Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne REACTION/REVIEW

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  • Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne REACTION/REVIEW
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  • @terrieb13
    @terrieb13 Рік тому +54

    My favorite! Such a fascinating back story! Love the line “Is there gas in the car? Yes, there’s gas in the caaaar.” ☮️❤️😎

    • @crazyfingers19
      @crazyfingers19 Рік тому +4

      That’s how Owsley got caught. Ran out of gas.

  • @bryancarpenter7470
    @bryancarpenter7470 3 місяці тому +2

    Larry Carlton KILLS IT on the guitar soloing.

  • @gs8191
    @gs8191 Рік тому +28

    The song is about famed acid dealer Stanley Owsley who hung with the Dead and other bands and provided the LSD. He was the acid star in the 60s and early 70s. But as the 70s rolled on, acid was out and coke was in. "You were obsolete, look at all the white men on the street", the white men metaphorically referring to coke dealers. After being on the run for years, he finally got caught when, you guessed it, he ran out of gas and makes the line "Is there gas in the car" especially poignant.

    • @Pahdopony
      @Pahdopony Рік тому +1

      Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

    • @ipomoeaalba936
      @ipomoeaalba936 8 місяців тому

      Plausible. Like "Revelation"

  • @stevenmurano7863
    @stevenmurano7863 Рік тому +34

    First off…great song! What a groove! And THAT BASS!!
    Yes this is about Owsley Stanley…and yes he produced MUCH of the acid that was going around in the 60s…he basically supplied the counter culture, but he was so much more than a drug dealer. Full blown sound addict…was sound engineer, taper, benefactor for the grateful dead. Designed their ‘wall of sound’ system. The guy was just insane….lived on a KETO diet 40 years before it was even invented….believed that fruits and vegetables would kill you. There are just so many levels to his story….

    • @jmleyland
      @jmleyland 11 місяців тому +1

      Owsley ‘Bear’ Stanley, the original dancing bear, rest in peace 🙏

  • @ronparsons8786
    @ronparsons8786 Рік тому +19

    You can never go wrong with steely Dan. This is always been one of my faves.
    My old school is another one

    • @TheCornishCockney
      @TheCornishCockney Рік тому +4

      Night by Night hits the feels for me but really,it’s impossible to pick a favourite,there are SO MANY in their extraordinary catalogue.

    • @2869may
      @2869may Рік тому +1

      "Any Major Dude Will Tell You".... that's a killer song..!

    • @2869may
      @2869may Рік тому +1

      @@TheCornishCockney Great song, I request it often... (other reactors)

  • @clifton8929
    @clifton8929 Рік тому +18

    Steely Dan has that magic: a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies mixed with rock and roll instrumentals and a unique lyrical style. The guitar solo by jazz fusion master Larry Carlton is fantastic. Thanks, Biz, for always making that 3 point shot - nothing but net.

  • @jonathansmith3742
    @jonathansmith3742 Рік тому +11

    The Royal Scam is a killer album. Sign in Stranger and The Royal Scam are just two of the great songs on the album.

  • @freebirdtony
    @freebirdtony Рік тому +55

    You can't go wrong with Steely Dan. This song is basically about an LSD dealer.

    • @pb68slab18
      @pb68slab18 Рік тому +8

      He was a maker of LSD! Very high grade LSD!

    • @mrcody1924
      @mrcody1924 Рік тому +8

      And he was the grateful deads sound guy!

    • @freebirdtony
      @freebirdtony Рік тому +1

      @@mrcody1924
      From what I understand, Garcia was known to have the most potent acid. Carlos Santana mentioned that in an interview about Woodstock.

