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Steely Dan — Black Friday
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 19:08
 
Pretzel Logic was a fine album but this song was from:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VFXEWXDTL.jpg

Highspirits
(a sunny place)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 18:50
 
 coloradojohn wrote:
These dudes were making music like just about nobody else at the time, like some new kind of hopped-up jazz, some wild style of funk, throwing down some new kind of wryness in their nod and wink lyrics...and it always sounded like they were having such mad FUN doing it! It sure was fun to listen to, too!
 
love your observations...and i agree!

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 18:36
 
These dudes were making music like just about nobody else at the time, like some new kind of hopped-up jazz, some wild style of funk, throwing down some new kind of wryness in their nod and wink lyrics...and it always sounded like they were having such mad FUN doing it! It sure was fun to listen to, too!

BazH
(www)
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 08:52
 
 Bat wrote:

I was a huge Steely Dan fan back in the day.  Like most fans I only consider the "real" Steely Dan to have existed for those first 7 albums (although I do own the Two Against Nature CD).

I'm a pleasantly surprised to find someone else who rates Countdown to Ecstasy as their best album, and then Katy Lied as their second.

My Dan album rankings

1) Countdown to Ecstasy
2) Katy Lied
3) Pretzel Logic
4) Can't Buy a Thrill
5) The Royal Scam
6) Aja (their supposed "masterpiece")
7) Gaucho

 On_The_Beach wrote:


Ah yes, we all like to make Top 10 lists, or in this case, Top 7.
I'm gonna go with . . .

1) Countdown to Ecstasy
2) Katy Lied
3) Aja
4) Pretzel Logic
5) The Royal Scam
6) Can't Buy a Thrill
7) Gaucho

ps, I agree with olivertwist below; all their albums are excellent!
 
 
I would have to disagree:
1) Can't Buy a Thrill
2) Pretzel Logic
3) Aja
4) Countdown to Ecstasy
5) Katy Lied
6)  The Royal Scam
7) Gaucho

BazH
(www)
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 08:28
 
Should be on Katy Lied album?

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Nov 17, 2012 - 07:21
 
Bill should have saved this song for next Friday

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 11:51
 
PSD PSD PSD ..don't like

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 20:45
 
Man, we didn't know how good we had it back in the day...the radio waves SIZZLED with these types of witty, gritty, pithy and ultimately rocking and satisfyingly delicious numbers...AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT STILL SOUNDS SO DARNED GOOD! (and thank God, Bill and Rebecca & Co. for RP, doing its best as an ongoing non-greed driven carrier of the Eternal Happening Music Vibe — and doing a fantastic job at it!)

piripimpo
Posted: Apr 10, 2012 - 08:10
 
great donald fagen

Bat
(Austin)
Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 09:02
 

I was a huge Steely Dan fan back in the day.  Like most fans I only consider the "real" Steely Dan to have existed for those first 7 albums (although I do own the Two Against Nature CD).

I'm a pleasantly surprised to find someone else who rates Countdown to Ecstasy as their best album, and then Katy Lied as their second.

My Dan album rankings

1) Countdown to Ecstasy
2) Katy Lied
3) Pretzel Logic
4) Can't Buy a Thrill
5) The Royal Scam
6) Aja (their supposed "masterpiece")
7) Gaucho

 On_The_Beach wrote:


Ah yes, we all like to make Top 10 lists, or in this case, Top 7.
I'm gonna go with . . .

1) Countdown to Ecstasy
2) Katy Lied
3) Aja
4) Pretzel Logic
5) The Royal Scam
6) Can't Buy a Thrill
7) Gaucho

ps, I agree with olivertwist below; all their albums are excellent!
 



unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 08:51
 
These guys defy music categories.  Pop?  Yes, a lot.  Rock?  Yes, a little,  Jazz?  Yes, a lot.  Top 40? Yes, there's that, too.  Fusion?  I'd argue a few of their tunes fit that.  Witty?  Almost every one.  Classical?  Well, no, I guess.  Hip-hop?  Wasn't invented back then.

My daughter was to be named Aja (had sons instead).

PS:  That's not a photo of Pretzel Logic.


treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 13:33
 
 olivertwist wrote:


The fact is, it's pretty much impossible for me to rank their albums, and my list would probably be different if I put it together tomorrow.

