5:55 when Becker takes the baton from Fagen on that 3,4,5... 6 or 7... 8 players joke -- just so great. Smug humor and musical perfectionism all rolled into one. These guys are the real deal.
My smile hurts after watching/listening to this. I wore out 8-tracks and cassettes of Steely Dan back in the day. I didn't wear out any other band's media. I've so enjoyed this band.
THEY NEVER KNEW IT WENT DOWN THEY NEVER KNEW IT this whole doc is so good. walter and donald's banter when they're at the mixing console is super fun. good bye walter becker and thanks for the tuunes.
Thank you Chuck Rainey. You were my best bass teacher back in da day. You put the arrows in my quiver which I use to this day. If I ever meet you, I'll be sure to thank you.
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
@7:12 with the various guitar solos is hilarious. When I was in a band we would have just said 'okay that's it' if the guitarist managed to get through without making a mistake. Never accept third or second best, haha.
(Reuters) - Walter Becker, co-founder of the influential jazz-rock band Steely Dan, died on Sunday at age 67, according to his website, which did not disclose the cause of death.
Of course there are so many more, but as of this moment there are 3 standout famous musicians who decided early on that "Because I like enjoying music that sounds unlike anything else out there, if I don't hear it, I'm gonna create it" 1- Prince 2- Donald Fagen & 3- Walter Becker who said: "Hear! Hear!"
Incredibly demanding of the musicianship. Must have been very expensive to produce with the number of performers tried and rejected and the sheer amount of time involved.
Typically studios don't have the masters. A house assistant engineer who may have illegally made a copy of the 2" master might have one laying around but typically the bands and the record company have the tracking tapes.
5:55 Peg Bear in mind that Walter Becker himself is a session quality guitarist himself and they literally hired and PAID 7 top studio guns their full session fee just for the solo and in the end selected Jay's classic solo. ua-cam.com/video/rFp4ceDSZ7Y/v-deo.html
Funky drums and bass track with pop vocals, jazz piano and guitar chords. Some of their songs don't have the funky drum and bass tracks and are more jazz than anything else and their not as good as Aja tracks in my opinion.
A documentary about Steely Dan, by Steely Dan, and UA-cam removes the audio because the soundtrack is copyrighted. Sometimes I wonder how these guys' brains work...
Never could get into SD...they come across as self-righteous and sterile, whereas music is meant to be live and organic, not perfected algorithms - like listening to math problems.
then you have not listened to what the musicians say about making the album;. they went beyond perfection until it was natural. You obviously know nothing about what you are condemning.
That's sad. I really dig live music. Been a deadhead for years, and improvisation is what makes me tick. I understand what you're saying, but you have the gall to say Steely Dan is self-righteous and sterile, you can really go f*** yourself. In fact, go catch a catfish and release it where the sun don't shine.
5:55 when Becker takes the baton from Fagen on that 3,4,5... 6 or 7... 8 players joke -- just so great. Smug humor and musical perfectionism all rolled into one. These guys are the real deal.
They knew that subtle nuances make all the difference between good and greatness.
My smile hurts after watching/listening to this.
I wore out 8-tracks and cassettes of Steely Dan back in the day. I didn't wear out any other band's media. I've so enjoyed this band.
snarfinigus i kno..its so 70s time capsule!! puff a pasa
THEY NEVER KNEW IT WENT DOWN
THEY NEVER KNEW IT
this whole doc is so good. walter and donald's banter when they're at the mixing console is super fun. good bye walter becker and thanks for the tuunes.
Some of the coolest fucking music ever!! Love Steely Dan!
That bit of funk slapping bass really freshened up the sound
Yes, glad Rainey used some trix to slip that slap into the take; makes that section pop!
The syncopation of that bass with the drums. Whew.
76 years old and I still dig Steely Dan!
Me too! This album was such a fresh announcement that it was my new path. I stole as many licks as I could! 👍
It tells you how long ago it was that,I'm 50 and it was my dad who got me into them.it was solidly in his era that they were in the top o' the charts!
