― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 3 July 2003 12:31 (twenty years ago) link
kamakiriad just doesn't measure up.
― piscesboy, Thursday, 3 July 2003 13:29 (twenty years ago) link
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 3 July 2003 13:34 (twenty years ago) link
Re. "The Goddbye Look": It's about Cuba right (or Cuba is the most obvious ref. point)? There are some Dan-esque obscurantist bits in that song. What is "the goodbye look" anyhow?
Actually listening to this again before work, the title track isn't perfect. His singing is unusually strained and the station-ID-as-chorus thing gets a bit tiresome.
And as for irony, there is a gentle sort of irony to some of the songs, about kids of the '50s expecting a better world. But I'm not so sure that Fagen has closed down all possibility of this ever happening, or at least he doesn't sing as though he assumes these expectations had been thwarted something fierce.
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 14:17 (twenty years ago) link
...OK I know "the goodbye look" comes from Ross MacDonald but the book that bears this title doesn't seem to bear much resemblance to the scenario related in the song. Or does it?
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 14:19 (twenty years ago) link
Maybe DF was dreaming of a jazz station down south. Even as a teen, Fagen *knew* NYC because it's so close to the suburbs where he grew up.
Anyway, this album is my top 5 favorites of all time. Such great songs. Nothing Fagen has done since can come close.
I'm not sure if I was first introduced to it through "IGY" on Top 40 radio or the great "New Frontier" video on MTV.
I always associate "The Nightfly" with another classic from 1982/83 --Joe Jackson's "Night and Day". Seems to me "IGY" and "Steppin Out" were on the radio around the same time. My first intro to jazz, if you like.
And no, "True Companion" is not on "The Nightfly." Youy have to buy the "Heavy Metal" soundtrack.
― Steven Ward, Thursday, 3 July 2003 14:20 (twenty years ago) link
"...a touch of tuesday weld..."
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 14:22 (twenty years ago) link
by the way what's the '7 second delay wheeze'.and is 'java' just like normal coffee or is it something else ?
― piscesboy, Thursday, 3 July 2003 15:40 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 16:17 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 3 July 2003 17:12 (twenty years ago) link
I don't think it's the kind of look you want to see.
Cause tonight they're arranging a small reception just for me Behind the big casino by the sea I know what happens I read the book I believe I just got the goodbye look
I know what happens I read the book I believe I just got the goodbye look
So I gather it's kinda like the "party" they threw for Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 3 July 2003 17:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 3 July 2003 17:25 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 3 July 2003 19:11 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 19:11 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 3 July 2003 19:13 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 3 July 2003 19:15 (twenty years ago) link
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.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 3 July 2003 21:14 (twenty years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Friday, 4 July 2003 00:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Friday, 4 July 2003 04:25 (twenty years ago) link
I think they both were, really. And 1982 has a lot to do with that Spyro Gyra production, too.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 4 July 2003 04:49 (twenty years ago) link
"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."
― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 4 July 2003 07:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Neil Willett (Neil Willett), Friday, 4 July 2003 14:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Vincent Vern, Tuesday, 15 July 2003 10:37 (twenty years ago) link
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?
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Friday, 22 October 2004 00:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 22 October 2004 01:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Friday, 22 October 2004 01:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 22 October 2004 01:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Friday, 22 October 2004 04:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 22 October 2004 04:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Friday, 22 October 2004 06:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Million Talking Hot Dogs (AaronHz), Friday, 22 October 2004 06:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― paranoia is the hipster's disease (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 22 October 2004 06:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Friday, 22 October 2004 07:08 (nineteen years ago) link
-- paranoia is the hipster's disease (theundergroundhom...), October 22nd, 2004.
And producing China Crisis.
― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 22 October 2004 07:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jesse Fuchs (Jesse Fuchs), Friday, 22 October 2004 13:26 (nineteen years ago) link
Really really interesting - just to hear all of the parts broken down...
― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 22 October 2004 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jesse Fuchs (Jesse Fuchs), Friday, 22 October 2004 14:09 (nineteen years ago) link
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.
― derrick (derrick), Friday, 22 October 2004 16:26 (nineteen years ago) link
and the rosie vela album!
― paranoia is the hipster's disease (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 22 October 2004 16:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Friday, 22 October 2004 16:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Best song ever? I rather think it might be.
