Steely Dan — Do It Again
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In the morning, you go gunning
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they put you on the street
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
When you know she's no high climber
Then you find your only friend
In a room with your two-timer
And you're sure you're near the end
Then you love a little wild one
And she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smiling
You'll be on your knees tomorrow
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
Now you swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gambling man
Then you find you're back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand
Your black cards can make you money
So you hide them when you're able
In the land of milk and honey
You must put them on the table
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they put you on the street
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
When you know she's no high climber
Then you find your only friend
In a room with your two-timer
And you're sure you're near the end
Then you love a little wild one
And she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smiling
You'll be on your knees tomorrow
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
Now you swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gambling man
Then you find you're back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand
Your black cards can make you money
So you hide them when you're able
In the land of milk and honey
You must put them on the table
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
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xray38 wrote:
Ironically, after the very early years, they weren't a band. Just two gifted blokes sweating perfection from the best session musicians they could find.
Thee guys were (are) such a solid band. So much really good music, so well performed.
Ironically, after the very early years, they weren't a band. Just two gifted blokes sweating perfection from the best session musicians they could find.
Edweirdo wrote:
Agree...simply ageless....it's an '11'
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The. Greatest. Band. Of. All. Time.
Agree...simply ageless....it's an '11'
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The. Greatest. Band. Of. All. Time.
GREAT TUNE!! Brings back memories! Great lyrics, great guitar & great percussion! 
jbuhl wrote:
Where's Neko?
Freshman in High School and mostly listening to Zep and Sabbath. Senior friend had this really cool Cougar that he had all fixed up hot rod style. He would ride me around every now an again. He had this on 8 track and I had never heard anything like it. I hear any of the tunes off this album and I am transported back to high school, cruising in the Cougar. 
Where's Neko?
my goodness, that guitar solo...transcribe that please!
KaiT wrote:
That is WAY too much information.
My husband just shot in his pants when he saw your car. His dream machine since childhood. Sweet!!
That is WAY too much information.
Had this album on cassette in my first car, a 1981 Honda Accord. Wore it out, cut another tape. When I sold the car for junk (200K+ miles, a failing electrical system), I left the cassette in the deck as a salute. I hope the junkyard guys found it.
KaiT wrote:
My husband just shot in his pants when he saw your car. His dream machine since childhood. Sweet!!
I had a 1970 Cougar Eliminator, with the spoiler in the back! All the guys wanted to race me! ...Boss 302!
My husband just shot in his pants when he saw your car. His dream machine since childhood. Sweet!!
I had a 1970 Cougar Eliminator, with the spoiler in the back! All the guys wanted to race me! ...Boss 302!
jbuhl wrote:
My husband just shot in his pants when he saw your car. His dream machine since childhood. Sweet!!
Freshman in High School and mostly listening to Zep and Sabbath. Senior friend had this really cool Cougar that he had all fixed up hot rod style. He would ride me around every now an again. He had this on 8 track and I had never heard anything like it. I hear any of the tunes off this album and I am transported back to high school, cruising in the Cougar.
My husband just shot in his pants when he saw your car. His dream machine since childhood. Sweet!!
idiot_wind wrote:
Neither. Jefferson Starship's "Spitfire" is the best album cover of the 70's.
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Which band had the better album covers: Steely Dan or Little Feat?
Neither. Jefferson Starship's "Spitfire" is the best album cover of the 70's.
Greyerwrit wrote:
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in all 50 states.
Legal in Nevada
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in all 50 states.
Legal in Nevada
Maestro James Last arranged this track for one of his album.
Such a great album with a slew....SLEW.. of radio hits!!!
I may have to bring it out and drop that needle again.
I may have to bring it out and drop that needle again.
Thee guys were (are) such a solid band. So much really good music, so well performed.
Great electric sitar solo by Denny Dias!
itsme_bygolly wrote:
Not my state.
Is your state, perhaps, altered?
Not my state.
Is your state, perhaps, altered?
