Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  4 роки тому +169

    Happy Friday!! Make sure to VOTE in the poll on our Community Tab!! 🔥
    SUPER excited to be checking out more Steely Dan!!! This track was killer!! What’s the next one we gotta do from them?! Cheers friends have a great weekend!!! 🤟🏻🔥

    • @WMalven
      @WMalven 4 роки тому +31

      Outstanding song next really needs to be "Deacon Blues" and "Midnight Cruiser."
      BTW: "white men on the street" talking about coke dealers.
      "Is there gas in the car? Yes, there's gas in the car." Owsley was busted, because he ran out of gas when he was trying to make his get away.

    • @bodhisattva3774
      @bodhisattva3774 4 роки тому +30

      Love it! Dont Take Me Alive has another great Larry Carlton solo. Rock on!

    • @skydog6376
      @skydog6376 4 роки тому +13

      Gotta do Show Biz Kids next

    • @moefeaux1442
      @moefeaux1442 4 роки тому +37

      WHEN ARE YOU GONNA DO "AJA" the song????

    • @erikberg5363
      @erikberg5363 4 роки тому +14

      Deacon Blues or King of the World. Sooooo many great ones to choose from though!

  • @mr.inlowsyoutubechannel6191
    @mr.inlowsyoutubechannel6191 4 роки тому +419

    I love the comment, "Complex but not cluttered", those 4 words epitomize Steely Dan better than any other 4 words could. Good job gentlemen.

    • @kentzepick4169
      @kentzepick4169 4 роки тому +2

      Amen to that!

    • @ThaddMcNamara
      @ThaddMcNamara 4 роки тому +2

      Exactly!

    • @deborahsuewho
      @deborahsuewho 2 роки тому +2

      I’d describe that sentence the same way. Economy is so beautiful in language. Just the right amount and choice of words (like the music we’re hearing).

    • @raoul_duke7253
      @raoul_duke7253 2 роки тому +2

      Best way to describe Steely Dan I’ve ever heard.

    • @charlier711
      @charlier711 Рік тому +2

      Well stated. These guys get it. Impressed that they catch the musicianship, lyrics, and subtleties. True Dan fans.

  • @josephcrangle4669
    @josephcrangle4669 4 роки тому +589

    If you've ever picked up an musical instrument, eventually you will worship at the Temple of Steely Dan.

    • @pugman3174
      @pugman3174 4 роки тому +18

      Well said. I'm a sax player who lives to jam along with Steely Dan. Even songs without sax. I'll fit something in.

    • @jlglover4592
      @jlglover4592 4 роки тому +14

      @@pugman3174 the sax belongs in more music, not less!

    • @cobra1995xx
      @cobra1995xx 4 роки тому +13

      Their roster of drummers is f'n unbelievable!!

    • @philmanson2991
      @philmanson2991 4 роки тому +8

      Once I learned to play "Peg," "Josie," and "Babylon Sisters," I considered myself a decent guitarist (no, I cannot play those leads).

    • @AsherRapp
      @AsherRapp 4 роки тому +6

      Absolutely. Blessed are Donald and Walter.

  • @mikek5958
    @mikek5958 4 роки тому +166

    From Songfacts: This song was inspired by Owsley Stanley III, the first "underground" chemist to mass produce high-quality LSD in the 1960s in San Francisco. Walter Becker explained: "It was kind of an Owsleyesque figure that existed in our mind's eye. I think he was based on the idea of the outlaw-acid-chef of the '60s who had essentially outlived the social context of his specialty but of course he was still an outlaw." According to Donald Fagen, the story in this song takes place from 1968-1976. As time goes on, Charlemagne's services fall out of favor, leading to his demise. Steely Dan favorite Larry Carlton played guitar on this track. Donald Fagen said: "He's a real virtuoso. In my opinion he can get around his instrument better than any studio guitarist. He's also quite a good blues player. He did the solos on 'Kid Charlemagne.' The middle solo he did in two takes and we used parts of both. The last solo was straight improvisation." In a Rolling Stone interview before during Steely Dan's 2009 tour, Becker said that this was their most-requested song, with the line, "Is there gas in the car, yes there's gas in the car" providing a sing-along moment. Said Becker, "A cab driver once told me that that was the stupidest line he's ever heard."

    • @maryannanderson1744
      @maryannanderson1744 4 роки тому +4

      Cool. Thanks for the information

    • @61hink
      @61hink 4 роки тому +17

      From what I recall from The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, the LSD available at the time was inconsistent home-cooked garbage until Owsley came along, consistently putting out a product with a purity akin to Walter White's blue meth. What a great line in the song, "On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene... but yours was kitchen clean..."

    • @mikek5958
      @mikek5958 4 роки тому

      @@maryannanderson1744 You're welcome Mary Ann.

    • @steveandme63
      @steveandme63 4 роки тому +3

      My favorite Steely Dan

    • @markhardwicke5345
      @markhardwicke5345 4 роки тому +12

      Having dropped purple Owsley in the Haight when I was 12, I can testify that this song is only due justice to the product. It changed my life -- amazingly for the better.

  • @dzhellek
    @dzhellek 4 роки тому +370

    I never would have thought Steely Dan, of all things, would register to Millenials. Perhaps there is hope after all. Tasty indeed.

    • @legendarytobi
      @legendarytobi 4 роки тому +17

      Makes me very happy to see them so impressed!

    • @josephbrowning4220
      @josephbrowning4220 4 роки тому +35

      I think these guys are Gen Z. The youngest Millennial is 24. Regardless, it *is* a lovely experience watching young people discover old music and appreciate it.

    • @chrisnealis4270
      @chrisnealis4270 4 роки тому +29

      I'm a Millenial, I'll be 38 in July. I've been listening to Steely Dan for two and half decades. I took my BOOMER PARENTS to see The Dan. My first concert ever was Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. I think a lot of people are confused as to who Millenials are.

    • @lisalu910
      @lisalu910 4 роки тому +1

      My Millennial son LOVES it.

    • @anthonylovavto3228
      @anthonylovavto3228 4 роки тому

      I agree!!!

  • @LucilleBrawl17
    @LucilleBrawl17 4 роки тому +230

    Even after hearing this at least a thousand times, I still get chills.

  • @BarnyardNewton
    @BarnyardNewton 4 роки тому +200

    “Don’t Take Me Alive” should be your next Steely Dan tune.

    • @36johnnyreal
      @36johnnyreal 4 роки тому +9

      Same album and more great Carlton guitar work.

    • @rickboardman6
      @rickboardman6 4 роки тому +5

      My choice also!

    • @TheTrojanman83
      @TheTrojanman83 4 роки тому +17

      Best guitar intro of all time!

