Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special

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  • Steely Dan performed on the show August 31, 1973
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  • @newriverpearl
    @newriverpearl 7 днів тому +27

    I was born in 1989, and I think in the entirety of human history, the 70's was the best time we've EVER had for music. I'll die on this hill.

    • @theresa42213
      @theresa42213 5 днів тому +3

      Newriverpearl ~ l was born in '65 and lived through it. l agree with you. lt was an AMAZING decade for music! l was into the Prog stuff, but Steely Dan was WAAY up there, as l was into jazz. The groups seemed to concentrate on _melody_ more than just rhythm. Not many people could draw me to a concert these days. Maybe Steve Hackett, or Wakeman. Anyway...have a good summer, and keep enjoying good tunes! ~ Van BC :)

    • @user-wx7wg5cn1m
      @user-wx7wg5cn1m 5 днів тому +3

      57 and lived through this great time as well in my 60’s and still constantly reflecting back- love this post!

    • @rustytidwell5393
      @rustytidwell5393 2 дні тому +1

      Born In 1962. So many artists live on 50-60 years later....

  • @sjtom57
    @sjtom57 2 місяці тому +182

    Over half a century ago. My God, where has my life gone?

    • @cindywilson5366
      @cindywilson5366 2 місяці тому +7

      I felt that! 😂

    • @Karin-uj8oz
      @Karin-uj8oz 2 місяці тому +10

      Just reelin in the years!
      Was the best time to be young!

    • @rockyclick371
      @rockyclick371 2 місяці тому +6

      I'm. Right. Behind. You. Or in front !

    • @gldstgypsy
      @gldstgypsy Місяць тому +4

      Just glad we still have THIS!! 🎉😊

    • @deanroddey2881
      @deanroddey2881 Місяць тому +5

      Down the drain... Mine's down there somewhere, too. Let me know if you find it.
      The Midnight Special is sort of the Smithsonian of 70s live rock music. I'd have been 10 years old at the time of this one, but watched a lot of the the originals a bit later on. Of course wouldn't have remotely been able to fully appreciate what what I was seeing like I can now.

  • @picmanjoe
    @picmanjoe 15 днів тому +15

    I like how they gave everyone time in front of the camera, including the backup singers.

  • @aeriste
    @aeriste 10 місяців тому +1500

    Fagen singing his heart out (I love his range here), even though he's dealing with such stage fright that his hand on the mic is shaking at several points, is really admirable. And of course Skunk going ham on the guitar is awesome.

    • @ToluRobertson
      @ToluRobertson 10 місяців тому +231

      I thought the hand shaking was from the copious amount of cocaine.

    • @Dremth
      @Dremth 10 місяців тому +160

      ​@@ToluRobertsonFagen always had pretty bad stage fright, particularly when singing, and they used to have a different vocalist for live performances because of it.

    • @Marcus_C51
      @Marcus_C51 10 місяців тому +60

      Yeah I picked up on that too but Fagen sounded great!

    • @dougpistole9903
      @dougpistole9903 10 місяців тому +39

      ​@@Dremth I saw S.D. at Red Rocks, 2nd row, in 2010, great show but Fagen stayed tucked in his little keyboard cocoon and didn't stray from it much. They even had music stands across the stage that blocked him very effectively from my sight.

    • @Dremth
      @Dremth 10 місяців тому +16

      @@dougpistole9903 Yeah, I've seen them twice, and he's been towards the back both times.

  • @DeliRevv
    @DeliRevv 9 місяців тому +146

    When Jimmy Page names this song as having his favorite guitar solo, you know you’re doing something right.

    • @allancerf9038
      @allancerf9038 Місяць тому +2

      Page only said that in the context of the songs he was played (eight as I recall) and asked to judge, inpromtu on some show the name of which, I forget. He didn't mean it was one of his favorites of all time.
      It's one of MINE, however. LOL.

    • @bigelile07
      @bigelile07 Місяць тому +3

      @@allancerf9038 "When looking back on his career, Page previously told Rolling Stone that his favourite Led Zeppelin riff was ‘Kashmir’. Outside of Led Zeppelin’s discography and his own work, though, the legendary guitarist names his favourite guitar solo of all time as Elliott Randall’s riff in ‘Reelin’ In The Years’ by Steely Dan during a 1999 interview with Classic Rock." Also the UA-cam video - Jimmy Page Grades other Guitarists out of 10

    • @allancerf9038
      @allancerf9038 Місяць тому

      @@bigelile07 Not true and why are you using multiple handles? Smoke14 replied to me not biglile07. Well, Smoke-Lile. The only thing you omitted was the truth. Here's a cut and paste from the Classic Rock Magazine, you misquoted. CR: Jimmy Page is supposed to have said that Reelin’ In The Years contains his favourite guitar solo of all time.
      Your 'methodology' is the equivalent of learning self-defense at some shaky strip mall - FIGURATIVELY speaking only of course, you'll only manage to get yourself hurt.
      Again, Page, gave a '12' when asked to (rather reluctantly it must be said) rate various solos, including one of his own session era solos and Reelin' in the Years. For the purposes OF THAT BROADCAST. In no way was it a Desert Island Disc of his favorite solos. In other words, dude, if someone came up to smokebig 14-07 and said "off this list which is best?" you'd rate accordingly. Though no one will solicit your opinion in this fashion of course.
      I'll now invoice you and block you.

