"Steely Dan is the cure for road rage" No truer words have ever been spoken!

@gj8683

Жыл бұрын

This one and "Chain Lightning" and "Everything You Did" and "Home at Last," etc. But maybe not "Don't Take Me Alive."

@trentmacdonald6283

Жыл бұрын

yeah, now I kinda want this quote on a tshirt

@Aggiebrettman

Жыл бұрын

The last three times I've done the Hou-LA drive, I've wound up grooving to Steely Dan tunes almost the entire way. Just sooooo good and clean and easy to enjoy.

@tr6681

Жыл бұрын

Can you say? Road Trip!

@charliejaworski2562

Жыл бұрын

My brother and I were both laughing so hard at that. So funny and so true!

One of their finest arrangements. The entire Aja album is gold. A true Classic.

@ronaldelliott4373

Жыл бұрын

@Jordan Oezer Couldn’t agree more. This is my absolute favorite composition in their catalog. Regards

@RobertSmith-iw2kb

10 ай бұрын

My favorite 😊

_The Black Cow is a creamy cocktail that's made with a coffee liqueur like Kahlua, chocolate ice cream, root beer, and whipped cream. Some versions use Coke instead of root beer_

@maha77

Жыл бұрын

@Intro to Classic Rock that too. So many definitions online, initially I think it just referred to a rootbeer float, made with coke? My preference: Kahlua & Vodka with a splash of cream

@icdogg2361

Жыл бұрын

When I grew up it was just a rootbeer float. In a milkshake glass. Not a cocktail.

@billr3724

Жыл бұрын

Bailey’s Irish cream with vanilla vodka and ice is enjoyable as well.

@MarcosElMalo2

Жыл бұрын

@Intro to Classic Rock Isn’t it a Black Russian with vodka, no milk?

@ralphfiligenzi6180

Жыл бұрын

You sound like you could be a bartender if you're not.

Lex hit the nail on the head! Great band, great songs to chill to.

Hard to go wrong with Steely Dan. So many great songs!

Steeley Dan = timeless perfection.. Rock jazz soul r&b all rolled into one,

@francesw.6774

Жыл бұрын

And pop. Fagen has talked about how listening to ad jingles and other popular music influenced him growing up. It's telling, I think, that despite the musical fusion, elaborate arrangements, at times arcane lyrics, and perfectionistic production values, that the music is just so listenable - ear candy.

@mikemorgan5015

8 ай бұрын

You left out funk. These cats were on a different level.

@simplecarnivore

8 ай бұрын

@@mikemorgan5015 I'm a big funkster..Yes these cats had it all

Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Deacon Blues", "Aja" and "Josie"!!!!! Great songs from a legendary album. The album 'Aja' won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical and received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In my top 5 of all-time great albums!!!

@americanmutt9089

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Babylon Sisters.

@DerekDominoes

Жыл бұрын

I don't know. Sounds like Brad might fall asleep while reacting to one of these! 😂😂

My all time fav band. Just saw them last month. Aja is a must. Never realized how good the drums were in this song until I saw it live.

@guitearist

Жыл бұрын

I saw them at the Hollywood Bowl this year and it was fantastic.. Steve Gadd on the studio version is perfection though.

@emichels

Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to attend a Dukes of September concert. Fagan, Scaggs and McDonald. Pretty sweet.

@nitedreamer23

Жыл бұрын

No one in history has ever said that about Steve Gadd’s drumming ha ha.

My wife and I have seen Steely Dan several times. Never disappoints. To me, their music "feels" late night/early morning in a city lounge. Relaxing.

A black cow was what hip 50's teens called a chocolate soda. Mom told me that years ago.

This is the kind of music that lends itself to being listened to on a really nice sound system with multiple subwoofers and many watts of power!

The Cure for Road Rage…….excellent , love it

"Bistro music!" Good description.

“Steely Dan… the cure for road rage.” Thanks for that, Lex. 👍

Peter Gunz & Prince Tariq sampled this on their hit, “Uptown Baby.” Steely Dan sampled by everyone, including Kanye.

