Whose listening to this classic in 2023?!

@razzedesign

4 ай бұрын

Steely Dan, forever

@danielcastillo4819

4 ай бұрын

Millions, of which i am, but one!! 🎸 🎼 😁

@KaddieSprings

3 ай бұрын

2024

Who's listening to this classic with me in 2020?!

@billbaumiester6764

4 жыл бұрын

John Walls Some fine wine, some slices of Gouda cheese, some lit logs in the fireplace, some Steely Dan playing in the background. Who sez life isn’t perfect?

@johnwalls7170

4 жыл бұрын

@@billbaumiester6764 who sex with the Fez on!

@johnwalls7170

4 жыл бұрын

Sez

@RobJazzful

4 жыл бұрын

Yo!

@williamgarvy1393

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, so good...

Steely Dans music was almost its own genre. It had such a mix of rock, blues, jazz etc. So smooth. There’s nobody else like them and prolly never will be.

@chiefdbz6039

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@nkapiariesjeffbeezos796

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@jeffm8882

Жыл бұрын

Dave Matthews Band is close.

@scat1997

Жыл бұрын

Not, almost. It is, it's own genre.

@krishdutta5466

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffm8882 not even close

Music like that will never be made again

I loved them as a 17 year old and now I am 65 , its 2021, and I still love Steely Dan

@rockinrob2004

Жыл бұрын

I'm the same age as you and of ALL the comments here I just had to respond to yours as I couldn't agree more! For over a half century, they still never disappoint & always sound fresh as day 1 of the release. R.I.P. Walter & keep it going Donald!

@Deborah4Antiques

Жыл бұрын

Same here, turn 65 in 3 weeks, oh to go back to then.

@Toon444

Жыл бұрын

I'm 17 right now and these guys are my favorite "band" of all time for sure. There's a lot of good music out there but the perfectionism of Steely Dan will likely never be topped!

@tawpgk

10 ай бұрын

I'm 63 and I loved their music from the start with Can't buy a thrill in 73. I was into rock music from age 6. Have to get a fix of the Dan at least a few times per month. While I was mostly a Zeppelin and Who fan, but they had such a groove you couldn't ignore.

@summersavannah01

10 ай бұрын

@@Toon444hey man - great to know your tuned I. To the Dan !! I’m 58 and my 17 year old loves them as much as I do - I’m sure you’ll still be listening to them when your as old as me my friend

There's still NOTHING that sounds like Steely Dan. I hear the first chords of any of their songs, and I just smile and enjoy the moments that follow.

@chiefdbz6039

3 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more

@debbielittlejohn7060

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@carlosoruna7174

2 жыл бұрын

On a real sound system. McIntosh and klipsh. Mind boggling. Modern Beethoven's.

@xxczerxx

Жыл бұрын

What they did was such a rarity though. Two guys who were freakishly gifted at songwriting, and also into beatnik culture and old jazz music, took that sensibility into the rock music idiom of that era. The result is this deadpan, effortlessly cool and often quite biting music that exists in its own dimension. It's hard to imagine such a thing (or anything close to it) happening again in music, that attitude they had doesn't really exist in the modern day with my generation. There have of course been several amazing bands over the last 25 years or so but they're nothing like SD.

The Perfect fusion of JazzRock ever created!

Wow!!! It's 2023 now I still can't get enough, I'm 62 years young still listening virtually every day 💕

God I loved their music. Intelligent, and sophisticated. They didn't just write songs, they constructed works of art. Rest in peace Walter Becker.

@crusheverything4449

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Lamoreaux - Very well said, brother!

@davidgraceinjustice3272

5 жыл бұрын

Yea well put jim

@billkirkpatrick9112

5 жыл бұрын

so true

@MarcGoudreau

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, intelligent forms in their compositions is what kept SD at the top of my stack in the 70's till whenever.

@twobeer3316

5 жыл бұрын

Their lyrics make me want to be there, whatever they were doing...

These guys were just on a “different level”- making complex music look and sound sooo smooth n easy......

