Yeah, the rabbit hole of boredom, snorting coke on yachts with sleazy yuppies listening to fake jazz and yammering on about the good old days and how much money they’re making. No thanks, but have a good time. Hope you don’t catch VD.
@@bjwnashe5589 I am 62, never snorted coke, never been on a yacht, and certainly not a sleazy yuppy and the music of Steely Dan is my favorite. Guess you got it all wrong Mr. Pessimist. Oh, yes. Your VD comment is crude and speaks volumes about who you truly are. Ken
You are right, the beat never changed, but by doing both a sitar solo and an organ solo on top of the beat, it sounds active and moving. This was their very first track on their very first album, and it was a surprise huge hit.
Steely Dan is one of the few, rare bands that flipped all expectations of what progressive rock is supposed to be. Instead of writing long, epic songs with heavy keyboards and classical influences, they incorporated elements of jazz and melodic pop into a unique musical experience. In addition to their musicianship, they were also meticulous about their production values in the studio, which is why their catalog is revered among audiophiles worldwide. Great reaction! And you're only beginning. The album 'Aja' is a true masterpiece.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagan were known to, once they got a sound in their collective head had actually been known to occasionally spend a whole day of studio time trying to find it. When the day was done, and everybody went home. they called in a whole new group of musicians to come in the next day and see what they could do with it. Unfortunately we lost Walter a few years back but Donald is still playing
As a teenager in the 70s, Steely Dan was just awesome, and still is!! Timeless, distinctive music, so relevant today. We just don't have this quality of music now, really miss these bands!! Loved listening to this music on my cassette player in my car, especially when driving longer distances to college.
"Do It Again" by Steely Dan and "The Remembering" by YES inspired me to buy an electric sitar for Christmas one year. I haven't played it in years now...I have tingling in my fingers and can't really feel the strings anymore. My sitar, acoustic guitar, Les Paul, and bass guitar are retired now.
It is not a real sitar. It is a special (6 string) electric guitar created to sound like a sitar made by Danelectro. It is tuned as a "guitar" so it is easy for guitar players to play... vs. A Sitar, which is completely different- in tuning, strings, bridge, everything. Danelectro made electric basses and guitars and was popular in Britain.
First song I ever heard by this group was on the radio, and it was Reelin' In The Years, which I thought was great! It's a good song to listen to, as is Peg. Simple name. Rikki Don't Lose That Number is good, too. Thanks for your usual good choice of songs to try out, and God bless you!
To this day the Aja album is my test music for any speakers or headphones I'm considering. They were such perfectionists that they complained multiple times about the Katy Lied album as they felt the compression on the finished product was "off".
Highly recommended by Steely Dan: Black Cow, Dr Wu, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, FM, Green Earrings, Kid Charlemagne, Peg, West of Hollywood, Aja, Home at Last, Babylon Sisters, Glamour Profession, Don't Take Me Alive, Haitian Divorce, Caves of Altamira, Bad Sneakers, Chain Lightning, Your Gold Teeth, Pretzel Logic, Everything Must Go, Almost Gothic, Lunch With Gina, Your Gold Teeth II, Your Gold Teeth I, Bodhisattva, Only a Fool Would Say that, Reelin in the Years, Pretzel Logic, Time Out of Mind, Hey 19, Jack of Speed, Pixeleen, Razor Boy. You cannot LOSE!
Steely Dan! ❤❤ I remember hearing these songs on the radio for the first time! Hoping they would play it again soon. Watching you react to hearing them it for the First time is cool😉 Late 60’s and 70’s is the best era of music! We’ll never see that explosion of talent and creative musicians ever again. Keep Going You won’t be disappointed!
I got goosebumps just watching ya'll react to this tune...and believe me, it's just the beginning...this is one rabbit hole that you will absolutely LOVE - thanks for the reaction and take care
Rabbit hole. Certainly one of the best songwriters in pop/jazz/rock history. Donald Fagen ( and Walter) is a legend. Dozens of great songs. Ever heard 'Deacon Blues'? I'm glad you found them, simply one of the best.
Funny story about Steely Dan. They got their name from a steam powered sex toy featured in a cheesy romance novel called "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs.
It is nice to see that The Dan's ability to cause spontaneous dancing has not diminished over time. My friends and I had the same reaction the first time around, way back in the day.
