Steely Dan (lyric, favorite songs, great songs, albums, solo)

New-England-Clam-Chodah · 09-06-2005, 08:23 PM

ooo I love William Burrough, and steely dan. I especialy love the fez. If for nothing more than it's such a bizzare fetish.

pinkbunnies · 09-06-2005, 09:37 PM

I read Naked Lunch after I read somewhere that Steely Dan got their name from a "device" in that novel, not knowing what the device was. I couldn't get through the book because of the stream of consciousness/drugged up writing style, but it was interesting to learn what a Steely Dan is.

Anyone checked out http://steelydan.com/siteguide.html?

This "Steely Dan" dictionary to their lyrics is great!
http://members.aol.com/danomalley/steelydan/

boo boo · 05-29-2008, 05:35 PM

Steely Dan is great, Aja and Pretzel Logic are fantastic albums.

Jeff Baxter was a pretty sweet guitarist. And of course Larry Carltons work with them is amazing.

Dr_Rez · 05-29-2008, 06:16 PM

Aja is a wonderful album Also Steve Gadd's drum work is fantastic.

Ghostrider · 06-13-2008, 05:49 AM

Steely Dan is a great band, I bought "Can't Buy A Thrill" on vinyl when it was released back in the 70's, and followed them right up to "Gaucho". My fave album is "The Royal Scam" but you really can't go wrong with any of their albums.

ProggyMan · 06-13-2008, 01:32 PM

Here's a top 10 comp for interested parties.
1. King Of The World
2. Chain Lightning
3. Do It Again
4. Night By Night
5. Bodhisattva
6. Babylon Sisters
7. Everyone's Gone To The Movies
8. Rikki Don't Lose That Numbers
9. Any World
10. My Old School
Countdown To Ecstasy-3 (17)
Katy Lied-3 (15)
Pretel Logic-2 (10)
Can't Buy a Thrill-1 (8)
Gaucho-1 (5)

Rainard Jalen · 07-11-2008, 09:10 AM

Been listening to this band lately, Can't Buy A Thrill is pretty much the most awesome thing of all time. I don't get why I had heard so little about them before.

ProggyMan · 07-11-2008, 08:56 PM

Eh, Can't Buy a Thrill is like their nooby album. It's overproduced imo. Some great songs of course, everyone's heard Do It again.

Ghostrider · 07-13-2008, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Eh, Can't Buy a Thrill is like their nooby album. It's overproduced imo. Some great songs of course, everyone's heard Do It again.

I'm not sure it's overproduced, it was their first album and they were very excited about it. When Can't Buy A Thrill was released it was really well received by all of my friends, we even bought the 8-track. This is and will remain the happiest most easygoing album Steely Dan ever released, I still smile when I hear Reelin' In The Years...my favorite Steely Dan song of all time.

ProggyMan · 07-13-2008, 05:13 PM

It's not as lyrically sarcastic as their later work, another reason I don't like it as much.

09-06-2005, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
New-England-Clam-Chodah Is a Lover Not a Fighter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Istanbul,not constantanople Posts: 19	ooo I love William Burrough, and steely dan. I especialy love the fez. If for nothing more than it's such a bizzare fetish. __________________ -Jeff Hilt If I can't Have Control Over You, Then I Will Destrtoy You. .......................... "well you tried it just for once found it all right for kicks. but now you found out that it's a habit that sticks...." ...................................... "Baby's on fire better throw her in the water look at her laughing like a hefer to the slaughter"(I'd put the rest of the lyrics in my sig but I don't think people would like that)

05-29-2008, 06:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,370	Aja is a wonderful album Also Steve Gadd's drum work is fantastic. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

09-06-2005, 09:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
pinkbunnies Groupie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5	I read Naked Lunch after I read somewhere that Steely Dan got their name from a "device" in that novel, not knowing what the device was. I couldn't get through the book because of the stream of consciousness/drugged up writing style, but it was interesting to learn what a Steely Dan is. Anyone checked out http://steelydan.com/siteguide.html? This "Steely Dan" dictionary to their lyrics is great! http://members.aol.com/danomalley/steelydan/

06-13-2008, 05:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ghostrider Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 131	Steely Dan is a great band, I bought "Can't Buy A Thrill" on vinyl when it was released back in the 70's, and followed them right up to "Gaucho". My fave album is "The Royal Scam" but you really can't go wrong with any of their albums.

06-13-2008, 01:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Here's a top 10 comp for interested parties. 1. King Of The World 2. Chain Lightning 3. Do It Again 4. Night By Night 5. Bodhisattva 6. Babylon Sisters 7. Everyone's Gone To The Movies 8. Rikki Don't Lose That Numbers 9. Any World 10. My Old School Countdown To Ecstasy-3 (17) Katy Lied-3 (15) Pretel Logic-2 (10) Can't Buy a Thrill-1 (8) Gaucho-1 (5)

07-11-2008, 09:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,219	Been listening to this band lately, Can't Buy A Thrill is pretty much the most awesome thing of all time. I don't get why I had heard so little about them before.

07-11-2008, 08:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Eh, Can't Buy a Thrill is like their nooby album. It's overproduced imo. Some great songs of course, everyone's heard Do It again.

07-13-2008, 05:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	It's not as lyrically sarcastic as their later work, another reason I don't like it as much.