@MrCzarGuy1

Жыл бұрын

Yuuup

So laid-back....

One of the few songs Donald Fagen actually elaborated on. He says it's self-explanatory, just follow the lyrics. "I don't care anymore how you run around..."

Always love me some Steely Dan. It’s a world to lay on the floor in the dark and just enjoy the exquisite sound of two with gifted studio musicians.

Brad definitely needs to get out more 😎

This is so cool. Steely Dan made some great numbers, always a combination of sounds. Jazz, big band, rhythm and blues... you name it.

R&B meets jazz

You are so right Lex, Steely Dan was in our cars back then. Coming home from a party, bar, you are just in a grove, easy, calm.

What is a Black Cow? It's basically a root beer float using Kahlua. The adult version however uses bourbon. Rudy's (Bar and Grill) still exists here in NYC on 9th ave between 44th and 45th. Then and now it is essentially a dive bar. In the 70's 42nd St was a hub for pro's and johns, and Rudy's was often where pro's, musicians, artists, and actors would mingle. On the bar when he sees her are her remedies (alcohol and drugs), and her book of numbers, so she was more a high priced pro. The pros also strolled from 26th and 11th ave to the Javits Center on 34th and 11th Ave down to 42nd, down to 7th Ave. There were many on the east side on Greene St from Houston to Spring St as well. He is a man who was hopelessly in love with a prostitute that cannot change her ways, and his many attempts to change her have proven fruitless. This is now perhaps his goodbye to her.

Steele Dan is that artist you listen to when you are tired of hard rock and such. It’s very mature and very unique.

@rustyshackelford4503

Жыл бұрын

Amen. I just spent about 5-6 years listening exclusively to modern heavy prog metal. Lots of aggression and complexity. But I’ve kind of grown stale of it and this 70’s jazz/funk is the exact wavelength I’ve migrated over to. The sounds are so gooey and perfect. So much life to it. After a while heavy music (while it has merits) starts to sound fairly robotic

@soakedbearrd

Жыл бұрын

@@rustyshackelford4503 yeah me too, even though I still love me some Opeth (they have many shades) and mastodon (as good as pop metal but with substance), I find myself mellowing and jamming with bands like steely Dan more and more lately.

Amazing band got to see them 2 times at the fourm in LA back in 79 and 81.

As I've said before, Steely dan is music for grownups.

Aja imo is the all time greatest album, never gets old!

tasty song from beginning to end. a real classic, i first heard it this year and it blew me away how you can sneak in a lot of jazzy, "crazy" sounding chords in a radio hit type song if you are subtle enough with it.

Such a wonderful groovy song.

Some great artists have passed through the Dan .. through the years..including Michael McDonald, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, (legendary session guitarist and multi- instrumentalist) Jeff Porcaro (drummer for Toto), David Palmer (lead singer), Steve Gadd (legendary drummer) & some great jazz musicians including Larry Carlton (guitarist), David Sanborn (great saxophonist).. Haven't found a song yet I haven't liked.. every album is loaded.. including this wonderful song .. hope you keep reacting to them.. thanks for a good review

@richardsmith1161

Жыл бұрын

You forgot Bernard Purdie and Chuck Rainey

@daddyboy3546

Жыл бұрын

And you left out Victor Feldman on keys, Joe Sample as well and the amazing Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields, Rebecca Louis - on backing vocals.

I can confirm "The Dan" does help with road rage Lex...usually when I listen to them in the car it does help relax me and I only want to 'occasionally' strangle somebody.

AJA was released 47 years ago ... how time flies.

It's funny...most of their music had dark, angry or depressing themes....but it's presented in such a serene, uplifting way that you hardly notice, haha! I love SD!

@johnnyfox8934

Жыл бұрын

I got into their music in elementary school. It wasn't until later that I realized they song about some truly reprehensible stuff and shady people. 😆

When I worked at a hifi shop years ago. When someone wanted to listen to the big $ speakers this was the album we would put on. It's quality sound made me a lot of commissions.

Steely Dan is the cure for road rage. The best review ever.

The legend of Steely Dan.