Midnight Cruiser,Royal Scam, Hatian Divorce and Kid Charlemagne are some of my all time favorites but you can’t go wrong with anything the Dan put out.😎
Love this reaction ! Been a Steely Dan fan from the first time I heard them . Saw them live once and it was the best !!! Thanks for making me smile . I needed that
I was young , very young when this song came out, and its fantastic watching younger and younger people appreciate real music, made on real musical instruments !
Thank you two very much. I grew up on Steely Dan and enjoyed your reaction as much as the music. GF rocks! Had a Polish GF whose accent was worth the price of admission. You sound Eastern Euro. I'll be back for more!!
Their Album "Aja" is considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time. It's up there with Led Zep 4 and Boston's first and there is nothing "Rocking" about it. Just a tremendous listening experience. A little jazzy, RnB, some south of the border and rock elements, Pop and their own special "sauce." Take a listen with us.
The second lead section was a keyboard with some reverb and production tricks to give it that sound. Beautiful stuff. Welcome to the long Steely Dan journey.
Terrible Habits Vices Addictions and trying to break free from the things you end up going back to is basically the message of the song and is one of the best they made that is timeless .. '''Dirty Work''' form this same album is great
There singing about the things in life. How people go back and do things again and again, weather its good or bad. I think! Its what i like about 60s, 70s,80s. The songs make you think.
For me this is their 2nd best song. First sure is Aja, their stairway to heaven, also one of my favorite songs ever. Looking forward to your reaction of it.
YOU CREATE DANCE ORIENTATION ( 'A 12345678' )s the essence of great improvised music, jazz blues and all other improvised. Afro Cuban 12/8 so you combine 4/4 and 3/4 so a good drummer( plays both times one under the other at the same time ) he can drive control or release the front line. The front line has greater creativity bending time if they wont and switch times 2/4 3/4 and4/4 and culminating 12/8'😎
One of the great bands. This was early in the career. It's good to start with the early stuff and move into the later ones so you can see their growth. They have so many great songs. You should listen to their albums, in whole, to see how every song is masterful.
I always thought of Steely Dan as the first (and arguably the best) jazz-rock fusion band, which definitely was a trend during the '70's and beyond. Jeff Beck, for example, took up the jazz-rock fusion genre (see Blow By Blow and Wired albums).
Steely Dan has a large selection, you really can't go wrong with this band.I've gotten away with hosting party's with Steely Dan playing lightly in the background here in Canada and no one has every made a face or they've commented " Oh hey That's Steely Dan...nice one." Never a bad word maybe surprise if one of his came on that wasn't mainstream. one of my " beef's " with modern marketing of music is the loss of B Sides. I'm old school and yes you won't find a c.d. today that would have that certain sound of vinyl records.
A truly iconic song. This one grows on you, and doesn’t let you pull it's roots out of your soul. Amazing thing is, many Steely Dan songs have this affect. This power. You've already received a lot of suggestions for more SD songs to react to. Their "Aja" album is spectacular.
Thanks for this! You guys are great - You are right about the smoothness of Steely Dan. If you ranked all the bands by "smoothness," they are top 5. Dire Straits is mostly a smooth sounding band. Doobie Brothers, too, but they are more upbeat.
It never ceases to amaze me how hip and cool this song still sounds after 52 years, to every generation.
Do more Steely Dan you won’t regret it.
Steely Dan created their own genre.
Nah, just jazz-inflected rock.
YAAAAH 70s SMOOOOOOTH
@@DJ-bj8kuJazz. R&B, Latin, Eastern, and more. They blended it all.
You’ve started down a rabbit hole with Steely Dan. !!!!!!
Yeah, the rabbit hole of boredom, snorting coke on yachts with sleazy yuppies listening to fake jazz and yammering on about the good old days and how much money they’re making. No thanks, but have a good time. Hope you don’t catch VD.
Big time. So good. So many bangers.
@@bjwnashe5589Wow, you really told him. Try removing that stick you got shoved up your rear end before commenting.
@@bjwnashe5589 I am 62, never snorted coke, never been on a yacht, and certainly not a sleazy yuppy and the music of Steely Dan is my favorite. Guess you got it all wrong Mr. Pessimist. Oh, yes. Your VD comment is crude and speaks volumes about who you truly are.