@carnivaltym

3 жыл бұрын

You really learn the truth of what you say when you try to learn any one - just one - part.

@epistte

3 жыл бұрын

Fagan looks almost bored with the performance.

@tommythesalami9742

3 жыл бұрын

You are so right

@dannye7612

3 жыл бұрын

@@carnivaltym right haha

@rocketsauce420

3 жыл бұрын

they had purdie on drums at one point.. i think that’s the best they’ve ever sounded

Walter kills it on this. RIP Walter. left us to soon

I can remember hearing them on the radio all the time back in the day. I'm 63, and I miss those days so much. The world's such a mess right now.

Who else is still waiting for Josie to come home...in December 2020?

@chrischampagne9217

2 жыл бұрын

Corona

Nothing like blasting Steely Dan out the dorm window on a warm spring day in the early 1970's. That was life.

@billkirkpatrick9112

5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely did that - only in the 80's!!!!

@HealthyAndInspired

5 жыл бұрын

i do that now. im 23!!!!

@phyllispetras2181

5 жыл бұрын

@@HealthyAndInspiredI do this in 2019...78 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@HealthyAndInspired

5 жыл бұрын

@@phyllispetras2181 go phyllis!!

@cindipossidento5688

5 жыл бұрын

I would blast it in my room... and before long I had my Mom, brother, and brother-in-law in there... so I would say... oh, sorry mom u want me to turn it down, and she would tell me no... she said she loved them too!! My mom was hip !!!! Miss her!!!! 🥰😢🥰💕💕💕

Nothing and nobody will ever do it again..... Steely Dan ❤️❤️

Listening in 2023 & it's still brilliant

It's surprising that the Eagles were more known than Steely Dan. The Eagles even sold more records. But I'll take Steely Dan any day. Intelligent music at its finest. Every note matters.

If you ever get a chance to watch the documentary where they got most of the "Aja" session players together to do a recreation in-studio, make time. Watching brilliant artists who are perfectionists describe their process is a rare privilege.

One of the few groups that can replicate a studio sound live.

@bilbobaggins4710

5 жыл бұрын

Sucks that it was played in dentist offices and elevators 😥😥😥😥😥

@danielcastillo4819

4 ай бұрын

To a certain extent you're right,...But there are many musicians who don't want to recreate their studio sound(s),...e.g., Jimi Page, Eddie Van Halen, Mr Jimi Hendrix, etc, etc, etc 🎼

@ohcaptainvideo

4 ай бұрын

@@danielcastillo4819 And I agree with you Daniel, but on the other hand generally that’s what the audience wants. I do like when a musician or group puts a fresh spin on a tune, but not when it becomes unrecognizable from the original.

@davidshultz9858

2 ай бұрын

You have a really valid point there. Nice call!!!!

I'm here listening in 2021 and the groove is as sweet as ever.

@chrischampagne9217

2 жыл бұрын

Nov. 2021, still listening

This is the greatest band ever. Ever.

@jonvaughn8865

2 жыл бұрын

Ever.

@JamminClemmons

Жыл бұрын

@@jonvaughn8865 - WRONG----! Frank Zappa *blows away* Steely Dan.

@jonvaughn8865

Жыл бұрын

@@JamminClemmons Different type of bands. I love Zappa.

@JamminClemmons

Жыл бұрын

@@jonvaughn8865 - Okay....I'll buy that. How's about Fleetwood Mac (before) the women joined? It was heavy bluesy and intense dream-state-ish. Early Pink Floyd rates as well. Don't get me going on early Genesis.

Steely Dan as close to perfection as humans can get!

I'm seeing this in 2023. Sounds great.

AJA IS THE GREATEST ALBUM PERIOD black man from MOTOWN MICHIGAN

Cornelius, Walter, and Rickie all in Heaven's band now. Missing their groove.

I have always LOVED!!! Steely Dan!!! I'm 66 and still live Steely Dan!!!

Their music is like a home to me. When I get bored of other stuffs I turn back to them. They never get old.