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Amen! I can't count the number of times I've seen cars with the "[fill in the blank] on board" signs run a light turning red, cut across three lanes of traffic to make a turn they were about to miss at the last possible moment, or pass me going a good 15 - 20 mph over the speed limit.
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Amen! I can't count the number of times I've seen cars with the "[fill in the blank] on board" signs run a light turning red, cut across three lanes of traffic to make a turn they were about to miss at the last possible moment, or pass me going a good 15 - 20 mph over the speed limit.
Nice! A Steely two-for on my playlist 
timatmit wrote:
Yes, the Bobby D lyrics that inspired the album title.
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby
Can't buy a thrill
Well, I've been up all night, baby
Leanin' on the windowsill…
Yes, the Bobby D lyrics that inspired the album title.
I cannot shake it, I know it is much older, but I always think this is Alan Parsons Project.
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby
Can't buy a thrill
Well, I've been up all night, baby
Leanin' on the windowsill…
Can't buy a thrill
Well, I've been up all night, baby
Leanin' on the windowsill…
gregorybowerman wrote:
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in all 50 states.
Not my state.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in all 50 states.
Not my state.
idiot_wind wrote:
Nah. Dirty Work. Can't stand it.
Probably the weakerst song on this album, but the most played.
Go figure.
Nah. Dirty Work. Can't stand it.
The cover rivals Quah for weirdness
railroadwail wrote:
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in all 50 states.
Can't Buy A Thrill, but you can rent one.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal in all 50 states.
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Well said. Now excuse me, I need to go buy a sign, "No baby on board, go ahead and hit me"
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Well said. Now excuse me, I need to go buy a sign, "No baby on board, go ahead and hit me"
Steely_D wrote:
Fair enough. Next step: get the sheet music and try to play it.
Whether or not one can "get the sheet music and try to play" music by a certain artist is not very relevant to one's opinion of that artist's music, and certainly does not restrict that person from stating their opinion of the music. Still, I don't think Steely Dan fits the description that original poster described. I always thought this was a great tune. Anyhow, this is one their few songs which is relatively easy to play.
Fair enough. Next step: get the sheet music and try to play it.
Whether or not one can "get the sheet music and try to play" music by a certain artist is not very relevant to one's opinion of that artist's music, and certainly does not restrict that person from stating their opinion of the music. Still, I don't think Steely Dan fits the description that original poster described. I always thought this was a great tune. Anyhow, this is one their few songs which is relatively easy to play.
Just bought tickets this morning to see their Absolutely Normal tour in October, first time seeing them without Walter. I'm sure it will be a somewhat sad but still enjoyable experience, RIP Walter...
Shwing wrote:
I believe that the baby on board signs weren't to other drivers, but for the rescuers should you have had a bad accident.
And waste rescuers time when they spend hours looking for a missing baby when the parents left the kid with a baby sitter and didn't bother taking the sign off.
I believe that the baby on board signs weren't to other drivers, but for the rescuers should you have had a bad accident.
And waste rescuers time when they spend hours looking for a missing baby when the parents left the kid with a baby sitter and didn't bother taking the sign off.
RazzCat wrote:
This post made me stop, stare & think. In an extremely great way, as I work from home during COVID. I dig women like that so much I married her. Darn near 36 years ago.
Now where's that old fur coat of hers...?
This always triggers a particular memory of that time: an out-of-town meeting in Toronto, a couple bottles of Mouton-Cadet shared with a cute co-worker, a walk in a quiet fat-flaked snowfall, making love in a soft snowbank cocooned in her large fur coat.
Just gets better with age, both the song and the memory...
Just gets better with age, both the song and the memory...
This post made me stop, stare & think. In an extremely great way, as I work from home during COVID. I dig women like that so much I married her. Darn near 36 years ago.
Now where's that old fur coat of hers...?
Just realizing the Santana vibe in this...
Probably the weakerst song on this album, but the most played.
Go figure.
Go figure.
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
People have "Baby on board" signs to alert emergency services in the event of an accident, what with babies being considerably smaller and therefore easier to miss than adults.
