Since I can't let this poll die, I looked again at the sheet music for (the song) Aja--I know a fair amount of chords, an OK self-taught piano player, but that shit is like an impossible chord for every syllable...not possible
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 8 April 2014 23:32 (ten years ago) link
I didn't vote for 3rd world man, but instead cast a ballot for "were you blind that day" which I thought was such a killer track. "The bear" from the Lost Gaucho boot ended up on my ballot as well.
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 23:41 (ten years ago) link
I finally listened to the rest of some dude's spotify link today. Man, "King of the World" is what CSN&Y would sound like if they were awesome.
Also sounds like a pal of mine from around town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIHisTZG9KI
― pplains, Tuesday, 8 April 2014 23:51 (ten years ago) link
didn't vote for 3rd world man, but instead cast a ballot for "were you blind that day" which I thought was such a killer track. "The bear" from the Lost Gaucho boot ended up on my ballot as well.― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, April 8, 2014
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, April 8, 2014
So glad someone else was digging the outtakes...it's ridiculous to include them when like every song on the 7 albums could conceivably be in the top 20, but there are some real jewels. Today I am regretting not putting "Sign in Stranger" in my 20, tomorrow it will be something else.
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 8 April 2014 23:55 (ten years ago) link
Please allow me the 1,000th post.
― Iago Galdston, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 00:26 (ten years ago) link
Fuck, sorry!
Catching up on the results. Good stuff, love the images. Spent the last week in Cancun listening to the Dan on the beach with fam. Not sure there's a better way to listen tbf. Here's my ballot.
1. Your Gold Teeth II2. Peg3. My Old School4. Home at Last5. Gaucho 6. Deacon Blues7. Doctor Wu8. The Boston Rag9. King of the World10. Your Gold Teeth11. Black Cow12. The Fez13. Aja14. Barrytown15. Rikki Don't Lose That Number16. Third World Man17. Only a Fool Would Say That18. Reelin' in the Years19. Hey Nineteen20. Bad Sneakers
― IKEA metaballs (Spottie), Thursday, 10 April 2014 03:07 (ten years ago) link
the only better way would be to take out "with fam" (for me, I kid)
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 10 April 2014 13:12 (ten years ago) link
i never did say this but i thought "My Old School" was going to win this thing as it was leading almost the whole time. it was the last three for four ballots that actually finally put "Deacon Blues" over the top and then it wasn't even close.
― Bee OK, Friday, 11 April 2014 01:19 (ten years ago) link
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/04/14/steely-dan-jamalot-ever-after-tour/7694729/
This summer, Steely Dan fans in North America will be able to buy a thrill.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen will set off on the 47-city Jamalot Ever After tour July 2 in Portland, Ore., and tour through September.
The Jamalot Ever After tour dates follow:
July
2 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Ore.3 - Les Schwab Amphitheatre, Bend, Ore.5-6 - Marymoor Park, Redmond, Wash.8-9 - The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, Calif.10 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.12 - The Forum, Los Angeles, Calif.13 -Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, Calif.15 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, Ariz.16 - Route 66 Casino Legends Theater, Albuquerque, N.M.18 - Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville, Okla.19 - Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.21 - Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla.23 - Brady Theater, Tulsa, Okla.24 - Walmart AMP, Rogers, Ark.26 - UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, La.27 - Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center, Birmingham, Ala.29 - Township Auditorium, Columbia, S.C.31 - Biltmore Estate, Asheville, N.C.
August
1-2 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn.4 - War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, N.C.6 - Musikfest, Bethlehem, Penn.8 - Seneca Niagara Events Center, Niagara Falls, N.Y.9 - City Fest, Erie, Penn.11 - Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Penn.12 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio13 - Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio15 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Ill.16 - Overture Hall, Madison, Wisc.17 - Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Ind.19 - Fox Cities PAC, Appleton, Wisc.20 - Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, Mich.22 - Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, Windsor, Ont.23-24 - Sony Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto, Ont.26 - National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ont.27 - Théâtre St-Denis, Montreal, Que.29 - Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, Me.30 - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, Gilford, N.H.31 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
September
3-4 - Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, N.J.6 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, Mass.7 - Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, R.I.9-10 - Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, N.J.12 - Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, N.J.13-14 - Paramount Theatre, Huntington, N.Y.16 - Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.17 - Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, Md.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 04:33 (ten years ago) link
s/o to spottie, the other gold teeth II number 1'er
why don't they ever play the uk???? 8(
― cheeseburger, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 09:42 (ten years ago) link
What *are* these venues? The Mountain Winery, Saratoga or Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor don't sound like it was a toss-up between them and Madison Square Garden or the Rose Bowl.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 09:51 (ten years ago) link
Oh man I think I could pull off seeing them in Atlantic City
Perfect place
― 龜, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 09:53 (ten years ago) link
Rogers! Dammit, northwest Arkansas, this means war.