@chiefdbz6039

3 жыл бұрын

Never ever

@jongoldey3842

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting comment. There are many others who feel as you do. Of that I am sure. Its timeless

They took jazz chords and made a string of top 40 hits with them. Unique band.

@marimbadearco

2 жыл бұрын

nice concise summary there!

There will never be a band with sound and style that Becker and Fagan has.Their music has lived through the test of time. Cannot duplicate. Love you Steely Dan.

My most favourite band of all times. There's is a special sound. Rest in peace Walter Becker.

What a great time to be a teenager in the 70s when SD was making something called vinyl.

I LOVE Steely Dan. They are still all here as far as I’m concerned. RIP Walter.

They where the quintessential musicians band that opened the door to what life felt like in The big American cities in the 1970s. Raw, edgy, musical, story telling, and just plain Amazing...

Saw them in Vegas in 2017 shortly before the passing of Walter Becker. One of my life's epic music show experiences.

Good LIVE.....but complete PERFECTION in the studio. 🎧

I like Steely Dan! Just some smooth stuff!

We babyboomer's in the Philippines grew up with their music during the martial law years in the '70's!

I've been listening to SD for 50 years, it's still going strong.

the most sophisticated, intelligent brilliant band

@jamesstephenpeyton3305

3 жыл бұрын

And Supertramp

@MrLeftfootlouie

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure you're limiting yourself with such a statement. Steely Dan is among those who think.

@hoisin75

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrLeftfootlouie fair enough. I'll substitute 'the' for 'a'

Donald Fagan will continue to play as long as possible to keep the music alive. I'm truly mourning Walter Becker.

@oingboingo1323

6 жыл бұрын

FAGEN WITH AN E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@kiloechocharlie1342

6 жыл бұрын

He'll continue to play till he drops dead like all of us...

@davidsouza7994

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto.👍 ✌💜💙❤💚💛

@willritter4076

5 жыл бұрын

I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of HOME AT LAST and JOSIE on my YT channel in tribute to the Aja album and the great Walter Becker. Live acoustic with no backing tracks or digital editing. Thanks and peace.

@cindipossidento5688

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree with u more!!! Love them!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💕💕💕

Pure pure class Greatest band of all time in my opinion

The say smell triggers deep memories. So does Steely Dan. Direct line to the center of my brain.

Their music is like fine wine. Every sip you get a different flavor and nuance. That’s why I can listen over and over obsessively. RIP Walter

No band switches genres so smooth throughout the song. It truly is fantastic. They are so unique.

These guys were such perfectionists; their live performances sounded just like the original studio recordings

@douglasgreen437

Жыл бұрын

They invented smooth jazz...

@robertmajor2266

Жыл бұрын

So true perfection artist

Playing 'Josie' live with mind-blowing execution just shows why they're so great!

Wish this music was made today

Honestly, there is no reason these guys should have been popular....but that music!

One of the smartest, coolest duos in all of pop history. And pure musical genius. Wherever you play it, whenever you hear it, their music makes anything that much cooler.

@mattcorregan4760

4 жыл бұрын

Pop?! Hush yo' mouth! Steely Dan is not pop, Steely Dan is a genre bending true originator of rock/R&B/funk/jazz fusion that has never been replicated. They are the antithesis of pop! Rant over.

@mattcorregan4760

2 жыл бұрын

@Darby Powell I understand that pop means popular, I just wouldn't put them in that box. They had some pop songs but they were much more than that. I would say "coolest duos in MUSIC history, not pop history.

@tamb7587

2 жыл бұрын

Vejur: PREACH ON !! I agree totally!

@nahnope8581

Жыл бұрын

@@mattcorregan4760 Yea and they did all that from the perspective of pop, they are pop in the same genius way that Pet Sounds is pop. No need denigrate popular music just because its popular lmfao

@TonyWhite22351

11 ай бұрын

You seem to be unaware that a duo consists of just two people !

When I learned to play "Josie," I finally considered myself a pretty decent guitarist: all those groovy jazz chords!