    • @tomcox2339
      @tomcox2339 4 роки тому +7

      Yes yes yes! This is my favorite all time SD song. Please react to Don't Take Me Alive!

    • @ZomBMarketing
      @ZomBMarketing 4 роки тому +5

      My thoughts exactly...got a case of dynamite, I could hold out here all night!

  • @MichaelTrogdon1990
    @MichaelTrogdon1990 4 роки тому +95

    “Home at Last” for the Purdie Shuffle. “Aja” for the amazing saxophone and drum solo.

    • @BlazingKrimson
      @BlazingKrimson 4 роки тому +6

      Yes! "Aja" is still one of my all-time favorite records and "Home at Last" might be my favorite song on it.

    • @sipesthebest128
      @sipesthebest128 4 роки тому +3

      @@BlazingKrimson
      "Aja" and "Home at Last" are both in my top-10 SD songs.

    • @eckerjoe
      @eckerjoe 4 роки тому +2

      Indeed! The Purdie shuffle, especially cross reference with Toto’s Roseanna !

  • @aryehbarson
    @aryehbarson 4 роки тому +185

    "Is that a bass?" Correction, that's Chuck Rainey on the bass. Impeccable, immaculate and funky.

    • @stevebadd1
      @stevebadd1 3 роки тому +1

      Yup

    • @Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny
      @Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny 3 роки тому +15

      if you're asking "is that a bass" to that Stevie Wonder sounding keyboard, that's a Clavinet. Essential accompaniment to any self-respecting Jazz/Funk fusion band :)

    • @melodymakermark
      @melodymakermark 2 роки тому +1

      Chuck on bass and Jeff Porcaro on drums, I think? You won’t find a better rhythm section than that.

    • @clash79
      @clash79 2 роки тому +1

      @@Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking. Literally the Stevie Wonder keyboard sound from his 70s funk songs

    • @jwtish7825
      @jwtish7825 2 роки тому

      @@Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny THANK YOU for telling us! I was wondering that for the longest time! I've heard it in this, and I think even "Listen To What The Man Says" by Wings (which honestly A&A should do that song sometime). I thought it was like a Fender Rhodes or something

  • @all66books
    @all66books Рік тому +53

    Larry Carlton's licks are so insane on this track that the brilliant bass work gets overlooked. Legend Chuck Rainey supplies the bass here; Carlton and Rainey jamming together is just masterful.

  • @scottsnyder2726
    @scottsnyder2726 Рік тому +39

    Larry Carlton on lead guitar, Bernard Purdue on drums and Chuck Rainey on bass. Three of the all-time greatest. One of my favorite songs ever

  • @oboogie2
    @oboogie2 4 роки тому +216

    The only thing that need be said after this: Larry Carlton.

    • @petepower4217
      @petepower4217 4 роки тому +6

      Steve Gadd laid down the whole track, the feel for this masterpiece. No way Carlton does this without the Gadd influence.

    • @oboogie2
      @oboogie2 4 роки тому +40

      @@petepower4217 sorry, but this was Bernard Purdie, Gadd played on Gaucho and Aja, but he wasn't on The Royal Scam. Either way, they're both indescribably awesome.

    • @davidfrancis273
      @davidfrancis273 4 роки тому +8

      Best outro. Ever.

    • @earlonaweary9155
      @earlonaweary9155 4 роки тому +1

      @@davidfrancis273 Yes.

    • @alstuart8801
      @alstuart8801 4 роки тому +8

      @@petepower4217 Bernard Purdie was the drummer

  • @mstrut9510
    @mstrut9510 4 роки тому +83

    Steely Dan does it with the best studio musicians in the world. "Aja" amazing drums.

    • @CarlosRodrigues68
      @CarlosRodrigues68 4 роки тому +10

      Steve Gadd's drumming in AJA is life-changing. There are 3 sections, but the end when he switches it up to a Samaba beat just defies description.

    • @blanetalk
      @blanetalk 4 роки тому +4

      TRUTH - the drumming IS amazing!

    • @williamcharles995
      @williamcharles995 4 роки тому +3

      That would be a “correct” Steve Gadd.

    • @richardluevano8996
      @richardluevano8996 4 роки тому +5

      M Strut Agree on “Aja” drums!!! Sax work is also incredible!!!

    • @Jerlwayne
      @Jerlwayne 4 роки тому +5

      That sax is the legendary Wayne Shorter. Finest, most underrated jazz-pop masterpiece of all time.

  • @bryanalfonso5700
    @bryanalfonso5700 4 роки тому +65

    Having someone say, "It's the best guitar solo of all time" is a nearly sure-fire way of ensuring others won't think so. I don't personally agree that any solo could receive such a title but rather the comment, "It's my favorite." Larry Carlton's solo is definitely top shelf. As Tally Kev says below, Rick Beato's analysis of Carlton's solo is a great lesson.

    • @mfeltes
      @mfeltes 4 роки тому +3

      Bryan's absolutely right, Beato's breakdown is so illuminating. I don't play guitar and I learned so much as a listener, so you'll get that much more out of it.
      ua-cam.com/video/xKIC9zbSJoE/v-deo.html

    • @SuperWhofan1
      @SuperWhofan1 4 роки тому

      Comfortably numb deserves the title of best solo

    • @eileendobbs8574
      @eileendobbs8574 4 роки тому +3

      I saw that Beato video. More like it's one of the best "technical" guitar solos. The best of anything musically is subjective. Everybody has different likes and dislikes.

    • @robertreichle1
      @robertreichle1 4 роки тому

      @@SuperWhofan1 Nope. Favorite for you.

    • @juandelhombre
      @juandelhombre 4 роки тому

      Beato does awesome work

  • @wickedcoolname399
    @wickedcoolname399 2 роки тому +17

    "Don't Take Me Alive" has the best guitar intro solo ever, IMO.

    • @katiemanning3761
      @katiemanning3761 Рік тому +3

      Yeah, pure grit from the start!! Love it!!

    • @livenhfree
      @livenhfree 6 місяців тому +3

      My opinion exactly. Larry Carlton.

  • @charliemcfarling4219
    @charliemcfarling4219 3 роки тому +89

    There are one hell of a lot of people, including me, that think this is the most well-crafted and tasty guitar solo in the history of rock and roll. The way Larry Carlton progresses through the chord changes is frankly phenomenal.
    Rick Beato has a video about this song and he breaks down every aspect of Carlton's work on this tune. By the way, Rick thinks it's the best ever solo also.