 

Yeah, they all have at least 2-3 outstanding cuts. 

Let's keep this slightly modified High Fidelity exercise going, and rank their top 7 tracks, which will certainly contain at least a half-dozen glaring omissions.  Here goes mine:

7) Kid Charlemagne
6) The Caves of Altamira
5) Black Friday
4) Reelin' in the Years
3) Deacon Blues
2) Don't Take Me Alive
1) My Old School

Comments again please...



On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 12:28
 
 treatment_bound wrote:
I've been listening to all the Steely Dan albums lately (up through Gaucho), and here's my very unscientific ranking from bottom to top:
7. Gaucho
6. Countdown to Ecstasy
5. Can't Buy a Thrill
4. Katy Lied
3. Pretzel Logic
2. Aja 
1. The Royal Scam

comments please...
 
Ah yes, we all like to make Top 10 lists, or in this case, Top 7.
I'm gonna go with . . .

1) Countdown to Ecstasy
2) Katy Lied
3) Aja
4) Pretzel Logic
5) The Royal Scam
6) Can't Buy a Thrill
7) Gaucho

ps, I agree with olivertwist below; all their albums are excellent!



olivertwist
(Atlanta GA)
Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 19:27
 
 treatment_bound wrote:

I've been listening to all the Steely Dan albums lately (up through Gaucho), and here's my very unscientific ranking from bottom to top:
7. Gaucho
6. Countdown to Ecstasy
5. Can't Buy a Thrill
4. Katy Lied
3. Pretzel Logic
2. Aja 
1. The Royal Scam

comments please...
 

Here's my informal, spur-of-the moment rankings. We have the same #1, but after that our rankings diverge. That's OK, though, because each of their albums is excellent, IMO.

1. The Royal Scam (My fave, a concept album of sorts on the underbelly of the American dream)
2. Katy Lied
3. Countdown to Ecstasy
4. Pretzel Logic
5. Can't Buy a Thrill
6. Gaucho (this album is much maligned, but I enjoy it. Fagen and Becker really polished their jazz-influenced sound down to its bare essence here)
7. Aja (How can I rank this last? I should probably start over!)

The fact is, it's pretty much impossible for me to rank their albums, and my list would probably be different if I put it together tomorrow.


treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 18:21
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
From the excellent Katy Lied:


 
I've been listening to all the Steely Dan albums lately (up through Gaucho), and here's my very unscientific ranking from bottom to top:
7. Gaucho
6. Countdown to Ecstasy
5. Can't Buy a Thrill
4. Katy Lied
3. Pretzel Logic
2. Aja 
1. The Royal Scam

comments please...

allabout
(Perth Western Australia)
Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 04:37
 
Steely Dan -Rhymes with BAN!!!!

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 11:14
 
 Usernamesearcher wrote:

dat is der  einzigeTitel mit dem sie zeigen dass sie auch etwas unkontrollierter spielen konnten.Ich meine damit Leidenschaft...{#Fire} Alles andere, ins. später auch von Fagen ist interessant aber schlicht zu (leidenschaftlich) perfektionistisch. Erst wenn Leidenschaft Kontrollverlust bedeutet wirkt sie - so glaube ich - befreiend.Kein Wunder, dass gerade black friday den enstprechenden Titel trägt und zudem von SD immer gerne zum Schluß live gespielt wurde (wenn sie denn überhaupt mal live unterwegs waren). Hier lassen sie mal los und zeigen , dass sie auch mit den Eiern spielen konnten.

Gruß

aus Schwerin

 
Man, I wish these guys came with subtitles...


Usernamesearcher
Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 07:22
 
 Harry_GER wrote:
Ich mag eigendlich Steely Dan, aber dieser Titel nervt. 
 
dat is der  einzigeTitel mit dem sie zeigen dass sie auch etwas unkontrollierter spielen konnten.Ich meine damit Leidenschaft...{#Fire} Alles andere, ins. später auch von Fagen ist interessant aber schlicht zu (leidenschaftlich) perfektionistisch. Erst wenn Leidenschaft Kontrollverlust bedeutet wirkt sie - so glaube ich - befreiend.Kein Wunder, dass gerade black friday den enstprechenden Titel trägt und zudem von SD immer gerne zum Schluß live gespielt wurde (wenn sie denn überhaupt mal live unterwegs waren). Hier lassen sie mal los und zeigen , dass sie auch mit den Eiern spielen konnten.

