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Whatever happened to Steely Dan?
Posted on 05/23/2014 6:12:07 PM PDT by SamAdams76
They were good. Was there ever a Steely Dan song that was bad?
Just heard "Deacon Blues" on the radio. Timeless.
Back in the day, they were derided as a "Fern bar" band. I have no idea what that even means. But back in 1977, upscale men apparently went to these "fern bars" in their leisure suits and picked up women with the dulcet tones of Steely Dan in the background. Maybe a bit of Spyra Gyra and Chuck Mangione as well. But let's not talk about them, shall we. This thread is about Steely Dan.
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: artrocksnorock; badrockping; contrivedpretentious; itaintjazzeither; joelosteensofrock; notasbasaspinkfloyd; pseudoartping; regressiverock
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To: LostInBayport
Deacon Blues is one of those songs that plays in your head over and over. And you dont mind it.
Really? I think I would jump off a bridge.
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posted on
05/23/2014 6:48:48 PM PDT
by
Mich Patriot
(Pitch black is the new "transparent.")
To: SamAdams76
The
Deacon Jones that I'm familiar with is by Louis Armstrong & the Tympany Five, from 1944.
To: SamAdams76
All that jazzy crap after Baxter left made me puke.
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter was great.
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posted on
05/23/2014 6:50:31 PM PDT
by
Forgotten Amendments
(I thought The Bill Of Rights mattered before 2009 as well.)
To: SamAdams76
Aja is one of the top rock albums ever recorded.
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posted on
05/23/2014 6:51:19 PM PDT
by
jobim
(.)
To: goodwithagun
No, the other Steely Dan.
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posted on
05/23/2014 6:51:37 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(UNNNGH!)
To: SamAdams76
Classic Albums: Aja by Steely Dan - 1977 - 1:00:07
"Classic Albums is a documentary style television program that does a fantastic job of showing how some of the best albums in modern music history were produced. If you like the different aspects of record making this program is a great example of the complexities that go into the project. It's frank & forthright nature offer a view into the artist's mind that I've not seen before. Great musicians, great engineers: Classic Albums. -R"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8GwEX7nn6o
To: SamAdams76
There's a series called “Classic Albums” that includes an episode on
The Making of Aja .
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posted on
05/23/2014 6:54:37 PM PDT
by
Stegall Tx
(Whoops! Quit the job a little prematurely.)
To: atc23
Hey Nineteen for me. Babylon Sisters My Old School - jeez, how many hits did Fagan and Becker write? Dozens?
At least! They have a distinctive sound. I guess that's why there have been few covers of their work, at least that I'm aware of.
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posted on
05/23/2014 6:56:21 PM PDT
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: servo1969
It’s always weird when someone else is thinking the exact same thing ...
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:00:38 PM PDT
by
Stegall Tx
(Whoops! Quit the job a little prematurely.)
To: Forgotten Amendments
To: SamAdams76
Whatever happened to Steely Dan?
They are on the casino circuit with the rest of the washed up bands.
Great musicians, but that’s no guarantee of anything in the music biz.
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:02:03 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(....Let It Burn...)
To: atc23
Studio band, in that they would hire multiple players for different parts, pick the track they liked best. Some of the mixing was done in 0.001ths of a second, they are anal about getting it the way they want it.
Really really good music. I've been hooked for 40 years. Gold Teeth II, piano/guitar solos still give me goosebumps.
Yeah, they can do it live - lots of rehearsal time, and the musicians (and sound crew) are true professionals.
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:02:07 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: atc23
IIRC, Steely Dan has more time on MUZAC, store music, than any other recording artist.
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:04:08 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: SaxxonWoods
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:04:52 PM PDT
by
Zeneta
(Thoughts in time and out of season.)
To: Zeneta
Old man look at my life
I’m a lot like you were.
Really? How many kraut machine gun nests did you assault?
;^)
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:05:35 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
To: Forgotten Amendments
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:07:36 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: jobim
Aja is one of the top rock albums ever recorded.Meh. That's when they got too lite-jazz for my tastes. But every album before that was very good.
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:12:01 PM PDT
by
ConservingFreedom
(A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
To: SamAdams76
I think the people down the hall know who you are.
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posted on
05/23/2014 7:17:26 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: Fiji Hill
The Deacon Jones I'm familiar with was part of the Fearsome Foursome.
To: moovova
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