First Time Reaction | Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne | KANYE SAMPLED THIS!

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  • @tylermarshguitar
    @tylermarshguitar 22 дні тому +82

    The fact that so many reactors are shocked to hear the original, tells me that rappers are not being forthcoming enough about where their samples come from

    • @destinyreelly2974
      @destinyreelly2974 22 дні тому +10

      I miss liner notes😢 I read every word and always knew who wrote the songs. Those days are gone. 😢

    • @raycewilliams3300
      @raycewilliams3300 22 дні тому +7

      @@destinyreelly2974 I recall vividly back in the 1970s and 1980s when I used to buy vinyl records. The first thing I'd do when I got the record home was read all the liner notes.

    • @roryphares6192
      @roryphares6192 22 дні тому +6

      All the information is in the production notes

    • @RVWeekendsRC1
      @RVWeekendsRC1 22 дні тому +8

      Sampling is lame.

    • @destinyreelly2974
      @destinyreelly2974 22 дні тому +2

      @ I’ve never been a fan of it for this very reason. If it led to people listening to the originals, I might feel differently. 👊🏼

  • @captainkangaroo4301
    @captainkangaroo4301 22 дні тому +54

    The Kid Charlemagne referred to in this song was my old friend Bear. I remember his four way windowpane in the early 70’s was kitchen clean. I met him on Grateful Dead tour 55 years ago and remained friends. He became a silversmith later in life and made belt buckles for me and my wife. He was killed in a car accident in Australia a decade or so back. Still miss him. His life is worth exploring. He was Owsley Stanley and he was one of the coolest cats to breathe air.

    • @stevedahlberg8680
      @stevedahlberg8680 22 дні тому +3

      What fantastic memories.❤

    • @stevegirardmedia2255
      @stevegirardmedia2255 19 днів тому +2

      Wow, Captain, that's one of the coolest posts I've seen on a Steely Dan reaction!! My question to you comes from the angle that, despite the fact that it seems really cool to have one of the great songs of all time written about him, what did 'Bear' think about this tune??! Did you ever talk about it?

    • @livenhfree
      @livenhfree 11 днів тому

      Wait. Your friend was "Bear," or Owsley Stanley?

    • @BigMacOrange
      @BigMacOrange 17 годин тому

      Not enough cap😅

  • @mikecaetano
    @mikecaetano 22 дні тому +37

    "Kid Charlemagne" tells the tale of the rise and fall of Owsley Stanley, sound engineer for the Grateful Dead and LSD chemist extraordinaire. His practice of recording the Dead while they practiced and performed led to the formation of the taping and sharing ethos among their fans and that ethos inspired the open source software movement. The Dead called him Bear and the dancing bears motif commonly seen on their merchandise is an homage to him and his LSD blotter art.

  • @Sprenklefish
    @Sprenklefish 21 день тому +16

    The funk is in the bass and drums. The jazz is in the keys, harmonies and chords. The rock is in the guitar. I forget how stellar this record is until I hear it again.

  • @pixelrancher
    @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +29

    Larry Carlton on guitar, Chuck Rainey on bass ... and shuffle king Bernard Purdie on drums.
    Michael McDonald, Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews on backing vocals.

    • @mikegoodwin2386
      @mikegoodwin2386 22 дні тому +4

      An all-star group.
      I used to think I was a bass player and I've had the honor of meeting Chuck Rainey a couple times. He is a master of the instrument.

    • @pixelrancher
      @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +1

      @@mikegoodwin2386 Rick Beato does a great interview with Chuck. Actually, I think he's interviewed everyone who ever played with Steely Dan. Individually and in small groups.

    • @pixelrancher
      @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +1

      @@mikegoodwin2386 He's right up there with Leland Sklar.

  • @poweredbyjoymusic
    @poweredbyjoymusic 22 дні тому +28

    Kid Charlemagne: Unparalleled songwriting and performance!

  • @danieltruyts-ke4gi
    @danieltruyts-ke4gi 21 день тому +7

    I once saw a guy in the city wearing a t-shirt with the text 'is there gas in the car...yes there's gas in the car' - it made my day.

