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You can throw a dart at the Steely Dan discography and hit gold every time. These guys are next level.
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They are not next level they are THE LEVEL!!!! above them nothing else brother :)
I'm 61 years old and am so happy to have grown up with the greatest music ever.
These guys were perfectionists in the studio. They spent a lot of time trying to get the perfect lead guitar part. They rejected several offerings from top musicians until they arrived at what you hear. It's hard to find a bad song with these guys.
"It's hard to find a bad song with these guys". I've been trying for years. I'll let you know when I find one.
@@helgar791 yeah, me recently discovering them, there are some songs harder to digest, but I always end up liking them
Two things: that bass line is NUTS, and the backing vocals by Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers are probably the most recognizable harmonies in rock music. By that I mean you hear it and you’re like hey, that’s Michael McDonald! Lol
And they are and were the ultimate musicians. Second to nobody
There are no bad Steely Dan songs. None. One of my favorites is Black Cow. And then for something completely different - AJA.
Holy cow man are you gonna totally dig the Dan. Peg is quite possibly the smoothest groove ever. Really hone in on Chuck Rainey's bass it's phenomenal! A must watch is the Aja documentary with Donald Fagan and Walter Becker breaking down each song. How Rainey kinda went a little rogue laying down this bass line and how they couldn't find someone to really get the perfect solo until Mr Jay Graydon just nailed it on the first take(if I remember correctly)! Aja(the whole album) just oozes with musical perfection!
I didn't get to see stleay dan until about Fifteen years ago. I had gotten tickets to see them with my son. in keeping with my bad luck, Tuscaloo Alabama. THAT MACK, HE WAS SUCH A GREAT ENTER TAINER!
YOU WERENT GONA LEAVE UNTIL YOU HAD THE BEST TIME YOU EVER HAD!! MUSCLE SHOALS MISSES YOU, MAC! YOU MAC
Song Recs (though you can't go wrong with any of them):
-Do It Again
-Hey Nineteen
-Deacon Blues
Also, I'm so glad that (it seems) your audio troubles are gone. Imagine blasting this in your car. Nostalgia for a time we never knew, right there. I've been a Steely Dan fan since first hearing Do It Again on Guitar Hero III, and I've never looked back. Intricate, complex, textured, it's part of the rotation that fuels my writing process.
These are good suggestions - I'd add "Kid Charlemagne," "Reelin' in the Years" and "My Old School" as well.
@@NealStidham Great suggestions as well, thank you for commenting on some I missed. I don't know how I forgot "Reelin' in the Years," that's actually my favorite Steely Dan track.
Hey Nineteen, Black Cow, Reelin in the years, sooooo many more
Glad you are digging Steely Dan. I got into them about ‘00 when my Dad gave me Aja for Xmas. You listed of course some classics but I actually like some of the deep cuts the most. Have you heard some of those yet? Such as;
-here at the western world
-your gold teeth
-night by night
-Haitian divorce
-sign in stranger
-king of the world
-kings
-pretzel logic
-Gaucho
-glamour profession
-Dr Wu
-everyone’s gone to the movies
-any major dude will tell you
I see you know good music. With their off the wall lyrics, bizarre chord changes, the dan always finds that funky groove. I am 70 years old and grew up with them. Mind blowing group!!
Steely Dan is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love “Any Major Dude will Tell You” , “Bhodittsava”, “Kid Charlemagne”, “Only a Fool Would Say That” to name a few…. Definitely a band worth the trip down the rabbit hole
Any Major and Only a Fool are terribly underplayed. Two of my favorites.
I've been listening to them for over 50 years. Soak it all up. But understand the back story
Have fun deep diving down that rabbit hole! Great sophisticated stuff , can't go wrong with the entire Aja album. Like others have said, "FM" is a good one, "Black Cow", "Do It Again", "....great jazz harmonies in a rock/blues format. These guys knew their music theory and composition! "Josie" has one of the most interesting and uniquely composed intros in pop/rock and is discussed in music schools like Berkelee (per Rick Beato's channel).
