Steely Dan: "Steely Dan's name has been popping up as a hip musical crush. Remember, this glossy bop-pop was the indifferent aristocracy to punk rock's stone-throwing in the late 70's. People fought

i still keep hearing it as "Through With Bugs," and specifically, chapter-book supervillain Bugs Meany.

"I Got the News" = ideal car jam, especially when driving + shaking your shoulders and hips.

Lol, Doc C., I truly have like 5 insights into music that I will keep coming back to until I'm dead.

you just summed up my ILM posting history, to be clear

also just remembered that i think on first hearing I had it as "Through With Bubs," as in the Homestarrunner character.

my rival is good as hell

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, December 3, 2020 11:09 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

sure, he's jahh-ly rah-ger, until he answers for his crime!

Does anyone know why Glamour Profession has a reputation for being hated? I would love it just for the guitar solo and riff on the fade-out.

i'd guess it's an easy target for those who don't like gaucho because of its length and ultra-smooth sheen.

Brut and charisma

I love "Glamour Profession".

I think I'd have to add "Show Biz Kids" to my most hated list. That "lost wages" gag grows old real quick.

Brut and charisma

― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Thursday, December 3, 2020 11:34 AM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

poured from the shadow where he stood

cannot imagine disliking “showbiz kids” but go off

it's probably my least fav on that album, but i definitely do not dislike it

Speaking of misheard lyrics, I kept hearing the Gaucho line as "who is the gauchorino?" until I finally pulled out the lyrics sheet last week to enlighten myself.

(there is a missing syllable when they sing "who is the gaucho, amigo?')

after closing time
at the guernsey fair
i detect the el supremo
from the room at the top of the stairs

Speaking of misheard lyrics, I kept hearing the Gaucho line as "who is the gauchorino?" until I finally pulled out the lyrics sheet last week to enlighten myself.

(there is a missing syllable when they sing "who is the gaucho, amigo?')

― enochroot, Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:54 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Not to be rude, but you might want to get your ears checked.

the syllable is definitely there, but the first syllable of "gaucho" is elongated and the second syllable is mushed together with the next word so it sounds like a single-word "choamigo"

Exactly. It's not dropped, but ellided.

Through with pugs

I can't imagine liking Steely Dan but not liking the song Gaucho.

Does anyone know why Glamour Profession has a reputation for being hated? I would love it just for the guitar solo and riff on the fade-out.

― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, December 3, 2020 1:27 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

When I first heard Glamour Profession, I didn't like the monotony and I didn't like the voice that Fagen puts on for it, which is even more nasal than his usual voice. I later came to realize that those qualities were inherent to the song's charm.

I'm more of a fan of the rockin' Dan albums: the first three plus Royal Scam. I rarely play Katy Lied, Aja or Gaucho, though they all have some tunes I like. But the Dan albums I like, I really like.

Steely Dan had much too much “skill”, “creativity,” “musicianship” to ever escape their own “gravity” and their own “ideas.” Theirs is a very self-conscious music. It can never get away from itself. The listener is only confirmed. This makes their music a mule. Do you see? Xo

— Jerry Saltz (@jerrysaltz) December 4, 2020

steely dan is too "good" for some "asshole" like jerry saltz to "understand"

extremely sorry for bringing jerry saltz to to this board

haha

People liked that one autobiographical thing he wrote but yeah.

I have two old collections of his art criticism from the Voice that still hold up. I think he disappeared up his own ass around the time he moved to New York magazine and became a reality TV show judge.

He's sometimes amusing, which is about all you can ask from a Twitter personage. I enjoyed his totally insane coffee routine, I think it may have been linked from the Coffee thread.

hmm seems like he is as exacting his coffee as the dan was with their music

*with his coffee

the voice that Fagen puts on for it, which is even more nasal than his usual voice. I later came to realize that those qualities were inherent to the song

How many slightly different automated mixes did Jerry Saltz do with his coffee? Huh?

Jerry Saltz just outed himself as a Zagat guide contributor.

Bad Sneakers is a major vibe

https://imgur.com/a/owZHnNB

Tried to warn you about Chino and Daddy Gee.
(from the Bard student newspaper The Observer, May 15, 1969. Features editor at the time was Michael "The Player" Tolkin.) pic.twitter.com/OE22ZNzQXL

— S. Howe (@louchelarue) December 5, 2020

The cover for the Japanese issue of Steely Dan's 1978 Greatest Hits album pic.twitter.com/JciSjdHDIx

— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) December 7, 2020

wow they really did invent vaporwave

Right?

gorgeous

yeah I’ve wanted that for years

https://mltshp-cdn.com/r/1KO5W

Where to cop?

Only tru gaucho amigos kno, and they ain’t tellin

Available exclusively at the custerdome

oh come on are they real or not. I WANT THEM

The question is are we real enough for the pants?

https://t.co/XvDCSJaf9y?amp=1

$120? Fuck that.