Steely Dan

[LemonMelon]

Today, I have officially fallen in love with Steely Dan again. Besides Aja, I hadn't listened to anything by them in a year or more...and I was missing out. Katy Lied, Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, and of course Aja (one of the five best rock records ever, IMO)...it's all good.

I've been a Steely Dan fan for at least 5 years now, and they were one of my first musical loves. (My dad was a HUGE fan of theirs, and that's how I got introduced) The smooth production and instrumentation is what drew me in, but listening to it again...I realize that band definitely had some great songwriters in it. Good variety, off-the-wall subject matter...yeah, it's all there. There's a reason I used to love them; they're brilliant. Still in my top 10 favorite artists ever.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i'm seeing them next weekend

 

[LemonMelon]

i'm seeing them next weekend

They're touring??

*runs to ticketmaster*

 

[Screwtape2]

Pretzel Logic is a brilliant album. Aja is an okay album. The rest is pretty unforgettable.

Keeping it positive though Pretzel Logic is an underrated album. Any Major Dude Will Tell You and With A Gun are classics.

 

[LemonMelon]

Dammit! Sold out.

 

[love_u2_adam]

omgz i love them with a passion!!!!!!!!!
you don't even know how much i listen to them!!
they amaze me

 

[bayou12780]

ah memories...

steely dan, america, foreigner, journey, eagles, boston, chicago, kansas, reo speedwagon, genesis, jefferson airplane/starship, fleetwood mac, steve miller band, bob seger & the silver bullet band, styx, supertramp, and i'll throw in j. geils band for fun. i never could get into jethro tull - that flute just annoyed me. so many good bands - classic rock for sure.

 

[tabela]

My Old School is one of the greatest songs ever

 

[VintagePunk]

I got all excited reading here that they're touring, then immediately went to Ticketmaster to check. The closest they're playing to me, Niagara Falls, NY, is sold out.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Great band, great music.

 

[FitzChivalry]

LOVE Steely Dan!!!!

The soundtrack to my childhood.

"Home At Last", "Third World Man"


And let's not forget Donald Fagen's The Nightfly. "New Frontier" is just SO much fun!

 

[AchtungBono]

"JOSIE" ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[VintagePunk]

Fagan and Becker are genius. Has anyone ever seen their Classic Albums: Aja? If you're a fan, it's fascinating.

 

[phanan]

I only have their best of, but it's brilliant.

 

[LemonMelon]

LOVE
And let's not forget Donald Fagen's The Nightfly. "New Frontier" is just SO much fun!

Oh yes. Glorious record, that one. IGY, New Frontier, and the title song are all up there with the best SD songs.

 

[Zoots]

I know like 2 songs or something of theirs and both get overplayed to death on classic rock radio.

 

[LemonMelon]

For the newbies out there, I put together this primer of live performances and such:

Do It Again
Reelin' In The Years
My Old School
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Any Major Dude
Pretzel Logic
Black Friday
Bad Sneakers
Doctor Wu
Kid Charlemagne
Don't Take Me Alive
Green Earrings
Aja
Deacon Blues
Peg
Josie
Babylon Sisters
Hey Nineteen
Cousin Dupree
Things I Miss The Most

There. That should hold ya.

 

[FitzChivalry]

Babylon Sisters

I cannot even tell you how many times I heard this song growing up. It's like this, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, all of Led Zeppelin (especially The Rover, That's The Way, Whole Lotta Love and Carouselambra) are forever embedded in my DNA strands!

Steely Dan.

 

[LemonMelon]

I cannot even tell you how many times I heard this song growing up. It's like this, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, all of Led Zeppelin (especially The Rover, That's The Way, Whole Lotta Love and Carouselambra) are forever embedded in my DNA strands!

Steely Dan.

Don't get me started on Zeppelin...I might love them even more than U2.

 

[VintagePunk]

Cousin Dupree

http://www.steelydan.com/heyluke.html



They're funny, too.

 

[LemonMelon]

http://www.steelydan.com/heyluke.html



They're funny, too.

I read that a year ago, and I thought it was genius. Great letter.

 

[partygirl43]

I'm glad I'm not the only one out here in U2 land who loves Steely Dan.

My fav: Kid Charlamange