Why shouldn't you?
66 I'm still digging Dan
True love lasts a lifetime. ❤
7:00 Donald and Walter's faces when listening to the alternate guitar solos is priceless..
They were him!
They've made some of the best music EVER!!! Evokes emotion, memories, and nostalgia.
Thank you Chuck Rainey. You were my best bass teacher back in da day. You put the arrows in my quiver which I use to this day. If I ever meet you, I'll be sure to thank you.
Peg, 1 of the best drums & bass lines ever!
“However, by me being a player . . .”: a quote for the ages.
Chuck is the shit! New York meets L.A.! Great music all the way around......
Sad that the original 24 track masters for "Black Cow" and "Aja" have disappeared so we'll never get to hear all the missing bits from those tracks.
It’s a shame because they dropped doing a 5.1 mix because they can’t find those masters.
Boo hoo! Sad :- (
These Guys, their 'Musical Bands' (HA!), the whole Album, an 11 out of 10. Gold!
..Platinum; whatever the pricey-est is..
The respect I feel for these musicians is off the charts. Donald and Walter and all.
It’s Mozart esque
RIP Walter, you were special!
I could listen to this pleasant track all day!
Donald & Walter are very funny! (straight-faced usually)
the rhythm section on "Peg" is exquisite
they are so good, damn. and the funny thing is you could say that about pretty much anything else in the song as well. what a great track, yo
Jay Graydon played bluesy as opposed to appearing jazzy and it was fantastic.
Exactly
Michael McDonald is a legend! What a voice!!!
And he's so humble I love him!
@@Pow3llMorganabsolutely he’s fabulous. One of my late father’s favourite singers.
& prolific; McDonald sang on so many dif. Artist's songs..
just sooooo smooth a total classic...my personal favourite is BLACK COW...just cool as fuck
One of the Most Important, Intelligent Musical Entities Ever....
kim cissel the Most intelligent
Indeed!
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
I've seen this so many times...all the way through...And the chorus is like a mantra...
There you go. In other words... it speaks for itself, really.
Ich Liebe die LP..Aja...Fagen.. und.Becker
"Till we got through three, four, five, six, seven...eight players" LOL
Lol! 🤣👍
Yeah
That isolated bass on "Peg" Mmmmmmm
Oh yeah. Reveal the Mystery...
I love when they rip on the guitar solos 😂
Why?
@@profd65it’s tasty
@@profd65it might be mean but those unused takes were bad
LA gave them the best selection of the best studio musicians. SoCal expat here.
LOL.. I would love Michael McDonald as my background voice. Especially when I argue with my husband
9:10 Donald: "Let's check out his high part just to embarrass him." Walter: "Cool." 😆
Steely, is one hell of a picky professional!! That's what got him, into the ROCK & ROLL, HALL of FAME!!!! 👍 Love ya,
Brother 😍
U do know it's 2 guys, eh..?
that shit with the backup vocal track isolated is so cool!
aaaa-aaaah
shutter falls
all in 3d!
foreign movie!
*PEEEEEEEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
I could listen to just the drum beat with Michael McDonalds backing vocals all day.
@7:12 with the various guitar solos is hilarious. When I was in a band we would have just said 'okay that's it' if the guitarist managed to get through without making a mistake. Never accept third or second best, haha.
Donald: **isolates mike's vocals**
*PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHG*
savvy.. timeless..evocative.
.#1...fav. GENIUS BAND
The project management of rock. Fabulous stuff. Proto-Dictator Music lol. A milestone in recording perfection.
(Reuters) - Walter Becker, co-founder of the influential jazz-rock band Steely Dan, died on Sunday at age 67, according to his website, which did not disclose the cause of death.
Alec Shroyer RIP
I'll miss walter becker
Walter: thanx for all the great music! Hope you're in that great ensemble in Heaven..
& before Chicago was, Sons Of Champlain, led by Bill Champlain, who would later join Chicago.