    • @JeffreyIsbell
      @JeffreyIsbell 3 роки тому +2

      THIS

    • @actuariallurker9650
      @actuariallurker9650 3 роки тому +2

      David Gilmour Comfortably Numb...then maybe this

    • @g-moneyrides8341
      @g-moneyrides8341 2 роки тому +1

      @@actuariallurker9650 David Gilmour Comfortably Numb then Alex Lifeson La Villa Strangiato...then maybe this

    • @disillusionedanglophile7680
      @disillusionedanglophile7680 2 роки тому

      Al di Meola is an acquired taste. Solos like two spiders running over a hot plate. Clean and melodic. Beato interviewed him too

  • @paulrichter2863
    @paulrichter2863 4 роки тому +90

    Peg: Jay Graydon
    Reelin' In The Years: Elliott Randall
    Kid Charlemagne: Larry Carlton
    All world-class guitarists. Especially Carlton who was the best session guitarist in the world in the '70s.
    That is Steely Dan.

    • @gregrambo606
      @gregrambo606 4 роки тому +8

      Jeff "Skunk" Baxter would have a major claim to the title as session guitarist of the 70's himself. He was one of Steely Dan's favorites, but was also a member of The Doobie Brothers for quite some time. Loved Larry's work with The Crusaders though.

    • @unki3259
      @unki3259 4 роки тому +5

      also jeff baxter, and walter becker played guitar as well...

    • @markjf131
      @markjf131 4 роки тому +4

      Denny Dias.

    • @joelbrittain6379
      @joelbrittain6379 4 роки тому +4

      @@gregrambo606 Not just a favourite, he was one of the two original guitar players of the band until Becker and Fagan decided to go studio only.

    • @unki3259
      @unki3259 4 роки тому +1

      @@markjf131 yes

  • @bodhisattva3774
    @bodhisattva3774 4 роки тому +67

    This song is about Owsley "the Bear" Stanley legendary Grateful Dead soundman and LSD manufacturer.

    • @andyball8379
      @andyball8379 4 роки тому +9

      Just by chance you crossed the diamond with the pearl.

    • @piscator57
      @piscator57 4 роки тому +8

      The Greateful Dead had better stage equipment than the Beatles thanks to Stan’s lsd sales....

    • @m.gideonhoyle409
      @m.gideonhoyle409 4 роки тому +5

      And inventor of the stage monitor.

    • @philstone3859
      @philstone3859 4 роки тому +2

      Aahhh I’m trippin!! 😁⚡️🎆✌️👊🇺🇸

    • @MusicLover-wo7ig
      @MusicLover-wo7ig 4 роки тому +7

      Yep. You inversed his name though. Owlsey Stanley.

  • @deathsurge666
    @deathsurge666 4 роки тому +116

    Boys, you definitely need some Steely Dan “Deacon Blues”. It’s smoother than Barry White sliding down an ice luge pouring Courvoisier in a smoking jacket.

  • @dwoehrma
    @dwoehrma 4 роки тому +70

    Jimmy Page called Reelin in the Years his favorite guitar solo of all time.

  • @robertneblett4477
    @robertneblett4477 3 роки тому +174

    This happens to my kids all the time. Ages 28 to 34. They discover something and think they’re he first. About 2 years ago my daughter discovered Pink Floyd. She asked me if I’d ever head of them?😂

    • @GildaLee27
      @GildaLee27 3 роки тому +24

      I am well over 50 and just a little ashamed to admit I never really got into Steely Dan before, although I've heard & liked their hits since I was old enough to choose the station on the radio. This pandemic gave me the time to listen to music a lot more, one thing led to another, and in the past 2 months or so have become convinced Fagen & Becker are every bit musical geniuses whose songwriting, recordings, and iconic musical style put them them way, *way* up there in 20th century musical history. Listening to their albums now, I feel I'm in the presence of a towering musical intellect. I'm prepared to say their work is up there with Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, even approaching the Lennon/McCartney league. Clearly they love(d) American jazz standards and are writing in appreciation of them (Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Ellington, Basie, Rodgers & Hart et al.)
      It's a funky sycopated pop full of hooks, gorgeous melodies, narrative lyrics full of astonishing wordplay. Just really superb on so many levels.

    • @garymatheson6452
      @garymatheson6452 3 роки тому +5

      @@GildaLee27 Better late than never

    • @gardenlover9663
      @gardenlover9663 3 роки тому +5

      Be cool about it, please. When I asked my dad about music he'd loved since he was young, he laughed at me. It wasn't fun.

    • @steveandme63
      @steveandme63 3 роки тому +3

      I remember when my son asked me if I'd ever heard of Chicago?! I had made sure since he was born to make sure he was introduced to PF, LZ, AC/DC, etc.. but I'd forgotten some of the classic bands. I felled him.

    • @gardenlover9663
      @gardenlover9663 3 роки тому +4

      @@steveandme63 He had the joy of discovery. That's a good thing.

  • @z-man2343
    @z-man2343 4 роки тому +73

    "Is there gas in the cah? Yes, there's gas in the cah." D. Fagen is the coolest of the cool.

    • @mrsteve3527
      @mrsteve3527 4 роки тому +5

      Nobody cooler than these guys...

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 4 роки тому +8

      So funny, after all these years, that line and the delivery still kills me.

    • @zzbear317
      @zzbear317 4 роки тому +2

      They got busted once for not having gas in their car... true

    • @jamesfetherston1190
      @jamesfetherston1190 4 роки тому +5

      @@zzbear317 Not them, the song is about Owsley Stanley the famous manufacturer of quality LSD who got busted running out of gas when trying to ditch town.

    • @brianmiller1077
      @brianmiller1077 4 роки тому +3

      A taxi cab driver asked Walter Becker what he did for a living he said he was a musician.
      Oh, anything I've heard of?
      I'm in Steely Dan
      Oh yeah, well one of your songs has some of the worst lyrics ever
      Becker was dumbfounded "Really which ones?"
      "Is there gas in the car, yes there's gas in the car", worst lyrics ever.

  • @Coolrockndad
    @Coolrockndad 4 роки тому +85

    "Hey 19" , "FM (no static at all)" and "Deacon Blues" all by Steely Dan .... check them out and I'm sure one of them gets an "S".

  • @ZealZaddy
    @ZealZaddy 4 роки тому +63

    Steely Dan is just so damn good-every song is great and original, but with a real Steely Dan style. Jazz/funk/fusion by some of the finest, world-class, musicians.

  • @iankclark
    @iankclark Рік тому +7

    That solo just keeps growing on you. Stunning to be able to even THINK those notes and then PLAY them to PERFECTION.

  • @GiaSesshoumaru
    @GiaSesshoumaru 3 роки тому +71

    To be very honest, this WHOLE ALBUM is fucking awesome. Front to back, I could listen to every song. It is fantastic.