    • @bigelile07
      @bigelile07 Місяць тому +1

      @@allancerf9038
      Well, I was responding to Allan Cerf 🤔 and I didn't misquote anything. I copied & pasted exactly what the interview said.
      You copied & pasted a statement that was made to Elliot Randall trying to debunk the interview which makes no sense.
      CR: Jimmy Page is supposed to have said that Reelin’ In The Years contains his favourite guitar solo of all time.
      ER: …and a wonderful compliment, too!
      Yes the video was only a few guitarists, but that doesn't outweigh the rolling Stone Magazine article. All of your other ramblings are just plain weird. 😂

    • @michaelelliott1212
      @michaelelliott1212 21 день тому

      Probably because it was too difficult to steal the guitar part! LOL

  • @raistaparta
    @raistaparta 2 місяці тому +73

    Kids these days may think they're pretty edgy but they'll never reach the zenith of this drummer rocking the mauve overalls with such self-confidence

    • @deanroddey2881
      @deanroddey2881 Місяць тому +1

      It's funny sometimes to see younger women reacting to some of those 70s performances, with the infertility inducingly tight jeans. And of course the horrible shirt button shortage.

    • @BillPeschel
      @BillPeschel 23 дні тому

      And one of the most bored expressions on his face of any drummer I've seen (especially on Reelin' in the Years).

  • @mgbwitt
    @mgbwitt 8 місяців тому +263

    So good! So good!!!!! I was 21 when this came out. I'm 71 now. Still listening to Steely Dan!!!!!!

    • @theminister1154
      @theminister1154 7 місяців тому +1

      Pretty timeless solo.
      This has a chance of being listened to as a piece of nice obscurata in 2200.

    • @lanerich6052
      @lanerich6052 7 місяців тому +1

      Me too! Exactly! (For 12 more days!)

    • @syd4444
      @syd4444 7 місяців тому +1

      Snap same here. I think I was in America when this came out. I can still listen to this on a loop and never get tired of it. As a guitar player, it is one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard. Never mastered it myself, still trying. Absolutely Brilliant.

    • @funnydylan9834
      @funnydylan9834 6 місяців тому +1

      Damn. Even though I was born in 99 I grew up with this kind of music. My favorite band is Foghat which they featured on this show which they also have on this channel.
      I have many favorites from the 70s but if I had to choose one it’s gotta be Foghat.
      I love this song too. It’s great. I pretty much love the 70s hard rock songs.

    • @mikegalvin9801
      @mikegalvin9801 6 місяців тому

      I was 19. They were on my list of bands whose new album I would buy the day it came out. Never disappointed.

  • @ParkinsonLeefstijlTV
    @ParkinsonLeefstijlTV Місяць тому +23

    2024 still as fresh and energetic as 50 years ago...amazing

  • @brianking2365
    @brianking2365 10 місяців тому +585

    Holy crap that’s legitimately one of the greatest live performances I’ve ever seen.

    • @bobtis
      @bobtis 9 місяців тому +6

      I have never seen these b4 just amazing. The greatest ever

    • @marktrail8624
      @marktrail8624 9 місяців тому +10

      This is good but My Old School was flawless in this Concert.

    • @deadringer28
      @deadringer28 9 місяців тому +6

      Seriously, F everyone even trying to top this. LOL

    • @mikeb8013
      @mikeb8013 9 місяців тому +14

      Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. Nuff said

    • @anthonyboerio4955
      @anthonyboerio4955 9 місяців тому +3

      Thank God for uTube that we can see all these amazing performances from the Midnight Special!!!!

  • @bobdobalina838
    @bobdobalina838 7 місяців тому +38

    Man o man we had it good didn't we?

  • @joelgoff1111
    @joelgoff1111 20 днів тому +9

    The video tape of the performance sat on a shelf for all these years until someone with a functioning broadcast tape machine, probably 2 inch quad, got the privilege to play it back and capture it in a digital format. I'm sure they were rocking out while transferring this footage for us to enjoy. Thank you very much.

  • @majeedtaouk3038
    @majeedtaouk3038 2 місяці тому +41

    The backup singers have such vitality that I find is missing today

    • @toomuchinformation
      @toomuchinformation Місяць тому +2

      Spot on. The 70s were the peak of backing singers. A lot of songs were "made" by them.

    • @rcd1586
      @rcd1586 Місяць тому +1

      It’s the pure joy of life and living
      Let go and be like a child again

    • @D34DH34D4LYF
      @D34DH34D4LYF Місяць тому

      @@rcd1586 I suspect that joy was at least 25% mannitol

  • @fry530
    @fry530 7 місяців тому +25

    This is probably the most 70's thing ever, but that's what makes it so incredible

  • @brucekronberg8492
    @brucekronberg8492 10 місяців тому +391

    Absolutely love this track. The backup singers are blowing me away. What a gem for Steely Dan lovers.

