Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)11:45:47 | 18 comments
How about that--a good album with two hit singles attached. And as you might expect of New York natives who reside in the City of the Angels, both brim with ambivalence: "Do It Again," a catchy modified mambo with homogenized vocals that divert one's attention from its tragic tale of a loser so compulsive he can't get himself hanged, and "Reelin' in the Years," a hate song to a professed genius. Think of the Dan as the first post-boogie band: the beat swings more than it blasts or blisters, the chord changes defy our primitive subconscious expectations, and the lyrics underline their own difficulty--as well as the difficulty of the reality to which they refer--with arbitrary personal allusions, most of which are ruses. A
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)11:49:24 No.125230756
>>125230727
that cover art is gaudy as hell
that cover art is gaudy as hell
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)12:11:33 No.125230978
I just never liked Steely Dan and I tried.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)12:37:15 No.125231239
it's very jewish music and subject matter, but still pretty good
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)12:59:43 No.125231460
>it's two New York Jews reciting shitty beat poetry over polished smooth jazz
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)13:02:29 No.125231484
>>125231239
They sounded way more Jewish later. This album sounds more like classic rock/singer songwriter in comparison to something like Katy Lied.
Only steely Dan albums I really like are the first 2 and Royal Scam. The rest have a bunch of samey sounding filler
They sounded way more Jewish later. This album sounds more like classic rock/singer songwriter in comparison to something like Katy Lied.
Only steely Dan albums I really like are the first 2 and Royal Scam. The rest have a bunch of samey sounding filler
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)13:12:14 No.125231557
>>125231484
>They sounded way more Jewish later. This album sounds more like classic rock/singer songwriter in comparison to something like Katy Lied.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sif57VFo50
I don't get it. Something like KISS, yes there's the whole Yiddish theater vibe about it. But this just sounds like boring singer-songwriter shit and I can't detect anything identifiably "Jewish" there.
>They sounded way more Jewish later. This album sounds more like classic rock/singer songwriter in comparison to something like Katy Lied.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Si
I don't get it. Something like KISS, yes there's the whole Yiddish theater vibe about it. But this just sounds like boring singer-songwriter shit and I can't detect anything identifiably "Jewish" there.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)13:16:54 No.125231591
>>125231484
They were still in the mode of writing for other voices. That's partially why they got another singer for the first album.
They were still in the mode of writing for other voices. That's partially why they got another singer for the first album.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)13:17:50 No.125231600
>>125231557
Also KISS had "Strutter" which these guys...do not.
Also KISS had "Strutter" which these guys...do not.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)16:16:59 No.125233491
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:00:31 No.125234450
>>125230727
Palmer was the best vocalist
Palmer was the best vocalist
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)18:46:32 No.125234799
>>125231460
One of the worst takes I’ve ever read
One of the worst takes I’ve ever read
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)20:33:21 No.125235661
GOAT!
This and Aja are my two got to SD albums.
>But, keep in mind, Steely Dan NEVER put out a bad album....
This and Aja are my two got to SD albums.
>But, keep in mind, Steely Dan NEVER put out a bad album....
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)20:35:11 No.125235676
>>125230727
For me its Walter Becker - 11 Tracks of Whack
For me its Walter Becker - 11 Tracks of Whack
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)20:54:36 No.125235836
SO RAISE UP YOUR GLASS
TO GOOD KING RICHARD
TO GOOD KING RICHARD
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)20:59:34 No.125235889
>>125235836
yeah man, Nixon jokes really aged well didn't they?
yeah man, Nixon jokes really aged well didn't they?
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)21:14:54 No.125236033
>>125234450
Even fucking Walter Becker was a better vocalist than Donald Fagen
>https://youtu.be/PqNn8iqXHi0
Even fucking Walter Becker was a better vocalist than Donald Fagen
>https://youtu.be/PqNn8iqXHi0
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)21:25:52 No.125236128
IM A FROOOOOGPOSTERS SON, I DONT WANNNT TO JAK NO ONE
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)21:28:52 No.125236164
>board has come full circle and hates Steely Dan again
I'm tired of the internet. I want to go back to enjoying things.
I'm tired of the internet. I want to go back to enjoying things.