    • @winstonsmiths2449
      @winstonsmiths2449 2 роки тому +2

      YES! All time great album. One of the few albums (INXS is another group that has quality albums) that is good from song one on side one to last song on side 2!

    • @jayem1826
      @jayem1826 2 роки тому +1

      1979 Parris island, SC. A buddy and I went to a music shop in Beaufort/Port Royal. He suggested this cassette. Best recommendation I ever got.

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway Рік тому

      Which album? Other than Two Against Nature (not for me) they are all stunners

  • @williamcharles995
    @williamcharles995 4 роки тому +85

    Try “Don’t Take Me Alive” for another of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Same guitar player too - Larry Carlton.

    • @TrashWerewolf
      @TrashWerewolf 4 роки тому +8

      One of the best guitar intros of all time! I love that song!!!

    • @gregusmc2868
      @gregusmc2868 4 роки тому +5

      Yessir. See my comment above. A masterpiece.

    • @36johnnyreal
      @36johnnyreal 4 роки тому +4

      The intro is pure 🔥...

    • @toddcave
      @toddcave 4 роки тому +1

      Don't Take Me Alive is intense, no song like it. Darkness of a killer's mind with a beautiful musical edge from beginning to end.

  • @ebenclukey7293
    @ebenclukey7293 4 роки тому +128

    "Don't Take Me Alive" has the nastiest guitar intro I've ever heard. It'll make your hair stand up.

    • @crazyb3fan
      @crazyb3fan 4 роки тому +1

      ES-335 + Fender Champ cranked = sonic heaven!

    • @jgdmlw
      @jgdmlw 4 роки тому +3

      Agree....great intro and great vocals. The vocal harmonies are great.

    • @7rays
      @7rays 3 роки тому +6

      Again...Larry Carlton at his very best

    • @varsitycamplife
      @varsitycamplife 3 роки тому +2

      Yep ^

    • @philrunwater8733
      @philrunwater8733 3 роки тому +3

      And this guitar intro is still making my hair stand up 40 years later. When I first heard it I just could'nt believe it!

  • @gregusmc2868
    @gregusmc2868 4 роки тому +9

    I’m a Patreon member here and I just wanted to say that half of the magic of this song, and why it’s so near and dear to many Dan-heads of my age is that they are telling the story of the legendary Owsley who was making some of the BEST LSD on the San Francisco scene during that summer of love. He was the official supplier of the Grateful Dead, and when you hear of people like the Beatles and Dylan, and Grace Slick talking about their “first trips”-it was almost always Owsley’s chemistry skills that they were experiencing. Of course, when Owsley started out, LSD was LEGAL. I lived in Oakland in 66 and there were “happenings” where large groups of hippies would get together, often with the Dead playing as the house band, where the whole point was to experience Owsley’s handiwork together with some mellow music. Anyway, he truly went from being “a champion in their eyes” to an “outlaw in their eyes.” when the made LSD illegal. The lyric “Look at all the white men on the street” referred to all the guys selling the newest drug-cocaine. The solo by Carlton is one of the most complex solos EVER in a rock and roll song. I strongly STRONGLY recommend you watching Rick Beato’s video “What makes this song great” for a serious understanding of the players (legends) gathered for the recording of that song. PS-someone help me here-what’s the name of the song that STARTS with the Carlton solo-is it Don’t Take Me Alive? Also a brilliant example of Carlton’s guitar work. I got to see Carlton, Al Dimeola, and Paco de Lucia play together at the Front Row Theatre in Cleveland in about 1980. Amazing doesn’t come close to describing that show. Rock on fellas. I’m happy I became a Patreon member because you fellas are a joy to watch. Semper Fi. Stay well.

  • @lilwitty248
    @lilwitty248 4 роки тому +132

    When are these boys gonna sit through the 8 minute sonic masterpiece that is “aja”. I need to see their reaction to the Gadd/Shorter combo blessing this track with the greatest drum & saxophone combined solo of all time!

    • @kschrader007
      @kschrader007 4 роки тому +11

      The "Aja" album was considered Musically perfect. Great album to "stretch out" your home sound system.

    • @wicky4473
      @wicky4473 4 роки тому +2

      Harry J Wells I agree wholeheartedly!

    • @kevinkronsagen2894
      @kevinkronsagen2894 4 роки тому +5

      ...and don’t wear a Led Zeppelin shirt while reviewing it

    • @ArtofFreeSpeech
      @ArtofFreeSpeech 4 роки тому +3

      I'm drooling for that day as well!

    • @ThaddMcNamara
      @ThaddMcNamara 4 роки тому

      Harry J Wells YES! These guys neeed to go through the “process” and experience the full effect as it was meant to be!!!

  • @HalCmx_Cabanamedia
    @HalCmx_Cabanamedia 4 роки тому +42

    ever notice how the backing vocals are far beyond the typical ooohs and ahhhs of most songs, but they are more like 'characters' involved in the story lines of the songs. another level vocally.

    • @jenl3162
      @jenl3162 3 роки тому +1

      I agree. Donald and Walter treated the background vocals like they were their own instrument.

    • @appletree6898
      @appletree6898 3 роки тому +1

      The guitars often seem to be "commenting" after certain lyrics too.

    • @KafinSulthan
      @KafinSulthan 3 роки тому +1

      @@appletree6898 yeah, kudos for larry carlton for the conversational, amazing guitar work

  • @michaelandreozzi4717
    @michaelandreozzi4717 4 роки тому +55

    “My Old School” for fun and a really big horns section. Beware of another guitar solo fadeout though.

    • @pearshapedhacker
      @pearshapedhacker 4 роки тому +1

      100%, underrated but their best!!

    • @MrJagxjsc12
      @MrJagxjsc12 4 роки тому +2

      My Old School is soooo slammin',.... to understand how complex and fantastic is it,..watch a cover band WORK HARD to just lay down the entire 'scene',...wow

    • @denisduran9101
      @denisduran9101 4 роки тому +1

      Hope I could easily list 10 songs by steely Dan that I love, my old school is my favorite!

    • @fantasycampfilms
      @fantasycampfilms 4 роки тому +1

      "My Old School" is deceptively simple, but so complex and deep, the horn section, and the guitar is insanely written...The line: "Oleanders growing outside her door..." gets me every time. Just analyze the lyrics. Captures the college experience with layers of ineffable emotions, melancholy, and wistful, sweet pain. S-tier SD for sure.

  • @castlefreak8122
    @castlefreak8122 4 роки тому +26

    The instrument you were hearing when you said ‘is that a bass?’ is the clavinet, which is an electric clavichord. Really popular in the 70s, highlighted on Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstition,’ Billy Preston’s ‘Outa-Space,’ and many other iconic songs of the decade.