GREAT ANALOGY LEX...."Cure for road rage" LOLOLOLOL!!! Scares me I am understanding *many* of your analogies!!!! LOL

Steely Dan is the cure for road rage!

"What is A Black Cow Drink Made of? The Black Cow is a creamy cocktail that's made with a coffee liqueur like Kahlua, chocolate ice cream, root beer, and whipped cream. Some versions use Coke instead of root beer."

Its jazz rock, big in the '70s and '80s. Black Cow is a drink, yall correct. It's like a White Russian, but creamier and a little different. Kahlua, chocolate ice cream, liquor, root beer and other stuff. Also the saxophone solos were common during the '70s, '80s and parts of the '90s. Many good asongs from Steely Dan, check out more of them. '70s and early '80s. Lounge music for sure and relaxing, sophisticated lol. Music for the chill bars or coffee shops. BTW, Lots of Steely Dan songs were sampled by rappers. It's smooth jazzy, funk rock music. This song for instance was sampled back in the late '90s/early '00s, East Coast/NY group, Lord Tariq/Peter Gunz "DeJa Vu (Uptown Baby!)" and other songs/artists. But, Lord Tariq/Peter Gunz was a huge hit and very fun song/video and at night clubs.

"a cure for road rage" Nice one Lexy💕

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SCRATCHED THE SURFACE OF THE DAN..... KEEP IT UP.....THE DAN WILL BECOME YOUR FAVORITE BAND.... I GUARANTEE.

STEELY SSSMMMMOOOTTHH! THIS IS REAL MUSIC!!

You NEVER stop the artist in mid-song...NEVER

Steely Dan is Donald Fagen,and Walter Becker,and countless session musicians over the years! R.I.P. Walter

Show Biz Kids. You can thank me later. And a Black Cow is made with coffee liqueur like Kahlua, chocolate ice cream, whipped cream and root beer.

One of the most entertaining parts of these reactions is seeing her always sit back and get into the groove and look at the the back of his head to see if he's vibing to it too. I think she's more open to different styles.

Steely Dan is a total rabbit hole. So much, so good. I could listen to them all day, every day!

Steely Dan were perfectionists.

One of my faves by SD. Outrageous!

Steely Dan is as close to sophistication as simpletons like myself ever get.

I've seen many reactions to this song. This is definitely the most unenthusiastic. But I respect honest reactions that aren't overhyped. I think if you listened to the Aja album in full you might have a better appreciation. This song eases you into a great album that was so well produced it was an album of choice used to sell hifi back in the day. Many artists and rappers have sampled this song, even Beyonce.

@lesmowatt3563

Жыл бұрын

I've loved steely Dan for years.. if someone doesn't get it , that's their problem.

@keithb.9189

Жыл бұрын

@@lesmowatt3563 This guy get's it. There's hope yet. : Bro Reacts to Steely Dan - Aja / Zay & Zel kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKqbuKNyedypY5s.html

@livemodcolorado

Жыл бұрын

Agree, especially the dude. Talking about "passing out," "taking a nap," and the serious scowl. Lame!

Love Steely Dan. Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby) sampled music from the beginning of this song.

I literally listen to Steely Dan on my long drive home in rush hour traffic in Detroit!! Soothes the rage 😂❤

Steely Dan demanded perfection and wouldn't quit until he got what he wanted. This song (and others) are the result of that... You won't hear anything else like it anywhere.

If Steely Dan see this reaction they'll likely be inspired to write a song "Lex - No Road Rage" . 😁

Green Earrings is very funky. My favorite song by the Dan

When this came out, I was a teenager into rock, new wave, etc. so this was not my cup of tea. The older I get, the more I appreciate it. So smooth, and the production values are off the charts. Steely Dan has very skilled song structures and musicians.

Steely Dan already had about five years of great songs and albums before they switched it up to the jazz-pop sound of the Aja album (1977), one of the greatest and most original albums you can hear. It had three singles but all of the songs on the album are equally good. It was the creation of the two founders of Steely Dan and an all star collection of studio musicians. The title song, Aja, is really something special. Donald Fagan has been an amazing writer/producer as a solo artist and made more great albums.