Gruß

aus Schwerin


More_Cowbell
(Northern IL)
Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 09:38
 
Perfect timing, Black Friday is this Friday!

LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 09:38
 
is this a Target ad, after the quaaludes?  call in now and get your free Black Friday coupons!  Doors open at 4am!


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 22:01
 
From the excellent Katy Lied:



nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 11:35
 
Walter Becker proving that he could hold his own on guitar . . .

Harry_GER
(Germany, Tauer)
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 - 06:50
 
Ich mag eigendlich Steely Dan, aber dieser Titel nervt. 

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 12:29
 
11:58 am - Steely Dan - Black Friday
11:56 am - Tori Amos - Wednesday
11:52 am - The Pogues - Tuesday Morning
11:49 am - Wilco - Monday

Possible Thursday songs -

Morphine has a song called "Thursday", on Cure For Pain
Donovan has a song called "Jersey Thursday", on Fairytale (also on the movie Rushmore...not sure about the soundtrack, though)
Matt Costa (signed to Brushfire Records, Jack Johnson's label) has a song called "Sweet Thursday", on Songs We Sing
Jim Croce has a song called "Thursday", on I Got A Name
Townes Van Zandt had a song called "Like A Summer's Thursday", on A Gentle Evening With Townes Van Zandt





Rick_V
(New Orleans)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 12:14
 
Love Steely Dan!

casey1024
(Between past & future...)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 11:59
 
No Thursday song?

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 17:56
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

ALL DAN GOOD......{#Notworthy}

 
{#High-five} Yes! And some Dan is GREAT.


Zep
(Third base)
Posted: Sep 15, 2009 - 06:21
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

ALL DAN GOOD......{#Notworthy}

 
What he said.


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Sep 05, 2009 - 05:54
 

ALL DAN GOOD......{#Notworthy}




etcarroll
(stuck among the Amish)
Posted: Sep 05, 2009 - 05:54
 
Sheer Heaven.

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 10:33
 
 Xeric wrote:
*Googles current DJI* 

Down only 26.  Okay.  Good.
 
Not so good today, and it's Monday ... ugh.


beinder
(Port Coquitlam, BC)
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 10:30
 

I guess there are no song writers working on Thursday.



WayUpNorth
(Edge of Nowhere)
Posted: Jun 02, 2009 - 05:21
 
 drtjdel wrote:
Vote here. Most jaded lyrics: Steely Dan
Warren Zevon
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits Your comments, please.

  The great thing about Steely Dan is that "WTF" attitude about it all ...



Xeric
(Up on the Roof)
Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:16
 
*Googles current DJI* 

Down only 26.  Okay.  Good.

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 10:49
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Deadwing wrote: Steely Dan has the most immaculately produced sound on all of their records. I am in awe of the musicianship and arrangements and how crisp their music always sounds. I really should dig out their CDs and look and see who mixed/produced their albums... But no I'm too lazy


Was it a guy named Gary Katz? That seems to be in my memory banks.
 
Katz with the able assistance of engineer Roger "The Immortal" Nichols.

A solid team effort.


jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 10:43
 
Deadwing wrote: Steely Dan has the most immaculately produced sound on all of their records. I am in awe of the musicianship and arrangements and how crisp their music always sounds. I really should dig out their CDs and look and see who mixed/produced their albums... But no I'm too lazy


Was it a guy named Gary Katz? That seems to be in my memory banks.

ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 10:42
 
My god, very appropriate and stomach-churning for what is happening all around me today: http://www.techflash.com/venture/Expedia_cuts_staff_40396157.html

jbtidwell
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 11:19
 
think Bill is making a statement or is this just in one of his playlists?

Ja300Mes
(North Fork, Long Island)
Posted: Aug 17, 2008 - 19:51
 
 ed wrote:

Skunk was not with the Doobies when they recorded, The Captain And Me, and he didn't write that song.
Those lyrics are way off too.
 

