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    Posted: July 20 2007 at 22:02
Anybody listen to Steely Dan?
I think they're pretty great, especially on their first two albums.
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Points: 65268 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2007 at 22:08
I've never been a fan, but then I heard something on late night radio that I really liked.. didn't catch what it was

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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2007 at 22:23
Originally posted by sheeves sheeves wrote:

Anybody listen to Steely Dan?
I think they're pretty great, especially on their first two albums.


I love the 'studio/session' era when only the best in the music business played on their albums and even then.... Fagen and Becker would put them through 20 takes to perfect every single damn song hahhahha.  Consider me a huge fan.  Got Aja as a kid by mistake from Columbia House when I forget to send the frickin card in and it was the selection of the month.  Loved it and have been a fan ever since. Still have that LP, scratched as hell as it is LOL
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2007 at 22:25
Huge Steely Dan fan. Favorite discs are Aja, The Royal Scam, and Gaucho. Katy Lied is good, too.

Classic Albums featuring Aja is extremely interesting. I highly recommend it.

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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2007 at 22:29
Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

Huge Steely Dan fan. Favorite discs are Aja, The Royal Scam, and Gaucho. Katy Lied is good, too.

Classic Albums featuring Aja is extremely interesting. I highly recommend it.

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Clap I've been introducing Raff to Steely Dan.  So far, a BIG thumbs up for The Royal
Scam Clap, not so thumbs up for Gaucho Angry, and she liked Katy Lied. Big%20smile Aja is next up...
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Points: 7374 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2007 at 22:41
I love the Dan. Can't Buy a Thrill and Aja are my favorites, but Pretzel Logic and and Katy Lied are awesome as well. I practically grew up listening to them, but it wasn't until a few years ago I took to listening to them on my own accord. I got to see them on tour last summer, which was pretty much awesome.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:


Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

Huge Steely Dan fan. Favorite discs are Aja, The Royal Scam, and Gaucho. Katy Lied is good, too.

Classic Albums featuring Aja is extremely interesting. I highly recommend it.

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Clap I've been introducing Raff to Steely Dan.  So far, a BIG thumbs up for The Royal Scam Clap, not so thumbs up for Gaucho Angry, and she liked Katy Lied. Big%20smile Aja is next up...


I think Gaucho gets a lot of criticism. It's actually been a while since I've listened to it, but this album was a transition to a more restrained sound. It's still one of my favorites (and Bernard Purdie's shuffle groove on "Babylon Sisters" is perfection), but I would take Royal Scam or Aja over it any day.

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Posted: 30 May 2007 at 23:44
There have probably been others who've said this but I believe it is a huge oversight not to have Steely Dan listed the Prog Archives. Their music has all the qualities of great prog: Incredible musicianship, intelligent thought-provoking lyrics, creative arrangements, odd time signatures, music which has broken boundaries and set a bench mark for that type of music.
Come on PA folk. Give the band the credit they deserve. They are truly a PROGRESSIVE band.
They should be signed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 05:37
I wanted a general opinion on Steely Dan and progarchives. What are the chances of Steely Dan being submitted as a Prog-related band? I will admit that I am a HUGE fan, so I am extremely biased. But I do feel that Steely Dan shares a lot of the same qualities that are characterstic of progressive rock. I don't mean to bore anyone, but here are some reasons why I thought that SD could possibly make it onto PA. First off, they have NEVER written a love song. The topics of their songs are... View%20Post
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Posted: 17 January 2007 at 13:13
Awesome band! Your favorite? Torn between Aja and The Royal Scam.

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Posted: 09 November 2006 at 12:51
considering the new emphasis by the owners considering the expansion of the site.. they are not prog .. I know it.


but Prog Releated.


what do you all think.... I'm not adding them.. I have real prog groups I'm working on. Just curious as to thoughts with the way the site is now and the direction we are to take it.
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Posted: 30 September 2006 at 19:12
I love Steely Dan and was just wondering if anyone else liked them. View%20Post
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Posted: 10 August 2006 at 17:52
who was the drummer in college for Fagan and Becker just previous to forming the band Steely Dan? View%20Post
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Posted: 13 July 2006 at 16:24
Having always loved their quirky style of jazz-tinged rock but never seeing them in person, I eagerly anticipated their show in the intimate and quality-sound environs of the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas last night. I was not disappointed in the least. The four-piece horn section was top-notch and the other musicians were exemplary. Tight doesn't come close to describing how they worked as a band. Standouts were the excellent guitarist Jon Harrington, who handled the difficult-to-reproduce... View%20Post
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Posted: 09 July 2006 at 06:09
whats your 3 favorite Steely Dan albums? View%20Post
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Posted: 19 February 2006 at 10:09
seems like they are more progressive than some bands on here(the beatles)

yet they aren't listed on this site...oh well, they are one of my fav bands regardless. what do you guys think? anybody like steely dan?

my favorite songs are probably, reelin in the years, josie, my old school, and my all time fav deacon blues


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Posted: 22 November 2005 at 23:12
Easily one of my favorite bands. The first time I heard the Dan on theCountdown to Ecstasy album, I thought it was ok, but not great. But I gave it some time, and soon enough I was digging out all my parents' otherDan albums: Katy Lied, Pretzel Logic, The Royal Scam, vynil pressings of Aja and Gaucho, and I went on to buy Can't Buy a Thrill for myself. I absolutely love this band. It takes serious genius to make complex jazz into million-selling pop. The music hooks you in, it's catchy... View%20Post
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my dad says i would like this album because it jazz fusion and i like jazz fusion, is this album any good? View%20Post
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Posted: 14 June 2005 at 05:34
My CD collection is probably 90% prog music, but one of my favorite groups of all time are the jazz-pop masters Steely Dan.

