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I need it to get a little sunnier and warmer so I can listen to tons of Steely Dan. They're such a warm-weather band to me.

I like The Royal Scam a lot and feel like it gets overlooked because it's between their best two albums (Katy Lied and Aja). "The Caves of Altamira" has a great brass arrangement, the worst you can say about "Don't Take Me Alive" and "Green Earrings" is that they're just sorta baseline Steely Dan songwriting, the title track has such a sinister feel, and "Haitian Divorce" even more so -- that one's one of their best songs ever. Only "The Fez" is bad. And the cover art. The cover art blows; I think even Fagen and Becker admitted as much.

Who else hated or felt they had to hate Steely Dan but ultimately came to terms with the fact that they were really good after all?

I like Gaucho more than most people do, I think.

They are miles ahead of the Eagles in terms of talent and song value.

Kid Charlemagne. I don't need to say anything, its greatness speaks for itself.

Do it Again is a kick-ass song.
Otherwise, I fucking hate Steely Dan. Guys voice is nails on the chalkboard.

My monocle-breaking secret is I have no particular need to ever hear 'My Old School', which is generally considered to be their anthem.

Reelin' In the Years (Elliot Randall's solo is special)

Don Tiny wrote:

My monocle-breaking secret is I have no particular need to ever hear 'My Old School', which is generally considered to be their anthem.

Really? "My Old School" and "Kid Charlemagne" are probably my two favorites, but if they have an anthem, I think it would have to be "Do It Again" or maybe "Rikki".

Horrible band. Over rated garbage. Painful listen.

Shut it, Steely Dan!

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:48 pm ]
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I need it to get a little sunnier and warmer so I can listen to tons of Steely Dan. They're such a warm-weather band to me. I like The Royal Scam a lot and feel like it gets overlooked because it's between their best two albums (Katy Lied and Aja). "The Caves of Altamira" has a great brass arrangement, the worst you can say about "Don't Take Me Alive" and "Green Earrings" is that they're just sorta baseline Steely Dan songwriting, the title track has such a sinister feel, and "Haitian Divorce" even more so -- that one's one of their best songs ever. Only "The Fez" is bad. And the cover art. The cover art blows; I think even Fagen and Becker admitted as much. Who else hated or felt they had to hate Steely Dan but ultimately came to terms with the fact that they were really good after all?

Author:	badrogue17 [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:52 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote: I need it to get a little sunnier and warmer so I can listen to tons of Steely Dan. They're such a warm-weather band to me. I like The Royal Scam a lot and feel like it gets overlooked because it's between their best two albums (Katy Lied and Aja). "The Caves of Altamira" has a great brass arrangement, the worst you can say about "Don't Take Me Alive" and "Green Earrings" is that they're just sorta baseline Steely Dan songwriting, the title track has such a sinister feel, and "Haitian Divorce" even more so -- that one's one of their best songs ever. Only "The Fez" is bad. And the cover art. The cover art blows; I think even Fagen and Becker admitted as much. Who else hated or felt they had to hate Steely Dan but ultimately came to terms with the fact that they were really good after all? Always been a huge fan but The Royal Scam isn't one of my favorites .

Author:	Don Tiny [ Fri May 26, 2017 1:56 pm ]
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Kid Charlemagne. I don't need to say anything, its greatness speaks for itself. Green Earrings is a great groove and, for them, a really simple, accessible chart. It isn't their best effort, as you say.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri May 26, 2017 2:00 pm ]
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ranking: Aja Katy Lied Pretzel Logic The Royal Scam Can't Buy a Thrill Countdown to Ecstasy (I struggled with this placement. It feels too low especially considering how much I like "Show Biz Kids" and "My Old School.") The Nightfly Gaucho Two Against Nature Everything Must Go not bothering with other solo Fagen/Becker stuff but I think The Nightfly is pretty much a Steely Dan album in all but name so yeah. Honestly there's not a lot of range between Aja and The Nightfly in terms of quality, it's all good, then they dropped off a cliff.

Author:	Hank Scorpio [ Fri May 26, 2017 2:09 pm ]
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All I know about Steely Dan is that they are named after a dildo.

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Author:	MajorKong [ Fri May 26, 2017 2:55 pm ]
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I like Gaucho more than most people do, I think.

Author:	newper [ Fri May 26, 2017 3:02 pm ]
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They are miles ahead of the Eagles in terms of talent and song value.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri May 26, 2017 3:27 pm ]
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MajorKong wrote: I like Gaucho more than most people do, I think. "Babylon Sisters" and "Hey Nineteen" are good but it gets kind of murky after that. Losing "The Second Arrangement" hurt that album bad.

Author:	Chus [ Fri May 26, 2017 3:50 pm ]
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newper wrote: They are miles ahead of the Eagles in terms of talent and song value.

Author:	pittmike [ Fri May 26, 2017 3:59 pm ]
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I am not embarrassed to call myself a Steely Dan fan.

Author:	Scooter [ Fri May 26, 2017 10:54 pm ]
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Great band. Underrated.