    • @garyrasberryjr.552
      @garyrasberryjr.552 10 місяців тому +20

      Jenny Soule and Gloria Granola are the ladies and Royce Jones in the gentleman. Royce sang a lot of backup with the Dan. He also did a great lead vocal on "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" during a live radio broadcast from the Record Plant in 1974 ua-cam.com/video/c8DoIC5tJw0/v-deo.html

    • @berndog4u1
      @berndog4u1 10 місяців тому +11

      Gloria 'Porky' Granola and Jenny 'Bucky' Soule

    • @backrowbrighton
      @backrowbrighton 10 місяців тому

      @@garyrasberryjr.552 Thanks for this. I was intrigued as to who they were.

    • @edwardtmarsh884
      @edwardtmarsh884 10 місяців тому

      GOOSE pimples, fer sure....

    • @wheelgunner1970
      @wheelgunner1970 9 місяців тому +3

      Epic performance! I wonder how the stage didn’t burn down with all of the fire going on!🔥

  • @tonyleeglenn
    @tonyleeglenn 9 місяців тому +147

    So, so very cool to be able to watch this in 2023. Thanks so much Midnight Special. You are bringing back the joy of 70s Rock. Just splendid!

  • @robcoleman6268
    @robcoleman6268 10 місяців тому +441

    I just have to mention the dual lead guitar part was Denny Dias and Skunk Baxter. They hit it out of the park, like always.

    • @Marcus_C51
      @Marcus_C51 10 місяців тому +11

      Those guys are just top notch, love it!

    • @mattosborne5098
      @mattosborne5098 10 місяців тому +19

      Thanks for mentioning Denny. I recognized Skunk, but didn't know Denny's name. In this vid, Skunk reminds me of Terry Kath the way he is playing and his hair all over 😁 . Just excellent!

    • @johneddys2351
      @johneddys2351 10 місяців тому +16

      Smoking accuracy considering the speed they were playing the song. Very little distortion and nowhere to hide. An impressive performance.

    • @starchamberlain
      @starchamberlain 10 місяців тому +12

      I know it!! And Beckers bass lines!! Omg!!!!!

    • @gary6449
      @gary6449 10 місяців тому +4

      Skunk and Denny.. RIPPING IT UP !

  • @georgestuart8656
    @georgestuart8656 7 місяців тому +14

    I've loved this song for so long.
    Beautiful rendition.
    I love the duling Telecasters. Who'd have thought.

  • @MarcArmstrong-wu4xf
    @MarcArmstrong-wu4xf 7 місяців тому +55

    Skunk tore that up! He’s still tearing it up!

    • @JohnB-dr8sk
      @JohnB-dr8sk 10 днів тому +2

      Is it me, or does Jeff Skunk Baxter look just like Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP?

    • @maddesi2709
      @maddesi2709 7 днів тому

      I thought that was him! I

    • @BusyBadger
      @BusyBadger 2 дні тому

      ​@@JohnB-dr8sk"Booger!"

  • @mikeg3439
    @mikeg3439 7 місяців тому +23

    Jeff as a child: "Mom I'm gonna grow up and be a famous guitarist." Mom: "That's nice dear." Jeff: "And I'm gonna be a Federal Marshall." Mom: "heh heh okay, well we'll see...." Jeff: "And work for the department of defense and pentagon!!" Mother "Honey, you are getting yourself worked up."

  • @deanowens334
    @deanowens334 2 місяці тому +9

    This from the days when the music was created by MUSICIANS not just Audio technicians... The energy is AMAZING!

  • @barroncrist5779
    @barroncrist5779 5 місяців тому +14

    Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is one underrated guitarist in my opinion. He was great in The Doobie Bros. too.

  • @robmadden3726
    @robmadden3726 10 місяців тому +291

    I love how they are really playing and not lip-synching to the studio track.

    • @Dremth
      @Dremth 10 місяців тому +24

      They would sooner not play at all than lip sync

    • @floydnut5908
      @floydnut5908 10 місяців тому +5

      @Dremth idk bro they lip synced on American bandstand

    • @bobbbobb4663
      @bobbbobb4663 10 місяців тому +9

      @@floydnut5908My understanding is that the rights fees for a live performance on a syndicated show were prohibitively expensive which is why Bandstand always had performers lip sync

    • @jackal59
      @jackal59 10 місяців тому +7

      @@bobbbobb4663 Besides, _American Bandstand_ having performers mime to the recording gave to posterity a hilarious "performance" by PiL where John Lydon refused to play along and instead pulled audience members onto the stage to dance.

    • @diamonddog13
      @diamonddog13 10 місяців тому +30

      ​@@bobbbobb4663Bandstand was about promoting the records. Midnight Special was about promoting the artists.

  • @richalderson6069
    @richalderson6069 10 місяців тому +10

    Steely Dan ain't just jazzy rock, they were also ROCKN'ROLL! Whew....

    • @davidweihe6052
      @davidweihe6052 25 днів тому +1

      I believe the official name of their genre is MENSA Pop, or CB in this case MENSA Rock. Skunk is, after all, a legitimate Rocket Scientist.

  • @billfletcher7602
    @billfletcher7602 10 місяців тому +46

    Coolest back up singers ever! :)

  • @JayJoJonny
    @JayJoJonny 4 місяці тому +6

    Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter jammin like no other, what a talent on guitar!