― pplains, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 12:22 (ten years ago) link
play "Do It Again" as you drive in
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 12:25 (ten years ago) link
otm
― Iago Galdston, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 12:28 (ten years ago) link
Oooh tour ends in Baltimore at a pretty decent outdoor venue! I am so there
― posi riot (some dude), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 12:31 (ten years ago) link
crazy that they are going to be in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, but they are skipping Texas altogether?!?!?!
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 13:39 (ten years ago) link
Man, they really hate that "Dallas" song to a fault, don't they?
I still can't get over that Rogers thing. I thought that the AMP (Arkansas Music Pavilion) was some sort of bluegrass center with the occasional guest appearance by Night Ranger.
The Brady Theater in Tulsa is pretty cool though. Pretty intimate place to hold a Steely Dan show.
http://midwestmusicscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Three-days-grace-tulsa-fans.jpg
http://midwestmusicscene.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/POD-fans-tulsa-2.jpg
That's me stagediving during "King of the World".
― pplains, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:08 (ten years ago) link
Good work going to Birmingham but not Atlanta. Nice routing guys.
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link
Sometimes bands do tours of all the places they missed on the last run, maybe that's what this is?
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:30 (ten years ago) link
yeah, still kicking myself for missing the steely dan/michael mcdonald show at chastain a few years back
― balls, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:32 (ten years ago) link
I kind of admire the fact that they're playing places that a band of their stature would normally avoid. But I probably wouldn't be saying that if I didn't live in one of those places. Might end up checking them out this year.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:35 (ten years ago) link
I think being a band that does theatres and outdoor shed-type venues probably opens up the most geographical options for touring, compared to a band who does the kind of large clubs or arenas that you tend to get in major population centers
― posi riot (some dude), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:38 (ten years ago) link
How are the ticket prices? When they were in NYC I remember seats started at like $200
Like smaller venues sound cool but it also seems like a good way to ensure high ticket prices
― 龜, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:44 (ten years ago) link
i would rather donate $200 to charity
― markers, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:45 (ten years ago) link
s/o to spottie, the other gold teeth II number 1'er― cheeseburger, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:42 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― cheeseburger, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:42 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
who are these children who scheme and run wwiiiiiiiiiiiiild. I think it's the most beautiful song in their whole discography. Such sweet melodies.
― IKEA metaballs (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:48 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, that crazy prog intro dissolving into the gorgeous first verse, so amazing
― posi riot (some dude), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:53 (ten years ago) link
Could have seen the dan 2 blocks from my apartment, but tix were too $$$
― Sufjan Cougar Mellencamp (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:03 (ten years ago) link
also couldn't find 1 other interested person
― balls, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:32 AM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I saw this show (with Boz Scaggs) at the Verizon Amphitheater in Alpharetta
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:23 (ten years ago) link
great show
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:24 (ten years ago) link
i love how in your gold teeth 1&2 (esp 2) the music just unfurls away from the title line being sung in a way that basically sounds like watching gold teeth skitter cross a plush '70s carpet with a really garish pattern.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:36 (ten years ago) link
What *are* these venues? The Mountain Winery, Saratoga or Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor don't sound like it was a toss-up between them and Madison Square Garden or the Rose Bowl.― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:51 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:51 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 16:38 (ten years ago) link
crazy that they are going to be in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, but they are skipping Texas altogether?!?!?!― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, April 16, 2014 8:39 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, April 16, 2014 8:39 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
iirc, they played Texas dates last year on that 'Pancake Day' tour.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 16:40 (ten years ago) link
http://open.spotify.com/user/1219464571/playlist/3WxVfruSRGjCsxQsrtZNuG
images by pplains, link courtesy of gr8080: *******ALL GRAPHICS ON ONE PAGE*******
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8 BallotsFull Results for 33 Solo TracksTotal Points, Song, (Number One(s)), Total Votes