    • @alpetrocelli4465
      @alpetrocelli4465 Рік тому +14

      No, it’s about the GREATEST sound engineer & chemist from the ‘60s, Owsley “Bear” Stanley, the inventor of the Wall of Sound sound system used by the Grateful Dead in the early ‘70s & creator of the dual mic system that eliminated feedback on the vocal mic, & purveyor of the best LSD ever produced. He also created the Steal Your Face & Marching (not Dancing) Bear logos for the Grateful Dead. Get ALL the facts!✌️❤️🎶

    • @joelliebler5690
      @joelliebler5690 Рік тому

      A very well known infamous dealer!

  • @samod7550
    @samod7550 Рік тому +8

    This whole album is a 10/10. I promise you wont be disappointed with any of the songs. Top class songwriting and production all round

  • @marymargaretmoore9034
    @marymargaretmoore9034 Рік тому +8

    About Owsley Augustus "Bear" Stanley III. King of acid production on the west coast back in the day.

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney Рік тому +14

    Funny how EVERYONE stays with the fade out of a Dan song,you might miss something or you just want it to go on longer.
    My favourite band among so many favourites from those 3 wonderful decades,60’s,70’s and 80’s.

  • @lburton1892
    @lburton1892 2 місяці тому

    Steely Dan one of my favs as a youngster.

  • @dougshankle7946
    @dougshankle7946 Рік тому +15

    One of the best guitar solos ever recorded in my opinion.

    • @allenlocke1935
      @allenlocke1935 Рік тому +3

      Who did it ? Larry Carlton?

    • @johnspinelli6170
      @johnspinelli6170 Рік тому +2

      Make that 2 of the greatest solos.

    • @gs8191
      @gs8191 Рік тому +7

      @@allenlocke1935 You got it, one of his best. Also love his solo at the beginning of Don't Take Me Alive.

    • @dougshankle7946
      @dougshankle7946 Рік тому +1

      @@allenlocke1935 Yep!

    • @dougshankle7946
      @dougshankle7946 Рік тому +1

      @@johnspinelli6170 Good call, that outro solo kicks ass as well!

  • @lucasroth7922
    @lucasroth7922 Рік тому +3

    Steely Dan, your favorite bands favorite band🔥🤘✌

  • @normanrose2711
    @normanrose2711 Рік тому +7

    try their song Green Earrings off this same album

  • @bloggystyle
    @bloggystyle 6 місяців тому +2

    I love how they highlight the fantastic drumming by Bernard Purdy

  • @tjmasson1013
    @tjmasson1013 Рік тому +5

    Really one of most unique bands. Fire 🔥 musicians

  • @antarcticorb9197
    @antarcticorb9197 Рік тому +2

    Black Friday, My Old School and this song my favorites.

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil3712 Рік тому +1

    Steely Dan is in my 58 year old DNA, and this is jam is my favorite. Larry Carlton is the shredmaster on guitar.

  • @peterbrezniak7224
    @peterbrezniak7224 15 днів тому

    BMan...watching you move ...you OBVIOUSLY GET THEIR MUSIC 😊
    All the best to you and yours PAB

  • @whoneedssantawhenthereisgr1724
    @whoneedssantawhenthereisgr1724 3 місяці тому

    Another great song by Steely Dan!

  • @zenpuppy6025
    @zenpuppy6025 Рік тому +8

    My two favorite bands are the Beatles and Steely Dan.

  • @margiemcpeak9304
    @margiemcpeak9304 Рік тому +5

    💯 Steely Dan's got a funky vibe that grabs you‼🔥
    It's been a while since I heard "Kid Charlemagne" & I REALLY dug it‼Thanks Biz‼ ☮ ❤ 🎶

  • @TerrysQuest
    @TerrysQuest 8 місяців тому +1

    old hippie here, had Owsley's amazing products many times and yes, it was the best. This was mid-1970's. They were crazy days back then, just like on TV only more colorful! We need another Summer Of Love...

  • @barbarascotto3873
    @barbarascotto3873 Рік тому +2

    This song is about Owsley "Bear" Stanley, the chemist and sound engineer for the Grateful Dead. He also designed the Stealie with Bob Thomas, and helped design their Wall of Sound.