As a West Virginia girl, I grew up on country music. When I was about 13 (1974), I "discovered" Steely Dan. The first song I ever heard by them was Rikki Don't Lose That Number and I was HOOKED. I was in my mid-20s when I first heard Bodhisattva and was even more blown away. (It came out in 1973 but somehow I missed it.) Here's a list of my favorites besides the two just mentioned (not in any particular order): Hey Nineteen (the beginning lick!), Black Cow, FM, Reelin' in the Years, Dirty Work, Do It Again, Josie, Deacon Blues, Kid Charlemagne, Babylon Sisters, Any Major Dude Will Tell You, Don't Take Me Alive. ENJOY!
Talent level. History of this band. All the different studio cats. Legends.
One of the biggest rabbit holes in modern popular music. Try "Black Cow", "Do It Again", "Reelin' In The Years, "Dirty Work", "Aja", "Deacon Blues", "Hey Nineteen", "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "The Fez", "Green Earrings", "Josie", "My Old School", "Kid Charlemagne", and only about say 100 others.
‘Hey Nineteen’ and ‘Do It Again’ are two of my personal favs but it seems to make many other fav lists going through the comments. Can’t argue with any of the recommendations put forth in the comments really… Steely Dan is just one of those bands that stands apart.
Steely Dan do be like that. There's no other band that sounds quite like them. My favorite is "My Old School." "Bodhisattva" and "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" are also a lot of fun.
It's so much fun watching younger people discovering great music that we grew up listening to. I may be biased but there's not a lot of new music out there that excites me anymore. Sure there are a few new artists but not many. And when you've been listening to music for forty or fifty years it's hard to be surprised. You know where they are going, you've heard it before. Enjoy your trip young man.
They are amazing. You can here Michal McDonald of the Doobie Brothers doing back round vocals on this song before he became famous. They were notorious perfectionists and difficult to work for, but the end result was proof of their genius. They have a live album called "Live in America" that covers all the best songs. The band is so tight if you were to remove the crowd noise you would swear this was done in a studio. I would highly recommend this version of 'Aja' for the outstanding drum work.
Zeppelin is my all time favorite band !! But Steely Dan just might take the 2nd spot for me!!! Take a listen to “Kid Charlemagne” !!! Great lyrics & awesome guitar on that track!!!
It’s the opposite for me. Steely Dan, zeppelin, and Pink Floyd rounding out the top 3.
For me it’s The WHO and early Chicago!
Hey Nineteen
My Old School
FM...
Too many to name. Steely Dan was so far ahead of their time... Classic, priceless, funk... Love em
IMPECCABLE musicianship. They would settle for nothing less. You need to do Reelin' in the Years ! Other great ones are Do it Again, Hey Nineteen, My Old School, Bodhisattva, Don't Take Me Alive. I promise you will love every one...and this is just a start !
I agree with Hound, As I said so many memories with Steely Dan. Great memories!
Godsmacker off everything must go
Steely Dan was a treasure of pleasure to us back in the 70s! These guys were $@#& amazingly great!
Check out these SD tunes; Bodhisattva, My Old School, Bad Sneakers, Reeling In the Years, Hey Nineteen and Rikki Don't Lose That Number. They're all certified bangers!
I used to get kidded back when they came out as part of "the wine and cheese club." Great musicians, very tight. I love the song Asia. 👍❤🤙
Steely Dan is in the jazz spectrum of rock, great reaction. Look up how they chose the band’s name.
HAHA !
Man U R Taking Me WAY Back!! This Used to Be one of those Top Hits on the Radio back in the Mid 70's. Good song! We were Humming this in JR. High School!! 😁 Love Your Reaction to This! Great Song! Great Reaction! Till next time! Peace, & Love!
When real musicians get off work, they listen to Steely Dan.
S.D is 2 guys, and a recording band of different hired musical hitmen for different recordings. The best of the best of the best.
Recommendation: You know how good of a guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is? His favorite guitar solo is from Steely Dan’s “Reelin in the Years”, guitar played by Elliott Randall.
