Walter Becker
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 Mr Palaceman  06 Sep 17 11.58pm |
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Dead.. Only found out tonight. He and Donald Fagen, two of my favorite artists of all time. I watch this documentary at least every couple of months. One of my favorite albums. "They got a name for the winners in the world" Thanks Walter, R.I.P.
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| Midlands Eagle 07 Sep 17 11.17am |
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| Hrolf The Ganger 07 Sep 17 12.43pm |
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As a non expert on Steely Dan, I'd say that after listening to their albums, it seems that their best songs are the more pop/rock that most people know where as the more jazzy intricate stuff, while cultured and technically proficient, is a little forgettable.
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| crystal balls The Garden of Earthly Delights 07 Sep 17 3.11pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
As a non expert on Steely Dan, I'd say that after listening to their albums, it seems that their best songs are the more pop/rock that most people know where as the more jazzy intricate stuff, while cultured and technically proficient, is a little forgettable. Fair enough, but for most fans the "jazzy stuff" has endured through time. I loved the earlier albums and was fortunate to see the original band on the only London date they ever played, in 1974 on the "Pretzel Logic" tour. But for me the greatest album of the 70s incarnations was Aja. This view is shared by many, as their most fully realised and rewarding album, and this is probably the "jazziest" of all. Particularly the title track... Steve Gadd played drums, one of his greatest performances, with Wayne Shorter playing the sax solo. Whilst the pop-ier early stuff was fantastic, it does seem grounded in the 70s to me, while Aja remains timeless, 40 years after the recording. Some of the more recent records after they reformed lack some of the immediacy of the 70s albums, so I can see what you mean, but Aja, like "The Dude", endures!
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| Hrolf The Ganger 07 Sep 17 3.15pm |
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Originally posted by crystal balls
Fair enough, but for most fans the "jazzy stuff" has endured through time. I loved the earlier albums and was fortunate to see the original band on the only London date they ever played, in 1974 on the "Pretzel Logic" tour. But for me the greatest album of the 70s incarnations was Aja. This view is shared by many, as their most fully realised and rewarding album, and this is probably the "jazziest" of all. Particularly the title track... Steve Gadd played drums, one of his greatest performances, with Wayne Shorter playing the sax solo. Whilst the pop-ier early stuff was fantastic, it does seem grounded in the 70s to me, while Aja remains timeless, 40 years after the recording. Some of the more recent records after they reformed lack some of the immediacy of the 70s albums, so I can see what you mean, but Aja, like "The Dude", endures!
I haven't given up on their albums yet. I will play them some more when I'm in the mood.
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