Favorite Steely Dan?

[Necromancer]

Steely Dan adapted as a professional studio band early in their career. Each album is a piece of studio art, that is also sometimes a very different combination and fusion of different styles and genres. Each album has its own personality. I might be listening to the Royal Scam one week, then maybe Aja the next, and so on.
Currently, Im into Pretzel Logic, so I will name a few from the album itself.

1. Any Major Dude Will Tell You
2. Pretzel Logic
3. Monkey In Your Soul
4. Parkers Band
5. Through With Buzz

[s_k]

My favourite Steely Dan tracks would all be from Pretzel Logic.
You sort of have the same problem .

For me it would be, in no particular order
Any major dude will tell you
with a gun
charlie freak
pretzel logic
and i just love east st. louis toodle-oo

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by s_k

My favourite Steely Dan tracks would all be from Pretzel Logic.
You sort of have the same problem .

For me it would be, in no particular order
Any major dude will tell you
with a gun
charlie freak
pretzel logic
and i just love east st. louis toodle-oo

I hear ya!
If my memory serves correct, VH1's 500 greatest albums, ranks Pretzel Logic, at somewhere in the 300's.

[s_k]

Waaay to low

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by s_k

Waaay to low

I agree, I think it is an album that every fan of rock should own, along with all their other albums as well.

[s_k]

You know, Steely Dan has sort of the same problem Dire Straits has. The Eagles have it too, by the way. And CCR. The true music enthusiasts often don't care for those bands. They are usually really cheap to buy second hand.

[Necromancer]

That is probably very true, along with a lot of other bands included. I like some of Dire Straits music, but I never did care that much for Mark Knopfler's vocals. Sounds to much like Lou Reed for Velvet Underground. Andy Warhol had more to do with the popularity of the Underground more so, than their music itself. (That's just my opinion anyway).

I have Steely Dan's albums Gaucho scheduled to listen to next, Donald ***en and Walter Becker spent over a year in the studio, and used 34 different musicians making the album, which includes only seven singles on the album itself. One of the best 2 team songwriters to date, as perfectionist in the studio.

[Lisnaholic]

Originally Posted by VocalsBass

I have Steely Dan's albums Gaucho scheduled to listen to next, Donald ***en and Walter Becker spent over a year in the studio, and used 34 different musicians making the album, which includes only seven singles on the album itself. One of the best 2 team songwriters to date, as perfectionist in the studio.

Warhol insisted once while VU was in the studio recording, that they should just do whatever came to them at that moment, using his philosophy of art without any preparation or rehearsal. The studio music producer said he should just turn the recording equipment on and simply leave the studio to Warhol and VU, since none of his advice was taken in the process of the recording, as which he did, and left the studio.

So we`ve ended up talking about two bands who had almost opposite approaches to recording, and to using studio time.

Any comments on the Becker and Faygen solo efforts ? I`ve never listened to those albums.

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Any comments on the Becker and Faygen solo efforts ? I`ve never listened to those albums.

No sir, that's my next order on CD's from Amazon. And I just hate the 3 to 5 day wait for delivery . Already have all of Steely Dan's material, just need to obtain their solo work.

[RVCA]

1. Deacon Blues
2. Kid Charlemagne
3. Only A Fool Would Say That
4. Josie
5. Reelin In The Years

But really, I can listen to all of their albums and enjoy every song. They've really got a spotless discography.