  • @jamiesmart8704
    @jamiesmart8704 4 роки тому +106

    Steely Dan’s “My Old School” is killer.

  • @jml-rj5re
    @jml-rj5re 2 роки тому +12

    An absolute masterpiece. The interplay between drummer Bernard Purdie, bassist Chuck Rainey, and the keyboards is ridiculously sick.

  • @jackstrang1488
    @jackstrang1488 4 роки тому +76

    “Don’t Take me Alive”
    Same album. Same soloist.

    • @flastatenole
      @flastatenole 4 роки тому +5

      Or Haitian Divorce

    • @edpas007
      @edpas007 4 роки тому +4

      My fave SD song Don’t take me Alive. Great solo

    • @danielgarrett6137
      @danielgarrett6137 4 роки тому +6

      Arguably Larry Carlton's best work.

    • @davidmcqueen3405
      @davidmcqueen3405 4 роки тому +4

      "Don't take me alive" favourite nasty guitar ever. "Hatian Divorce" awesome lyrics and the nicest wah run.

  • @joeyrobison6629
    @joeyrobison6629 4 роки тому +40

    "Bodhisattva" You definitely have to listen to this one next. The guitar work is out of this world. You both will be blown away, I guarantee it!

    • @SiriusJMoonlight
      @SiriusJMoonlight 4 роки тому +2

      When I heard some old Les Paul way-ahead-of-his-time work, it sounded like that.

    • @cameramanboyfriend6177
      @cameramanboyfriend6177 4 роки тому +2

      It is GREAT! (Also, the cover by the Stray Cats guy, Brian Setzer, is awesome too.)

    • @kevinmcinnis2453
      @kevinmcinnis2453 4 роки тому +2

      Yes...i agree ....one of my favorites

    • @rodciferri9626
      @rodciferri9626 4 роки тому +1

      I'll join you as a co-guarantor on "Bodhisattva" - it's outstanding!

    • @cameramanboyfriend6177
      @cameramanboyfriend6177 4 роки тому

      Believe it or not, it used to be used as the theme music for a current affairs show here in Australia during the late 70's or '80's. Even more amazing, so was Jack Bruce's 'Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune."

  • @MichaelGreenhaus9404
    @MichaelGreenhaus9404 4 роки тому +9

    MY OLD SCHOOL! A great Steely Dan song that you never forget.

  • @synchronizerman
    @synchronizerman 4 роки тому +56

    -and Larry Carlton the famous session guitarist did the solos here

    • @Matt-fv2qb
      @Matt-fv2qb 4 роки тому +2

      Mr. 335!

    • @joeday4293
      @joeday4293 4 роки тому +2

      And of course, the legendary rhythm section of Chuck Rainey on bass and Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on the drums. GOATs.

    • @bcriswell
      @bcriswell 4 роки тому

      I love Larry Carlton. Discovered him in College in the late 70's.

  • @cjahrens
    @cjahrens 2 роки тому +16

    I was a senior in high school in 1987 when my buddy’s dad played Steely Dan around us and they have been my favorite band ever since. Seen them live 3 times ! RIP Walter Becker

    • @peterjonas4971
      @peterjonas4971 Рік тому

      Same here. But I remember our baby-sitter bought Aja when it came out. I even remeber the television commercial for that album when it came out.

  • @Rocadamis
    @Rocadamis 4 роки тому +117

    "Is there gas in the car? Yes there gas in the CAAAR?!"

    • @kb35682
      @kb35682 4 роки тому +14

      My friend will sing that out of nowhere and cracks me up every time!

    • @lisac.2616
      @lisac.2616 4 роки тому +9

      I too sing that exact line for no particular reason, just love that line. Devoted fan since my Uncle turned me onto the Aja album in my teens. Have not stopped listening and continue to get lost in their music. Rock on all!

    • @tombrearton3435
      @tombrearton3435 4 роки тому +5

      The lyric is a question and answer. The second part is "Yes, there's gas in the car."

    • @Rocadamis
      @Rocadamis 4 роки тому

      @@tombrearton3435 Right.

    • @andrewtrotter9023
      @andrewtrotter9023 4 роки тому +7

      There’s no ‘r’ in Donald’s cahhhh.

  • @drewwin794
    @drewwin794 4 роки тому +54

    You asked for it!
    Josie
    Hey Nineteen
    FM
    My Old School
    Black Cow
    Don’t Take Me Alive
    Things I Miss the Most
    Just some of my favorites.

  • @ArtofFreeSpeech
    @ArtofFreeSpeech 4 роки тому +26

    Guys, guys, guys! The lyrics to this are epic. You really needed to have the lyrics to it. They're what make the song.
    Now... Aja, FM (No Static at All), Deacon Blues, Josie, My Old School

    • @bluengrey1
      @bluengrey1 4 роки тому +2

      Of all the song recommendations I'm seeing here I agree with yours the most. All great songs. I would also include "Black Cow."

    • @ArtofFreeSpeech
      @ArtofFreeSpeech 4 роки тому +1

      @@bluengrey1 Definitely Black Cow... I forgot Babylon Sisters and Time Out of Mind as well.

    • @Live2swim
      @Live2swim 4 роки тому +2

      Art of Free Speech
      Aja. So unique.

    • @steveandme63
      @steveandme63 4 роки тому +1

      Definitely FM

  • @platonicdescartes
    @platonicdescartes 4 роки тому +37

    "Hey Nineteen" or anything off of the Aja album that you haven't reacted to yet would be my next recommendation.

  • @MrPeterPhelps
    @MrPeterPhelps 4 роки тому +98

    Guys you HAVE to review Steely Dan “Aja”, it’ll blow you away.

  • @sooutrageous007
    @sooutrageous007 4 роки тому +24

    The title track of Steely Dan's masterpiece Aja is an epic magnum opus transitioning from phase to phase; its progression defying easy explanation even from the most trained ear. The musical narration incorporates some of the best musical arrangement and musicianship (guitar, saxophone, keyboards and percussion) in jazz rock annals. The lyrics are haunting. (Steve Gadd's drum solo is a revelation.) Aja is an enduring testament to an amazing songwriting duo at the height of their talent.

  • @9337sjm
    @9337sjm 4 роки тому +71

    Weird lyrics??? Check out “Deacon Blues” next! 💯

    • @ArtofFreeSpeech
      @ArtofFreeSpeech 4 роки тому +7

      One of the ultimate "I'm my own man" songs!

    • @crowredeye8066
      @crowredeye8066 4 роки тому

      Ahhhhhh, a song for the misbegotten. Ummmm.