  • @joannerichards1750
    @joannerichards1750 22 дні тому +19

    "Haitian Divorce" is a slammer!
    "The Fez" is too...from the album The Royal Scam

  • @michaelyork7917
    @michaelyork7917 22 дні тому +19

    Larry Carlton making that 335 sizzle. This album is my favorite

    • @SeaMark782
      @SeaMark782 22 дні тому +4

      Add Jeff Porcaro, you're in the room. Carlton's first album is spectacular, tour de force.

    • @lla788
      @lla788 22 дні тому +3

      I was just listening to 335 today during my walk! (We are having great weather here in Maryland). I went to college in California and Aja was all the rage. I was fortunate enough to see Larry Carlton at the Baked Potato. He was great and really friendly. It was the closest thing to seeing Steely Dan live at that time

  • @davidnelson7972
    @davidnelson7972 16 днів тому +5

    Dude! I've been following you thru your journey of listening to the greatest band of my lifetime. Steely Dan. I fell for there music, when they realesed their first album "Cant by a thrill". It is a big thrill to watch the real and honest reactions to everyone of their songs. Buckel-up my friend, you have barely scratched the surface of this incredible, dynamic collection of musicians. Everyone that performs on their records is top of the class. Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie - wow drummers. Carlton on guitar with Parks, Derringer and on and on. The backup singers are my dream I always wished would back me up lol. I am 80 years old and I want to die with Steely Dan playing my death march. I look forward to joining with you on your journey thru the stax of music these rascals have released on the world. There are so many to recommend, how about we start with "Hiatian Divorce", or "Babylon Sisters". Have a great ride thru the archives of wonderment. 🎸🎸

  • @richkurl
    @richkurl 22 дні тому +16

    Impeccable. Next from the same album, The Royal Scam (1976), Haitian Divorce. Gotta trust me on this one.

  • @daveking9393
    @daveking9393 22 дні тому +13

    You can't go wrong with steely Dan just keep going man loving it

  • @myownchannel247
    @myownchannel247 22 дні тому +11

    Larry Carlton on guitar 🔥

  • @irical100
    @irical100 22 дні тому +15

    "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" - Another radio hit if theirs to check out - thanks

  • @SeaMark782
    @SeaMark782 22 дні тому +10

    Another gem. Some of the finest music ever produced. B&F are musical geniuses.

  • @ukesrule58
    @ukesrule58 22 дні тому +10

    "Is there gas in the car ?........….yes, there's GAS in the CARRRR....."

    • @Luuuc
      @Luuuc 22 дні тому +2

      Forever quotable

  • @thorzzz1z
    @thorzzz1z 22 дні тому +7

    when i was first discovering SD, everytime i heard a new track, i said, this my new favorite lol

  • @jenniferbabros1985
    @jenniferbabros1985 22 дні тому +9

    Suprise now check out BLACK COW 😅 you'll recognize that too

    • @jirimondo
      @jirimondo 22 дні тому +1

      He already hit Black Cow

  • @Luuuc
    @Luuuc 22 дні тому +6

    I don't have a fav Steely Dan song, but if I had a top 10 then this song would never not be in it. Once you get past the Kayne aspect you'll enjoy this record even more because it's absolute 🔥 in every aspect.

  • @DSS553
    @DSS553 22 дні тому +5

    This is among their 10 best songs imho, although their whole discography is filled with gems like this one. But you should try "Your Gold Teeth I" and "Your Gold Teeth II". Super funky and groovy, but also jazzy. One of their grooviest tracks is "Time Out of Mind" though, also super smooth and groovy, and like Kid Charlemagne, about the drug culture in the 70's.

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 21 день тому +4

    That was such a fun reaction. That Baseline just Cooks but really it's the jigsaw puzzle of the whole band putting it all together and the vocal delivery and the lyrics and the harmonies and how danceable it is. Never get tired of hearing it. I'm glad you keep checking their stuff out!❤

  • @swan4163
    @swan4163 18 днів тому +2

    The best song about an acid cooker ever recorded!

  • @bestfootfoward8024
    @bestfootfoward8024 21 день тому +4

    There are lots of "Rap Fan Reacts" channels out there,and it blows my mind,that after being exposed to REAL music, you guys don't say: "i don't know how I could of been so brainwashed to believe that disgusting noise was music". But no, to a man, you still regard it as having some sort of value! ABSOLUTELY MINDBOGGELING !!

