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    Posted: October 14 2006 at 10:53
Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Seems like a topic of Steely Dan already exists. 

If you mean that poll, that's in regards to the albums and not the band itself, so this thread is fine.

Way to ruin the fun, Rico.Stern Smile


getting sentimental, pal. Wink

way to ruin my mistake correction. Stern Smile (since I realized, indeed, that we're talking different subjects and deleted my post)


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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Seems like a topic of Steely Dan already exists. 

If you mean that poll, that's in regards to the albums and not the band itself, so this thread is fine.

Way to ruin the fun, Rico.Stern Smile
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Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

Steely Dan friggin' rocks. Such cool music by two of the whitest guys on the face of the earth.

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Dear Eric, seems we tend to agree in even more cases than Marillion !
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Steely Dan friggin' rocks. Such cool music by two of the whitest guys on the face of the earth.

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I love Steely Dan. One of my all-time favorite bands! I saw them live back in July and it was worth every penny. 
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Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

Originally posted by Peter Rideout Peter Rideout wrote:

 
They're OK -- I have their "Best of."
 
 
someone that missed the good stuffOuch
Not necessarily.
 
I've certainly heard more than the compilation I own, but the band never excited me overmuch.
 
They are very good at what they do, but that particular style of music has just never been one that really "grabs" me, like good rock & roll does.
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I only have Gaucho and The Royal Scam, but I love those albums.
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They're a good band, but I have to admit, I find them a bit "samey" after a while.

Still - I'll forgive a band anything, when they write classics like 'Haitian Divorce' & 'Reelin' In The Years' (which has one of the most catchy guitar hooks of all time)

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Originally posted by Peter Rideout Peter Rideout wrote:

 
They're OK -- I have their "Best of."
 
 
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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2006 at 15:51
No -- no one else likes them.Stern Smile
 
You are their only fan, but Becker & Fagin told me that they really appreciate your fandom.
 
 
(They want you to keep buying millions of their albums.)
 
 
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I have the album Pretzel Logic by them, but I haven't listened through it sufficiently yet. 
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You can currently get most of their albums on Amazon for about $8 apiece and I recommend that everyone take advantage.  "Aja" "The Royal Scam" and "Countdown to Extasy" are essential recordings to have in your collection.  I got to see them two months ago in concert and they were magnificent.  They might be a little too jazzy to be considered true prog but very inventive and unlike anyone else.  The guitar leads are reason enough to listen.
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Have been a fan of Steely Dan since "Can't Buy A Thrill" arrived on the scene back in 72. I have that album, "Count Down To Ecstasy", "Aja" and "Gaucho" on Vinyl. It is hard to pick a best album but I think "Aja" would have to be one of my top albums of all time - a masterpiece of rock and jazz fusion.

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Points: 1354 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2006 at 12:13
All i have is Aja....that though is in my Top 50 albums of all time....been meanng to check out more stuff of theirs and i will in due course!!
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awesome music at all!
 
 
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I only have one album, Aja, but I really like it. Smile
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Been a fan since the very first. Listened to them with my mother one year on an old Transistor radio playing gin rummy when we had an ice storm that knocked out power for days. This was back with Can't buy a thrill. 1972! 
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2006 at 19:29
A huge Steely Dan fan... got my first Lp.. Aja by accident from Columbia House in the late 70's. Loved the album.. and been a fan ever since.  Katy Lied is foremost amoung a career of favorite albums

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Points: 31319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2006 at 19:23
I have their Gaucho album and love it! Excellent band!
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