    • @sammyo4962
      @sammyo4962 4 роки тому +7

      I love Kid Charlemagne, but Deacon Blues is the best

  • @wolfyklassen
    @wolfyklassen 4 роки тому +42

    Killer Steely Dan track with horns: "The Caves of Altamira"

    • @GinjaNinja77
      @GinjaNinja77 4 роки тому

      "Caves" opens my Dan playlist for exactly that reason. Those horns just smack you upside the head with the lushness of their sound. ✌

  • @rickhamlin5733
    @rickhamlin5733 4 роки тому +51

    “Is there gas in the car?....yes there’s gas in the car...”. Best lyrics!!!!

    • @jennieohk6911
      @jennieohk6911 4 роки тому +2

      My favorite part!!! Lol

    • @stevemd6488
      @stevemd6488 4 роки тому

      that kind of thing is pure Becker

    • @russellgil8232
      @russellgil8232 4 роки тому +3

      Stanley got busted when he ran out of gas on the highway.

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 4 роки тому

      But it's not your caaaar...

    • @CorePathway
      @CorePathway 8 місяців тому

      Life lesson kids, ALWAYS have at least 1/4 tank

  • @bradolshanski4250
    @bradolshanski4250 4 роки тому +12

    I love how you guys are just now discovering great music. Love the musicianship knowledge you bring to the table.

  • @LaserRanger15
    @LaserRanger15 4 роки тому +27

    They had some off of the best lyrics and complex arrangements ever. Fagin is a genious

  • @paulfowler6571
    @paulfowler6571 4 роки тому +24

    Same guitarist, Larry Carlton... “Don’t Take Me Alive”. ✌🏼

  • @tallykev6608
    @tallykev6608 4 роки тому +36

    Great review... btw Rick Beato called this solo the most difficult he's ever heard...not necessarily the best. You want a shredding barn-burner solo from Steely Dan, check out Bodhisattva. Nearly impossible to find duds in the Dan catalog, but i'll suggest Showbiz Kids as one of my least favorites - but even with that one, there's a lot to love about it.

    • @keithdixon6595
      @keithdixon6595 4 роки тому +3

      True, dat, but I think My Old School is a better song - more catchy, great horns and great back-up singers.

    • @DayTrooperGW
      @DayTrooperGW 4 роки тому +4

      I was about to mention this too. I'm not a musician, but apparently this is extremely difficult to play (and still awesome!)

    • @tallykev6608
      @tallykev6608 4 роки тому +2

      @@keithdixon6595 Can't argue with My Old School - love it. But I feel that way about so many of their songs.

    • @lisaw5604
      @lisaw5604 4 роки тому +1

      I knew this would make your day!! lol. I'm still going with "Do It Again"... Have a great weekend, Kevin! :)

    • @Fuphyter
      @Fuphyter 4 роки тому +5

      I've been suggesting Bodhisatva for a year!

  • @showmoke
    @showmoke 4 роки тому +14

    Ah - Splendid choice. I’ve been waiting for this! Respect guys!

  • @anthonyblengino4927
    @anthonyblengino4927 4 роки тому +27

    Have to vote for “My Old School” next. One of the top 50 songs by anyone ever. Guitar, lyrics, everything is top shelf.

  • @koibster
    @koibster 3 роки тому +29

    I want to restate what another guy suggested below: "Don't Take Me Alive" (off The Royal Scam album). So good. More amazing Larry Carlton guitar work.

    • @kevviking6612
      @kevviking6612 2 роки тому +2

      Yes!

    • @granthurlburt4062
      @granthurlburt4062 2 роки тому

      Yes indeed. In additon to the music, it is wonderful how they describe the feelings of the guy in the tower so well. And I dont think they're in any way making heroes of those cowardly jerks who shoot up school children

  • @phantomlord1971
    @phantomlord1971 4 роки тому +33

    My Old School & Bodhisaltva.
    Actually listen to the greatest hits album from the 70s. All songs all awesome

  • @Mark_McC
    @Mark_McC 4 роки тому +26

    The solos on Kid Charlemagne GROW on you. I remember the first time hearing it thinking wow great guitar. Now? Damn, now it’s like OMG those solos are ORGASMIC!!
    BTW, the song is about Owsley Stanley, a maker of high grade LSD. Wiki him. Fascinating guy!!
    2nd BTW, Rick Beato has a what makes this song great where he plays the first Larry Carlton solo note-for-note!!! Damned impressive!!!

    • @ArtofFreeSpeech
      @ArtofFreeSpeech 4 роки тому +2

      Really, some of the greatest lyrics of any ballad ever. I know they liked the rhyming, but I wish they'd read up on the story behind it. It's so worthwhile.

    • @bluengrey1
      @bluengrey1 4 роки тому

      I'm glad you used the plural on "solos." This has two great guitar solos both that fit the song perfectly and both are very melodic.

    • @HenryInHawaii
      @HenryInHawaii 4 роки тому

      Wasn't Stanley the Grateful Deads manager or something like that?

    • @Mark_McC
      @Mark_McC 4 роки тому

      @@HenryInHawaii he was the sound engineer for them, as well as other things for them, including being an early financier.
      He is an extremely interesting guy. Part of Kesey and the electric kool aid acid tests, rumored to be the first guy who gave The Beatles acid, recorder of some of the early Bay area concerts (Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Janis, Hendrix), etc, etc, etc.

  • @peck404
    @peck404 4 роки тому +29

    "Clean this mess up or we'll all end up in jail those test tubes in the scales get them all..outta here"🎸🎸🎸🎧🎧🎧🎼

  • @thebaldbrand
    @thebaldbrand 4 роки тому +12

    I love that you guys use legit headphones for these reactions! Many of these classic rock artists are the epitome of "headphone music". Dynamics galore! Keep up the great work!

  • @joeotoole6352
    @joeotoole6352 3 роки тому +7

    The Chuck Rainey/Bernard Purdie tandem on The Royal Scam album is the stuff of legend. The sickest pocket ever.

  • @JauntyScarecrow
    @JauntyScarecrow 4 роки тому +26

    "Haitian Divorce", "Midnight Cruiser, and "Dirty Work" are all great options for more Steely Dan songs.

    • @zzuave2666
      @zzuave2666 4 роки тому +1

      Haitian Divorce. I second that

    • @biskygiver
      @biskygiver 4 роки тому +1

      @@zzuave2666 .Yes, it tells such a story and the voice box, ala Peter Frampton, gives the song such an edge.

    • @victorwaddell6530
      @victorwaddell6530 4 роки тому

      Ditry Work . Yes .

    • @granthurlburt4062
      @granthurlburt4062 2 роки тому

      I love midnight Cruiser. What a sense of longing and loss and memories of wonderful late teenage times

  • @freddymccann
    @freddymccann 4 роки тому +32

    I feel like you guys would really enjoy the guitar solo in "My Old School."