  • @jimmoore8951
    @jimmoore8951 22 дні тому +19

    The only thing wrong with this song is that the outro is about 5 minutes too short.

    • @DSS553
      @DSS553 22 дні тому +1

      Yeah, the live version that is on "Alive in America" is slightly longer, and much better in my opinion. I'm not normally into live records, but the whole things slaps, they made slightly different versions of their existing songs, but they were all better.

  • @danielthompson9509
    @danielthompson9509 18 днів тому +1

    Steely Dan are a genre by themselves. Great Reaction. The guitar solo from Don't Take Me Alive, is also performed by Larry Carlton. I've loved Steely Dan for 50 years. The white men on the streets is in reference to the change to cocaine from LSD.

  • @floorticket
    @floorticket 22 дні тому +4

    Love
    Steely
    Dan

  • @RicShrimpton
    @RicShrimpton 22 дні тому +14

    My favorite Steely Dan song right here. Is there gas in the car?

    • @wdrauch
      @wdrauch 22 дні тому +8

      Yes, there’s gas in the car!

    • @DSS553
      @DSS553 22 дні тому +3

      @@wdrauch I think the people down the hall know who we are.

    • @kaydantonio3719
      @kaydantonio3719 16 днів тому

      Yes there’s gas in the carrrr…

  • @theivory1
    @theivory1 21 день тому +1

    Every song of theirs is like this. Perfection.

  • @richardmartin9565
    @richardmartin9565 22 дні тому +5

    A lot of music died when Rap was born

  • @theascendance
    @theascendance 3 дні тому

    I stumbled on your channel and laugh so much thanks for that!
    Keep the faith bro!

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 22 дні тому +1

    Damn dude, that was a fantastic Kanye rendition. Gives me goosebumps seeing you make the connections.

  • @bobcorbin3294
    @bobcorbin3294 22 дні тому +4

    Owlsley Stanley was also the Grateful Dead's sound engineer

    • @hypno59
      @hypno59 21 день тому

      See Aye Hey!

  • @chrisweidner4768
    @chrisweidner4768 22 дні тому +4

    “Show biz kids.”

  • @samgreco4067
    @samgreco4067 22 дні тому +3

    Owsley Acid!!!

  • @mikoyanfulcrum1
    @mikoyanfulcrum1 21 день тому +1

    Steely Dan is a great example of musical intelligence,..... They are not alone in that class,.....but they are a great benchmark. Constant quality.

  • @omega1575
    @omega1575 21 день тому +2

    You should try Dr Wu next, it’s a masterpiece

  • @grahamokeefe9406
    @grahamokeefe9406 9 днів тому

    That's from the Royal Scam album. The guitarist is Larry Carlton - a great jazz player and studio cat - and he's all over the album. The Royal Scam is probably SD's best guitar album. I think the solo is one of the best, if not the best, guitar solo ever recorded. The sound and note choice are second to none. Owsley Stanley was, as you read, an acid chemist. He was also a rich kid. Between family money and what he made from his LSD production, he ended up bankrolling and sort of managing the Grateful Dead in the early years, and eventually became one of their sound engineers.

  • @brianfisher6165
    @brianfisher6165 21 день тому +1

    Owsley Stanley was a chemist/Inventor that made the best and cleanest mind altering substance you could buy. He was Grateful Dead's sound engineer, He invented and financed their "Wall of Sound" sound system!!! It will blow your mind!!! look it up!!! The Grateful Dead lived in LA for a short time and sold Owsley acid in the parking lot of "Canters Deli" on Fairfax in Los Angeles!👌👌👍👍✌✌😁😁

  • @mikeglo168
    @mikeglo168 22 дні тому +2

    Another great reaction. Well done!

  • @VIDSTORAGE
    @VIDSTORAGE 22 дні тому +2

    Funk Jazz Rock Fusions were wildly brewing up in the mid 70s ,,Steely did not invent it but they added a lot to it ...The Boston Rag is a great one to chek out

  • @ohwaitwhatsthis1327
    @ohwaitwhatsthis1327 21 день тому +1

    Larry Carlton on the guitar here. If you liked the guitar on this one and thought it stole the show, then you would likely really enjoy Don't Take Me Alive. Another great guitar performance by Mr. Carlton that truly steals the show. Great reaction!