@miskelproducts41

3 жыл бұрын

Spoken like a true musician. I learned to play Babylon Sisters on keyboard and felt like I arrived.

@patrickmullins4552

3 жыл бұрын

@@miskelproducts41 Babylon sisters is like a final exam for chords..

@miskelproducts41

3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickmullins4552 It's pure genius!

@giovanna8187

3 жыл бұрын

Josie has the funkiest beat.

@offbutnotforgotten

3 жыл бұрын

i've been learning Peg and Kid Charlamagne... never knew my fingers could stretch like that lol

I just catch this ! August 2023 , like the good wine , hiding in the cellar enjoy it ,very slowly !

Top 10 of ANY musical list. And for some of us, Top 3.

Legendary!!!! Steely Dan was a collective of musical masters playing on an absolutely genius level!!!

Back from a day where there was digital NOTHING. Just raw TALENT!

How good is this ? Absolutely top notch......

Sounds as fresh today as when it was first released. I appreciate it more today than I did then.

Amazingly underrated guitar player Walter was, I couldn't believe that at the end of Josie he plays the melody line to If I Only Had a Heart, blew my mind.

Steely Dan was such a reveloutinary and iconic sounding band that changed a world in music.

Music out of any time!!! One band underrated to be so innovated making fussion of so different types of music like jazz latin pop blues and funkie!!! And with so good quality!! So far my favourite band of music ever!!

I’m back- here in 2023!

As a teenage saxophone player in the 70's & 80's hooked on jazz, surrounded by rock, and somewhat intrigued by punk/new wave, I was totally captivated by Steely Dan. Despite the AM radio air play of "Reelin' In the Years", "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", and "Peg" (the only Steely Dan songs I ever heard on the radio), it was "Bodisatva", "Dr. Wu", "Don't Take Me Alive", "FM", and my all time favorite "Black Cow" that intrigued me, got me through finals at college, and gave me comfort. The sophistication of their chord progressions alone were exhilarating, but when combined with Phil Woods' tasty sax solos, Becker & Donnie Diaz's crying guitar licks, and the memorable echos of Michael McDonald's voice, well I just surrendered to it. And yet there was more: the art of sarcasm redefined through their provocative lyrics. I mean not just profound poetry (e.g. "Reelin' in the Years", "Black Cow"), self deprecating introspection (e.g. "Deacon Blues", "Brooklyn", "Any World"), or drug fueled mayhem (e.g. "Doctor Wu", "Kid Charlemagne"), but unforgettable imagery with phrases like "Kick off your high-heeled sneakers", "Just by chance you crossed a diamond with a pearl", and "Every man and beast appeared a friend as real as I". Walter Becker and Donald Fagen: you got me, I bopped and cruised to rock, I danced at clubs to New Wave, but I "thought" to the perfect fusion of jazz and rock that had but one master: the Dan of Steel. In a truly sardonic irony, the fate suffered by Walter Becker puts him in a league with Michael Angelo, Van Gogh, Beethoven, Billie Holiday, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and other twisted geniuses the world has loved and lost.

@davidgeary490

Жыл бұрын

Am with you! I saw a very young woman, 20s, wearing a Steely Dan tee shirt today in my town - Saskatoon, SK, Canada Sept. 17, 2022! So, tonight am looking them up yet again on KZread. LOVE Donald Fagen's New Frontier - have watched it a million times since the golden age of MTV - early 80s!!

Damn-Walter Becker looked so young and handsome and healthy back then. How much I miss that SOB. May he rest in peace! RIP Walter Becker!

@Hinch2011

3 жыл бұрын

He looks like a rocking Martin Mull!

Today September 3 2019 two years since Walter left us all-one of the greatest losses in music history all us SD fans will never get over his loss

@longislandcerealkiller6385

4 жыл бұрын

It was liking loseing Neal peart biggest loss for me in music

@blayneb7290

4 жыл бұрын

Like the best friend you never met then lost forever......

