Steely Dan Resurrected

[alfredo_buscatti]

Vito's uploads of the mature Skunk Baxter have me listening to them again.

I'd forgotten how good they were/are. Donald Fagan's sneering voice, the desperate, witty punch of the lyrics and the fantastic musicianship stand up superbly through time; at least they do for me.

"Haitian Divorce" has new meaning for me, now, 16 years after mine.

 

[BigCasino]

Love me some good ole Steely Dan

 

[Rob_In_MO]

'Aja' is my favorite album by Steely Dan, although Katy Lied is a close 2nd.

 

[BigCasino]

AJA and Goucho for me

 

[Vito]

It would be impossible for me to pick a favorite Steely Dan album, much less a favorite song, but in some ways I think Reelin' In The Years might serve as one of my all-time favorite examples of a quintessential rock song. From the opening spank of Elliott Randall's lead guitar through the vamp on the fade-out, the song just rocks. Great groove, great harmonies, great guitar solos, great arrangement, slightly but tantalizingly obscure lyrics that actually mean something...the song has it all.

:joker:

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

"Royal Scam" for great jams, "Aja" for elegant artistry.

 

[Anonymous]

"Rikki, Don't Lose That Number" for bittersweet memory tweakage. :|

:face:

 

[riff raff]

I was finally able to knock Steely Dan off my bucket list, we saw them last week in DC. Elvis Costello opened. A beautiful summer night (Jiffy Lube Live, was Nissan Pavilion in Northern VA). There were a lot of unsold seats in the Pavilion, so they were upgrading your tickets. We were bumped to row F, which was great.

They played for two hours, no break. They hit all the albums and a large majority of favorites (missed Deacon Blues). The band, back up singers all sounded great. I was a little disappointed they didn't do any songs from Donald Fagens solo albums (Kamakiriad is a favorite).