  • @andyinoregon
    @andyinoregon 10 місяців тому +350

    Apologies to those who have read this in my other Steely Dan-related video comments, but for those who haven't there's a little-known story about the creator of these now-legendary guitar solos, Elliott Randall. On Dec. 4, 1966, The Yardbirds played at Lima, Ohio's Springbrook Gardens Teen Club (you can Google the show poster), a venue just 20 miles east of my parents' farm. I was a month shy of my 16th birthday and excited to see both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck that Sunday, but Beck was a no-show (having returned to London after becoming upset with the conditions on their U.S. tour). So we all had to make do with the solo guitar stylings of Mr. Jimmy Page. What I didn't know until 50 years later (from watching UA-cam interviews) was that the crowd that day included 19 year-old NYC native Elliott Randall (then a guitar teacher at Lima's Custom Percussion Music Store), who also introduced himself to Page at the concert. Fast-forward to August 1972 when Randall is brought into the studio by Becker & Fagen to compose and play the iconic solos on "Reelin' In the Years" -- solos which Jimmy Page would later famously rate "12 on a scale of 10," and said made him rethink his whole approach to guitar solos. Randall was asked to join Steely Dan, but turned down the offer (correctly guessing that Becker & Fagen had no long-term interest in being a touring rock band). After concluding their "Pretzel Logic" album tour in July of 1974, Steely Dan would not resume touring until August of 1993. By that time, drummers Jim Hodder (shown here) and Jeff Porcaro had both passed on way too soon. Check out the UA-cam video "Reelin' in the Years - multicam" to see original guitarist Elliott Randall playing these solos live with Steely Dan at London's Wembley Arena in 2019, more than 46 years after first recording them in the studio. The camera work is shaky, but still worth watching.

    • @Logiconfire
      @Logiconfire 10 місяців тому +10

      Very interesting.

    • @vnette9777
      @vnette9777 10 місяців тому +10

      Much appreciated 🔥💯

    • @edd7812
      @edd7812 10 місяців тому +8

      Great background! Thanks for posting

    • @andyinoregon
      @andyinoregon 10 місяців тому +15

      @@edd7812 Even earlier than that (in the fall of 1965) I saw future Steely Dan session guitarist Rick Derringer and his band The McCoys at the Van Wert, Ohio County Fairgrounds. He was 18 and I was 14, and I knew I was watching a guitar prodigy.

    • @jazzyboy7784
      @jazzyboy7784 10 місяців тому +2

      Great story...thx.

  • @donald1841
    @donald1841 10 місяців тому +6

    Unfreak,n believable. Totally awesome. I so miss those days.

  • @lorih6514
    @lorih6514 8 місяців тому +19

    My dad was a rock n roller. He used to go trade 8-track tapes at a shop that specialized in home and car stereos and would give you a tape if you left one. He popped this tape into the player, cranked up the Jensen sound system and that guitar wailed out of the speakers. I was in love. Still am, 50 years on.

  • @elgrande3934
    @elgrande3934 9 місяців тому +10

    I remember watching this live. I was 3 years old.

  • @bradschaeffer5736
    @bradschaeffer5736 4 місяці тому +4

    An age of real musicianship and creative composition we shant see again. Grateful to have grown up to this sound.

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 21 годину тому

    I grew up watching the Midnight Special, and it was everything 🎉🎉. They showcased all kinds of rock groups and it really was a great time to be a teenager 🎉🎉

  • @stephengregory7026
    @stephengregory7026 10 місяців тому +10

    Jim Hodder drumming ? An effortless fast shuffle whilst singing 👍

  • @MrNategriffin
    @MrNategriffin 10 місяців тому +5

    this song brings me back to the summer of of '73 in philadelphia while our ship was in the philly shipyard.

  • @dirkzirbel
    @dirkzirbel 3 місяці тому +9

    Saw them play at Santa Monica Civic 11/5/73 (I think) and it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen. I literally couldn't tell the difference between their live performance vs studio, it was that perfect.

  • @that70sgirl90
    @that70sgirl90 10 місяців тому +14

    Are you "Reelin' In The Years"
    Stowing away the time?
    Happy Independence Day! ❤️🤍💙
    Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

    • @brucekuehn4031
      @brucekuehn4031 10 місяців тому +2

      Friday night, August 31, 1973 - another school year getting started. Lots of possibilities and new experiences just around the corner.
      And those years flew by!

    • @that70sgirl90
      @that70sgirl90 10 місяців тому

      @@brucekuehn4031 I know what you mean. Thank you for sharing! 💖

  • @GaryT1952
    @GaryT1952 10 місяців тому +22

    Skunk steals this one....outstanding!

    • @bernardoconnor5512
      @bernardoconnor5512 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@@michaelkstahlPoint being ¿?

    • @abelincoln3287
      @abelincoln3287 10 місяців тому +7

      ​@michaelkstahl Not to be argumentative, but Jeff Baxter was not a session player for Steely Dan, but a founding member. He left in 1974 to play for the Doobie Brothers. You are correct that he was a session player for many others.

    • @MI-sm5ge
      @MI-sm5ge 10 місяців тому +3

      @@michaelkstahl he barely quotes Randall's solo at all.