  • @mikecaetano
    @mikecaetano Рік тому +7

    Sweet! "Kid Charlemagne" ruled the radio for a time back in 1976, at least, I remember hearing it on the radio when I was a kid often enough to mistake some of the lyrics. I had no idea back then that it was a story about an actual person, Owsley Stanley, and not some made up character on the run and making a get-away -- "Is there gas in the car \ Yes, there's gas in the car" ... Owsley Stanley was the soundman for the Grateful Dead who became more famous for cooking the best acid or at least the most acid during the 1960's -- more than 5 million doses in two years reportedly.

  • @lynneblacketer6479
    @lynneblacketer6479 Рік тому +5

    Deacon Blue, My Old School, FM. All great as well, but, really, it's hard to go wrong with any of them.

  • @user-eo7nc5in7o
    @user-eo7nc5in7o 2 місяці тому

    My new trend. Biz Man,whenever im sitting and listening to some of my favs,if i catch u w a reaction,i do the reaction,ratherrhN just listening....Love you man...keepup the Great work..zGod Bless Peace

  • @lufshpq
    @lufshpq Рік тому +5

    this is da good stuff right here!

  • @itchyandred4131
    @itchyandred4131 Рік тому +9

    This has to be my favorite Steely Dan song ❤️......... it's a groove ✌️

    • @mrod7692
      @mrod7692 Рік тому +1

      Yep

    • @TheCornishCockney
      @TheCornishCockney Рік тому

      Impossible to only have ONE favourite from this perfection of a band.
      I have about 190.

    • @KateBates22zabu
      @KateBates22zabu Рік тому

      The Royal Scam, never get tired of it.

  • @smsm-xb1lt
    @smsm-xb1lt 9 місяців тому +2

    Your favourite bands favourite band!

  • @alrivers2297
    @alrivers2297 Рік тому +4

    Deacon Blues is one you have to hear

  • @cnucklz09
    @cnucklz09 8 місяців тому +1

    I love waiting and seeing everyone’s face when they realize this was the sample from the Kanye song.

  • @michaelyork4554
    @michaelyork4554 Рік тому +1

    Larry Carlton Killing It on Guitar. This is my favorite SD Album

  • @kmt3614
    @kmt3614 7 місяців тому

    The lyrics....the sound...im jealous you have headphones on ❤

  • @elissalipman6600
    @elissalipman6600 2 місяці тому

    anyone who loves this tune is my friend great tune dude

  • @alanconrad8490
    @alanconrad8490 Рік тому +1

    what a fantastic song......killer bass.....drums....and that aweome guitar solo....damn!

  • @bobburroughs6241
    @bobburroughs6241 Рік тому

    Simply the best.

  • @normanrose2711
    @normanrose2711 Рік тому +5

    that bass line !

  • @CharlesTRose
    @CharlesTRose Рік тому +1

    the song is about the dude that made all of the LSD around back then

  • @elissalipman6600
    @elissalipman6600 2 місяці тому

    I love the way you feel the music

  • @joeheffernan5268
    @joeheffernan5268 Рік тому +4

    They still tour. I saw them 6 years ago with The Doobie Brothers in San Francisco. Still bring it. Great show. Look up their tours dates. If you get a chance, you wouldn't regret it.

    • @charlielinville1384
      @charlielinville1384 Рік тому

      Was Walter still alive? I don't remember when he died.

    • @TheCornishCockney
      @TheCornishCockney Рік тому +2

      Their reluctance to leave the states is a bit annoying.
      As a lifelong fan,and a Brit,I was even more pissed off that they toured the UK in 2015,playing only 6 dates.
      On the day of the announcement,I was on the phone to get tickets for the London show……sold out in an hour and a half,grrrrrrrrr.
      But I still have my vinyl,cd and blue Ray concerts to submerge into.