    • @kevschofield3190
      @kevschofield3190 4 роки тому +1

      Agreed.. “Night by night” has a really tasty solo as well..

    • @danquerry3436
      @danquerry3436 4 роки тому

      Yes! That's my favorite all time SD solo. Tasty. Shit, I'm starting to talk like these dudes.

  • @2869may
    @2869may 4 роки тому +36

    "Any Major Dude Will Tell You"

    • @pandacosu8217
      @pandacosu8217 4 роки тому +5

      Not a heavy rocker, but one of my favorite Dan tunes!

    • @bonya4585
      @bonya4585 4 роки тому +2

      Forgot all about that one💕

  • @RobertSmith-zb3js
    @RobertSmith-zb3js 4 роки тому +11

    "Don't take alive" has one of the best intro's ever done,right up there with lou reed's sweet jane

  • @urbanbrianrose
    @urbanbrianrose 3 роки тому +14

    So enjoying watching you get into the music that I first discovered and loved when I was in my teens. I’m 61 now and if you put me on an island and only allowed me music from one band / artist it would be Steely Dan. Their music manages to be so complex and yet also so simple that you are always discovering new sides to it. They truly stand the test of time...
    Would love to see your reaction to the music of Bruce Cockburn....try ‘ Grim Travellers ‘ ‘ Wondering Where the Lions are ‘ States I’m In ‘ and ‘ If I had a rocket launcher’ to start...

    • @1stltwife
      @1stltwife Рік тому

      I agree and i will make sure to bring the tshirts!! This group brings me back to 17 plus ➕ and great memories. Love the millennial d7des loving " the Dan"!!

  • @robjaskula2517
    @robjaskula2517 4 роки тому +37

    “My Old School “ and “Midnight Cruiser” please.

    • @kellyjeanborchelt2414
      @kellyjeanborchelt2414 4 роки тому

      So happy to see Midnight Cruiser show up in some of the comments now!

  • @clauderains8077
    @clauderains8077 4 роки тому +25

    "Haitian Divorce" and "Don't Take Me Alive" will blow you all away! Great character-driven songs that tell unique, bizarre stories. And the solos are impeccable. Check out the Frampton-esque talk-box guitar in the former, especially.

    • @kevviking6612
      @kevviking6612 2 роки тому +3

      Don't Take Me Alive is an all time favorite, great suggestion!

    • @davidthaler7018
      @davidthaler7018 2 роки тому

      The Caves of Altamira #GrosslyUnderrated. :-)

  • @steverickenbacher7110
    @steverickenbacher7110 4 роки тому +34

    The best solo in any Steely Dan song is Wayne Shorter's tenor solo during Steve Gadd's insane drum break on the title track of "Aja".

    • @trevorgillan5756
      @trevorgillan5756 4 роки тому +2

      100%🤙

    • @mateomembrila7115
      @mateomembrila7115 4 роки тому +3

      i believe carltons solo in this song is better, but the tener solo in Aja and Deacon Blues are close

    • @ThaddMcNamara
      @ThaddMcNamara 4 роки тому

      Oh man! That’s an understatement at best... EPIC!!! (IMO)!!!

  • @Dr.TJ1
    @Dr.TJ1 3 роки тому +5

    Kid Charlemagne, The Caves of Altamira, and Don’t Take Me Alive are my all time favorite three songs in a row from any album. The ending guitar solo on Kid Charlemagne is devastating, love the brass on Caves (every high school stage or jazz band should play that one), and the guitar riff on Don’t Take
    Me is also incredible.

  • @AlRichardson-vp7fl
    @AlRichardson-vp7fl 6 місяців тому +3

    The best way I’ve heard it said is “Steely Dan is your favourite band’s favourite band.”

  • @Matt..G
    @Matt..G 4 роки тому +14

    “Complexed but not cluttered” ... it’s gotta be the experience those top notch musicians 🤙🏼
    Cheers! 🥃

  • @justinbacca5156
    @justinbacca5156 4 роки тому +17

    It’s criminal that you guys haven’t done “Do it again” yet. Second only to reelin in the years commercially. Great song, you guys need to hit it next

  • @AutomatikSystematik
    @AutomatikSystematik 4 роки тому +10

    My Old School !!! MY OLD SCHOOL! You must do MY OLD SCHOOL! My Old School has insane little guitar solos throughout the entire song, especially during the fade-out @ the end! My Old School invented the word "tasty", dudes!

    • @JeepAdvisor
      @JeepAdvisor 4 роки тому

      I agree... and add to that the horn section, and amazing crescendo as the verses go by...

  • @leemccurtayne9489
    @leemccurtayne9489 2 роки тому +4

    That guitar play out by Larry Carlton really is the rich tapestry that oozes out of Becker & Fagen extravaganzas. Every album of theirs is delectable in their lavish jazz overtones.

  • @bennyman1622
    @bennyman1622 4 роки тому +14

    This entire album is brilliant.

  • @randygraham2565
    @randygraham2565 4 роки тому +17

    Don't take me alive, pretzel logic, do it again, my old school, it doesn't matter what you play, it's all great!

  • @jksgameshelf3378
    @jksgameshelf3378 4 роки тому +17

    My Old School has my favorite SD solos ever by Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, and it's one of my favorite songs of all time, so hoping you get to that one soon. Bodhisattva, Don't Take Me Alive, and Black Friday would all be my next picks.

  • @johnparadise3134
    @johnparadise3134 4 роки тому +5

    I’ve been listening to this song for over 30 years. I love the guitar solo. And I think it’s probably is one of the best. But it’s one of those things that can actually be hidden in plain sight. As great as it is I probably never notice it until the last few years! It grows on you.

  • @j_muller
    @j_muller 4 роки тому +5

    Melodic and groovy enough to become a hit, complex and extraordinary enough to make musicians drool and everybody enjoy things over time.

  • @HXERkYJclMcKLAWwQW
    @HXERkYJclMcKLAWwQW 4 роки тому +36

    The songs about Charles Owsley making acid in his home in the Bay Area when it was still legal . The purple house , then the FBI came and shut it down .

    • @mikegraves9682
      @mikegraves9682 4 роки тому +9

      No it's not
      it's about Owsley Stanley

    • @GypsyFairy85
      @GypsyFairy85 4 роки тому +1

      The house on Virginia was green. It's still there, I lived around the corner- this was Berkeley my home town.