    • @abelincoln3287
      @abelincoln3287 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@michaelkstahl You are most definitely right, Steely Dan (Fagan and Becker mostly) hated touring , so they got rid of the rest and hired session players.

    • @GaryT1952
      @GaryT1952 10 місяців тому +1

      @@abelincoln3287 🎯

  • @mariskacandice890
    @mariskacandice890 10 місяців тому +5

    Skunk freaking Baxter on lead guitar! Steely Dan! Thank you! 🤯

  • @jamesmaass8929
    @jamesmaass8929 10 місяців тому +300

    This is absolutely priceless. What a guitar solo and Fagan is incredible and noticably nervous, his fingers are trembling, don't blame him. This is such a classic song. The women are perfect.

    • @beenaplumber8379
      @beenaplumber8379 10 місяців тому +7

      I saw his shaking fingers and thought *cocaine.* I always like seeing Skunk Baxter on guitar. I guess this was their touring lineup of the day.

    • @Ruprect44
      @Ruprect44 10 місяців тому +14

      @@beenaplumber8379 Donald Fagan has dealt with pretty bad stage fright his entire career. I'll choose to put the hand trembling on that.

    • @beenaplumber8379
      @beenaplumber8379 10 місяців тому +10

      @@Ruprect44 I didn't know that about him, and I've got mad respect for him. I've got respect for all artists who perform despite stage fright or social phobias. (I know there are many who have risen to his level of career success.) Sounds like a more likely explanation than cocaine. For a person with anxieties, cocaine would probably not be their friend. (I have anxieties, and the thought of stimulant drugs scares me. I have to be careful around caffeine!)
      My guess was not meant as a slight against him, just a comment on that time in the music industry. Coke was everywhere. I thought it was a reasonable guess.

    • @kevinmc4500
      @kevinmc4500 9 місяців тому +1

      I thought that was Jim Morrison playing guitar🤣

    • @beenaplumber8379
      @beenaplumber8379 9 місяців тому +5

      @@kevinmc4500 Skunk Baxter bounced between Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers (and many other acts as a session player), like a lot of players. Get to know him - he's a fantastic player and a fun showman!

  • @chickenman2097
    @chickenman2097 10 місяців тому +14

    Now just waiting for My Old School 😃

  • @BGM16
    @BGM16 10 місяців тому +5

    My God, "Skunk" Baxter is so good, simply amazing. One of the best guitar players.

    • @TucsonDude
      @TucsonDude 10 місяців тому

      ...and he's a defense contractor.

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien 10 місяців тому

      He's sharing the duties with Denny Diaz, who didn't get as much camera time. But his interpretation of the solo is always fantastic.

  • @gingerdent
    @gingerdent 4 місяці тому +8

    This is the “Dream Team”! How blessed to be alive when SD we’re creating perfection.

    • @whyis45stillalive
      @whyis45stillalive 4 місяці тому

      The "Dream Team" would have to include the man, who did the lead guitar work, on the album, Royal Scam. Larry Carlton.
      Baxter is one of my favorite guitarists, but both Denny Dias, and Larry Carlton are *so* much better.
      Edit: Thank you to @CaptainRon1913. I forgot to put the album, 'Royal Scam'.

    • @CaptainRon1913
      @CaptainRon1913 2 місяці тому

      @@whyis45stillalive Larry Carlton didn't play on Can't buy a Thrill, Jeff Baxter did. Carlton played on Katy Lied, and Royal Scam. Both albums were awesome IMO. This Midnight special lineup with Baxter and Dias played on the first two albums, Can't buy a Thrill, and Pretzel Logic.

    • @whyis45stillalive
      @whyis45stillalive 2 місяці тому

      @@CaptainRon1913
      Oops I left out the album title. I meant to put 'Royal Scam' after the word, 'album'.
      A whole month went by. I'm embarrassed.

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 10 місяців тому +5

    50 years ago next month -- the years have indeed been reeled in....

  • @mtj8
    @mtj8 3 місяці тому +4

    Jim Morrison & Skunk Baxter dueling solo. Could listen to it all day.

  • @johnl.241
    @johnl.241 2 місяці тому +8

    What a great video!! Skunk Baxter on guitar, Dennis Diaz on Rhythm and Walter on Bass . Vintage DAN!!

  • @joewright7723
    @joewright7723 7 місяців тому +48

    Hard to tell what’s more awesome about these Midnight Special clips - how much the backup singers are selling it, Skunk Baxter tearing it up, or Fagan just being cool.

  • @scottshand8559
    @scottshand8559 10 місяців тому +11

    Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is one of the greatest guitarist of our time, very cool video!

  • @adamc1966
    @adamc1966 10 місяців тому +9

    Great version with the ladies featured so prominently 👍❤️

    • @gdj6298
      @gdj6298 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, after 50 years of being a SD fan, this is my first sighting of the legendary 'Porky and Bucky' (Gloria Granola and Jenny Soule) !

    • @adamc1966
      @adamc1966 10 місяців тому

      @@gdj6298 turns out they were not the same girls used on the record.

    • @gdj6298
      @gdj6298 10 місяців тому

      @@adamc1966 I didn't say they were...but they were the girls in the touring band at the time.