    • @joeheffernan5268
      @joeheffernan5268 Рік тому +1

      Walter was passed, in was in 18 at Shoreline Amphitheater, I'm not sure who was on guitar that tour? But he did an incredible job. Doobies were a blast

  • @HappyQuailsLC
    @HappyQuailsLC 10 місяців тому

    Did he figure that out? Sure looks that way? Recognition! : ) Man knows the city life!

  • @hurricane1951
    @hurricane1951 Рік тому +2

    The Royal Scam is the last album by Steely Dan that was predominantly driven by great guitar work.

    • @rameshnybergauthor
      @rameshnybergauthor 9 місяців тому

      Yes I agree-- I've always felt it was their best album, though Aja is a damn close second!

  • @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan
    @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan Рік тому +7

    Yo their song Don't Take Me Alive would be a great next pick for you to check out.

  • @mustardtigerbaaaaaam
    @mustardtigerbaaaaaam Рік тому +1

    I think Fagen said this was supposed to be about an acid or heroin dealer. I like how you read the lyrics at the end.

  • @floorticket
    @floorticket Рік тому +2

    Love
    Steely
    Dan

    • @jjvermeer
      @jjvermeer Рік тому +1

      I see what you did there.

  • @jacksonmorganfroghin4815
    @jacksonmorganfroghin4815 Рік тому

    Haitian Divorce is quintessential Steely Dan from the same album as KC
    It's my favorite jam, then comes Hey 19 and Gaucho. Not mention The Second Arrangement.

  • @saxworthmusic
    @saxworthmusic Рік тому

    An "A Frame" was a type rich person's house in the mountains in Cali . They had his number written on the wall. Before cell phones we had to write down someone's number and keep it somewhere.

  • @timgrady4630
    @timgrady4630 Рік тому +1

    Definition of smooth , Biz .
    Deeper Dive Requirement met with this group .

  • @Matty-Z
    @Matty-Z 5 місяців тому +1

    Just gotta say it: do their song King of the World.

  • @DanHintz
    @DanHintz 8 місяців тому

    the lyrics are a true story about a very famous los angeles LSD cook. everyone in so-cal bought their acid from this cat. he was like jesus, as the lyrics say.

  • @MikeOstrowski-iq8wf
    @MikeOstrowski-iq8wf Рік тому +1

    Biz felt this one !!! ❤️🔥❤️

  • @markcosenza3274
    @markcosenza3274 Рік тому

    Show Biz Kids is another banger.

  • @salmuscles
    @salmuscles Рік тому +1

    Steely Dan “Aja” ... it contains the greatest sax and drum solos...

  • @hampyonce
    @hampyonce Рік тому

    "Damn man!"
    I couldn't have said it better, Biz.

  • @289hipo
    @289hipo 7 місяців тому

    One of Larry Carlton's finest efforts

  • @rameshnybergauthor
    @rameshnybergauthor 9 місяців тому +1

    You were really close! The story is about a guy who made the finest quality LSD in the country at the time, and became a folk hero amongst acid users. Then LSD was supplanted by other drugs that caused addiction ("look at all the white men on the street") and his world fell apart. A phenomenal song, and, as usual, great musical composition by SD

  • @Stevemeister203
    @Stevemeister203 Рік тому

    Kid Charlemagne is a non fictional character who made LSD and was a legend in San Francisco.

  • @jhamptonjr
    @jhamptonjr Рік тому +1

    I was 14 when this came out. Life can be long, too 😊

    • @jhamptonjr
      @jhamptonjr Рік тому +1

      Yeah kid Charlemagne was making some really good acid!