  • @daveking9393
    @daveking9393 22 дні тому +3

    There's more to the back story of this song The guy actually made the LSD for the grateful Dead... And the gas in the car thing is really these guys got pulled over because they ran out of gas and got busted....

  • @paulweber686
    @paulweber686 19 днів тому

    Great reaction; Larry Carlton's guitar solo in this one is legendary.

  • @lem01ne
    @lem01ne 22 дні тому +2

    Masterpiece

  • @pixelrancher
    @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +3

    FINALLY!!!!

  • @pamstuckey8349
    @pamstuckey8349 21 день тому

    Steely Dan always be Jazz Funk and Rock ... with a good helping of some Blues. But always ... Perfection

  • @z-man2343
    @z-man2343 20 днів тому

    "Is there gas in the cah? Yes, there's gas in the cah." Donald Fagen is a freakin' legend y'all.

  • @willlockler9433
    @willlockler9433 22 дні тому +1

    The story behind the song, also good. LSD....etc....

  • @vincentschmitt7597
    @vincentschmitt7597 22 дні тому +1

    My favorite would be Home At Last.

  • @Scott-z8l
    @Scott-z8l 21 день тому

    Windowpane. Wow. Haven't heard of that many years. That was a trip to the moon.

  • @nim4464
    @nim4464 21 день тому +1

    As long as an artist receives the proper permissions to sample a song, I think it's fine.
    Like according to WhoSampled, Steely Dan has been sampled almost 200 times, Billy Squier has been sampled over 300 times.
    If it wasn't for Eminem sampling "Zombie" by The Cranberries (In Your Head) or "The Stroke" by Billy Squier (Berzerk), I wouldn't found one of my favorite bands.

  • @alldayadventures5418
    @alldayadventures5418 22 дні тому +2

    Many SD Tunes are from real life happenings... This song is a perfect example.
    PS: Have you looked up the origins of the words Steely Dan yet??

  • @willlockler9433
    @willlockler9433 22 дні тому +1

    Larry Carlton on that guitar, many, me included, best ever.

  • @TheMikeman1971
    @TheMikeman1971 6 днів тому

    Chillax with Steely Dan !

  • @tommathews3964
    @tommathews3964 21 день тому

    Tales of the brilliant Owsley Stanley, sound engineer extraordinaire (Grateful Dead Wall of Sound!), master chemist responsible for the purest, strongest LSD made. Very interesting cat! The song is full of references to Owsley and his trade!

  • @skaye19
    @skaye19 21 день тому

    You still have another 25 + great songs by them to hit. Great call on the guitar solo this solo is known as their best and one of the best of all time.

  • @PatrickORourke-yz3xn
    @PatrickORourke-yz3xn 22 дні тому

    So funny watching to think everything we all have about trying to describe them and then say basically, "It doesn't really matter what you call it or how you describe it, it's Steely Dan."

  • @trk327
    @trk327 22 дні тому +1

    Now you MUST finish the Royal Scam album!!

  • @davidryan7386
    @davidryan7386 22 дні тому +2

    I used. to live in Ousley's house in in SF the song references 2 iterations. of communal living after Ousley. 1st block of stiener st. in the duboce triangle.
    "i think the people down the hall know. who you are".

    • @davidryan7386
      @davidryan7386 22 дні тому

      kid charlamagne is Ousley, early LSD king.

    • @davidryan7386
      @davidryan7386 22 дні тому

      now you got there. he was a major figure in the counter culture.

    • @jimmoore8951
      @jimmoore8951 22 дні тому

      So if you can remember it were you really there?

    • @pixelrancher
      @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +1

      @@davidryan7386 Owsley aka "Bear". Sound engineer for the Grateful Dead.

  • @ArchGoodwin
    @ArchGoodwin 21 день тому +1

    I've enjoyed watching you on this journey so much. I don't think you've gotten anything off their album Countdown to Ecstasy> That has some great songs including Showbiz Kids and King of the World, but my favorite, and imho the best guitar solo on a Steely Dan album is on their absolute jam, My Old School. Please check that one out soon!