  • @davidryan7386
    @davidryan7386 8 місяців тому +5

    Danny diaz. The unsung hero holding down the piano part on the guitar for the verses.

  • @hoffy5157
    @hoffy5157 8 місяців тому +18

    Those two chicks were great man!!

  • @GTX1123
    @GTX1123 7 місяців тому +60

    Wow. What a performance. Donald had terrible stage fright back then (you can see his hand shaking) but man they absolutely nailed it.

    • @raymond9642
      @raymond9642 6 місяців тому +1

      Came here to say exactly that. I'm wondering if it's why the song is a bit faster too. When I was a drummer and nervous I tended to start too quick.

  • @markgigiel2722
    @markgigiel2722 10 місяців тому +36

    The Midnight Special clips have the BEST audio quality and mix of anything from that era. I can clearly hear every instrument.

    • @midwestconcertvideo
      @midwestconcertvideo 10 місяців тому +5

      There was a fascinating interview with Burt Sugarman on the Bob Leftsetz podcast. He mentioned that he made sure he hired the best sound people available in Hollywood, at the time when everybody else was content to just have everybody lip sync.
      At the very end of this clip, you see what the mobile camera operator had to carry. It looked to be the same era of equipment featured in the recent documentary _Summer of Soul._
      Those cameras weighed nearly 70 lb!
      Thanks again for making this available, Mr. Sugarman!

    • @affirmativeaction1
      @affirmativeaction1 10 місяців тому +1

      Not really. Musikladen, OGWT and some others had superior sound. Midnight Special audio is a bit flat.

    • @markgigiel2722
      @markgigiel2722 10 місяців тому +1

      @@affirmativeaction1 On American broadcast TV.

  • @mikefannon6994
    @mikefannon6994 10 місяців тому +6

    Takes me back - night stock at Kroger, 1974, store closed, FM on the store speakers, turned up LOUD. This song on "heavy rotation", played every hour.
    Thanks#

  • @vicomtedelomagne
    @vicomtedelomagne 8 місяців тому +7

    Just love the duel[ing] guitar sound.

  • @RMCMichigan
    @RMCMichigan 10 місяців тому +27

    Good lord, you can even hear the tambourines. Someone did an amazing job at the mix on this.

    • @ElBrooklyn1
      @ElBrooklyn1 3 місяці тому +4

      Like hi-hats, tambourines cut through just about any mix and bleed into every open microphone. Plus you’ve got three of them going, with the backup singers and percussionist, all of whom have vocal mics soaking up all that high-end sizzle. Mix engineer probably had to do what he could to keep those damn things from taking over the song.

    • @richardmiller191
      @richardmiller191 2 місяці тому

      They sure did. And it was all live music. Something you don't see as much anymore.

  • @westrotter7847
    @westrotter7847 7 місяців тому +5

    We had so much better times before computers cell phones video games listening to Steely Dan on Midnight Special !! Better times !!

  • @neiljolliff8170
    @neiljolliff8170 10 місяців тому +25

    A chance hearing of this track, on the radio, in 1976 at the ripe old age of 20 sent me on a life time of pleasure listening to their music. I'm 67 now and still loving these gems, from the archives, that I've never seen before ❤

  • @whatthejim
    @whatthejim 8 місяців тому +6

    Happy 50th anniversary to this!!!!!😃👍🎸☮️♥️

  • @SleggarLawlz
    @SleggarLawlz 10 місяців тому +8

    So much good Steely Dan food lately, but this is tops. THANK YOU!

  • @PatrickGalbraith
    @PatrickGalbraith 8 місяців тому +4

    I was just about to go to Kindergarten, but I can remember these songs as a kid. I must build a time machine

  • @gummybearlol
    @gummybearlol 10 місяців тому +40

    When I hear Steely Dan I automatically relive the 70s in my mind.Certain songs just take me to really happy times

  • @thefog3361
    @thefog3361 8 місяців тому +4

    Thanks so much. I guess I've heard Denny Dias without knowing he existed. The man has spent a lot of time with a guitar in his hands.

  • @BlueWaterSTAX
    @BlueWaterSTAX 10 місяців тому +44

    Steely Dan....one of the most Legendary bands of all time. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @zapwatt
    @zapwatt 10 місяців тому +11

    This composition's structure and arrangement are far more interesting than most pop music released after the year 2000.

  • @stevethrendyle8406
    @stevethrendyle8406 10 місяців тому +9

    That channelling of Dickie and Duane at the 2:07 mark is magic. Those who know, will know.

    • @andyinoregon
      @andyinoregon 9 місяців тому +1

      The twin-lead guitar bands of the early '70s were just incredible -- The Allman Brothers, Steely Dan, Wishbone Ash, etc.

  • @MI-sm5ge
    @MI-sm5ge 10 місяців тому +13

    Wow! Incredible! Donald embracing his 'inner crooner' taking a few nice melodic detours from the tune we know.

  • @GarthWatkins-th3jt
    @GarthWatkins-th3jt 5 місяців тому +3

    This song is one of many that, for me, are the 70's.
    I noticed after the guys tore it up doing the solo, Donald appeared more confident at the mic. Pretty obvious really.
    This is gold right here. Priceless. Timeless. Thank you so much for posting this. Just thank you.

