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

preferring “gaucho” to “babylon sisters” is a very reasonable opinion

I actually gave Gaucho a good listen. I also tried their two "reunion" albums and have no desire to hear those again, so I'll say that Gaucho is probably my least favorite album from their original run...but I've also come around to the idea that none of them are bad and all are worth hearing. If Gaucho was somehow their only album in their existence, I'd probably be a lot kinder because I can still hear a lot of what I like about them in that album even if I strongly prefer the others.

"Gaucho" and "Third World Man" often fight for the right to be my favorite Steely Dan song.

and Cole's description of "Third World Man" is otm.

his actual insane opinion is that “kid charlemagne” is “almost pretty cool but ruined by carlton”

xxp both great choices.

I’ve never heard anything Lloyd cole did that’s worth remembering

He has his moments. I believe the pinefox is quite partial to him.

New live album is a missed opportunity to rename the band Steely Don.

His brain and face are made of cowpat iirc

Got a surprise yesterday when I opened up the dairy cooler.

It seems like only yesterday,
I gazed through the glass. pic.twitter.com/y0dTGQFZnX

— Tre Baker (@tre_baker) August 14, 2021

Call me two percent

that tweet is incredible

the guy behind the milk listening to 'deacon blues' is, as they say, a huge mood

Did a doubletake when my wife asked me, "Is there a mask in the car?"

yes there's masks in the car

Yes there's a mask

Jack

Wear it again

I got a bit drunk in the early part of the summer and ordered myself a custom-made t-shirt with 'Holding hands with the man from Rio' written on the front. When I'm wearing it, I feel like walking cipher in a Philip K. Dick novel, waiting for someone to come up to me and acknowledge my part in the conspiracy.

never gonna do it without the mask on.

Yes there's a mask

Jack

Wear it again

― Richard Marxist (Ye Mad Puffin)

Covid goin' 'round and 'round.

Setlist for Steely Dan's 'Rarities Night' concert at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, 2011 pic.twitter.com/2hR4bV5kvg

— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) September 5, 2021

Song they gave to Thomas Jefferson Kaye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHsZ2W5ms7E

Pretty cool tune

Lordy lordy

http://steelydead.com/

Steely Dead is a musical hybrid of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Sonic worlds collide, between the structure, arrangement and precision studio recordings of rock legends Steely Dan, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues. Steely Dead merges these major concepts together while infusing the influence unto each band. For example, taking the Grateful Dead’s rocking set ender Deal and Steely Dan’s Reelin’ In the Years creating the mashup Dealin’ in the Years. Steely Dead is committed to the nuance of both bands while remaining playful with jam segues between songs, and delivering a unique musical blend. For fans of both or either one of these great bands.

Dealin’ in the Years Dealin’ in the Years Dealin’ in the Years Dealin’ in the Years Dealin’ in the Years Dealin’ in the Years Dealin’ in the Years

“The horror…”

Don’t you let that dealing in the years go down

"Since it cost a lot to win / and even more to lose / they call Alabama the crimson tide / call me Deacon Blues."

Should have called themselves Steel Your Face

Shoulda called the band The Grateful Dan.

Grateful Peg…? is that anything?

Something between two adventurous Deadheads making sexytimes in a tent or VW bus during a wild "Dark Star" I'd surmise.

GABBA was created by Stig Honda, the eccentric Japanese professor at the Osaka Rock n' Roll High School. In search of the formula for pop perfection, he came upon the idea of fusing the raw energy of New York punk (Ramones) with pretty melodic harmonies of Scandinavian pop (ABBA) and GABBA was björn.

His young proteges Geeky, Anneky, Bjoey, Bee Bee & Abby were taught the 3 chords and 4 rules of Rock n' Roll, and despatched with a pocketful of songs on a quest for worldwide discopunk domination. On their journey, the band are ably assisted by tough talking ex-SAS road manager Monte Malmönik.
Celebrated paranoid genius producer Phil Smegma was enlisted to fine tune their tunes and turn them into the discopunk sensation they are today...

...TOMORROW THE WORLD!

No I'm never gonna do it without the Phil zone

Doin' That Boston Rag

Uptown East St. Louis Mississippi Half Step Toodle-oo

Deacon Blues for Allah

I watched one of their live videos for 30 seconds in the name of science and they were trying to pull off some bogus shakedown street > bodhisattva bullshit

Grateful Peg…? is that anything?

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl)

That's a, uhhm, different thing altogether.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TAzn2Vdkns

Watched a couple vids, and I have to say, I like the Dan and the Dead, but this is a marriage that didn't need to happen.

And oddly enough, I went to a street fair some years ago in Santa Monica, and they had a few music stages, upon which a GD related band (Cubensis) performed, and a SD cover cover band (Dr. Wu, iirc) performed. I liked both.

Other stages had a Neil Young tribute guy (acoustic Neil) and an Allman Bros cover band.

📹

The first episode of the new 33 1/3 podcast series is Prince Paul and Posdnuos talking about Steely Dan. So, yeah...that works! https://t.co/cFtKWZmFcD

— Charles L. Hughes (@CharlesLHughes2) September 10, 2021

Only made it through 15 minutes. Maybe too familiar with the material but also Life is too short to sit through amateur podcast hosts trying to find their way

Tablet Magazine: A Conversation With Donald Fagen.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/conversation-with-donald-fagen

Tablet Magazine: A Conversation With Donald Fagen.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/conversation-with-donald-fagen

This was a great read, thanks!

A few months before the lockdowns I got an email from someone calling themselves “Donald Fagen.” Surely this was one of my friends gaslighting me

Gaslighting officially means everything now

Flame is the game
The game we call gaslighting Tablet

http://sdarchive.com/2vngibson.html

William gibson appreciation essay