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AFlowerKingCrimson 
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 Topic: Alan Parsons Project vs Steely DanPosted: January 17 2019 at 19:55 |
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I was thinking about this earlier today because both bands had two constant members and a rotating cast of session musicians filling out the rest. Which do you prefer?
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 20:41 |
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I've had close connections to both in a way, with being from Ambrosia's home town and working out of The Village Recorder (where Steely Dan spent a LOT of time), I have to say that Steely Dan wins it for me. Additionally, I had the pleasure of seeing them live in 1973 at the Hollywood Palladium with Focus and Black Oak Arkansas (!). Just consummate musicians.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 20:59 |
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Well, this should be very interesting. :)
Steely Dan kind of imploded it seems around 1980 and not reuniting for many years. APP seemed to have just gone downhill after Eye in the Sky and finally imploded themselves but eventually reforming in a different way but without calling themselves APP. I like both but am not familiar with the entire output of both bands so I think I will sit this one out and watch from the sidelines. ;)
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 21:17 |
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It's an intriguing query...and a sort of anaphylaxis on both of their parts, perhaps. It will be fun to see what others think, as you say.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 21:22 |
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Anaphylaxis? Did you steal my medical dictionary? :D
I looked up that word but it doesn't make sense to me in the context of your sentence. Could you please either explain that better or use a different word? :P
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 21:36 |
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I was thinking that anaphylaxis is kind of an implosion...Or, at least anaphylactic shock is more interior than exterior.
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 22:24 |
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Please only vote if you are very familiar with both bands and not just a few albums or songs from each.
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 23:04 |
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 23:32 |
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Uhhh . . . Steely Dan. |
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Posted: January 17 2019 at 23:40 |
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Steely Dan, of course.
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 00:48 |
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Well, my fave album between these bands is Tales of EAP, by a fair margin, and I'd say that I Robot and Pyramid are within the top 5, but overall, Steely Dan's discography is much better on average, since every 70's album of theirs (except Gaucho, for which I care not) fill the next 6 spots, with Royal Scam and Ecstasy inside the top 5 (did I make sense??)    Friendly card woud grab last spot in that combined top 10, so that SD 6 - APP 4
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 01:43 |
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Alan Parsons Project.
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 02:49 |
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Strange, SD and I just don’t click. I’ve tried, and tried, but it all sounds like ‘bland city’ to me.
So, APP for sure. Edited by Tom Ozric - January 18 2019 at 02:49 |
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 04:06 |
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Steely Dan all day every day.
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 04:28 |
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APP. Still not a fan of Don Fagen's voice.
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 04:43 |
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I still can't vote yet - not enough points - but I do want to put in my two cents...
...and those two cents are on Steely Dan. Aja is an absolute masterpiece. |
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 05:06 |
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I am in a particular way fond of Donald Fagens singing voice and how he sings storyy, were he emphesizes certain phraces, were he lays irony, satire, pulp, it is sort of steam punk lyrics with beat poet sting. Like a cross between crtique on 'culture industrie' Horcheimer-Adorno esque.
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 05:26 |
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Easily Steely Dan. Each of their first seven albums is pure gold...
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 07:37 |
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With all due respect to Alan Parson, Steely Dan gets my vote.
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Posted: January 18 2019 at 08:27 |
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Love both, but Steely Dan has the much better track record.
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