Bunch of rappers have sampled this over the years

Dan at its peak. Thanks, cats.

Every musician who plays on a Steely Dan record is one of the best in the world.

Lex, you nail it every single time!

I've done some pretty serious road trips with an all-Dan playlist and it is indeed nearly impossible to be mad. Didn't make me sleepy, either, to speak to what Brad's saying.

Donald Fagen still goes out as Steely Dan with session musicians

There’s a great documentary on “the making of Aja-classic albums” with Fagen and Becker. There are some great “inside baseball” stories- like running thru 12 guitar players to solo on a single song… and all the parts and multiple takes they made Mike McDonald sing on Peg. F**n hilarious!

You got to listen to the tune again. Just incredible.

Good pick guys

Steely Dan is freaking CREAM OF THE CROP. This album got me into jazz.👍 There's a YT video about the making of Aja with Fagan & Becker. You gotta watch it.

It's "Greene Street" which is a street from Greenwich Village to Soho in NYC. Its got cobblestones and has been used for countless commercial photo shoots.

BEST. BAND. EVER.

You gotta appreciate the mix , engineering and production values of this recording!

This is some of the best music ever recorded. Hands down.

Choice selection. Hope you guys are doing well. Cheers from TX!

So chill and smooth. Big fan of Steely Dan. Did you know that in the song Hotel California by the Eagles there is a line where they pay homage to this group 'they stab them with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast'.

Its an early a.m. winding down party music. Lights low, slow grinding waltz like music. Been there, done that and smile every time I hear them. Thanks guys

Ahhhh!! great choice!!

You guys should react to more Steely Dan… "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Aja", "Deacon Blues", "Bodhisattva", "Time Out of Mind", "Any Major Dude Will Tell You", "Hey Nineteen", "Show Biz Kids", "Fire in the Hole", "My Old School", "Dirty Work", "Josie" 🎸🤘

Where I'm from, a Black Cow is the same as a Root Beer Float. I've heard other places call a Coke Float a Black Cow.

I remember hearing Steely Dan music, especially this era of it, described as parlor rock, or living room rock. Something like that anyway. They're one of my favorite bands. Some people have trouble liking their music the first few times they listen to it, especially the laid back tunes. I've friends from the '70s, who didn't like em back then, but later on became huge fans.

Been my favorite band for over 40 years. since I started listening to music...every song is a unique masterpiece

Music doesn't come much better than Steely Dan!

I used to be a manager of Arby's a long time ago. We used to sell chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and black cow milkshakes. The black cow shake was root beer flavored.

Absolutely nailed it, lounge music the vibes are tremendous most pleasant to the ears listening to sure is without any compromise.

Steely Dan not only the cure for RR but for anything putting you in that "vibe" we would all rather not experience.

Steely Dan and the session guys they worked with are true master craftsman. Every facet of this album is executed to such a high degree. The songwriting, the arrangements, the playing, and production is all top notch.

A Black Cow may be a cocktail but my understanding is that it is also the name of root beer or cola float made with ice cream either vanilla or chocolate

You can't be mad and listen to Steely Dan, I agree with these two!

Aja is what Mozart would have recorded if he were around today. Perfection.

Check out the dope sample from - Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz - Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby) (Album Version)

IMHO, Becker and Fagan are right up there with Stevie Wonder as our finest composers of modern music. Sophisticated, intelligent and always listenable.

No detail considered too small or trifling to be attended to with genuine care by this outfit ---to whom a standard of sheer perfection always was well worth settling for...

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

The entire album is great! One of my fav bands!

Can't get any better than Steely Dan

GOD I love that Fender Rhodes piano.

We had it as vanilla ice cream and cola.

I think you're right, Lex - Steely Dan is the cure to road rage. Who knew?

Sometimes I search KZread for Steely Dan reaction videos.

@TheJoshuaPimentel

Жыл бұрын

@@ginnywhat5777 lol yep.

Isnt a black cow .another name for a rootbeer flloat in other parts of the country