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
People have "Baby on board" signs to alert emergency services in the event of an accident, what with babies being considerably smaller and therefore easier to miss than adults.
great melodica
opaceo wrote:
Yeah, and generally they drive like twats as well. Particularly the ones with the baby on board signs. Guess they think it gives them the right to be in a rush going everywhere.
More likely going nowhere in a hurry, with all the patience of a two year old. From whence comes road rage!
Yeah, and generally they drive like twats as well. Particularly the ones with the baby on board signs. Guess they think it gives them the right to be in a rush going everywhere.
More likely going nowhere in a hurry, with all the patience of a two year old. From whence comes road rage!
idiot_wind wrote:
My two favorite bands but not all the album covers were great. Katy Lied and Feats Don"t Fail Me Now are two favs though.
Which band had the better album covers: Steely Dan or Little Feat?
My two favorite bands but not all the album covers were great. Katy Lied and Feats Don"t Fail Me Now are two favs though.
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Yeah, and generally they drive like twats as well. Particularly the ones with the baby on board signs. Guess they think it gives them the right to be in a rush going everywhere.
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Yeah, and generally they drive like twats as well. Particularly the ones with the baby on board signs. Guess they think it gives them the right to be in a rush going everywhere.
I reckon they realized they'd hit the jackpot with this one. There are some songs that become irreversibly fused into the times and this is one.
Becker and Fagan had a great gift in being able to coax so many brilliant solos from their various ensembles.
Queue wrote:
Moi aussi, My favourite band and style of music - ever
So many layers... I'm still finding stuff in here, even though I've been listening to this song for ~47 years.
Moi aussi, My favourite band and style of music - ever
Desert Island disc right here folks!
Queue wrote:
unf***ingbelievable it's been that long
So many layers... I'm still finding stuff in here, even though I've been listening to this song for ~47 years.
unf***ingbelievable it's been that long
So many layers... I'm still finding stuff in here, even though I've been listening to this song for ~47 years.
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
I believe that the baby on board signs weren't to other drivers, but for the rescuers should you have had a bad accident.
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
I believe that the baby on board signs weren't to other drivers, but for the rescuers should you have had a bad accident.
Me hace volver a la época de mi niñez cuando escuchaba esta buena rola.
¡Buena selección!
Takes me back to my early age when this good song appeared by the first time. Good selection!
¡Buena selección!
Takes me back to my early age when this good song appeared by the first time. Good selection!
When a song like this comes on, it's almost ethereal. It's just always been there; a part of my life so for long, it's almost not music any more. It's something else.
scrubbrush wrote:
3 cents, poorly spent.
it is fascinating to me that people love this band so much. I can totally respect that. I certainly love bands that others do not, However, my two cents: Steely Dan (every song) always make me think of a cheesy lounge singer with a bad toupee singing to an indifferent trade-show crowd in an airport Best Western conference room who's still 'trying to break into the music business' at 46 years old.... Ok... i admit: that might have been 3 cents.
3 cents, poorly spent.
Will62 wrote:
Simply Heavenly
10. Simple
Simply Heavenly
Will62 wrote:
'xactly!
Though to add to the reason why it's a 10 for me, #1 is that my (now 19 y/o) daughter both knew and loved this song and #2 it sounds freaking awesome on the big system at 11.
10 for sure!! Long Live RP!!
10. Simple
'xactly!
Though to add to the reason why it's a 10 for me, #1 is that my (now 19 y/o) daughter both knew and loved this song and #2 it sounds freaking awesome on the big system at 11.
10 for sure!! Long Live RP!!
The lowdown is that this is 1972's top40 music, actually top10. Take a look at today's top40.
birdman42 wrote:
I listened to top-40 radio all through high school. Got to college, and the guy in the next room was playing this album. The scales fell from my eyes. And now, years later, I'm listening to RP—and this song is just as clarifying as it was back then. Big 10, plus a bonus point for being the music that broke me out of the mainstream.
10. Simple
This is one of the best opening for a song! That chunky percussion and the echoing guitar sliding in LOOOVE it!