262 I.G.Y. 4-7157 The Nightfly 1-5156 New Frontier 594 Maxine 1-382 The Goodbye Look 373 Morph the Cat 1-264 I'm Not the Same Without You 258 H Gang 250 Slinky Thing 245 Circus Money 240 Paging Audrey 1-136 This Moody Bastard 1
33 Downtown Canon 133 Tomorrow' s Girls 133 Brite Nitegown 130 Junkie Girl 130 Ruby Baby 130 Somebody’s Saturday Night 1 30 Magic Smile (Rosie Zaza) 130 Walk Between Raindrops 128 Countermoon 127 Mary Shut the Garden Door 126 Miss Marlene 126 Security Joan 126 Hard Up Case 1 25 Weather In My Head 124 Century’s End 124 Down In The Bottom 123 Book Of Liars 123 The New Breed 123 Lazy Nina (Greg Philliganes) 122 Snowbound 125 What I Do 1
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40 BallotsFull Results for 16 AlbumsTotal Points, Song, (Number One(s)), Total Votes
1312 Aja 9-391198 Pretzel Logic 5-391191 Katie Lied 3-381180 Countdown to Ecstasy 7-351135 Gaucho 8-361096 The Royal Scam 5-381063 Can’t Buy a Trill 1-37517 The Nightfly 2-18223 Two Against Nature 9166 Everything Must Go 7
89 Sunken Condos 445 11 Tracks of Whack 225 Circus Money 120 Alive In America 118 Morph The Cat 117 Kamakiriad 1
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77 Ballots Received (2 unranked)Full Results for 84 TracksTotal Points, Song, (Number One(s)), Total Votes
1600 Deacon Blues 6-591515 My Old School 10-54 1314 Peg 3-571252 Doctor Wu 7-441203 Kid Charlemagne 5-501158 Rikki Don't Lose That Number 4-461129 Babylon Sisters 4-441117 Black Cow 3-451036 Any Major Dude Will Tell You 3-41
885 Hey Nineteen 43808 Do It Again 1-35806 Dirty Work 1-36767 Bad Sneakers 1-39761 Show Biz Kids 2-32732 Aja 3-30722 FM (No Static At All) 34699 King Of The World 2-28686 Pretzel Logic 3-33678 Josie 1-32669 Gaucho 2-27
646 The Boston Rag 2-27644 Reelin’ In The Years 32628 Third World Man 1-26 627 The Caves Of Altamira 25575 Black Friday 28556 Barrytown 1-27543 Only A Fool Would Say That 22540 Time Out Of Mind 24522 Night By Night 24513 Razor Boy 22492 Rose Darling 24478 Your Gold Teeth II (2-23)475 Haitian Divorce 23468 Your Gold Teeth 1-23433 Bodhisattva 1-20427 Glamour Profession 21418 Don’t Take Me Alive 1-20408 Home At Last 1-19402 Midnight Cruiser 18374 Any World (That I'm Welcome To) 1-15
308 Pearl Of The Quarter 14304 The Royal Scam 16302 Everyone’s Gone To The Movies 17268 Charlie Freak 1-12264 The Fez 13259 Green Earrings 1-13244 Here At the Western World 13227 Daddy Don’t Live In That New York City No More 13189 Sign In Stranger 10179 Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) 9
176 Jack Of Speed 1-8171 Kings 9156 My Rival 7143 Through With Buzz 7132 Throw Back The Little Ones 7101 Everything You Did 5 90 Second Arrangement 579 Parker's Band 476 Almost Gothic 472 Monkey In Your Soul 360 I Got the News 359 West Of Hollywood 359 Fire in the Hole 356 Turn That Heartbeat Over Again 449 Change Of The Guard 347 Godwhacker 345 Everything Must Go 242 Gaslighting Abbie 239 Cousin Dupree 237 Things I Miss The Most 236 Janie Runaway 230 Mr. Sam 143 With A Gun 342 You Got The Bear 224 Were You Blind That Day 122 The Mock Turtle Song 120 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 120 Two Against Nature 115 This All Too Mobile Home 115 Kulee Baba 114 Chain Lightning 114 Dallas 113 Pixeleen 112 Blues Beach 1
― Bee OK, Saturday, 2 August 2014 06:12 (nine years ago) link
God those are so amazing. To say they capture the world SD were portraying is such an understatement.
Personal fave: My Rival
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 2 August 2014 12:36 (nine years ago) link
Ha, it is great
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 2 August 2014 16:50 (nine years ago) link
Can’t Buy a Trill
lol
― example (crüt), Monday, 18 August 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link
in the wild: "only a fool would say that" soundtracking a party on tonight's episode of "the leftovers." teenage girl contemptuously asks her dad, "who picked this music?" "old people," he says.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 25 August 2014 06:33 (nine years ago) link
old people who like to watch young people dance
― Now you're messing with a (President Keyes), Monday, 25 August 2014 13:15 (nine years ago) link
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/media/Common/11/EA/780855/t600-cupcake.jpghappy ONE year anniversary poll.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 2 April 2015 04:08 (nine years ago) link
Put the lock upon the door.
― pplains, Thursday, 2 April 2015 13:28 (nine years ago) link
i have a very good memory of an aimless saturday evening last april where i had no plans and was trying to save $$ due to an upcoming vacation, and so i ended up going on a 7 or 8 mile solo beer crawl in a snowstorm, stopping for one cheap beer at every dive i passed, listening to this poll's spotify playlist on my headphones the whole time
― gr8080, Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:25 (nine years ago) link
Finished a two-hour long (!) podcast with sw00ds and Vic Perry on Gaucho last night. We hope to link soon.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:27 (nine years ago) link
awesome! can't wait!
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
sweet
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Friday, 3 April 2015 01:45 (nine years ago) link
Don't ever change, Index of /files/mp3 directory search:
http://i.imgur.com/xTTor3f.png
― pplains, Thursday, 23 April 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
we're still havin' fun, and you're still reelin' in the years,won't you let me help you find the door?
― Vic Perry, Thursday, 23 April 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
man the most awesomely cynical thing the dan could have done would have been to open their coachella set with "takin it to the streets" or something.
― da croupier, Thursday, 23 April 2015 18:23 (nine years ago) link