  • @tmAcorn
    @tmAcorn 22 дні тому +1

    Kid Charlemagne (0wsley) was also the sound man for the Grateful Dead-

  • @willlockler9433
    @willlockler9433 22 дні тому +1

    This next aspect of SD that is in this groove, Peg.

  • @JoeSmith-ey2xp
    @JoeSmith-ey2xp 21 день тому

    They are the truth.

  • @gregangus9961
    @gregangus9961 17 днів тому

    Steely Dan are heavily sampled but they did plenty of “sampling” themselves.
    Listen to Steely Dan’s Riki Don’t Lose that Number, then listen to Horace Silver’s Song for my Father. Listen to Steely Dan’s Gaucho, then listen to Keith Jarrett’s As Long As You Know You’re Living Yours. Sampling is a part of all musical traditions.

  • @timothymajors4176
    @timothymajors4176 21 день тому

    Is there gas in the car, Yes there's gas in the car , OH one of my fav's . With about 39 more.

  • @SteveClarkeSongs
    @SteveClarkeSongs 21 день тому

    The guitar player is the wonderful Larry Carlton.

  • @MarkTaylor-wl9dp
    @MarkTaylor-wl9dp 15 днів тому

    You should also check out stuff like Pages (debut self-titled album is fantastic), also for some of the dudes who play on Steely records check out jazz man Michael Franks from the 70s who used the cream of the crop of session guys and he has such a unique voice himself. Naturally, Earth, Wind & Fire 70s stuff, Rotary Connection with band leader the amazing Charles Stepney. Joni Mitchel and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, America, Leroy Hutson, Leon Ware, Gino Vannelli albums from the 70s. Mark GV - Reference Point

  • @pamstuckey8349
    @pamstuckey8349 21 день тому

    You be right on everything you say. One of a kind. Perfection - always

  • @Distressedhusker
    @Distressedhusker 21 день тому

    Steely Dan can't be put in a box, they were ahead of their time, and I have yet to find a song from them that disappoints.

  • @leighafrench
    @leighafrench 21 день тому

    Been waiting on this one 😅🤩🪄✨

  • @marymargaretmoore9034
    @marymargaretmoore9034 15 днів тому

    Another song sampled (By Tupac) is Bruce Hornsby and the Range doing "The Way It Is."

  • @SteveClarkeSongs
    @SteveClarkeSongs 21 день тому

    Bernard Purdie on Drums and Chuck Rainey on Bass. It doesn't get much funkier than that.

  • @lantose
    @lantose 19 днів тому

    Another great song is “Riki Don’t Lose That Number”!

  • @raycewilliams3300
    @raycewilliams3300 22 дні тому +6

    It's near impossible to assign a genre to Steely Dan. They menl several elements if music in most of their tracks. They are a unique blend of jazz, funk, soul, and rock harmonies, and complex song lyrics. At times their lyrics are cryptic and open to interpretation. Thanks for reacting to the Dan. BTW.... what ya think about the Larry Carlton guitar solos ? Take care P.S. Owsley was an underground folk hero, revered throughout the counterculture for making the purest form of LSD ever to hit the street. He was a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area hippie movement during the 1960s and played a pivotal role in the decade's counterculture.

    • @pixelrancher
      @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +1

      On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene,
      But yours was kitchen clean.
      Everyone stopped to stare at your Technicolor motor home.. (the LSD bus).

    • @raycewilliams3300
      @raycewilliams3300 22 дні тому

      @@pixelrancher Thanks for your post. Owsley was arrested in 1967 and sentenced to three years in jail. I was in the US Army from 1967 to 1970. I moved to the San Francisco Bay area to go to college on the G.I. Bill. There were a lot of stories floating around about him and his "chemistry" projects. Take care.

    • @pixelrancher
      @pixelrancher 22 дні тому +1

      @@raycewilliams3300 "Bear", of the Grateful Dead. Died in a car crash in Australia about a decade ago.

    • @lla788
      @lla788 22 дні тому +1

      Owsley led such a fascinating & crazy life. Only Becker & Fagen could write the perfect song about him.

