donald fagen, "the nightfly" -- c or d?

Years ago some firends of mine a/b'd this record with a Steely Dan record, Aja I think/. It seemed outrageously clean and smooth by comparison, like of the pair, Fagan was the real obsessive compulsive when it came to studio technique. I remember him saying once that he couldn't use keyboard strings, as their tuning characteristics made him tense.

I think they both were, really. And 1982 has a lot to do with that Spyro Gyra production, too.

"The songs on this album represent certain fantasies that might have been entertained by a young man growing up in the remote suburbs of a north-eastern city during the late fifties and early sixties, i.e. one of my general height, weight and build."

I've been a Steely Dan fan for quite a few years, but never thought to investigate the solo albums. Downloaded 'IGY' today and man, it kicked my ass. What a wonderful, heartbreaking song. Can the other songs on Nightfly possibly be anywhere near as good as this?

-- paranoia is the hipster's disease (theundergroundhom...), October 22nd, 2004.

And producing China Crisis.

Really really interesting - just to hear all of the parts broken down...

search 'Junkie Girl', 'Book of Liars', 'This Moody Bastard', 'Down In The Bottom', 'Lucky Henry'. Destroy 'Cringemaker', 'Girlfriend'.

If people seriously can't find Kamakiriad, i'll put it up on slsk myself; if you're serious about the Dan, you should hear it.

and the rosie vela album!

Best song ever? I rather think it might be.

If you get really desparate, you could listen to Howard Jones' cover of IGY, that would probably put you off it for a while.

Actually I did stop listening to it, now I'm onto "Snowbound" and "Pixeleen"

Becker & Fagen should be given the Keys to the fucking City. They have improved my life beyond measure. God DAMN this is a wonderful world. [falls face down onto keyboard]

i saw an ad for two morning-show DJs who were conspicuously ugly. so i thought, "haha, 'a face made for radio.'" then i thought of the cover of this album.

i just listened to this on the way home from work! that tower records online sale had the nightfly for $7.99 so i picked it up, wanting to hear new frontier. walk between raindrops is pretty great too!

Best song ever? I rather think it might be.

Wow.

Wow.

We are from such completely different worlds. "I.G.Y." is not only one of my least favorite songs ever, but hearing it actually makes me feel slightly ill. And, no, I'm seriously not being hyperbolic. It sounds utterly soulless to my ears.

But then I'm most assuredly not in any way a Steely Dan fan, which would appear to make my opinions very unpopular in this thread.

what else is on it extras-wise, just the NEW FRONTIER video?

how soes it sound?

The guy I studied engineering under, for one.

God, there's nothing QUITE like "Ruby Baby" for getting ready to leave for a great dinner and the company of friends on a Saturday night.

Holy fsck! So good

I don’t where to put this so I am putting it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8fU18_IEGY

took me a minute but good to see old D. What's that big black and white photograph on his keyboard? Also who's the guitar guy - could it be old Jeff Beck?

Photograph is the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTM4MjY5OTYxNzI5NjE1Mjkw/517432200jpg.jpg

Guitar guy is indeed Jeff Beck.

Ah cool. He had one, maybe two inspired moments during his solo. Kind of a sleepy performance all around though. Probably the drummers fault.

You mean that hack Bernard Purdie? ;)

What? That was Purdie? No way

https://youtu.be/zx_4fwOfRXI
DOnald explains the world as he knows it in ‘93

New live album is perhaps unnecessary, but I'm enjoying it!

it is good! ditto the new steely dan live album — yeah, unnecessary, but it sounds damn good.

ha, yeah the Dan one is up next after I finish this one.

Donald Fagen during James Hamilton's album cover photoshoot for his 1982 masterpiece, 'The Nightfly' pic.twitter.com/PLbuxfeUxI

— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) October 14, 2021

Donald Fagen 'Yamaha KX88' keyboards store poster, 1983 pic.twitter.com/uZ5CluSyl8

— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) October 15, 2021

lolz

Trying to imagine how differently The Nightfly would have been received if that shot above had been the cover. People would have reviewed it like it was Fagen's version of The Idiot.

Straight to VHS slasher vibes

Does Don ever smile?

His lips sometimes curl up to show his teeth, does that count ?
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xytRyW-HpC4/TxDDY2DV2QI/AAAAAAAAHjI/yeQw3oeq5ns/s1600/donald.jpg

lou chang/her brother/he's burning with rage
louuu chaaang buuurns wiith rage

hey we saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe. can we buy you a drink? pic.twitter.com/YAFRQ8FZwV

— ｂｏｓｓ (@bosscrood) September 6, 2022

creepy af

With all due respect to Walter, some days this is my favorite Steely Dan album.

And tonight they're arranging
A small reception just for me

I like it a lot too. I like all of Steely Dan's albums, but I do favor their first four - The Nightfly is not far behind.

I really really love “true companion” from the (year before’s) heavy metal soundtrack too. Gorgeous chord progression

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9wbumIKJJ0

Steve khan going hard

Never heard this! Thank u brim