  • @289hipo
    @289hipo Рік тому +2

    Review every track on Aja, all bangers

  • @lancerx1759
    @lancerx1759 8 місяців тому

    Love this band "Aja is one of the greatest albums ever imo"

  • @Tommy-wm8gi
    @Tommy-wm8gi 8 місяців тому

    Thanks keep digging

  • @jerrydelacruz5119
    @jerrydelacruz5119 Рік тому +1

    Charlemagne is a dope dealer. A chemist to be precise.The song is about a real-life drug dealer named Augustus Owsley Stanley III, who was known for manufacturing high-quality LSD in the 1960s. The process of making LSD involves combining lysergic acid (a diamond) with ergotamine (a pearl) to create a powerful hallucinogenic substance.

  • @womanonthinice1276
    @womanonthinice1276 Рік тому

    Steely Dan!

  • @dumdumbush
    @dumdumbush Рік тому +1

    The guy learned how to make LSD. It's not about cocaine.

  • @elissalipman6600
    @elissalipman6600 2 місяці тому

    I don't need to "chase the dragon" to get high off Steely Dan's music!

  • @denisleroy9340
    @denisleroy9340 10 місяців тому

    I love how you feel the music

  • @lloydclevenger6756
    @lloydclevenger6756 Рік тому

    Show Biz Kids is really good. My Old School is a masterpiece. Josie is frikkin badass.

  • @makethebestofwhatsaround3113
    @makethebestofwhatsaround3113 Рік тому +1

    Stay on this Royal Scam album. Caves of Altamira should be next in the progression.

  • @hog7203
    @hog7203 Рік тому +3

    I don't listen to them everyday, but I'd go crazy without my Steely Dan albums. As much as you enjoy great music, you should probably do the second album. You're gonna miss out on some awesome music if you don't. They don't have a bad album. I suggest listening to them all, in order, that way you can hear their progression through the years.

  • @charlielinville1384
    @charlielinville1384 Рік тому +1

    They did another west coast drug dealer reference song called GLAMOUR PROFFESION. you may have revised that already from the GAUCHO album.

  • @elementrypenguin3116
    @elementrypenguin3116 4 місяці тому

    “You’d go to L.A. on a dare and you’d go it alone”

  • @TerrySleuth
    @TerrySleuth 21 день тому

    This song is dope

  • @kollegebound12
    @kollegebound12 3 місяці тому

    Turn up the Eagles the neighbors are listening!!!"Everything you did"

  • @pertjacanape
    @pertjacanape 9 місяців тому

    Bernard Purdie and Chuck Rainey on drums and bass respectively. Pockets don't get deeper.

  • @zunbake3
    @zunbake3 Рік тому

    I wish I had some of that Owsley Acid back in the Brooklyn Projects I grew up in the 1970's. Instead we had such bad shit anytime you took it you were guaranteed a Bummer or a Bad Trip.

  • @shawn1928
    @shawn1928 Рік тому

    1:24 the moment Bizmatik realizes...yup, this song was sampled :D

  • @trk327
    @trk327 Рік тому

    They were signing about trap houses before trap houses

  • @leec5170
    @leec5170 Рік тому

    LOVE this! Please do Katie Lied.

  • @djdelusion100
    @djdelusion100 11 місяців тому

    Eargasm....🔥

  • @DannyD714
    @DannyD714 Рік тому

    steely dan is walter becker and donald fagen,but they used THE BEST session musicians they could find for their music. that's why it's so pure and magical in every song they do. becker's guitar playing is so smooth and fagen's vocals are magnificent,it's no wonder they had hit after hit after hit. i suggest one of their epic songs "Aja' from the album of the same name. it's the ultimate rock and jazz fusion song.

  • @FrankWirth-ij4rq
    @FrankWirth-ij4rq 8 місяців тому

    Larry Carltons solos on this track are iconic. Considered one of the best ever. 64 Gibson ES 335 with hand wound Seymour Duncan. By the Seymour Duncan.

  • @bobshaw8319
    @bobshaw8319 Рік тому

    Next Steely reaction .. Don't take me alive

  • @TheNorcalmonkey67
    @TheNorcalmonkey67 Рік тому

    The Royal Scam is an amazing ALBUM....whole thing....The title track, Don't Take Me Alive, The Fez, Haitian Divorce....telling you....shades of things to come....

