Early love how much you identified with this and your energy for it. And your observations about what this might have been like to experience in a club. Excellent reaction!
BEST PART about STEELY DAN Lyrics... Most are DARK Subjects, drugs, murder, robbery, underhandedness, and the lives of the bottom of society (like this tune). All wrapped around Happy Cheerful Gleeful music and melodies. You must pay very close attention to the words and the Real meanings of the Stories. Most of the stories are from Real Wold Villains that were in the news, back in the day. Kid Charlemagne is about the guy that supplied ACID to most of San Fransisco and the Grateful Dead band members. Most of the Tunes were on the Radio all day and all night, but 75% of the listeners never really knew what the songs were really about. if they did, they would not be played on the radio. Example: "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" would never get airplay today because of the subject.
😊 I'll be 56 I grew up in the 70s loving steely dan this is my favorite song and peg they use to play these songs at the black roller skate rings we all use to jam to steely dan you can't help but love them what makes this song so magic is towards the end with the saxophone and how you hear the drum how it keeps playing but fading away softly that what makes it so beautiful the song can go on and on you wouldn't get tired of it😊😊😊
Amazing band with a list of hits a mile long give a listen to Hey nineteen, Do it again, Kid Charlemagne, Aja,My old school, Peg, FM, etc.... great music great band what else can you say
I'm glad you took this route with Steely Dan, it gives you the chance to experience theses albums the same way we did. While each of their albums have a different flavor, their all pure perfection, I hope you go the same route with the rest of their albums.
"They call Alabama 'The Crimson Tide'" is a reference to the football team at The University of Alabama, which is widely considered to be the great collegiate football franchise of all time.
Amazing album, not just for the music but also for the sound quality, if you were into hifi back then you always showed off your system by putting on this album. there's an entire documentary on youtube on the making of the album.And if interested Alabama university's football team is called the Crimson Tide.
What a great reaction. When I was new to listening to Steely Dan I didn't get this one at first. Then, after listening to the full Aja album a few times it quickly became my favorite by them. I think it's one of the best chord progressions ever. Keep going, let's hear "Home at Last".
There are multiple ways to look at this song. Is it a man who threw it all away for an uncertain life of freedom doing what he loves (music), or is it a man only imagining what his life could be like if he did, except he never actually had the courage to take that final step?
maybe just me, actually prob just me, but I always got the feeling he was a sax player, but somehow, maybe because how everything in his life had worked out so far, he knew if he made it big it would prob kill him...but that just one of my ideas...lol Great reactiom, keep on brother!
I enjoyed your reaction, but I'm puzzled as to why you decided to end the song a couple of minutes early, missing out on one of Steely Dan's most elegant and iconic outros.
This is my favorite Steely Dan song
As much as I like this one. I prefer Riķki or Josie.
I want this song played at my funeral it's about sending my spirit FREE.
Your joy is infectious ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Early love how much you identified with this and your energy for it. And your observations about what this might have been like to experience in a club. Excellent reaction!
BEST PART about STEELY DAN Lyrics... Most are DARK Subjects, drugs, murder, robbery, underhandedness, and the lives of the bottom of society (like this tune). All wrapped around Happy Cheerful Gleeful music and melodies. You must pay very close attention to the words and the Real meanings of the Stories. Most of the stories are from Real Wold Villains that were in the news, back in the day. Kid Charlemagne is about the guy that supplied ACID to most of San Fransisco and the Grateful Dead band members.
Most of the Tunes were on the Radio all day and all night, but 75% of the listeners never really knew what the songs were really about. if they did, they would not be played on the radio. Example: "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" would never get airplay today because of the subject.
😊 I'll be 56 I grew up in the 70s loving steely dan this is my favorite song and peg they use to play these songs at the black roller skate rings we all use to jam to steely dan you can't help but love them what makes this song so magic is towards the end with the saxophone and how you hear the drum how it keeps playing but fading away softly that what makes it so beautiful the song can go on and on you wouldn't get tired of it😊😊😊
Amazing band with a list of hits a mile long give a listen to Hey nineteen, Do it again, Kid Charlemagne, Aja,My old school, Peg, FM, etc.... great music great band what else can you say
I'm glad you took this route with Steely Dan, it gives you the chance to experience theses albums the same way we did. While each of their albums have a different flavor, their all pure perfection, I hope you go the same route with the rest of their albums.
This is an excellent reaction to this masterpiece. Thank you for doing it! One of my all time favourite Steely Dan songs!!
"They call Alabama 'The Crimson Tide'" is a reference to the football team at The University of Alabama, which is widely considered to be the great collegiate football franchise of all time.
Great reaction to a great tune! You pick up the melody so quick!
OH YEAH!!....We are expanding.
so many great songs by SD. keep em coming!!
Amazing album, not just for the music but also for the sound quality, if you were into hifi back then you always showed off your system by putting on this album. there's an entire documentary on youtube on the making of the album.And if interested Alabama university's football team is called the Crimson Tide.
What a great reaction. When I was new to listening to Steely Dan I didn't get this one at first. Then, after listening to the full Aja album a few times it quickly became my favorite by them. I think it's one of the best chord progressions ever. Keep going, let's hear "Home at Last".
"Home at Last" is the best song on _Aja_ .
❤❤❤ Favorite reactor and favorite band!!!
excellent reaction. i interpret the song largely the same way; it's my favorite :)
It's so good!
There are multiple ways to look at this song. Is it a man who threw it all away for an uncertain life of freedom doing what he loves (music), or is it a man only imagining what his life could be like if he did, except he never actually had the courage to take that final step?
I love your reactions man. You get it.
THANKS AGAIN TRY Brian Culbertson- On My Mind.
maybe just me, actually prob just me, but I always got the feeling he was a sax player, but somehow, maybe because how everything in his life had worked out so far, he knew if he made it big it would prob kill him...but that just one of my ideas...lol Great reactiom, keep on brother!
Now it's time for Boston long time
Now you have to do do it again
Crimson Tide is a call out to Alabama U. Decon Blues was their rivals.
Deacon Blues was a reference to the football player Deacon Jones, who played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s and 1970s.
@@mournblade1066 I stand corrected.
it's about addiction to gambling. He starts out having broke it and then found himself back at it
I always thought an interpretation of these lryics that made sense to me was this - that it's about an epic level of "loserdom".
I enjoyed your reaction, but I'm puzzled as to why you decided to end the song a couple of minutes early, missing out on one of Steely Dan's most elegant and iconic outros.
THANK YOU I NEED DONALD FAGEN REAL BAD THE GOODBYE LOOK SO SMOOTH.