It’s just an epic song, and the intro is my favorite part.
SOOOWWWTRUE
It’s more fun and makes me smile when I see your reactions to new to you music. Tip of the iceberg amigo! Welcome to Steely Dan!
"Its your favorite foreign movie.....PEG.....it will come back to you" Great song.
Do the whole Aja album it’s 🔥The song “Black Cow” has one of the sickest horn arrangements throughout.
Yes. Aja stay nexy to my old school direct drive turntable set, ans I take Steely Dan withme when shopping for great speakers.
One of the very few albums that get better with age. Recorded in '77 but sounds fresh in 2023. And always will. A rare perfect album, start to finish.
I heard this song for the first time a couple of days ago. It really captures the feeling of living in the moment. Wonderful song.
Been grooving to Steely Dan since the 70's. Loved seeing your first reaction
Babylon Sisters, Pretzel Logic, Bodhisattva, Rikki Don't Lose That Number.. So many great songs.
Anything and everything from The Royal Scam, Steely Dan's best IMHO. Aja is their pièce de résistance, but The Scam is just super funky, gritty, and groovin' all the way through.
Personally I think Royal Scam is a better album than Aja, much more variety and to me, better songs
You know what's staggering?
Aja is 45 years old !! (1977)
I was 20 when it came out.
Still sounds so fresh because it's absolute quality. Standing the test of time with each generation. 👌🏻
Kid Charlemagne, Green Earrings, FM, Black Cow, Time Out of Mind. You just can't miss. Dozens and dozens and dozens of songs that are killer.
Yeah, musical perfection. Every instrument grooving in total harmony.
These guys don't write songs, they create tone poems....they draw art on the sonic canvas of your mind...they are...perfection.
Aja album came out when I was in elementary school. Steely Dan has always been a favorite.
Aja, Deacon Blues, Reelin' in the Years, Rikki Don't Lose That Number! There are so many more!
It’s awesome to see a younger person really enjoy excellent music that was created long ago. A great song will never die.
glad you discovered SD. now you understand why older people don't like today's music. keep diving into the music of the 70s and 80s
Chuck Rainey's bass on that song is amazing.
You are so much fun to watch. The joy you get hearing amazing new songs is infectious. I can’t wait to watch more of your videos.
Absolutely love this band!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You can listen to Steely Dan for the next 30 years and, if you’re a fan of well written, crafted, and produced music, you’ll find something more to love every damn time you here them.
Black Cow, FM, Deacon Blues, Josie. All great Steely Dan songs.
As noted below, FM (No Static) and Black Cow are great followups. From there on, it's one big giant huge rabbit hole. And that's not even counting Donald Fagen's solo albums, all must hears. Welcome to the world of Steely Dan!
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.
Great reaction to an amazing tune.It’s the same song that hooked me on Steely Dan 45 years ago. Try Do It Again next.
Hi Zay, glad your finally getting around to some Steely Dan, they don't have one bad song and they have many. "Black Cow ", " Green Earrings ", "Babylon Sister", just a few
Led Zeppelin is my favourite band but i discovered Steely Dan for the first time when i was just 19 years old (30 years ago). I love their variety and unique sound. Plenty of brilliant songs but i will suggest "Do it again" .
Do It Again, Reelin' In the Years, Bodhisattva, My Old School, Black Friday, Kid Charlemagne, The Caves of Altamira, Don't Take Me Alive, Black Cow, Aja, Deacon Blues, Home at Last, Josie, Babylon Sisters, Hey Nineteen, and many more!
Like Toto, Steely D blended pop, rock, R&B, & smooth jazz into an incredible mix - takes a lot of skill to do that well & make radio friendly hits. Now give 'Black Cow' a listen.
Steely Dan is a band where, if you do like their style, you almost just can't miss no matter what you listen to. Some of my favorites includes Hey Nineteen, Pretzel Logic, Do it Again, and Showbiz Kids. A couple of their biggest hits include Reeling in the Years and Rikki Don't Lose that Number. But everything they do is good. They were perfectionists with their sound and production.