  • @samuelharvey3496
    @samuelharvey3496 Рік тому

    Larry Carlton and his ES335

  • @DreddScott1
    @DreddScott1 Рік тому

    "Gaucho" by Steely Dan. By far their best album.

  • @danielkesselring9172
    @danielkesselring9172 Рік тому

    Dude?… the sickest

  • @jowsmith1904
    @jowsmith1904 Рік тому

    hey hey brother!!

  • @gregbartley2475
    @gregbartley2475 Рік тому

    Dr Wu is one of their best lesser known tracks. Check it out.

  • @TheAzonei
    @TheAzonei Рік тому

    Love Steely Dan. They seem to sneak on you with the rock.

  • @suemontague3151
    @suemontague3151 Рік тому

    Nah you certainly can't go wrong with Steely Dan, "Rikki don't lose that number and "Do it again " ❤

  • @stevenspringer1599
    @stevenspringer1599 Рік тому

    Gratifying to see youngsters discovering the power.
    Recommend you go early off-road:
    "Sons Of Champlin" - the album 'Loosen Up Naturally' 1969 and the songs 'Freedom' or 'Get High'. (Although 'Get High' has a gimmick it is a very interestingly constructed song that will satisfy what you are looking for.)
    If you are interested in another case of underappreciated 'san francisco sound' greatness, may I point you to the band/album "It's a Beautiful Day" 1969 and the songs 'Hot Summer Day', 'Wasted Union Blues'...then you'll be ready for 'Time Is'.

  • @gfy2979
    @gfy2979 11 місяців тому

    Yeah its a cool song

  • @karenscigliano9787
    @karenscigliano9787 3 місяці тому

    Check "Midnight Cruiser"

  • @johngardner4096
    @johngardner4096 Рік тому +1

    "...Now your patrons have all left you in the red / Your low rent friends are dead / This life can be very strange..." This drug manufacturer/dealer has lost his big clients, and street life has taken its toll on the seedier clients.
    "...All those Day-glow freaks who used to paint the face / They've joined the human race / Some things will never change..." The recreational users have determined that, instead of being wannabe counterculture icons, they'd rather get paying jobs, an have no more desire for the product.
    This guy is watching his business die on the vine in front of him, making him a tragic hero of sorts.

    • @user-pf7jm9go6o
      @user-pf7jm9go6o Рік тому

      I was there.... in the late 60's and early 70's, acid was king, but by the mid-70's, acid was out and cocaine was the "in" drug. All the hippies became yuppies (day-glow freaks joined the human race).

  • @f.murphy8340
    @f.murphy8340 Рік тому +3

    Supposedly about the King of Acid production on the West Coast, Augustus Owsley. The guitar is just stunning.

    • @barrycohen311
      @barrycohen311 Рік тому +1

      John Scofield I think?

    • @lucasroth7922
      @lucasroth7922 Рік тому +1

      Larry Carlton on guitar! One of the most underrated guitarist ever! 🤘

    • @barrycohen311
      @barrycohen311 Рік тому +2

      @@lucasroth7922 Thanks bruh. Wicked guitar solo.

    • @lucasroth7922
      @lucasroth7922 Рік тому +1

      @@barrycohen311 he played Josie guitar and Don't Take Me Alive and a plethora of other SD tunes. He has played on over 300 Grammy winners tunes! From Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark to SDs Goucho and more🤘

  • @ethansteen8880
    @ethansteen8880 11 місяців тому

    The Kanye sample got me too

  • @crazydale1000
    @crazydale1000 Рік тому

    Check out Green Earrings by The Dan .The bass is awesome

  • @jasonmccluskey3623
    @jasonmccluskey3623 Рік тому +1

    Bro we be FEENIN for more! Atleast i am. I have SO MANY suggestion. C,mon everybody. Wers our boy!