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When I was young I thought bodhisattva was "booty socker" and thought that song owned. Now I am older I know it's bodhisattva and all their songs own. I have a well off aunt and uncle that go see them live every year and I hate their guts for never inviting me. I guess I'd be the only one there under 30 but come on aunt Patty think of all the single mom sliz waiting for your favorite nephew!
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I was around 30 or so when I saw them, and yeah pretty sure most everyone else there was old enough to be my parents.
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Jan 25, 2016 00:46
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Ryoshi posted:I saw them live with Michael McDonald opening and he came back out for Kid Charlemagne, he was singing solo during that verse and hosed up the line to "put some gas in the car." Weak. They rehearsed it but he kept forgettin'.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:39
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Earwicker posted:I love their compositions, I hate the ultraclean sound of their method of recording them. What the hell, the mixing of the albums is the best part about them
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Jan 25, 2016 02:03
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The Time Dissolver posted:...also all of Aja is boring as gently caress. I think the word you're looking for is "mellow"... Mellow as gently caress
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Jan 25, 2016 03:15
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comes along bort posted:congratulations on turning 40, OP thanks, but I turned 40 four years ago
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This is a good thread. I think I like steely dan now. Thanks.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:25
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go do some laps around the block you fat bastard
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Jan 25, 2016 04:27
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and listen to this while you're doing laps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZrgdChCqc
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Jan 25, 2016 04:37
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Stryder posted:poo poo, it looks like they don't have them streaming anymore, but the series is called Classic Albums. I've watched a few and they're actually really cool if you're a music nerd who likes stories about songwriting and recording techniques. http://www.veoh.com/watch/v242044pCWxESzH The Aja night at the Chicago Theater a few years ago was one of the top five shows I've ever seen. So tight.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:37
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Going through all these YouTube clips reminds me that this band has so many great songs. I don't think I could pick a favorite, but Any Major Dude Will Tell You has got to be top 3. I am going to be listening to Steely Dan at work tomorrow all morning.
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Jan 25, 2016 04:58
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God drat I love a good Steely Dan kick. They"re a band that you could ask a couple people if they like them and they would say 'naw' but if you played some on the nearest music player, everyone would start bobbing their heads and talk about how dad always played them. Feels good man
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Jan 25, 2016 15:56
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Some people appreciate the Dan, but just can't connect with them and that's fine. Other people just can't follow music that isn't straight major/minor chords and that's fine, too. Then there are the people who are just aggressively ignorant by saying they're just bad or boring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldtieSEyQM&t=51s
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Jan 25, 2016 16:45
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I appreciate what they do and I love some of their tunes like Charlie Freak and Kings and Sign in Stranger but their sound is just so dry that it kind of puts me off, especially the way they record piano and vocals on Aja
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Earwicker posted:I appreciate what they do and I love some of their tunes like Charlie Freak and Kings and Sign in Stranger but their sound is just so dry that it kind of puts me off, especially the way they record piano and vocals on Aja I can come hiss in your ear next time you're listening. It will add moisture to what you hear.
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Jan 25, 2016 18:24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPJVSd3tq9A The peppiest, most upbeat song about shooting heroin ever. e: oh and you can get that classic albums thing on Amazon if you feel like dropping $15 on it. http://smile.amazon.com/Classic-Albums-Steely-Dan-Aja/dp/6305772649 stubblyhead fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Jan 25, 2016 |
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Jan 25, 2016 18:33
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Earwicker posted:I appreciate what they do and I love some of their tunes like Charlie Freak and Kings and Sign in Stranger but their sound is just so dry that it kind of puts me off, especially the way they record piano and vocals on Aja 
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Jan 25, 2016 18:50
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Listening to Countdown to Ecstasy and it's very good. It has a quality of pessimistic humor that is very original and the arrangements and performances are perfect. fake edit: "Show Biz Kids" sounds exactly like Frank Zappa lol
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so we all know the current touring band is their best, including the 70s. but there's a special place in my heart for the '96 tour. the best steely dan records are all about the guitar solos, and wayne krantz took them to new heights. they've been a touring machine for more than 2 decades now and especially since 2006. setlists have become stagnant but the band is better than ever. but in 2011, they did something no one ever thought steely dan would ever do: fanservice. in the form of a "special setlist" show called "rarities night." you see, during the Gaucho sessions, they recorded a song called "the second arrangement". and the song is superb. they tracked a version of the song, but it was deleted by a junior engineer. they re-recorded it and that is the version available to bootleg collectors. it's very much a quintessential late 70s steely dan tune, and the story surrounding it made it all the more interesting. so on Rarities Night, they performed it. for the first -- and so far last -- time ever. you have to understand, this is a group that NEVER does anything like this, and this is the holy grail of "deep cuts." it was a drat near religious experience for superfans like me. they also encored with a song called "this all too mobile home" which was only ever played live by them during their brief 70s touring stint. it was totally unexpected, and something only hardcore fans would enjoy, which is a goddamn rarity for these guys. other notes: they played a song called "the bear" from either Gaucho or Aja sessions. it's a really good tune, fully developed, and sounded fantastic live. they also did an early version of "jack of speed" but the charts were hosed up and I witnessed one of the only SD live train wrecks in history. Also, they played this tune called "american lovers" which they wrote for another artist and it was weird but super cool to see.
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here's this all too mobile home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij0Tsqn-Z3E and the second arrangement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfi_ErgACc
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