“Do it again” is 🔥
In college, one of my courses was to study and perform the music of Steely Dan. One of the highlights of my musical career. You gotta check out Kid Charlemagne, amazing keyboards.
Forgot to mention, the opening groove might make for one of the best reaction videos ever. Maybe as good as your Roundabout video.
Micheal McDonald is singing back ground vocals. Lead singer of the Doobie Brrothers in he 80's
They are the best!! Every album is fantastic! I'd start with 'Do It Again', then 'Aja', then 'Home At Last'.... there are hundreds that are fantastic like this!
Dude - these guys are so impressive and so many great musicians have been significantly inspired by them. Glad you got a thrill from this great song. Keep up your reactions!!
True jazz/Rock fusion! Just the beginning! 😎👍
So excited whenever i see a reactor discovering Steely Dan!
Do It Again should be your next--make sure you get the long version!
I HAD THE FEELIN AS YOU DID BACK IN 1972 WHEN I PUT THE ALBUM CANT BUY A THRILL ON MY SHERWOOD TURN TABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME,GOOD MUSIC STANDS THE TEST OF TIME,WELCOME TO THE S.D. FAN CLUB MY FRIEND.
The only suggestion I'll give is start at their first album and do them all. Steely Dan NEVER MISSES!
Sooo funny, as soon as that song ended, Home At Last just rolled right in my head behind it as that's the next tune after Peg. 😆
Yeah, man. It a joy to see some receive the same Amazement, Wonder and Joy I get, when I listen to Steely Dan.
Keep going my, dude!
You picked the perfect Steely Dan song to start with! So funky/groovy. 👍 Hey Nineteen, Do it Again, and Reelin’ in the Years are my recommendations 😊
Listen to the entire output. It's all first class! the best of the best.
You could hear Bruno Mars singing today this no sweat..that's how good it is. Impeccable
We had the best music back in the day didn’t we?! Steely Dan is at the top of many peoples list! Theirs is a very deep rabbit hole so buckle up!! The musicianship is stellar & it will always be some of the best music you will ever hear 🎸🎤♥️🔥 “Josie, FM, Dirty Work, Reelin’ in the Years, Do It Again, Hey Nineteen & Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” will get you started 😂
Kid Charlemagne, Green Earrings, Black Cow, Do it Again, Aja, Black Friday and New Frontier(Donald Fagen) are just to get you started, there's so much more.
You accidently stepped into one of the deepest and rewarding rabbit hole there is. You can't go wrong with any SD you choose from the comments section. Nice react, BTW.
I'm so jealous of you, getting to listen to Steely Dan for the first time.
Sitting on the beach or by the pool with the Dan on. Spent my youth that way! Life was good! 👍
"My old School" is a favorite
The clip of you rockin out in the intro gave me a good LOL. Not laughing at you, laughing because that song brings the same outta me.
Lol you're a terrible actor, nm. Good luck with the "reaction hustle." Make sure to act like you really love ever request white boomers send your way.
This is the next band you fall in love with.
Already in love!! 🤣🤣
This song is so memorable to me, even tho it says Peg, when they would sing that, my friends would sing it with my name instead! Ahh song long ago!!
You don't need suggestions with these guys, each song is as good as the next. My favorite band since i was a kid in the 70s
Deacon Blues is my favorite without a doubt!!
Steel Dan is some of the best music to groove to that I know
Deacon Blues
My Old School
Dirty Work
they really don't miss. Can't wait until you get to "Do It Again" and "Kid Charlemagne" 🔥 those are my jams Zay
This is but a drop in the bucket that is the Steely Dan catalogue.
Glad you finally got here. Thing to know about Steely Dan is that they were more of a concept than a group. Their first album was with pretty much the same band, but after that they decided they could do better if they brought in some of the world's best studio musicians to play parts specifically how they wanted them. That's why basically none of their songs sound anything alike. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are the two principle guys and founders of the band. They were basically their own genre of music. Kid Charlemagne, Black Cow, Do it Again, Reeling in the Years, are just a few of the many, many amazing songs they put out. You could basically pick any song off that compilation you have there and you can't go wrong. They barely have a stinker in their entire catalog. Peg is from the Aja album, and you should do that entire album, every song is fantastic. Danathon needs to be done!!!