Mackmoney3000 wrote:
The beauty of Steely Dan was that no one else sounded like this.
I was born more than a decade later, but I picture 1972 *sounding* exactly like this.
The beauty of Steely Dan was that no one else sounded like this.
Proclivities wrote:
I'd agree that those two are pretty bad.
"Countdown to Ecstasy" however, is one of my favourites.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen themselves commented on the album art in their liner notes to the reissued The Royal Scam, saying that the album possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy a Thrill)."
I'd agree that those two are pretty bad.
"Countdown to Ecstasy" however, is one of my favourites.
idiot_wind wrote:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen themselves commented on the album art in their liner notes to the reissued The Royal Scam, saying that the album possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy a Thrill)."
The cover paintings Neon Park did for Little Feat's albums were outstanding.
Which band had the better album covers: Steely Dan or Little Feat?
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen themselves commented on the album art in their liner notes to the reissued The Royal Scam, saying that the album possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy a Thrill)."
The cover paintings Neon Park did for Little Feat's albums were outstanding.
Timelessly so good!
It's this stuff that we point to when we lament that there are no decent lyricist anymore
On_The_Beach wrote:
On_The_Beach wrote:
The opening lines to the first song on their debut album:
In the morning, you go gunning
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they put you on the street
Pretty cool, IMHO.
In the morning, you go gunning
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they put you on the street
Pretty cool, IMHO.
I was born more than a decade later, but I picture 1972 *sounding* exactly like this.
Which band had the better album covers: Steely Dan or Little Feat?
RIP Walter Becker
God bless Walter Becker...Rest in peace.
Definitely godlike. Never gets old.
I remember being in high school telling a buddy how much Steely Dan sucked...but how was I wrong...took me nearly 20 years to come around. Up to a 10 today. RIP Becker...hopefully DF isn't quick to follow.
bluematrix wrote:
Awesome reply! I'd like to see someone even try to create the sheet music to a Skunk Baxter solo
My current goal is to get fluent with the tune Gaucho. Man, that's complex. Didn't know about the Keith Jarrett issue.
Awesome reply! I'd like to see someone even try to create the sheet music to a Skunk Baxter solo
My current goal is to get fluent with the tune Gaucho. Man, that's complex. Didn't know about the Keith Jarrett issue.
Steely_D wrote:
Fair enough. Next step: get the sheet music and try to play it.
Awesome reply! I'd like to see someone even try to create the sheet music to a Skunk Baxter solo
Fair enough. Next step: get the sheet music and try to play it.
Awesome reply! I'd like to see someone even try to create the sheet music to a Skunk Baxter solo
scrubbrush wrote:
Fair enough. Next step: get the sheet music and try to play it.
it is fascinating to me that people love this band so much. I can totally respect that. I certainly love bands that others do not, However, my two cents: Steely Dan (every song) always make me think of a cheesy lounge singer with a bad toupee singing to an indifferent trade-show crowd in an airport Best Western conference room who's still 'trying to break into the music business' at 46 years old.... Ok... i admit: that might have been 3 cents.
Fair enough. Next step: get the sheet music and try to play it.
it is fascinating to me that people love this band so much. I can totally respect that. I certainly love bands that others do not, However, my two cents: Steely Dan (every song) always make me think of a cheesy lounge singer with a bad toupee singing to an indifferent trade-show crowd in an airport Best Western conference room who's still 'trying to break into the music business' at 46 years old.... Ok... i admit: that might have been 3 cents.
This always triggers a particular memory of that time: an out-of-town meeting in Toronto, a couple bottles of Mouton-Cadet shared with a cute co-worker, a walk in a quiet fat-flaked snowfall, making love in a soft snowbank cocooned in her large fur coat.
Just gets better with age, both the song and the memory...
Just gets better with age, both the song and the memory...
10 10 10
that can never be overplayed ! It will never grow old !! It's a magic song, immediate cheer up effect :) Impossible to be sad, tired, depressed or sit still when it plays, I absolutely LOVE it !
