Cali, who the heck is that singing in place of Donald Fagan? I can't make him out for the life of me. Walter Becker....sweet sweet sounds.
Amazing video for you Steely Dan nuts like me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x6uoNqH-_A gives great insight to the way Fagan/Becker thought about the production of their sound Along with John/Taupin, the 2 best duos of all time.....musical geniuses Not the most sociable or humorous guys, as seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4tMuXyRfPI&feature=related I got to see them in the Woodlands about 7 years ago. Good stuff.
David Palmer. Dude was everywhere in the vinyl days but notably with Jethro Tull. Did a lot of compositions and sit-ins with the likes of Carol King and so on. Early Steely Dan was famous for having sit-ins on vocals cause then, Fagan was shy of the spotlight. Wasn't till years after and a few tours he finally got comfortable and sang his tunes. For that, Steely Dan was once a very hard ticket to get cause they toured so little.
Thanks what a treat. I knew Michael McDonald sang backup on Peg, it was good to hear his insight. Here is my favorite Steely Dan song: [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGRCelgIHbk[/MEDIA] A very close second: "Drink scotch whiskey all night long" [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inz9Sa_CVFs[/MEDIA] I routinely include AJA in my mix of CD's to play when I'm out on the patio relaxing.:thumb:
Steely Dan seems to be a "love them or hate them" type of band. I LOVE them. Aja is close to a perfect album as far as I'm concerned.
A few years later, I lost my college girlfriend to a guy named Kevin Cronan. Pretty much soured me on REO for a long time.
I think Dirty Work is a beautifully crafted song, but I can't get past the fact it doesn't have Fagan on vocals and therefore sounds nothing like a Steely Dan song. Deacon Blues, wow, what a song. Hard to pick a favorite of Steely Dan, but this would be on the short list for sure.
Ambrosia [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg5QYTN0srs&feature=related[/MEDIA] [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAq_QxX67xQ&feature=related[/MEDIA]
