make sure to listen to the demo where Larry Carlton(?) lays down that solo for the first time, it is note for note what he did on the finished version....Fagen is shouting holy shit all through it, very funny
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:12 (ten years ago) link
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31. Rose DarlingFrom: Katy Lied Released: March 1975492 Points, 24 Votes
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:12 (ten years ago) link
haha wow this is great. YT commenters say it's Denny Dias on gtr.
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 4 April 2014 22:18 (ten years ago) link
When that piano starts banging after "MYYY FRIIIIEND" I have to change my shorts
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 April 2014 22:19 (ten years ago) link
i think "rose darling" is where i fell in love with michael mcdonald.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:40 (ten years ago) link
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30. Razor BoyFrom: Countdown to Ecstasy Released: July 1973513 Points, 22 Votes
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:45 (ten years ago) link
wait which record is it from ;)
― sleeve, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:46 (ten years ago) link
yeah i know, getting it fixed.
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:48 (ten years ago) link
wtf?
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:49 (ten years ago) link
not the album flub in the tombstone, just had no idea this was so loved
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:50 (ten years ago) link
you know that the coming is so close at handyou feel all right
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 4 April 2014 22:50 (ten years ago) link
#4 for me. the vibes and that slide guitar lick he plays after "...comes and takes your fancy things away" do it for me.
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 April 2014 22:57 (ten years ago) link
razor boy is incred
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Friday, 4 April 2014 23:13 (ten years ago) link
"Razor Boy" too low, figured it for top 10 for sure
― Euler, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:14 (ten years ago) link
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29. Night By NightFrom: Pretzel LogicReleased: February 20, 1974522 Points, 24 Votes
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:19 (ten years ago) link
OK, seriously, are you kidding me?
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:20 (ten years ago) link
Fagen admitted this was a failed attempt at a hit (and it shows)
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:21 (ten years ago) link
this one was my very last add to my list and was put in at number 19.
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:21 (ten years ago) link
Even when I don't like a SD song, there is usually something going on that I can latch on to and enjoy...like the guitar parts obv.
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:27 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I had no idea at all people rated this so highly, I don't think it was mentioned at all on the voting thread? (can't remember ever hearing any opinion about it anywhere to be honest, positive or negative)
― soref, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
Pretzel Logic was my first Dan LP and though my esteem for it dwindled as i familiarized myself with the other albums, "Night By Night" is one song that remains awesome to me, so huge-sounding.
― some dude, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
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28. Time Out Of MindFrom: Gaucho Released: November 21, 1980540 Points, 24 Votes
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:51 (ten years ago) link
huh?
― how's life, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:52 (ten years ago) link
i am holding the mystical sphereit's direct from lhasa where people are rolling in the snowfar from the world we know
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 4 April 2014 23:52 (ten years ago) link
My number 2. Nobody's number 1?
― how's life, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:54 (ten years ago) link
hell yeah
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:56 (ten years ago) link
(not my #1)
Stewart Mason of AllMusic says that "Time Out of Mind" is "a barely veiled song about heroin, specifically a young man's first experience with the drug at the hands of a pretentious, pseudo-religious crank talking of 'chasing the dragon' with the 'mystical sphere direct from Lhasa.'"
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:02 (ten years ago) link
Fagen and Becker hired Mark Knopfler to play the guitar solo on "Time Out of Mind" after hearing him play on Dire Straits' hit single "Sultans of Swing." Several hours of Knopfler's playing were recorded at the session, but his contributions as heard on the record are limited to a matter of seconds.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:03 (ten years ago) link
just once i want someone to write a non-metaphorical song about chasing an actual dragon
― some dude, Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:04 (ten years ago) link
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aztjMUEqWUE/Uz9IZdEqCfI/AAAAAAAAAdg/HDhgNAfI8-A/w300-h295-no/Time+Out+of+Mind+12.jpg
1981: "Time Out Of Mind" (B-side: "Bodhisattva" (live))Label: MCA 51082Chart: US Pop 22, US Mainstream Rock 13
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:06 (ten years ago) link
knopfler is playing the whole time in the right channel. I mean the song is only 4 minutes, but he plays on a lot of it.
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:08 (ten years ago) link
this song is awesome, and i possibly made a big mistake in not voting for it over babylon sisters.
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:09 (ten years ago) link
oops, you did!
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:10 (ten years ago) link
what about Puff, the Magic D? .....oops, forgot the kid's name was Rollin Papers or whatev..
― Swag Heathen (theStalePrince), Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:10 (ten years ago) link
Love the use of space in "Time Out of Mind"
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:14 (ten years ago) link
My favorite song on Gaucho. Better than Billie Jean.
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 5 April 2014 01:41 (ten years ago) link
― some dude, Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:04 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
Man you ever listen to Sonata Arctica et al
― 龜, Saturday, 5 April 2014 01:46 (ten years ago) link
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier),
always disliked Fagen's vocal on "P.Y.T."
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 April 2014 01:47 (ten years ago) link
Voted for "Night By Night" pretty highly, sounds like the theme to a lost 70s cop drama.
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 5 April 2014 01:52 (ten years ago) link
It's the clavinet. I get Fagen's complaints that it's not fully realized. Even the lyrics in the chorus are more general than you'd expect.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 April 2014 01:53 (ten years ago) link
time out of mind was my #3 but i think i ranked it too low
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Saturday, 5 April 2014 02:16 (ten years ago) link
i rated damn near everything on my ballot too low. 'time out of mind' is the cvs radio steely dan fave around here. LOVE IT.
― balls, Saturday, 5 April 2014 02:41 (ten years ago) link
Had TOOM in my top 12
Such a tune but lacks the gravitas of the rest of Gaucho imo
― 龜, Saturday, 5 April 2014 02:47 (ten years ago) link
yeah, it was one of the few from Gaucho that missed my ballot.
i see that we are back....
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 April 2014 02:49 (ten years ago) link
few three
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 April 2014 02:50 (ten years ago) link
Somewhere on ILM there is a TOOM thread with a (now blocked) youtube clip of some mustachioed shirtless dirtbag chopping lines while bopping and miming along to TOOM. It was my intro to the song and it was kind of creepy and wrong and perfect.
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 5 April 2014 02:56 (ten years ago) link
Just checking in. Nice to see so much love for the Godlike genius guitar solo on Your Gold Teeth II.
What will be the Steely Dan Sway? IE non-hit album track that ends up placing shockingly high?
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 5 April 2014 03:00 (ten years ago) link
i have a hunch (it's my #1) but don't want to jinx it
― balls, Saturday, 5 April 2014 03:03 (ten years ago) link
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27. Only A Fool Would Say ThatFrom: Can't Buy a ThrillReleased: November 1972543 Points, 22 Votes
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 April 2014 03:04 (ten years ago) link