I agree Kid Charlemagne is a great song.. Here is the history, taken from Wikipedia! “Kid Charlemagne” tells the story of the rise and fall of a San Francisco drug manufacturer. In a 2000 online chat with the BBC, Becker revealed that the lyrics were based on Owsley Stanley, a famous LSD chemist of the 1960s known professionally as Bear. “I would say it was very loosely inspired by a character named Owsley,” said Becker. “He was a well-known psychedelic chef of the day.”
With the lyric, “You’d go to LA on a dare and you’d go it alone,” Becker and Fagen reference a trip Owsley made as described in Ken Kesey’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Owsley moved to Los Angeles from Berkeley to mass-produce LSD in 1965.
The final verse of “Kid Charlemagne” describes Owsley’s eventual 1967 bust when he was arrested after his car reportedly ran out of gas."
You gotta check out the album Aja! All that stuff is TASTEY!! Also do "Do it Again" and "Reeling' In the Years" and "My Old School"! Great stuff! Such a chill groove with great musicianship and lyrics!
Deacon blues great song , hey 19 , reeling in the years so many
My favorite SD: Home at Last, Deacon Blues, Green Earrings, Do It Again, Two Against Nature
This made my day! My favorite band. The upper crust of music. Go deep on this band. It's simply amazing shit! Zay, check out Black Cow, Reeling In The Years, Kid Charlamane, Green Earrings. Literally so many I could go on and on. Banger after banger
Welcome to Steely Dan...you're im for years of amazing discovery and pure studio perfection....i would suggest any track of of the Katy Lied album.
The bass line in this song is soo sick !!
You got it bro! Steely Dan is the best group ever and it’s not even close IMO. They don’t have a bad song or album. Literally everything they made was/ is a gem, they never phoned it in. They’re just a vibe that never gets old especially cause every song is so unique. Enjoy!
Since you like Peg so much you should check out Black Cow, Hey Nineteen, or maybe even Babylon Sisters next.
Glamour Profession and Time Out of Mind are great songs to hear next from them.
Here’s some of their deeper cuts to check out too. I feel this is really the meat and bones of steely Dan;
-here at the western world
-your gold teeth
-night by night
-Haitian divorce
-sign in stranger
-king of the world
-kings
-pretzel logic
-Gaucho
-Babylon sisters
-glamour profession
-Dr Wu
-everyone’s gone to the movies
-any major dude will tell you
-home at last
-FM
Steely Dan is for the thinking man Sir!!
Steely Dan has been heavily sampled in Hip Hop. Check out Kid Charlemagne and Black Cow.
Just some info on "the band" Steely Dan. Its basically just two guys - Walter Becker (died in 2017) and Donald Fagan - still living and still making music. The other players were all studio musicians. Some of them were used on more than a few of the songs like Bernard (Pretty) Purdie - a uniquely talented drummer. I don't know if any two of their songs had all the same players. But Purdie was on many of them. Its hard to nail Steely Dan down as a certain genre - I think of them as a Jazz fusion, pop, rock concept band. But like I said it really is just the two guys: Walter and Donald.I don't know if I can suggest any of their songs that others haven't already mentioned but here's one - "My Old School" - like all of their songs its just a great song and it tells a little story. Check it out.
You should do an album sequence of these guys. They just don't miss!
That was so fun. Love to see you dance and enjoy. I would love to see you listen to a song from a lady I Iove. Actually it's by her and Dave Stewart. Would you react to the Eurythmics song I Need a Man? Its gotta be the video! If you can do a twofer, the same character in that video reappears in their song "Savage" (same album). Same dress, but the lady is found by the camera in a wholly different mood. You get to know her personna more deeply. Trust me!! Both at once would be so great.
Oh shit - you two are just nailing the best bands!