I listened to top-40 radio all through high school. Got to college, and the guy in the next room was playing this album. The scales fell from my eyes. And now, <mumblemumble> years later, I'm listening to RP—and this song is just as clarifying as it was back then. Big 10, plus a bonus point for being the music that broke me out of the mainstream.
Love the comments below. And a rare 10 for me.
Mega brilliant song, crap album art!
imho, THIS was the best of Steely Dan. Reeling in the Years and this here track are perfect. Pretzel Logic goes high. Aja never floated me.
The opening lines to the first song on their debut album:
In the morning, you go gunning
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they put you on the street
Pretty cool, IMHO.
In the morning, you go gunning
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they put you on the street
Pretty cool, IMHO.
still a 10. amazing vibe.
drgrba wrote:
You could easily include Donald Fagen's solo work AND those 2000's Steely albums without being the least bit let down. They are all good and fall right in line with those that preceded them. It'll get you at least 4.5 more hours of mental repair.
My semi-annual ritual: listening to Steely Dan all from Can't Buy a Thrill down to Gaucho(*). Ultimate mental repair in 4.5 hours.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
You could easily include Donald Fagen's solo work AND those 2000's Steely albums without being the least bit let down. They are all good and fall right in line with those that preceded them. It'll get you at least 4.5 more hours of mental repair.
Absolutely Superb, lovely freaky band!
I am winding down from a 3-hour hike and need to get busy with other projects.
Yes, this set is excellent. Fabulous.
Yes, this set is excellent. Fabulous.
I know I'm quoting Greg Khin here, but.... They don't write 'em like that anymore. :/
WonderLizard wrote:
Yep...Super mix!
Wow. Three 10's in a row! It's like a club sandwich with crisp bacon, cold lettuce, and way too much mayo.
Traveling Wilburys - "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"
Stone Roses - "Waterfall"
Steely Dan - "Do It Again"
Traveling Wilburys - "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"
Stone Roses - "Waterfall"
Steely Dan - "Do It Again"
Yep...Super mix!
I like Steely Dan more and more as I get older and wiser. Sweet mix into this one from the Stone Roses.
Freshman in High School and mostly listening to Zep and Sabbath. Senior friend had this really cool Cougar that he had all fixed up hot rod style. He would ride me around every now an again. He had this on 8 track and I had never heard anything like it. I hear any of the tunes off this album and I am transported back to high school, cruising in the Cougar.
hanssachs wrote:
Well put, my friend
"Tradition and experimentation reign side by side when Denny Dias accepts the burden of resurrecting the electric sitar on "Do It Again" and makes it sound easy. On the same cut an inexpensive, imported plastic organ (an instrument which long ago fell into disuse in most rock circles) is competently fingered by Donald Fagen ...
Thus treads heavily the titanic of Steely Dan, casting a long shadow upon the contemporary rock wasteland aspiring to spill its seeds on barren ground, and at the same time, struggling to make sense out of the flotsam and jetsam of its electric musical heritage."
Ayep!
Thus treads heavily the titanic of Steely Dan, casting a long shadow upon the contemporary rock wasteland aspiring to spill its seeds on barren ground, and at the same time, struggling to make sense out of the flotsam and jetsam of its electric musical heritage."
Ayep!
Well put, my friend
Fortunate to have absorbed this into my DNA at age 12…
Still resonates
Still resonates
"Tradition and experimentation reign side by side when Denny Dias accepts the burden of resurrecting the electric sitar on "Do It Again" and makes it sound easy. On the same cut an inexpensive, imported plastic organ (an instrument which long ago fell into disuse in most rock circles) is competently fingered by Donald Fagen ...
Thus treads heavily the titanic of Steely Dan, casting a long shadow upon the contemporary rock wasteland aspiring to spill its seeds on barren ground, and at the same time, struggling to make sense out of the flotsam and jetsam of its electric musical heritage."
Ayep!
