Steely Dan

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:41 pm

Sure, at a hip-hop related forum, one might expect to come across the odd mention of the highly successful intellectual soft/art rock duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (and their motley rotating team of session musicians and back-up singers of course) in the form of some know-it-all exclamation of the eternal illness of De La Soul "Eye Know" or Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz "Deja Vu" (both of which led to extensively damaging anti-rap litigation and neither of which are half as interesting as the songs they pilfered).

But fuck all that. This thread is for discussing the dark sarcasm and allusive density of their lyrics, the superlative smoothness of their arrangements, their technical virtuosity and perfectionism, whether or not Aja is on eof the greatest albums ever recorded, the true symbolic meaning behind "Black Cow," whether or not Peg was a porn star, etc. Feel free to note how the internet subculture dedicated to interpreting their lyrics is as nerdy, obsessive, and batshit loon as an average Mindbender post or disparage the duo as "soft faggot East Coast liberal pseudo-ironic Jewish jazz crap." Whatever you do, make sure to player-participate.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:46 pm

do it again is the greatest song ever written

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:35 pm

"The tattoo said Steed, but i got it changed to Steely Dan".

There was a time, a few years back, when i was smitten with "Aja". Well, when i say smitten what i really mean is obsessed. It's such a mesmerizing album. Wait, did that get any nominations in the G.O.A.T album tournament? We should all be tarred, feathered and made to sit through a HustleCrowe cdr if nobody mentioned it. Anyway, "Aja" is just a perfect album - it's pop but it's the most intricate, quirky and ambitious pop one will ever experience. "Josie"..."Josie"! If you've never been enchanted by "Aja" then you're a luddite faggot.

The best Steely Dan sampling was by M.F Doom.

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:41 pm

I Drive A Lexus wrote:Wait, did that get any nominations in the G.O.A.T album tournament? We should all be tarred, feathered and made to sit through a HustleCrowe cdr if nobody mentioned it.

I did nominate katy lied though, and I had considered nominating aja, originally.

steely dan are fucking great.

nomination for best slept on steely dan song: sign in stranger

AWAE · Post by **AWAE** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:24 pm

so fucking smooth...

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:26 pm

AWAE wrote:so fucking smooth...

lol

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:03 pm

marinville wrote:
AWAE wrote:so fucking smooth...
lol

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:06 pm

Fun bit of trivia:

Chevy Chase was the dummer in Don and Wally's first band in college.

Fun fact:

Steely Dan fucking own.

Cant Buy A Thrill, Katy Lied, The Royal Scam and Aja all get steady play in Casa Del Blast.

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:43 pm

bought a piece of vinyl of theirs not too long ago..one of their early albums..sounds like folk rock n shit....

gaucho is my fav album.

Funky Butler · Post by **Funky Butler** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:51 pm

I'd like to throw the Nightfly into the discussion

dope shit

Steely Dan is glorious live

The Iron Sheik · Post by **The Iron Sheik** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:48 pm

Paragraph President wrote:dark sarcasm

have you been watching 'yacht rock'?

I Drive A Lexus wrote:The best Steely Dan sampling was by M.F Doom.

"Gas Drawls"

i'm huge into this band

my favorite tracks:

"gaucho"
"kid charlemagne"
"hey nineteen"
"time out of mind"

i am having a summer solstice party in my backyard tonight. i think i might have to put some dan on blast.

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:06 pm

Steezel Weezel · Post by **Steezel Weezel** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:51 am

My knowledge of this band is too small, but sizable enough to contain the facts that "Kid Charlemagne" and "Show Biz Kids" are dope songs.

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:39 am

More fun trivia: phil hartman did the cover art to aja.

"reeling in the years" is great. reminds me of CSNY a bit.

weird timing for this thread. i've been learning a lot about them throughout the week.

mud · Post by **mud** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:54 am

ChristPuncher wrote:

...One track that I must here from this band.

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:53 am

Paragraph President wrote:This thread is for discussing the dark sarcasm and allusive density of their lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb_XEwgfmDk

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:58 am

I Drive A Lexus wrote:The best Steely Dan sampling was by M.F Doom.