Ken
@@bjwnashe5589 Oh yeah? What do you listen too?
This is a group that many other groups admire!
The 1970s were a golden cornucopia of musical goodness and Steely Dan produced the most luscious of the fruit
You are right, the beat never changed, but by doing both a sitar solo and an organ solo on top of the beat, it sounds active and moving. This was their very first track on their very first album, and it was a surprise huge hit.
Love Carol's chair dancing, do it girl
“Don’t take me alive”. One of the best intro solos in rock.
Steely Dan is one of the few, rare bands that flipped all expectations of what progressive rock is supposed to be. Instead of writing long, epic songs with heavy keyboards and classical influences, they incorporated elements of jazz and melodic pop into a unique musical experience. In addition to their musicianship, they were also meticulous about their production values in the studio, which is why their catalog is revered among audiophiles worldwide. Great reaction! And you're only beginning. The album 'Aja' is a true masterpiece.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagan were known to, once they got a sound in their collective head had actually been known to occasionally spend a whole day of studio time trying to find it. When the day was done, and everybody went home. they called in a whole new group of musicians to come in the next day and see what they could do with it. Unfortunately we lost Walter a few years back but Donald is still playing
As a teenager in the 70s, Steely Dan was just awesome, and still is!! Timeless, distinctive music, so relevant today. We just don't have this quality of music now, really miss these bands!! Loved listening to this music on my cassette player in my car, especially when driving longer distances to college.
Possibly my favorite guitar solo of all time, and it's not even a guitar. Shout out to Denny Dias on the electric sitar.
Bodhisattva is right up there. Denny and Skunk shredded it.
I believe it’s actually an electric sitar which makes it so distinctive.
He was really blowing doors off with that solo, the Coral Electric sounded great.
"Do It Again" by Steely Dan and "The Remembering" by YES inspired me to buy an electric sitar for Christmas one year.
I haven't played it in years now...I have tingling in my fingers and can't really feel the strings anymore.
My sitar, acoustic guitar, Les Paul, and bass guitar are retired now.
It is not a real sitar. It is a special (6 string) electric guitar created to sound like a sitar made by Danelectro. It is tuned as a "guitar" so it is easy for guitar players to play... vs. A Sitar, which is completely different- in tuning, strings, bridge, everything. Danelectro made electric basses and guitars and was popular in Britain.
I teared up 😢 watching you folks enjoying this groovy masterpiece 😊
It's been said many times that Steely Dan is your favorite bands favorite band.
And this was just the beginning.....
First song I ever heard by this group was on the radio, and it was Reelin' In The Years, which I thought was great! It's a good song to listen to, as is Peg. Simple name. Rikki Don't Lose That Number is good, too. Thanks for your usual good choice of songs to try out, and God bless you!
Back in the 70's and 80's stores that sold stereo equipment always played steely dan because it made there products sound the best.
To this day the Aja album is my test music for any speakers or headphones I'm considering. They were such perfectionists that they complained multiple times about the Katy Lied album as they felt the compression on the finished product was "off".
Highly recommended by Steely Dan: Black Cow, Dr Wu, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, FM, Green Earrings, Kid Charlemagne, Peg, West of Hollywood, Aja, Home at Last, Babylon Sisters, Glamour Profession, Don't Take Me Alive, Haitian Divorce, Caves of Altamira, Bad Sneakers, Chain Lightning, Your Gold Teeth, Pretzel Logic, Everything Must Go, Almost Gothic, Lunch With Gina, Your Gold Teeth II, Your Gold Teeth I, Bodhisattva, Only a Fool Would Say that, Reelin in the Years, Pretzel Logic, Time Out of Mind, Hey 19, Jack of Speed, Pixeleen, Razor Boy. You cannot LOSE!
I grew up in the 70s. My first album was Steely Dan “Aja”. I wore the album out. Thanks! Much love.🎷🙏🏼🇺🇸
If I were ever stranded on a desert island. I would choose Aja as one of the 8 disks I would listen to for the rest of my life
Carol is a 'dream come true'.
She's like I dream of genie... but 2024😎
Steely Dan - Peg!!! Hey Nineteen!!! Deacon Blues!!!