Thus treads heavily the titanic of Steely Dan, casting a long shadow upon the contemporary rock wasteland aspiring to spill its seeds on barren ground, and at the same time, struggling to make sense out of the flotsam and jetsam of its electric musical heritage."
Ayep!
Shied away from Steely Dan for years. Didn't "get it." Times and understandings change and evolve. Great artists and songwriters.
'72 and still... wow
godlike crew
godlike crew
drgrba wrote:
I do this once every summer while reading whatever really good mystery or spy novel I can get my hands on, starting with Can't Buy A Thrill through Gaucho. But I do it on my iPod (PCM files—you don't do The Dan with MP3s) with Grado SR-60 cans.
My semi-annual ritual: listening to Steely Dan all from Can't Buy a Thrill down to Gaucho(*). Ultimate mental repair in 4.5 hours.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
I do this once every summer while reading whatever really good mystery or spy novel I can get my hands on, starting with Can't Buy A Thrill through Gaucho. But I do it on my iPod (PCM files—you don't do The Dan with MP3s) with Grado SR-60 cans.
Wow. Three 10's in a row! It's like a club sandwich with crisp bacon, cold lettuce, and way too much mayo.
Traveling Wilburys - "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"
Stone Roses - "Waterfall"
Steely Dan - "Do It Again"
Traveling Wilburys - "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"
Stone Roses - "Waterfall"
Steely Dan - "Do It Again"
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
I guess if there were a sign that said something like "Highly Explosive, Infectious, and Radioactive Cargo On Board This Vehicle Which Has A Compromised Steering System, Worn Tires, and No Brake Fluid" it would change the driving behavior of most drivers - maybe not...
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
I guess if there were a sign that said something like "Highly Explosive, Infectious, and Radioactive Cargo On Board This Vehicle Which Has A Compromised Steering System, Worn Tires, and No Brake Fluid" it would change the driving behavior of most drivers - maybe not...
drgrba wrote:
Nice idea.
I do an abridged version about as often, with Royal Scam and Aja.
Works for me.
But this song, to me, is first year in high school, working in the school darkroom, learning the basics of B&W printing.
My semi-annual ritual: listening to Steely Dan all from Can't Buy a Thrill down to Gaucho(*). Ultimate mental repair in 4.5 hours.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
Nice idea.
I do an abridged version about as often, with Royal Scam and Aja.
Works for me.
But this song, to me, is first year in high school, working in the school darkroom, learning the basics of B&W printing.
railroadwail wrote:
$50 me luv u long time
Can't Buy A Thrill, but you can rent one.
$50 me luv u long time
Can't Buy A Thrill, but you can rent one.
Can't bear any of their other stuff, but I think that this is an astonishing piece of work of which I never tire.
drgrba wrote:
I like it!
(And I agree with the post-Gaucho omission.)
My semi-annual ritual: listening to Steely Dan all from Can't Buy a Thrill down to Gaucho(*). Ultimate mental repair in 4.5 hours.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
I like it!
(And I agree with the post-Gaucho omission.)
Steely Dan still leaves me in awe after 30-40 years. Most songs from the 70s have worn out their welcome, but this is so clean, crisp, clear and darn musical. Wow.
My semi-annual ritual: listening to Steely Dan all from Can't Buy a Thrill down to Gaucho(*). Ultimate mental repair in 4.5 hours.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
(*) No, I don't include 2000's albums in that loop. Actually, I make that ritual for 25 years now.
All Steely Dan is amazing. Not sure why I never actually bought an album... I do have "Don't Take Me Alive" in my iTunes library.
olivertwist wrote:
Cannot believe I used to seriously dislike this band, although I've always liked this one and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number."
Wow, amazing how much better this production sounds than 99 percent of music made today.
Cannot believe I used to seriously dislike this band, although I've always liked this one and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number."
Yes, excellent taste
Poacher wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Too funny!
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Too funny!
ppopp wrote:
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
Steely Dan - the preferred music of people who drive vehicles with a 'Baby On Board' sign in the back window, and who are over anxious to greet anyone they pass-by on a country walk.
Ha ha! Obviously, funny and wrong in equal measure.