Wordy. With 3rd Bass second.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:01 am

Y@k Bollocks wrote:
I Drive A Lexus wrote:The best Steely Dan sampling was by M.F Doom.
Wordy. With 3rd Bass second.

And yet there's something about 3rd Bass sampling Steely Dan that's too pretentious even for me. Smooth though.

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:59 am

Here's 'Black Cow'...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/23803335819121/

And Peg...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/23804645685700/

And here's 'A Decade of Steely Dan'.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=79N3PPIQ

01 FM.mp3
02 Black Friday.mp3
03 Babylon Sisters.mp3
04 Deacon Blues.mp3
05 Bodhisattva.mp3
06 Hey Nineteen.mp3
07 Do It Again.mp3
08 Peg.mp3
09 Rikki Don't Lose That Number.mp3
10 Reeling In The Years.mp3
11 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo.mp3
12 Kid Charlemagne.mp3
13 My Old School.mp3
14 Bad Sneakers.mp3

I used to work with a guy from Boston who loved Steely Dan and he'd play this album all the time in the office. Its really at odds with everything I like in music generally - happy, note perfect, over produced, sax solos, really technically perfect, and sooo smooooth - but I started to get quite into them. But they're no Hall & Oates.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:14 am

The reason Steely Dan gets a pass for the oversmoothness is because they balance out the smooth with lyrics about dirtbag creeps, prostitutes, incest, rape, existential horror, etc.

bringinoutbangerz · Post by **bringinoutbangerz** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:30 am

[frat quote]STEELY DAN GARGLES MY BALLS[/frat quote]

no jk, ferreal, they are dope

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:15 pm

Y@k Bollocks wrote:Here's 'Black Cow'...
http://www.zshare.net/audio/23803335819121/
And Peg...
http://www.zshare.net/audio/23804645685700/

And here's 'A Decade of Steely Dan'.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=79N3PPIQ
01 FM.mp3
02 Black Friday.mp3
03 Babylon Sisters.mp3
04 Deacon Blues.mp3
05 Bodhisattva.mp3
06 Hey Nineteen.mp3
07 Do It Again.mp3
08 Peg.mp3
09 Rikki Don't Lose That Number.mp3
10 Reeling In The Years.mp3
11 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo.mp3
12 Kid Charlemagne.mp3
13 My Old School.mp3
14 Bad Sneakers.mp3

Props for the upload and making me finally realize who Steely Dan is. They fucking suck though.

AWAE · Post by **AWAE** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:20 pm

Paragraph President wrote:The reason Steely Dan gets a pass for the oversmoothness is because they balance out the smooth with lyrics about dirtbag creeps, prostitutes, incest, rape, existential horror, etc.

having prolly the most subversive band name in history...

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:51 pm

Thanks for the uploads

Galvatron78 · Post by **Galvatron78** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:06 pm

"Do it again" is a wonderful song i also have a weak spot for "Deacon Blue"

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:06 pm

fuck you hobo.

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:07 pm

marinville wrote:fuck you hobo.

BITCH I GET MORE PUSSY THAN YOUR MOM HAS BETWEEN HER LEGS

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:02 pm

I have "Reelin in the Years" on one of my old NBA VHS tapes. It has various old school NBA highlights set to the track.

Steezel Weezel · Post by **Steezel Weezel** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:37 am

AWAE wrote:
Paragraph President wrote:The reason Steely Dan gets a pass for the oversmoothness is because they balance out the smooth with lyrics about dirtbag creeps, prostitutes, incest, rape, existential horror, etc.
having prolly the most subversive band name in history...

Word. We forgot to mention that they named themselves after a dildo in Naked Lunch by everyone's favorite drug-addled pederast, William S. Burroughs.

BayAreaHustla408 · Post by **BayAreaHustla408** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:34 pm

i grew up listening to steely dan......my dad is a huge fan.....present day......havent gave it a chance really.....

Steely Dan

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