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Points: 4596 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 18:53
Sad news...the double guitar harmony on "Reelin in the Years" was always one of my favorite solos.

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Just saw that one half of the duo that made up the core of what we've called "Steely Dan" for the past 46 years passed away today. 

I have been a devoted fan of the Dan since I heard the first sounds/notes of "Do It Again" in my parents' car in the autumn of 1972. I was under its spell from the beginning--though I defiantly--and errantly--declared that what I was listening to had to be Santana. 

Those first three albums, "Can't Buy a Thrill," "Countdown to Ecstasy," and, especially, "Pretzel Logic" were extraordinarily influential to the formation of musical tastes for me and my brothers in those early 1970s. RIP Walter.
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Points: 65692 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 16:49
Big loss.  Thanks for the great work.
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Points: 7251 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 15:42
So sad. Unforgettable music. RIP Walter. 
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Points: 634 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 15:38
A true songwriting master has left us. R.I.P. Walter.
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Points: 34086 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 15:19
Rest in Peace Walter Becker; you were a very important figure in my musical upbringing.
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Steely Dan always produced superbly crafted, polished music, It reminds me of being about 14, driving around with my brother in his old open top Truimph car in the summertime! Happy memories!

RIP Walter.

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Points: 18995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 12:00
Sad news indeed. I've only recently started to get into SD more. 
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Another great leaves this mortal coil......we're gonna be left with beiber....holy sh*t!!!
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Points: 898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 10:22
So sad to hear this. RIP Walter. Thank you for all the great music...
He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore
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Points: 5111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 09:29
Damn.

Walter, I'll spin 'Surf And/Or Die' in your honour tonight.

Edited by Mascodagama - September 04 2017 at 05:16
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Points: 7024 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2017 at 09:25
Another great passes away.

Very sad. He made some great music.
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