    • @SThompsonRAMM_1203
      @SThompsonRAMM_1203 5 місяців тому +1

      I am glad someone else noticed this. I totally agree. You could tell the anxiety in his voice on the first two verses, but when they came out of the bridge his hand stopped shaking, and he hit every note.

  • @alianzazapata1810
    @alianzazapata1810 10 місяців тому +7

    What a unit of a band, My god!!

  • @Lance37a
    @Lance37a 8 місяців тому +11

    I saw Steely Dan a few days ago and they were great but this performance blows it away. There is no substitute for youth.

    • @radish6691
      @radish6691 2 місяці тому

      I told the judge “there is no substitute for youth” and he did not agree; I have to stay 500 yards from high schools until 2033.

  • @TouchDirt
    @TouchDirt 10 місяців тому +9

    God this footage is incredible

  • @user-sl9uz8ut6z
    @user-sl9uz8ut6z День тому

    I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DRIVEING THEM TO A CONCERT IN MEMPHIS ON MUD ISLAND, GREAT SHOW. ALOT OF FUN. JESUS LOVES YOU ❤❤❤

  • @gchase4073
    @gchase4073 10 місяців тому +75

    Another awesome Steely Dan clip from our Midnight Special friends!! Thank you Mr. SUGARMAN!!!

  • @semperfidelis1550
    @semperfidelis1550 10 місяців тому +21

    Rare chance to see them live and in their prime…👏👏👏 Steely Dan was notorious for not touring….🤔🤔🤔

  • @ThunderAppeal
    @ThunderAppeal 6 місяців тому +2

    This was recorded a few days after I was born.
    I loved Steely Dan growing up.
    50 years later Steely Dan still sounds great in light of todays music.
    I just saw a brief video where it explains how Steely Dan mocks John Lennons Imagine and I have that much more respect for Steely Dan now.

  • @henryluczak9156
    @henryluczak9156 4 години тому

    Who’s still watching in 2347?

  • @gretschguy864
    @gretschguy864 10 місяців тому +82

    What a tight band with a great live performance!

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 8 місяців тому +5

    Love the ladies clothes and miss wearing them, especially the red tube top!

    • @agtrucks
      @agtrucks 3 місяці тому

      👍 I believe the red top to be the same garment as the green headband on the other singer.😬🙂

  • @TheTruthSeeker756
    @TheTruthSeeker756 День тому

    One of the best songs ever.

  • @StevenMorris
    @StevenMorris 10 місяців тому +5

    This is such a neat surprise

  • @brianb1440
    @brianb1440 10 місяців тому +12

    What a blessing to be in high school in the 70s with such great music! Love Skunk Baxter's lead guitar. Wow! Crank it up and let's rock with some Steely Dan again and again and again!

  • @mustlovepretzels
    @mustlovepretzels 10 місяців тому +8

    Love to see anything live by Steely Dan from the 70's. Thanks Midnight Special. Cheers!🥨

  • @DavidGoldman-um3xn
    @DavidGoldman-um3xn 2 дні тому

    EXCELLENT... PURE ROCK JAMMIN' LIVE!!! ✌️

  • @ScottJohnson80
    @ScottJohnson80 10 місяців тому +153

    What a treasure trove of music given to us by these Midnight Special clips! Thank you! Also, I could watch Skunk Baxter wail on that guitar all day!

    • @LP23D6
      @LP23D6 10 місяців тому +9

      I thought that was Baxter. I remember him from early Doobie Bros.

    • @TheMonolake
      @TheMonolake 10 місяців тому +1

      Damm he was GONE !!!!!

    • @MrDano1138
      @MrDano1138 8 місяців тому +1

      Wish we could see Skunk commit to music again and not working for Raytheon.

    • @glennhavinoviski8128
      @glennhavinoviski8128 3 місяці тому

      @@MrDano1138 He's actually been touring! But yeah, he apparently parlayed his expertise in digital recording techniques into national security expertise.

  • @inthepit1968
    @inthepit1968 9 місяців тому +34

    Oh my lord this makes me so happy .
    What a wonderful session.
    The bands on fire.
    Gloria and Jenny just killing on backing vocals.
    Awesome!

    • @MaxVonStark
      @MaxVonStark 7 місяців тому +2

      The two ladies make the video!....the blond especially...always wondered their names and where they might be today

  • @alcoholya
    @alcoholya 10 місяців тому +4

    gotta love Porky and Bucky..

  • @howardrobinson4938
    @howardrobinson4938 3 місяці тому +2

    Something in the water in the 70's.

  • @dumfriesspearhead7398
    @dumfriesspearhead7398 10 місяців тому +2

    The 70s were the era of the backing singers, who seemed more integral to the songs, bands and the overall performance than they do these days.

  • @sms9106
    @sms9106 10 місяців тому +4

    Simply amazing

  • @jafl2183
    @jafl2183 8 місяців тому +5

    Steely Dan will forever reign as one of the greatest bands of all time.... amazing musicians and such a wide range of talent....got to see them twice... One with Walt and one without..both amazing performances

  • @balladofathinman
    @balladofathinman 10 місяців тому +1

    And that's your proverbial, rock 'n roll 101 kids.

