5

      Gas Beer heard the song a thousand times, never thought about how unique that is. Great call

    • @TimSchmidt_art
      @TimSchmidt_art 4 года назад +9

      @@jjsdad4952Reeling in the Years has one too, not a common thing.

    • @tmorelli1982
      @tmorelli1982 4 года назад +4

      The Royal Scam 🤘

    • @davidnorman4923
      @davidnorman4923 4 года назад +5

      Larry carlton

    • @markblom8039
      @markblom8039 4 года назад +1

      I have recently figured out that it represents the mental breakdown just prior to the events of the song. IMHO

  • @larrymcleod3618
    @larrymcleod3618 11 месяцев назад +3

    Worth checking out the one hour TV show from a few years ago about the making of this album Aja as it reveals even more reasons for this being arguably the best album ever recorded . Larry from Glasgow 😎

  • @RedSinter
    @RedSinter 2 года назад +1

    You have just scratched the surface...and the music from my perspective its timeless I know people who've just like you discovered the Dan...

  • @stevew7719
    @stevew7719 4 года назад +120

    Never ever to try to categorize categorize Steely Dan, it's a futile effort.

    • @LouieNeira
      @LouieNeira 4 года назад +1

      Steve W I like to call it as NY jazz

    • @Smartie1
      @Smartie1 4 года назад

      Yep they are totally unique

    • @HazelSolitaire
      @HazelSolitaire 4 года назад +1

      s' Yatch Rock, b

    • @BoydsofParadise
      @BoydsofParadise 4 года назад

      You KNOW that's right!

    • @AlexMPruteanu
      @AlexMPruteanu 4 года назад

      Right on. Just let The Dan engulf you in whichever way they want.

  • @marthakloss2277
    @marthakloss2277 4 года назад +17

    "Reeling in the years" is good song by them, too.

  • @drnocka-rocksteady
    @drnocka-rocksteady 11 месяцев назад +3

    Peg is my jam. I'm liking yall.

  • @rogerspice7743
    @rogerspice7743 3 года назад +1

    Love the way you discribe Steely Dan. Like a fine wine, every bottle you open is a surprising new experience! Remarkable band, amazing history. You make my day rekindleing the first time I heard experiences. You rock!