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

Make it ring, make it bleed, make it really sore

Whiplash is like a dream where an annoying angry bigot yells at you and the music sucks

That's reality, and it's the Kanye listening party

Fred Armisen's bit on jazz sucks, because Fred Armisen sucks. But it also sucks because it's just a dumber version of Paul F. Tompkins' bit, which is actually good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CxTyWquofo

May the nineteen be with you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EFFao9oT0

I hadn’t heard this, maybe you haven’t either

I had not. I wonder if with The Second Arrangement having a good-enough version out there we might see some official release of the other stuff once day.

I hadn't heard that or "The Bear" until just now, wow. I think both are up there with the better moments on Gaucho, what a shame that these songs were never finished

I didn't know this one, it's quite good -- really does feel more "Nightfly" than "Gaucho" though -- also if you dig up the version from which Jive Miguel has done this remaster, you can hear the drums better, and the drums are awful good. the overall quality of JM's mix is very cool and really gets the Aja/Gaucho horn tone but the drums suffer imo