They are the gods of Rock//Jazz fusion! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Steely Dan! ❤❤
I remember hearing these songs on the radio for the first time! Hoping they would play it again soon.
Watching you react to hearing them it for the First time is cool😉
Late 60’s and 70’s is the best era of music! We’ll never see that explosion of talent and creative musicians ever again.
Keep Going You won’t be disappointed!
One of the best guitar solos ever!
I got goosebumps just watching ya'll react to this tune...and believe me, it's just the beginning...this is one rabbit hole that you will absolutely LOVE - thanks for the reaction and take care
This chic shows every emotion in her facial expressions a rear quality indeed,
Do a deep dive on these guys..You won't regret it!
Always loved their music
Steely Dan is your favorite bands favorite band.
Supertramp are worth a listen 😉
Violence, bad love, gambling - a trifecta of bad habits put to an infectious groove that you can’t break out of.
A "blast from the past" with a hypnotically catchy tune!
Carol would have fit right in with us back in the 70"s! She has the rhythm and the moves! lol
I was there. You're so right.
Me too!
The beautiful girl grooves so perfectly.
Great, marvelous, wonderful. You've finally made to the DAN. NEXT, AJA, BLACK COW, KID CHARLEMAGNE. Thank you guys, I love you.
I was listening to this in 1972😂
Rabbit hole. Certainly one of the best songwriters in pop/jazz/rock history. Donald Fagen ( and Walter) is a legend. Dozens of great songs. Ever heard 'Deacon Blues'? I'm glad you found them, simply one of the best.
One of the most iconic guitar solos
That electric sitar solo... come on! This has to be at the top of the best "guitar" solos in history. Just incredible.
Hi. New subscriber! Awesome song! That burger talk did make me hungry!😂😋
Funny story about Steely Dan. They got their name from a steam powered sex toy featured in a cheesy romance novel called "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs.
Dancing again Carol. I bet you’re dynamite in a club !!!!
I am hahhah😆😆😆
There are dozens of outstanding Steely Dan songs. Let me recommend Kid Charlemagne, Josie, Peg... there's no end. Disfrute!
Genre, Fusion. Rock and jazz...... My favorite band.
I am 57. Still miss real America of the 70’s! Simple!😉👍
It is nice to see that The Dan's ability to cause spontaneous dancing has not diminished over time. My friends and I had the same reaction the first time around, way back in the day.
Midnight Cruiser,Royal Scam, Hatian Divorce and Kid Charlemagne are some of my all time favorites but you can’t go wrong with anything the Dan put out.😎
Love this reaction ! Been a Steely Dan fan from the first time I heard them . Saw them live once and it was the best !!! Thanks for making me smile . I needed that
I was young , very young when this song came out, and its fantastic watching younger and younger people appreciate real music, made on real musical instruments !
Kid Charlemagne with epic jazz guitarist Larry Carlton.
That was so much fun to watch you guys enjoying one of my favorites
Some of the finest music ever produced. Pure musical genus.
Steely Dan is awesome!!
get in the Dan rabbit hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! groovy bby
Definitely do more Steely Dan. Their stuff is gold!
Thank you two very much. I grew up on Steely Dan and enjoyed your reaction as much as the music. GF rocks! Had a Polish GF whose accent was worth the price of admission. You sound Eastern Euro. I'll be back for more!!
One of the best bands without being a group. Wonderful song, thanks!
Timeless Vibe...
More , please and thank you!
Im 67 from Memphis,grew up with great music like Steely Dan. Unique sound, little jazz infusion and a tinge of Asia as well❤
Their Album "Aja" is considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time.
It's up there with Led Zep 4 and Boston's first and there is nothing "Rocking" about it.
Just a tremendous listening experience.
A little jazzy, RnB, some south of the border and rock elements, Pop and their own special "sauce."
Take a listen with us.
Dive deep the The Dan. It’s an unbelievable ride. I’ll be there with you👍🎸😎🇨🇦
They never disappoint...but they are well known for being perfectionists
The second lead section was a keyboard with some reverb and production tricks to give it that sound. Beautiful stuff. Welcome to the long Steely Dan journey.
Steely Dan songs are so well built
Oh you opened a treasure chest with Dan enjoy
If Zep recommend them then that can only be good folks. Fantastic band !!!!