    • @woodydude
      @woodydude 4 роки тому +1

      George villarreal Villarreal actually his name is Owsley Stanley and he made the best acid ever, and .... it was legal until it wasn’t. Fascinating dude, use the google machine and learn

    • @seani4880
      @seani4880 3 роки тому

      @@woodydude Augustus Owsley Stanley III, AKA Bear

    • @44thenazz
      @44thenazz 3 роки тому

      @@mikegraves9682 Stanley Owsley AKA The Bear.

  • @mondegreen9709
    @mondegreen9709 4 роки тому +37

    You should do "Deacon Blues" and/or "Aja" next.

    • @stevemartin4249
      @stevemartin4249 4 роки тому +4

      You have great taste! 😂 My two Steely Dan favorites.

    • @Live2swim
      @Live2swim 4 роки тому +4

      Mondegreen I love them both. I think A & A will love the drumming on Aja more than Kid Charlemagne's. Aja has so many things to hear in it, that through several listenings you keep noticing new pieces of the production.

    • @MissAstorDancer
      @MissAstorDancer 4 роки тому +2

      @@Live2swim Have they not done "Aja"???? OMG, I thought they had!

  • @charlesshonat8295
    @charlesshonat8295 4 роки тому +11

    My Old School is another gem from Steely Dan.

  • @MonicaDBrini
    @MonicaDBrini 4 роки тому +50

    YES!!!! Bodhisatva must be next!

  • @hidehitter
    @hidehitter 4 роки тому +5

    The song Aja was their opus as far as the most musically advanced song they ever produced. It’s one for the drummers. Steve Gadd won Modern Drummers performance of the year with his playing on Aja. My drummer friends and I burned the grooves off of a few copies trying to learn it.

  • @donnieinman8049
    @donnieinman8049 4 роки тому +25

    The great Chuck Rainey on bass.

    • @johnmalchow9767
      @johnmalchow9767 4 роки тому +1

      Awesome bass work, I'd never tuned into it before, shame on me.

  • @briangroboski4751
    @briangroboski4751 4 роки тому +24

    "Don't Take Me Alive"
    "My Old School"

  • @1nelsondj
    @1nelsondj 4 роки тому +8

    They have so many great songs you could react to whole albums by them and not go wrong. Anything off of "Aja" is incredible: Black Cow, Deacon Blues, Home at Last, Josie. Also FM, Babylon Sisters, Hey Nineteen, The Royal Scam, Black Friday, Chain Lightning

  • @SwordofSpirits111
    @SwordofSpirits111 4 роки тому +4

    Don't Take Me Alive is a classic with another great solo, and The Caves of Altamira is one I like a lot. Those two and any of Aja are ones you definitely need to check out, but especially the title track, Deacon Blues, and Home At Last.

  • @mikehagerty4297
    @mikehagerty4297 4 роки тому +7

    It is so much fun to watch you guys discovering songs I first heard when I was about your age. I was 20 for “Kid Charlemagne”. Nobody’s making bad suggestions, but seriously--next should be Bodhissatva, My Old School, Dr. Wu and Black Cow.

  • @salhaney
    @salhaney 4 роки тому +15

    If you want to change it up and hear a slower more ballad type song than do "Dirty Work". Great song, but they all are.

  • @cletusbeauregard1972
    @cletusbeauregard1972 4 роки тому +30

    "Is that a bass?" That's a Clavinet. Stevie Wonder's weapon of choice on many songs.

    • @armadillotoe
      @armadillotoe 4 роки тому +10

      Speaking of Stevie Wonder, why doesn't anyone react to his music? Is it copyright problems? He has put out sooooooo many great songs.

    • @burtreynolds2969
      @burtreynolds2969 4 роки тому +2

      I used to own a hohner D6. I'm heel kicking myself in the balls for selling it.

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 4 роки тому

      Yeah and with a phaser on it too.

    • @GoodStuffForeverMore
      @GoodStuffForeverMore 4 роки тому +3

      armadillotoe Andy and Alex did a Stevie Wonder reaction to "superstition" on their 50K Sub Stream about a week ago. Timestamp 1:25:25....Enjoy❣️

    • @denisduran9101
      @denisduran9101 4 роки тому +1

      Stevie Wonder is a must, as well was a creep rabbit hole! He changed my life!

  • @CrunchyBanter826
    @CrunchyBanter826 4 роки тому +12

    I think you’ll be sold on Steely Dan when you listen to “Aja” or “Deacon Blues”, thats what did it for me. The whole album Aja really. But every new song you’ll just appreciate them more, they are just on another level. One of the best ever. Not a bad song in the discography.

    • @erikhoffman2866
      @erikhoffman2866 4 роки тому +1

      Couldn't agree more... Aja is really where it's at...no slight to the rest of the catalog...tough to pick a fav...but Aja makes it on more, start to finish, than most albums in my collection

  • @charlier711
    @charlier711 Рік тому +1

    To quote one of my favorite songs of theirs - It's perfection and grace, it's the smile on my face

  • @IanHillan
    @IanHillan 4 роки тому +7

    Thanks guys! I highly recommend checking out Rick Beato's breakdown of this song in his "What Makes This Song Great" series.
    Have fun!

  • @alanhynd7886
    @alanhynd7886 4 роки тому +44

    Bodhisattva please

  • @TimothyForkes
    @TimothyForkes 4 роки тому +38

    It's already been mentioned in the comments, but need to push "Bodhisattva." the guitar solos (several) will blow your mind, as will the drumming.

    • @shinethelight01
      @shinethelight01 4 роки тому +2

      YES!

    • @wallihaley5194
      @wallihaley5194 4 роки тому

      OMG, I was just thinking that the guitar solo in “Bodhisattva” is insanely great!

  • @zzremington
    @zzremington 4 роки тому +8

    "Do It again" has one of the best grooves ever, amazing guitar work, amazing percussion and keyboards - just a great piece of work. After that "My Old School" is awesome. Steely has amazing production, they never do anything lazy.

  • @wareagle4789
    @wareagle4789 4 роки тому +34

    "Is that a bass?" No. It's a keyboard instrument caller a clavinet.

    • @lcozzarelli
      @lcozzarelli 4 роки тому +1

      War Eagle The clav.....the funkiest instrument there is.

    • @aggiejason4305
      @aggiejason4305 3 роки тому

      I think that's what Stevie Wonder was playing in the song "Superstition" right?

    • @wareagle4789
      @wareagle4789 3 роки тому

      @@aggiejason4305 Yep. That's the one.

    • @davidnorman4923
      @davidnorman4923 3 роки тому +1

      Don grolnick on clavinet!

  • @samfeldman5236
    @samfeldman5236 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you! The history of lead guitar cannot be written without both Kid Charlemagne solos. Larry is the cleanest guitarist. The solo is amazing based on the chords behind it. Peg and Reeling two other great guitarists. Now listen to Green Earring. Great job. Thanks