@chrischampagne9217

2 жыл бұрын

Like losing Freddy

They are a once in a lifetime group. We will never have anything except their music once Mr Fagan hangs it up. But what a great deal for those of us who really enjoy music. You have to understand their music to really appreciate it. I've been a Steely Dan enthusiast since the first time I heard "My old school ". Thank GOD for this gift. AMEN?

@TheFossie12

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah - and I like the way you made this phrase come to life: ie “When Donald hangs up the fangs”. ... nice😎

Walter Becker's tone and playing are perfection. As a songwriting duo Becker and Fagen are about as good as it gets in popular music. What a sound they created. Walter Becker never grew old, he just cut his hair and changed his glasses. This is a complete treat. Letterman has no idea how lucky he is to share a stage with these great men. Thank you.

@robertvanpelt4039

Жыл бұрын

Yes he does

That was fkn awwwwesommmmme

Absolutely love Steely Dan good to see some old footage of them playing live. R.I.P. Walter Becker what a great musician.

Wow - had the dream come true to see them live in 2014 before Becker's passing. My son and I drove down to Michigan, and they were excellent. I was up dancing and screaming like a teenager. This is a memory I will always cherish.

This is beautifully done..top to bottom!!!

That CD came out, and I got it. After a quarter-century, I still can't get enough of it.

@axlegrind4212

5 жыл бұрын

it's the best music to have an earworm

The 1970s, 1980s, right through the 90s,, it seemed as though we were beginning to live in harmony. I am so glad I remember, the best of times for Americans.

I really think SD was at their absolute peak of live performance in the 1995-1997 period, continuing into 2001 or so after the album release. So lucky to see them during this time from the 4th row in Raleigh, NC. Walter was healthy and playing and singing superbly. So sad that West Side Story never got officially released on a record.

Damn, this has got to be the best live vocal performance I've seen from these guys. Those backup singers are amazing!

@ErnieDouglas

6 жыл бұрын

I agree.. the backup singers on the earlier 90's Letterman show blow the later ones away.

@ricklewis5804

4 жыл бұрын

DagwoodMMAt The backup girls on cousin Dupree are SDs regulars. Caroline Lionhart is so fine.

@rogerwhitacre8247

4 жыл бұрын

If you liked this, then be sure to check out this live show from 1993: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3uomrSekrLfZ7Q.html The accuracy of all of the musicians is incredible!

@HB-ve4wi

11 ай бұрын

I agree. But Fagan for all his genius has always had a terrible voice. Thin, no projection, and suspect pitch. I sometimes wonder whether his ego prevented him for letting a singer sing his tunest.

@lorrainebennett7528

9 ай бұрын

He let Michael Macdonald sing a couple!

Rick Beato approves of this band's music & live performance.

Awesome Never Get Tired of Steely Dan " Timeless Sound "

Saw their comeback tour in 94...it was simply awesome to hear all those great songs played live,most for the first time.

When Late Night Television was worth Staying up for!!! No one comes close today....Musically or As Host.... Great Times!!Thanks for the share:-)

@bigredfan1966

3 жыл бұрын

Also before Letterman lost his mind.

I am! His tune “Time Out of Mind,” was swirling around in my head this morning! He’s a WOW! I’d forgotten how cool his music was-still IS!

@UltimateForceMarketing

3 жыл бұрын

Hey girlfriend are you related to The Emotions, by chance..meaning cousins?

@seemark_WR

2 жыл бұрын

That tune swirls in my head every day. What a wonderful thing 🙂

Being a musician (and getting paid for it too!) for a couple of decades, I watch videos of my heroes - such as Steely Dan - and imagine having lived their life. And then I get sad because my life isn't anywhere near what theirs was. And then I'm reminded that the imagination, and the world it takes me to is way better than having lived their reality with all of the suffering and struggles that came with it. Rarely do very gifted people feel as though their lives are gifted. Maybe they would look at my life and imagine living it.

@dumfriesspearhead7398

Жыл бұрын

Great way of looking at things.

I grew up with this. Brings back lots of great memories. Saw them live in '95.

humans can really be disappointing but seeing and hearing the genius that is Donald and Walter(RIP) and the incredible musicians involved with Steely Dan absolutely restores my faith in humanity! Currently jamming Walter's first solo album from 1994.....A GEM!