Michael Mcdonalds voice always reminds me of that family guy clip ha.
You do know Family Guy came well after creation of this song..
@@bradlyscotunes9156 no
Perfectly stated that they were funny guys, without being highbrow, and no dumbass fart jokes. My kind of musicians.
Rasputin played drums on Peg!!
i want more.....i love this shit!
Of course there are so many more,
but as of this moment there are 3 standout famous musicians who decided early on that
"Because I like enjoying music that sounds unlike anything else out there,
if I don't hear it, I'm gonna create it"
1- Prince
2- Donald Fagen
& 3- Walter Becker who said: "Hear! Hear!"
Incredibly demanding of the musicianship. Must have been very expensive to produce with the number of performers tried and rejected and the sheer amount of time involved.
How much did they have to pay all these big session guys, multiple bands of them! Lol😅
If a black dude wants to slap the guitar, just let him. He may help create a hit
He did!
Fascinating, perfection pursues Steely Dan.
Do studios usually keep the individual recorded tracks like this?
Typically studios don't have the masters. A house assistant engineer who may have illegally made a copy of the 2" master might have one laying around but typically the bands and the record company have the tracking tapes.
Studios would have to maintain huge buildings to store all the tapes of all the bands..!
Fantastic!!!!!
5:55 Peg Bear in mind that Walter Becker himself is a session quality guitarist himself and they literally hired and PAID 7 top studio guns their full session fee just for the solo and in the end selected Jay's classic solo. ua-cam.com/video/rFp4ceDSZ7Y/v-deo.html
“Could you imagine if someone did this to you?”
Walter Becker is also fine bassist.
THE DAN FOREVEA!
Great record!
Best when lightly baked!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it is just AOR, really. Nothing to do with jazz. Michael McDonald's vocals on Peg are a revelation.
you would think it took them hours to write the charts but it literally took them minutes
@IzzyIsou
I totally share that feeling.
So how come you're not aloud to show part 1 but you can show the rest?
I just watched part 1.
*Allowed.
3:13....what studio are these guys at???
you got that right baby
will
it ever be this good again ?
I dont think so these guys took chances and pushed the envelope nowadays people just follow what's hot for the moment. Thank God for Steely Dan
Amen!
101% !
Who knows where The Name Steely Dan came from ?
It was a name for a dildo at the time
Old-English term for a metal dildo. They found it referenced in some long ago writings..
Funky drums and bass track with pop vocals, jazz piano and guitar chords. Some of their songs don't have the funky drum and bass tracks and are more jazz than anything else and their not as good as Aja tracks in my opinion.
I thought it was a vocoder
the entire documentary youtube. com/watch?v=8sdMV9TzMkc
Clubs for feet! A club for a brain!
hear it with the english transcribe on
A documentary about Steely Dan, by Steely Dan, and UA-cam removes the audio because the soundtrack is copyrighted.
Sometimes I wonder how these guys' brains work...
did you mean "A documentary about Steely Dan by VH1, uploaded by some random youtuber without authorization?"
@@raizumichini may hav missed it if not heard here..
So what is the point no audio
"speaks for itself really" lol... those solos sucked, and to be honest the one they used wasn't the greatest either...fits the song I guess.
U suk
Never could get into SD...they come across as self-righteous and sterile, whereas music is meant to be live and organic, not perfected algorithms - like listening to math problems.
then you have not listened to what the musicians say about making the album;. they went beyond perfection until it was natural. You obviously know nothing about what you are condemning.
That's sad. I really dig live music. Been a deadhead for years, and improvisation is what makes me tick. I understand what you're saying, but you have the gall to say Steely Dan is self-righteous and sterile, you can really go f*** yourself. In fact, go catch a catfish and release it where the sun don't shine.
awenindoe Are you really that upset over someone not liking your favourite band?
You think the guitar solo in this song sounds sterile? The guitarist came up with that on the spot, out of the blue, 100% organic.
I love Steely Dan. And I also love math problems. Go figure.