Would probably switch my vote to "Third World Man" nowadays.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 8 April 2012 03:43 (twelve years ago) link
I love this album but will always consider Aja its superior
― same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 8 April 2012 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
it really is mind-blowing that fagen and becker were 32 and 30 respectively when this album was released. the recording sessions began when they were 30 and 28!
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, 12 May 2013 07:23 (ten years ago) link
glamour profession got fucking robbed here
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Monday, 5 May 2014 06:55 (nine years ago) link
it's been six years i think we're due for another gaucho poll
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Monday, 5 May 2014 06:56 (nine years ago) link
If you're gonna do one make it weighted
― 龜, Monday, 5 May 2014 07:08 (nine years ago) link
I'll have to give that title track another chance. I'm not a fan of this album (a lot of it feels boring), but even though it's the least of their 1972-1980 run of releases, it's still okay. There's some fine stuff, and "Hey Nineteen" and "Time Out of Mind" are great singles. (The latter was even the highlight of both Steely Dan shows that I've seen over the years, thanks to the addition of an extended solo from Fagen.)
― birdistheword, Sunday, 16 August 2020 00:17 (three years ago) link
Title track is my favorite, too.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Sunday, 16 August 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
soon you’ll throw down your disguisewe’ll see behind those briiiiiight eyes
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Sunday, 16 August 2020 02:17 (three years ago) link
Gaucho outtakes poll would be more interesting
― calstars, Sunday, 16 August 2020 02:46 (three years ago) link
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― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 16 August 2020 02:57 (three years ago) link
for me, the right answer is clearly track 1 or track 2
― brimstead, Sunday, 16 August 2020 02:58 (three years ago) link
I regret to inform you that not enough people are shaking it
Qualifier 64!1 Roxy Music! https://t.co/MkrBGspvVb2 Steely Dan! https://t.co/BxjQIGI5vX3 Robert Palmer! https://t.co/Pc9h8kVMiD4 John Lennon! https://t.co/iw7xbSyiS4— World Cup Of 1980 (@peoples_pop) November 15, 2020
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Sunday, 15 November 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
40 years old today
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 21 November 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link
Man the instrumental outro of "Gaucho" is so amazing. It's like they heard the theme from Donohue and said "let's show that Mike Post hack how it's done" (yeah I know the timeline doesn't work out but I'd imagine the inspiration was something along those lines)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4SkB72XdA
― J. Sam, Saturday, 27 August 2022 01:33 (one year ago) link
lmao they do have a similar melody
mike post rocks though
― flopson, Sunday, 28 August 2022 05:32 (one year ago) link
the "my rival" guitar sounds like it got repurposed in sheryl crow's "my favorite mistake"
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 28 August 2022 05:41 (one year ago) link
xp yeah no disrespect to Mike Post. For some reason I imagined Becker and Fagen turning their noses up at him, but on second thought that's a flimsy assumption; I remember Fagen talking in an interview about how TV music was a major inspiration for him. I would bet that he appreciated Post's work in a kitschy way
― J. Sam, Sunday, 28 August 2022 12:57 (one year ago) link
Basically "let's take this kinda cheesy TV theme music and make it super harmonically complex"
― J. Sam, Sunday, 28 August 2022 13:00 (one year ago) link