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I would have to go look at the tracklist but it's the only one that has real lulls for me. Obv it has some immortal stuff on it.
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
'Any Major Dude...' is one of my all-time favourite Steely Dan tracks.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
Oh definitely. Maybe top 5 for me.
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:14 (six years ago) link
i don't think there's a dud on Gaucho, the ones you didn't mention (Glamour Profession, My Rival, Time Out Of Mind) are all pretty close to the equal of the four you like!)
btw re: the title track, never knew about the Keith Jarrett lawsuit (I'm sure it's been covered here), but damn I guess he had a good case...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QNK4Pc8W2A
― nomar, Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:22 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I don't really like either 'My Rival' and 'Time Out Of Mind' ... 'Glamour Profession' sounds great for its first minute but then I find myself tuning out... it's probably the weariest sounding "disco" tune I've ever heard, but weary sounding disco was probably what they were going for.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:27 (six years ago) link
yeah it definitely was, I can see how you could see that song as conceptually or intellectually interesting but not enjoyable musically. it's probably my favorite SD song, but only if i can have the demo where Fagen sings the chorus & it sounds like a C90 bounce.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:30 (six years ago) link
That's prrrrobably my favorite SD lyric
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
Glamour Profession is the essence of Gaucho for me and one of the greatest things they ever did
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:32 (six years ago) link
I like the way Fagen sings "Barbados" as "Barbadeuce" ...
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:54 (six years ago) link
I totally agree with the above re: Glamour Profession. Perfect portrait of a specific type of hanger-on cretin that you'll no doubt meet in the drug world & in LA. I love the second verse so much, the last line is amazing in the context of the song: "I drove the Chrysler / watched from the darkness while they danced."
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
I still have a dream of making a cool house track out of Glamour Profession samples, but I haven't been able to make it work so far
― Moodles, Wednesday, 13 September 2017 00:13 (six years ago) link
brut and charisma poured from the shadow where he stood
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 September 2017 00:24 (six years ago) link
Jack with his radar Stalking the dread moray eel
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 September 2017 00:27 (six years ago) link
Scam has one foot in LA / "elsewhere" but the album art is so overt with the Chrysler building reference that to me it's an NY album
― calstars, Wednesday, 13 September 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
They hated that cover, though, and it was originally created for an unreleased Van Morrison album.
― DPRK Nowitzki (lpz), Wednesday, 13 September 2017 16:29 (six years ago) link
I don't mind it, but it's still one of my least favourite Steely Dan sleeves... Can't Buy a Thrill is probably their worst.
The sleeve to Katy Lied is my favourite.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Wednesday, 13 September 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
even so, it captures the atmosphere of the record perfectly... all i see is steam & grit & smog & slime... definitely a new york record
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 13 September 2017 16:54 (six years ago) link
this is neat, haven't heard it in a while, don't remember the audio quality being this good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7EkDDzpPrk
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 13 September 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
wow...very nice! sounds like Gadd on drums? and that staccato part ~~~~~~~whole thing almost like a sister to aja.
― calstars, Thursday, 14 September 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
mp3 https://ufile.io/lt3n4
― calstars, Thursday, 14 September 2017 00:37 (six years ago) link
Am I the only fan of this band that doesn't care for Deacon Blues at all?
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 14 September 2017 03:33 (six years ago) link
nope, same here.
― new noise, Thursday, 14 September 2017 03:36 (six years ago) link
come on the lyrics alone make it classic
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 September 2017 03:41 (six years ago) link
Love it, but I actually don't care that much for Josie.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Thursday, 14 September 2017 03:43 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I love the lyrics to 'Deacon Blues' ... the first two lines are such a fuckin' funny way to open a song.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Thursday, 14 September 2017 05:53 (six years ago) link
I used to think that I Got The News was the only dud here, but I've learned to love the herky-jerk rhythm and Victor Feldman's piano
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Thursday, 14 September 2017 14:35 (six years ago) link
yup the piano makes that track
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 14 September 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
'I Got The News' rules.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Thursday, 14 September 2017 15:23 (six years ago) link
aw man, when Michael McDonald comes in on that one, so good
― flappy bird, Thursday, 14 September 2017 15:34 (six years ago) link
Glamour Profession, My Rival and Time Out Of Mind are my favorite Gaucho songs. „Show me my rival, I'll match him whim for whim now“ is the quintessential Steely Dan battlecry
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, 14 September 2017 15:45 (six years ago) link
Yeah those three are heart of gaucho for me as well
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 14 September 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
weird, i would rate the other four tracks ahead of those
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Thursday, 14 September 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
I don't dislike any of the songs on Gaucho, but side 1 is perfect.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 14 September 2017 18:03 (six years ago) link
I mean, same goes for Aja though
I'm not particularly bothered by it today but I do think I see his point. The part is not in the same league as songs on the rest of the album.
Also worth noting that I believe Roger Nichols didn't have the same involvement in the engineering of this record as compared to the others, which helps explain Aja didn't *sound* quite as lush as the records before and after it (tho it is certainly every bit as smooth if not more so).
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 15 September 2017 15:27 (six years ago) link
Side one of Aja takes a great steaming shit all over side one of Gaucho.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Friday, 15 September 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
Counterpoint: no it doesn't
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Friday, 15 September 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
the real answer might be that whatever Steely Dan album out of the first 7 is your favorite, you're right (mine changes all the time.)
― nomar, Friday, 15 September 2017 19:17 (six years ago) link
I agree with nomar.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 15 September 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
xp to naive teen idol
that's really interesting. i wasn't talking about the drum performance in particular (which I agree is not the best) but the rhythm of the song in general as defined by the bassline. keeps the whole thing off-balance and makes the lyrics seem even weirder than they already are
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Friday, 15 September 2017 21:16 (six years ago) link
man "Stand by the Seawall" is niiiice
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 15 September 2017 21:53 (six years ago) link
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, September 14, 2017 11:45 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, September 14, 2017
dude "Third World Man"
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 September 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
Gaucho the song is the defining moment of their career for me. The perfect climax right near the very end of their first run.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Saturday, 16 September 2017 00:54 (six years ago) link
Yes
― calstars, Saturday, 16 September 2017 02:59 (six years ago) link
Let me be clear, I consider gaucho a perfect album and I love every song on it, but those three songs I love especially madly
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 16 September 2017 03:39 (six years ago) link
Whenever I put Gaucho on, which admittedly isn't often and mostly when it crops up in conversation, it's very rare that I make it to the end of side one, finding myself wanting to turn it off about a couple of minutes into 'Glamour Profession' ' if I do make it to side two, then I find myself wanting to switch it off after the title track. It's a shame that 'Third World Man' is buried at the end.
Mark Knopfler is on Gaucho, but I find Brothers in Arms a more engaging record.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 16 September 2017 07:52 (six years ago) link
Not enough FPs in the world...
― Moodles, Saturday, 16 September 2017 11:43 (six years ago) link
https://youtu.be/Ghp88V3Qm8w
Jay Graydon breaks down his solo on Peg
― calstars, Sunday, 16 June 2019 06:32 (four years ago) link
nice clip, thanks for sharing. love watching virtuoso guitar dudes talk with a guitar in their hands, it's like half words half licks.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 18:44 (four years ago) link
The solo is great but holy shit when he toys around playing the rhythm around 5m55s is a fucking revelation... how he makes those stacked gospel chords sounds so effortless in standard barre chording... shows you how amazingly talented he is.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link