The Captain and Me

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The Captain and Me
The Captain and Me cover
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
ReleasedMay, 1973
Recorded???
GenreRock
Length41:53
LabelWarner Brothers
ProducerTed Templeman
Professional reviews
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Toulouse Street
(1972)		The Captain and Me
(1973)		What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
(1974)

The Captain and Me is the third studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1973.

Contents

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<edit> Track listing

  1. "Natural Thing" (Johnston) - 3:17
  2. "Long Train Runnin'" (Johnston) - 3:25
  3. "China Grove" (Johnston) - 3:14
  4. "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman" (Johnston) - 4:12
  5. "Clear as the Driven Snow" (Simmons) - 5:18
  6. "Without You" (Hartman, Hossack, Johnston, Porter, Simmons) - 4:58
  7. "South City Midnight Lady" (Simmons) - 5:27
  8. "Evil Woman" (Simmons) - 3:17
  9. "Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners" (Luft) - 0:48
  10. "Ukiah" (Johnston) - 3:04
  11. "The Captain and Me" (Johnston) - 4:53

<edit> Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

Additional players:


People outside my window
Goin' everywhere
People that are happy
People without a care

We all got to be loved
It's a nat'ral thing don't you know
The sooner we find what we need
Gonna be feeling it, happy to show

I'm gonna change my method
Get me a big ham bone
Gonna make all the leaders of the country
Get it together and bring it on home

We all got to be loved
It's a nat'ral thing don't you know
The sooner we find what we need
Gonna be feeling it, happy to show

Those men in the circus
Those men on the wire
Their feet hangin' fifty feet up
Know they're countin' on their daily luck
To bring them through the fire

I was wrong about one thing - Johnston wrote it, not Baxter.



wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 09:41
 
Deadwing wrote:
Steely Dan has the most immaculately produced sound on all of their records. I am in awe of the musicianship and arrangements and how crisp their music always sounds. I really should dig out their CDs and look and see who mixed/produced their albums... But no I'm too lazy


There was a band even better(though not as jazzy). . . Listen to the sense of timing on Tears For Fears recordings. Havn't heard perfect timing like that since Fats Waller.
ed
(Cantonment Fl)
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 08:00
 
Ja300Mes wrote:


Consider the lyrics to this Baxter-penned Doobies tune, "Natural Thing" :

I'm gonna change my method
Get me a big ham bone
Gonna make all the leaders of the country
Get it together and bring it on home


I was surprised to read this about Baxter at first, then remembered this song which I love so much and now it seems to makes sense.

Skunk was not with the Doobies when they recorded, The Captain And Me, and he didn't write that song.
Those lyrics are way off too.
mattt
(Undisclosed)
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 08:02
 
Aaaaannnd mute.

madaxeman
(Scottish west coast)
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 09:32
 

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 00:00
 
I love everything they've done, including this
marmelock
(Frankfurt, Germany, Home of the EAGLES!)
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 14:25
 
Deadwing wrote:
Steely Dan has the most immaculately produced sound on all of their records. I am in awe of the musicianship and arrangements and how crisp their music always sounds. I really should dig out their CDs and look and see who mixed/produced their albums... But no I'm too lazy

Gary Katz!
Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 14:20
 
sweeet.
Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 04:28
 
Steely Dan has the most immaculately produced sound on all of their records. I am in awe of the musicianship and arrangements and how crisp their music always sounds. I really should dig out their CDs and look and see who mixed/produced their albums... But no I'm too lazy
Ja300Mes
(North Fork, Long Island)
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 18:54
 
Glorious guitar riffs provided by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter...
currently working with the US Dept. of Defense on
Homeland Security. Go figure!


Consider the lyrics to this Baxter-penned Doobies tune, "Natural Thing" :

I'm gonna change my method
Get me a big ham bone
Gonna make all the leaders of the country
Get it together and bring it on home


I was surprised to read this about Baxter at first, then remembered this song which I love so much and now it seems to makes sense.
weirsh
(chicagolandarea)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 09:04
 
drucev wrote:
maybe just me, I read jaded as a term of endearment LOL



Perhaps, but not the way I (and the American Heritage Dictionary) define jaded:

v. to wear out, as by overuse or overindulgence



drucev
(Brooklyn, NY)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:52
 
maybe just me, I read jaded as a term of endearment LOL