They are perhaps the only group since the Beatles to so effortlessly buck convention from within convention.They were able to allow virtuosity and creativity in their songs which were consistently successful singles and top 10 albums. Plus, their lyrics are great. "When black friday comes, I'm gonna find myself a hole, and lay down in it till I satisfy my... View%20Post
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Is it just me or could Steely Dan easily fit in the Fusion category of prog rock? I think they have all the credentials to be prog andwith Aja being a true masterpiece, why not add them? View%20Post
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Ok as for the jazz leanings of Steely Dan are they considered progressive rock? View%20Post
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Points: 8238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2007 at 10:22
The Dans are fantastic.  I didn't think they fit in here but in light of some of the other "prog related" bands I've noticed listed here I'm beginning to think that they belong.  You'll get no argument from me!
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Points: 3252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2007 at 14:39
Is very light ,but I like this group
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I like their 70s work a lot.
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Points: 822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2007 at 23:35
I'm a huge fan. Aja, Gaucho, The Royal Scam, Pretzel Logic and Countdown to Ecstasy are great releases. These are the ones I know best.

I agree with E - Dub, the making of 'Aja' DVD is essential for fans and Bernard's grooves are just A1.

Also, imho, the 'Two Against Nature ' DVD is one of the best recorded and tight live sounds you are ever going to hear with second to none musicianship as we have come to expect.

The 'Two Against Nature' songs are great and some of the older tunes reworked like 'Bad Sneakers', 'Pretzel Logic', 'Black Friday' and 'Gaucho' are fantastic. 'Green Onions' and 'Kid Charlemane' aren't half bad either.

Only criticism, John Herrington's lead guitar breaks are not prominent enough in the mix . Great drumming from Ricky Lawson for those rhythm section enthusiasts.

Seeing them in Brisbane, Australia on 16/9. As I have lamented on other threads, because I live in the tropics I only have to travel 1500 k to see them, but who's counting! ! !
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Points: 366 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 03:44

^^^ LIVE IN AMERICA is great album too, as the first 'official' Steely Dan live album.
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Points: 822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 23:07
Agreed. I think it was Dennis Chambers on drums for that tour - they certainly use some great drummers. Keith Carlock is coming to Aus. with them . I am not so familiar with him. Does anyone know much about him? I know he's been on some more recent studio albums.
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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2007 at 23:11
I'm not a big fan, but they have excelent musicianship and I wouldnt be suprised if we put them into Jazz rock.
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Points: 230 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 24 2007 at 11:44
I was huge Steely Dan fan over 10 years ago when i got tired of 1990's grunge and metal movement. At the same time i discovered wonderful world of Tom Waits. For some reason only Tom Waits has remained in my repeated listens. Maybe it is time to put Steely Dan back. Their music is pure genious, perfect mix of jazz, funk, soul and modern rock.
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Points: 3659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2007 at 10:28
A great band! My favourite album by them is Aja.
 
The 2 albums they made since reforming are not bad but don't match their 70's output IMO. 
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Points: 4079 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2007 at 10:33
Originally posted by sheeves sheeves wrote:

Anybody listen to Steely Dan?
I think they're pretty great, especially on their first two albums.
 
Steely Dan has produced some of my favorite non-Prog music. I would say the title to Aja is a Prog song! I love the funk-rock that Steely Dan produces.
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Points: 8238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2007 at 13:44
An incredibly inventive and unique band.  Saw them in concert last year and they were fantastic.  They never made a bad album.
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Originally posted by mrgd mrgd wrote:

Agreed. I think it was Dennis Chambers on drums for that tour - they certainly use some great drummers. Keith Carlock is coming to Aus. with them . I am not so familiar with him. Does anyone know much about him? I know he's been on some more recent studio albums.


I believe a NYC based drummer, better known in jazz rock circles for working/recording with Wayne Krantz - who himself has been a SD's touring guitarist . Check out Wayne Krantz's own website (www.waynekrantz.com) if you want to follow up on Carlock on record, e.g. the most excellent May 2007 releaseYour Basic Live 06,  and the earlier recordings:Your Basic Live, Greenwich Mean - these are all recorded live. Btw Krantz does his own direct selling of records to fans  and I've found  his signature on the custom's declaration forms that have been stuck to the packages sent with the  CDs!
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