@lukekiefer5964

Жыл бұрын

11 Tracks of Whack and Circus Money took a listen or two to really grow on me but damn I love them now- so weird, so funky. Walter just let it rip and it turned out great

Legends love Steely Dan can't explain what their music does

Unbelievable music, saw them live, in 2001 Thank God.

2023 here... Not my favorite band, but godDAMN are they great live. Top tier musicians, there is no doubt. 🤘

Another part of my youth gone. R.I.P Walter Backer : (

@glennlangford5897

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, so glad I got to see them down here in Australia a couple of times. Very sad to lose Walter.

@dethbridge8755

6 жыл бұрын

jamal23227 it’s Becker not Backer dawg

@alansmith7626

5 жыл бұрын

ahhh, come on, Never gone...we make sure!

@georgeellis4822

5 жыл бұрын

what a talent.

@mr.invisable6919

4 жыл бұрын

Not gone. Just waiting for the rest of us.... God bless you all.

These guy's were some of the best song writers & their musicianship was far beyond great. Just awesome, Becker, Fagen, Jeff Skunk Baxter; truly phenomenal and with one of the FINEST original albums ever..."Aja".

@catholicdad

Жыл бұрын

You forgot Denny Diaz

I love SteelyDan my favorite,seen them many times in concert.❤️💜✌️

No one today even comes close to writing songs - even the "good" writers - like this. Steely Dan are the "gold standard" of songwriting.

Y'all notice just how precise each instrument placement is held together..like riding a huge wave out on the coast on your board!😀

When I first heard their music on F.M. radio in late 1972, I thought it sounded 10 years ahead of the curve. By the late summer of '73 every club band worth a damn was trying their best to cover "Reelin' In the Years," "Dirty Work" and even "My Old School" from their second album. They became for me in the '70s what The Beatles had been in the '60s. My wife and I were lucky to see their April 1974 tour stop at the U. of Toledo … their last tour as a real band.

@chrischampagne9217

2 жыл бұрын

Toledo rocks

This band Rocks! They played at a Local place in IL. 2014

I was at their first ever show in Australia and they were visibly surprised by the reception - we loved them too !

Iconic music 101. The Dan were always the band that set the bar. True greatness that inspired many generations of aspiring musicians to aim higher!

What a great band! RIP Walter and thanks.

There is no one in a sophisticated society that has not heard a Steely Dan song. Weather they know it or not. I grew up around Charlotte, NC. (Live in America has a song cut in Charlotte) One of my first memories of childhood Reelin in the Years..."Are you reelin in the years...stowing away the time...") It was used as an intro to a local television station movie time at 11:30 after the news on Friday nights. "Reelin in the Years with Mike McKay" was the name of the program. This was early 70's man. When all televisions went to static after midnight and before 2:00 in the morning. I don't remember any movie they featured, but the song was in my blood by the age of 3 and 4. I had every album up to live in America throughout my teenage years. Good stuff to share with others who love good music. Their ears and eyes will soon be opened.

Listening to this in 2022 like I did when I listened to it in 1995, HOT DAMN, NEVER GETS OLD!

Clever and sophisticated sound. Always my favourite band

You just can't beat the Dan. They defined an era with a unique style all their own. Thinking man's music. Walter will be sorely missed. I hope to see ya on the other side Walter, and don't be late. ha, ha, ha.

@crusheverything4449

5 жыл бұрын

Laverne Johnson - Sounds like somebody needs to get laid...

@erikbaran7197

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, incest really make ya think, don't it?

@johnwalls7170

4 жыл бұрын

Great analogy 👍

For a genius level guitarist, Walter always looked so unassuming. Reminds me of one of my history teachers in high school. Love both the teacher.... and the the professor aka The late great Walter Becker.You are sorely missed by this history buff sir. RIP

Well guys 2021 and I just love these guys so much, I had to play this video again, and yet again !!!!!!! Anyone else ?