  • @callouscallus
    @callouscallus 10 місяців тому +14

    these clips of Steely (showbiz kids too) honestly brought a tear to my eye. It's outrageously good. The film work is so amazing, I feel like I'm there.

  • @allenlushbough3299
    @allenlushbough3299 8 місяців тому +5

    So crazy, 50 years. Such a big fan for so long. Great clip!!

    • @themidnightspecialtvshow
      @themidnightspecialtvshow  8 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @RichardTheBigBunny
      @RichardTheBigBunny 6 місяців тому

      I just turned 50. I found this performance by looking up the best songs from the year I was born (1973). This is my favourite!

  • @smashism
    @smashism 10 місяців тому +256

    This is so great. and I always get excited when this channel posts stuff that wasn't included on the old DVD set of clips. Whoever runs this page is doing an amazing job, consistently. Thank you.

    • @themidnightspecialtvshow
      @themidnightspecialtvshow  10 місяців тому +92

      More to come!

    • @bassbymichele
      @bassbymichele 10 місяців тому +12

      ​@@themidnightspecialtvshowLOVE THIS ❤

    • @LowEarthOrbitPilot
      @LowEarthOrbitPilot 10 місяців тому +4

      Exactly! GREAT JOB!!

    • @feellucky271
      @feellucky271 10 місяців тому +6

      @@themidnightspecialtvshow Definitely looking forward to more of the Dan anything with Skunk Baxter in it and Denny Diaz is an amazing guitar player also.
      Walter sure in the background letting the band play on.
      RIP brother

    • @edd7812
      @edd7812 10 місяців тому +2

      I will absolutely second that! Great Channel!

  • @stanleeikki
    @stanleeikki 10 місяців тому +4

    Whew! Scorching!!

  • @metaldog70x7
    @metaldog70x7 10 місяців тому +5

    WOW.,,, what a fantastic performance of this song...the 70's had such great music.

  • @fredfloyd34
    @fredfloyd34 8 місяців тому +3

    Ive heard this song a zillion times since it came out...Still great everytime.

  • @golds04
    @golds04 8 місяців тому +17

    And to think Donald didn’t think he could sing. Just incredible. Walter always be missed. What a tremendously talented band. 🎉

    • @glennhavinoviski8128
      @glennhavinoviski8128 2 місяці тому

      And Walter was shy for a long time about playing at the front of the stage as well. It wasn't until they toured in the 90s that Walter took guitar leads on songs like "Josie" and "FM", and even then, he preferred to have guys like Jon Herrington do the solo guitar work - like everyone else in the modern touring Steely Dan band, a phenomenal musician. Even Donald wanted another keyboardist besides himself. The great ones always want to work with the best, and Becker and Fagan, who were incredibly talented, knew their strength was songwriting and their vision was to have their songs performed by the greatest musicians - their gift was finding them and getting them to play like they did.

    • @golds04
      @golds04 2 місяці тому

      @@glennhavinoviski8128 I was friendly with Walter and played with him a little bit. As a jazz musician, I didn’t know who we was when a mutual friend invited us both over for a jam session at his apartment in the city. One day he came down to a gig, and afterwards we sat down alone, an empty restaurant. We spent couple hours over beers, talking about life and stuff. This is prior to their tour life returning. I spent an hour trying to convince him to try to let me get him a gig at the Vanguard with Donald and a small band, it was a fun conversation he was convinced he wasn’t good enough to play there. I truly lovely, talented and gentle soul: greatly missed by those of us who knew him and his non on stage persona.

  • @frankrauscher4822
    @frankrauscher4822 Місяць тому +2

    Just fantastic. love the High waisted bell bottoms, glitter tube tops.. and those chicks could SING!!!

  • @peteespinosa2186
    @peteespinosa2186 8 місяців тому +15

    The Midnight Special was the coolest. What the hell happened to the music industry?
    Support live music whenever possible.
    Just say no to auto tune.

    • @anthonyboerio4955
      @anthonyboerio4955 4 місяці тому +1

      So many awesome performances on Midnight! The audience was into it, the bands were into it, I worked so well.
      Some of the best live performances right here!!!!

  • @gordoh7634
    @gordoh7634 10 місяців тому +93

    This video and audio are priceless! I've always wanted to see Denny Dias and Jeff Baxter play guitar together, and there was no way I could do that in the 21st century, but here it is! I love the guitar duet, and Donald is on pitch, with good vocal range back. So cool 😎.

    • @georgezaferes5410
      @georgezaferes5410 10 місяців тому

      Not Danny Dias... Elliot Randall

    • @gordoh7634
      @gordoh7634 10 місяців тому +7

      @@georgezaferes5410 That is Denny playing with Jeff. You are correct that Elliott was the lead guitar 🎸 on the original recording.

    • @norfitz
      @norfitz 10 місяців тому +1

      @@georgezaferes5410 That's Denny Dias, you just didn't recognize him without the overalls

    • @deirdre108
      @deirdre108 10 місяців тому

      @@norfitz ...and the purple velvet pants he sometimes wore.

  • @Car54route66
    @Car54route66 Місяць тому +1

    Music music 😁❤❤❤ thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️