  • @davidbradley3254
    @davidbradley3254 21 день тому

    Night By Night banger too

  • @melaniewells9934
    @melaniewells9934 21 день тому +1

    I keep hoping your gonna do HOME AT LAST until I guess I'll keep requesting it

  • @ncommerce
    @ncommerce 22 дні тому +4

    I mean, does it really surprise you got the artists you like to listen to like to listen to the artists that you like to listen to?

  • @josephgallagher945
    @josephgallagher945 22 дні тому +1

    Pretzel Logic next.

  • @davethewave62
    @davethewave62 21 день тому

    A good term to use for this type of song is FUNK ROCK!

  • @ShreveportJoe
    @ShreveportJoe 21 день тому +5

    Tuning in to see a Steely Dan reaction and being subjected to The History of Kanye West is a nightmare.

  • @willlockler9433
    @willlockler9433 22 дні тому

    It's a rock shuffle.

  • @davidbrink5442
    @davidbrink5442 21 день тому

    The SD song "My Old School" is a fun radio staple. I think you'd dig it and I don't believe you have reacted to it yet. O e if my favorites. Also "Don't Take Me Alive" has a cool vibe to it.

  • @DSS553
    @DSS553 22 дні тому

    If you're interested in hearing some of their newer stuff, I think you'd really like "Jack of Speed". Funky, groovy and super tight musicianship as always. Their music is always very clean sounding, and this is right up there with the best of them.

  • @zenpuppy6025
    @zenpuppy6025 21 день тому

    My favorite bands….
    Beatles
    Steely Dan
    Talking Heads
    😎👍

  • @damonmurray3905
    @damonmurray3905 18 днів тому

    Ice Cube sampled "Green Earrings" from the Royal Scam album.

  • @SM-ri2df
    @SM-ri2df 22 дні тому

    HE'S ANOTHER RICHARD CRANIUM......GET IT LOL...

  • @tessfairfield6435
    @tessfairfield6435 14 днів тому +1

    You’ve been playing some great hits from the older albums but I NEED you to check out more stuff from their last 2 albums since they’re severely overrated. You gotta check out Jack of Speed from Two against Nature, it got me into steely Dan as a high school freshman in 2010. The whole album is easily in the top 3 of their discography

  • @jenniferbabros1985
    @jenniferbabros1985 22 дні тому

    Yeaaa🎉

  • @hklinker
    @hklinker 18 днів тому

    What do I want you to say?
    Say that you surrender to the Dan. That they are the top.

  • @jonathanduran1773
    @jonathanduran1773 22 дні тому

    You need to listen to black cow That was also sampled

  • @user-xo5uz4dp8j
    @user-xo5uz4dp8j 21 день тому

    One of a kind. What else is there to say?

  • @johnathanstruble1064
    @johnathanstruble1064 21 день тому

    Dont get much better.❤

  • @pippzedd1438
    @pippzedd1438 22 дні тому

    They set the bar for JAZZ FUSION

  • @LadyRustedKnight
    @LadyRustedKnight 21 день тому +1

    When you can’t create new, pretend and the kids will think you are a genius. This is why we “oldster originals” do not like nor do we listen to rap. It is our music recycled into noise. Sorry but it’s the way we feel. “Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby….”.

  • @davesigmon8144
    @davesigmon8144 21 день тому

    Dr. Wu, Bodhissatva and Home at Last

  • @dennissalazar5866
    @dennissalazar5866 18 днів тому

    One of your favorite Kanye West records, is barely Kanye. 😄

  • @dexstewart2450
    @dexstewart2450 21 день тому

    If you want your head blown by how many great hits have music played by white boys, watch the Muscle Shoals documentary: Aretha, Etta James, Staple Singers...

  • @JamesDimond-l7u
    @JamesDimond-l7u 22 дні тому +1

    More Royal Scam please

  • @Steely_Fran
    @Steely_Fran 18 днів тому

    You can probably tell by my screen name how I feel about Steely Dan.

  • @jld593
    @jld593 21 день тому +3

    Not surprised the "cut and paste" generation doesn't realize how much is stolen--er 'sampled'. Gen Y and Z are the most uncreative gens we've had.