But I do have an issue with those 'baby/dog/princess/twat' on board signs displayed on cars. Do I give a stuff what you have on board? No.
Am I going to change my (careful) driving style because of a sign on your car? Nope.
Have you bought some unnecessary commercial rubbish because you can't think for yourself? Yep.
/rant
ppopp wrote:
Hmm.. I've never had a sign like that, but I've hauled some babies around. And I do say hello to folks as I pass them by - even stop and chat for a bit at times. And I still really, really love this great tune. Thanks, RP (again)!
Steely Dan - the preferred music of people who drive vehicles with a 'Baby On Board' sign in the back window, and who are over anxious to greet anyone they pass-by on a country walk.
Hmm.. I've never had a sign like that, but I've hauled some babies around. And I do say hello to folks as I pass them by - even stop and chat for a bit at times. And I still really, really love this great tune. Thanks, RP (again)!
ppopp wrote:P
ppopp wrote:
??
Steely Dan - the preferred music of those with excellent taste in music!
Not for people who are desperate to sound cool.
Steely Dan - the preferred music of people who drive vehicles with a 'Baby On Board' sign in the back window, and who are over anxious to greet anyone they pass-by on a country walk.
??
Steely Dan - the preferred music of those with excellent taste in music!
Not for people who are desperate to sound cool.
Still knocks it out of the park after all of these years. Like Santana's cover of Black Magic Woman, it's one of those tunes that always stops me in my tracks—like at the grocery store (ha-rumph!)—and stop to appreciate it for a few short moments.
Steely Dan - the preferred music of people who drive vehicles with a 'Baby On Board' sign in the back window, and who are over anxious to greet anyone they pass-by on a country walk.
Simply great
olivertwist wrote:
In addition to great songs and great players, the Dan always had great production.
Wow, amazing how much better this production sounds than 99 percent of music made today.
In addition to great songs and great players, the Dan always had great production.
Peter_Bradshaw wrote:
..... the "Dan" rules OK - so for me it's 10
i totally agree!
..... the "Dan" rules OK - so for me it's 10i totally agree!
Wow, amazing how much better this production sounds than 99 percent of music made today.
..... the "Dan" rules OK - so for me it's 10 casey1024 wrote:
I saw them in Portland, Oregon two summers ago not expecting all that much do to my perception that they are studio artists primarily. I could not have been more wrong. That was probably the best live show that I have seen or at least near the top.
Having been a fan of Steely Dan as a teenager, I always thought of them as a "studio" band. Never thought they would be a great band to see live. I am pleased to say how wrong I was about that! They are one of the best live bands I've seen. Love me some Steely Dan....
I saw them in Portland, Oregon two summers ago not expecting all that much do to my perception that they are studio artists primarily. I could not have been more wrong. That was probably the best live show that I have seen or at least near the top.
Having been a fan of Steely Dan as a teenager, I always thought of them as a "studio" band. Never thought they would be a great band to see live. I am pleased to say how wrong I was about that! They are one of the best live bands I've seen. Love me some Steely Dan....
Stingray wrote:
Though your comment is several years old, I am amazed that those who spout ignorance are so sure of themselves. In America we do have quite a lot of this type; generally they also tend to monopolize such sites as discussion forums.
Bad example, Holland!
America does not no such a thing as busses. Even the last bum has 3 cars of his own!
And the rest of the world suffers water- and climate problems!
Though your comment is several years old, I am amazed that those who spout ignorance are so sure of themselves. In America we do have quite a lot of this type; generally they also tend to monopolize such sites as discussion forums.
Wife and I saw them again on their most recent tour...Will go again !!!! Sorry did I say "Again" again?
Had this album on cassette in my first car, a 1981 Honda Accord. Wore it out, cut another tape. When I sold the car for junk (200K+ miles, a failing electrical system), I left the cassette in the deck as a salute. I hope the junkyard guys found it.
Yeah, I bought the Accord from the junkyard, fixed the wiring and I still drive it, listen to the cassette every day.