Author:	Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Sat May 27, 2017 12:19 am ]
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The second 8-track I ever owned was Aja. Literally wore the tape out. Can take or leave the newer stuff, but the Katy Lied and Aja LP were outstanding. By far, Rickie Lee Jones's best work was the CD which Walter Becker produced.

Author:	Tall Midget [ Tue May 30, 2017 9:57 am ]
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Don Tiny wrote: Kid Charlemagne. I don't need to say anything, its greatness speaks for itself. Kid Charlemagne is one of those songs that I will just sit and listen to over and over for hours on end. For me, it's the same with "Deacon Blues," "My Old School," "Pretzel Logic," and "The Royal Scam," among others. Their catalog has no shortage of amazing songs.

Author:	a retard [ Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:28 pm ]
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Saw "Reely Dan" a few weeks ago. Reminded me how much I like Steely Dan. In addition to others already mentioned, Dr. Wu is one of my favorites.

Author:	Rod [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:58 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote: Reelin' In the Years (Elliot Randall's solo is special) There was this band called Nightwatch that used to play every weekend at Lakeview Lounge. They were truly a bar band and actually set up behind the bar. The guitar player, Larry could rip that solo note for note. These guys knew a million songs. But I did stump them one night when I had guests in town from the Netherlands and I got loaded and kept screaming, "Radar Love" at them. https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/p ... oid=899049

Author:	badrogue17 [ Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:16 pm ]
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Just listened to Don't Take Me Alive. That motherfucking opening is the shit.

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Author:	BigW72 [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:42 am ]
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Do it Again is a kick-ass song. Otherwise, I fucking hate Steely Dan. Guys voice is nails on the chalkboard.

Author:	Don Tiny [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:48 pm ]
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wdelaney72 wrote: Do it Again is a kick-ass song. Otherwise, I fucking hate Steely Dan. Guys voice is nails on the chalkboard. My monocle-breaking secret is I have no particular need to ever hear 'My Old School', which is generally considered to be their anthem. I could also go a long time between listenings of 'Show Biz Kids'. My favorite depends on my mood ... I reckon the top possibilities at any given time would be Rikki, Pretzel Logic (Becker's best solo by far - incredible), FM, and Reelin' In the Years (Elliot Randall's solo is special), just because the 6/4 counterpoint going on throughout the song is just right in the pocket start to finish. BTW, the movie FM really isn't as terrible as you'd be led to believe. Now, where you can find it to watch, well, that's on you.

Author:	Rod [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:53 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote: My monocle-breaking secret is I have no particular need to ever hear 'My Old School', which is generally considered to be their anthem. Really? "My Old School" and "Kid Charlemagne" are probably my two favorites, but if they have an anthem, I think it would have to be "Do It Again" or maybe "Rikki".

Author:	Curious Hair [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:02 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Don Tiny wrote: My monocle-breaking secret is I have no particular need to ever hear 'My Old School', which is generally considered to be their anthem. Really? "My Old School" and "Kid Charlemagne" are probably my two favorites, but if they have an anthem, I think it would have to be "Do It Again" or maybe "Rikki". It's this, but that might be a sentimental favorite because it was in heavy rotation as a bumper for Cubs games on WGN back when I listened to Cubs radio every day.

Author:	badrogue17 [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:06 pm ]
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I pretty much celebrate their whole catalogue but yeah there's very few musical moments better than Beckers Pretzel Logic solo.

Author:	SpiralStairs [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:27 pm ]
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Dildo

Author:	newper [ Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:19 pm ]
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I think the music is incredibly interesting and the lyrics are also incredibly interesting -- very few bands can pull both of those off song after song. I've posted this before, but Donald Fagen breaking down the keyboard work is really interesting, even for someone who does not play music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP_2r9zbaIY

Author:	Don Tiny [ Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:14 am ]
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SpiralStairs wrote: Dildo Pickled money?

Author:	Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:05 pm ]
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This video is pretty good as well, breaking down Deacon Blues - Aja was one of the first albums I ever spent money on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfS5zCCZGWI I want that isolated synthesizer solo at the 6:35 mark of the video to be my smartphone ring tone.

Author:	GoldenJet [ Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:24 pm ]
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Horrible band. Over rated garbage. Painful listen.

Author:	Don Tiny [ Sun Jul 02, 2017 12:01 am ]
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GoldenJet wrote: Horrible band. Over rated garbage. Painful listen.

Author:	Erotic Lawyer [ Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:25 am ]
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GoldenJet wrote: Horrible band. Over rated garbage. Painful listen. Explain yourself? While I personally don't like Steely Dan they are anything but horrible or over rated. I will give you painful listen because that is truly subjective and I happen to agree. That being said the talent is pretty amazing and the best production ever. You may just be trolling but you can't call them horrible.

Author:	W_Z [ Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:28 am ]
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Shut it, Steely Dan!

Author:	Harvard Dan [ Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:01 am ]
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W_Z wrote: Shut it, Steely Dan! Nerds!!