Glad you started with this song. 😄 You'll appreciate the variety of Steely Dan going forward. 🤗 This will be a fun Rabbit Hole. 🥰🐰
You guys are going to freak. It’s another Yes Band™️😂❤
Headphones were made for this song.
A like just for the groove dance.
(I’d give it two if I could.)
🥰
Steely Dan is one of the best bands of all time! This was their first hit. Many, many others to follow, my friends.
P. S. You are a lucky man, Elie. 😀
Great band, my favorites are Peg, Reelin' in the Years, FM, and Hey Nineteen.
Terrible Habits Vices Addictions and trying to break free from the things you end up going back to is basically the message of the song and is one of the best they made that is timeless .. '''Dirty Work''' form this same album is great
There singing about the things in life. How people go back and do things again and again, weather its good or bad. I think! Its what i like about 60s, 70s,80s. The songs make you think.
Land of Milk and Honey - AKA Heaven. There you must put your cards on the table.
Next Steely Dan one? Try "Rikki Don't Lose that Number."
A great song!... I've always loved it...glad you love it too!!! :-)
Great moves, Carol!!!
Nice to see you both really getting into the groove.
Kudos!...👍👍😁😁
For me this is their 2nd best song. First sure is Aja, their stairway to heaven, also one of my favorite songs ever. Looking forward to your reaction of it.
You keep reacting to this band and you will remember for the rest of your life.
Smooth jazz-rock-reggae with dark undertones. Superb production and perfectionists in the studio. We will never see another Steely Dan.
There is no reggae in this tune.
Look up how they recorded the drums. Crazy. Thanks y'all.
Like Little Feat these are a musician’s band - extraordinary groove! Aja is perfection but there are no dud tracks with Steely Dan.
Love the guitars in your background there.
YOU CREATE DANCE ORIENTATION ( 'A 12345678' )s the essence of great improvised music, jazz blues and all other improvised. Afro Cuban 12/8 so you combine 4/4 and 3/4 so a good drummer( plays both times one under the other at the same time ) he can drive control or release the front line. The front line has greater creativity bending time if they wont and switch times 2/4 3/4 and4/4 and culminating 12/8'😎
Great musicians. Unique guitar sound.
One of the great bands. This was early in the career. It's good to start with the early stuff and move into the later ones so you can see their growth. They have so many great songs. You should listen to their albums, in whole, to see how every song is masterful.
Sweet as Tennessee whiskey and smooth as strawberry wine!
I always thought of Steely Dan as the first (and arguably the best) jazz-rock fusion band, which definitely was a trend during the '70's and beyond. Jeff Beck, for example, took up the jazz-rock fusion genre (see Blow By Blow and Wired albums).
Would love your reaction on "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" one of Jimmy Page's favorite guitar solos
You're thinking of "Reelin' In the Years", another banger!
Steely Dan has a large selection, you really can't go wrong with this band.I've gotten away with hosting party's with Steely Dan playing lightly in the background here in Canada and no one has every made a face or they've commented " Oh hey That's Steely Dan...nice one." Never a bad word maybe surprise if one of his came on that wasn't mainstream. one of my " beef's " with modern marketing of music is the loss of B Sides. I'm old school and yes you won't find a c.d. today that would have that certain sound of vinyl records.
Listen to Steely Dan's Don't Take Me Alive...or Aja...😊
A truly iconic song. This one grows on you, and doesn’t let you pull it's roots out of your soul.
Amazing thing is, many Steely Dan songs have this affect. This power.
You've already received a lot of suggestions for more SD songs to react to.
Their "Aja" album is spectacular.
Their AJA album is a vinyl party. Listen to it the whole thing in that atmosphere and I guarantee you you will enjoy your party and the music.🎉😂❤
The album AJA, one of the best ever.
Ricky don't lose that number or Haitian divorce both great tracks ❤
Thanks for this! You guys are great - You are right about the smoothness of Steely Dan. If you ranked all the bands by "smoothness," they are top 5. Dire Straits is mostly a smooth sounding band. Doobie Brothers, too, but they are more upbeat.
My Old School... Another Steely Dan classic, one of many.
Daddy was waiting for the guitar!
You guys caught the groove. It carries you along on a magic carpet to an exotic place.