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 2 April 2005 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― jody von oy (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 2 April 2005 02:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 2 April 2005 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― jody von oy (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 2 April 2005 02:57 (nineteen years ago) link
If you get really desparate, you could listen to Howard Jones' cover of IGY, that would probably put you off it for a while.
― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Saturday, 2 April 2005 03:10 (nineteen years ago) link
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]
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 2 April 2005 03:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 2 April 2005 03:17 (nineteen years ago) link
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.
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 2 April 2005 03:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Saturday, 2 April 2005 05:22 (nineteen years ago) link
it's pretty romantic and almost gauzy
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:26 (nine years ago) link
Nightfly and Blonde Redhead were the soundtracks to my chemotherapy.
I wouldn't say it's a "fond" memory, but I have very tranquil, peaceful memories of slipping out as the intro to "Goodbye Look" played.
Both kinda stimulating and relaxing at the same time, if that makes any sense.
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:29 (nine years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y61%2BlCb7L._SS500.jpg
Missed this from October: Nightfly Trilogy Box reissue (on CD & Vinyl) minus all the DVD 5.1 stuff but with the added attraction of Sunken Condos.
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 00:05 (six years ago) link
Back Cover Tracklist:
https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/full/CS665435-01B-BIG.jpg
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 00:06 (six years ago) link
Lol at that cover photo
― tylerw, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 00:16 (six years ago) link
Woah paging the idgaf old man swag thread!
― badg, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 01:50 (six years ago) link
is he... wearing shoulderpads?
― brimstead, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 01:52 (six years ago) link
I’ll have the 10 extras with a side of insouciance please
― calstars, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:11 (six years ago) link
Lol at the cover. This is cheap though, 7LP's for 80 euros or so.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 09:42 (six years ago) link
So distracted by the cowbell on New Frontier, it’s the only thing I can hear on this track now. And it just doesn’t let up
― calstars, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 00:03 (five years ago) link
a good thing?
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 00:08 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdSCoK-geE
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 24 February 2019 05:15 (five years ago) link
What a find.
― pplains, Sunday, 24 February 2019 05:56 (five years ago) link
Night Music’s the gift that keeps on giving. Man.
― You can't see it but I had an epiphany (Champiness), Sunday, 24 February 2019 06:14 (five years ago) link
Holy fsck! So good
― calstars, Sunday, 24 February 2019 23:35 (five years ago) link
I don’t where to put this so I am putting it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8fU18_IEGY
― Theory of Every Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 April 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link
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?
― calstars, Sunday, 28 April 2019 01:17 (five years ago) link
Photograph is the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTM4MjY5OTYxNzI5NjE1Mjkw/517432200jpg.jpg
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Sunday, 28 April 2019 12:51 (five years ago) link
Guitar guy is indeed Jeff Beck.
― Theory of Every Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 28 April 2019 14:13 (five years ago) link
Ah cool. He had one, maybe two inspired moments during his solo. Kind of a sleepy performance all around though. Probably the drummers fault.
― calstars, Sunday, 28 April 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
You mean that hack Bernard Purdie? ;)
― You can't see it but I had an epiphany (Champiness), Sunday, 28 April 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
What? That was Purdie? No way
― calstars, Sunday, 28 April 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
https://youtu.be/zx_4fwOfRXIDOnald explains the world as he knows it in ‘93
― calstars, Saturday, 13 July 2019 04:09 (four years ago) link
New live album is perhaps unnecessary, but I'm enjoying it!
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 21:02 (two years ago) link
it is good! ditto the new steely dan live album — yeah, unnecessary, but it sounds damn good.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 21:12 (two years ago) link
ha, yeah the Dan one is up next after I finish this one.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 21:13 (two years ago) link
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
― calstars, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
Donald Fagen 'Yamaha KX88' keyboards store poster, 1983 pic.twitter.com/uZ5CluSyl8— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) October 15, 2021
― calstars, Friday, 15 October 2021 21:30 (two years ago) link
lolz
― tylerw, Friday, 15 October 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
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.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 15 October 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
Straight to VHS slasher vibes
― calstars, Saturday, 16 October 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
Does Don ever smile?
― calstars, Saturday, 16 October 2021 00:19 (two years ago) link
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
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 15:54 (two years ago) link
lou chang/her brother/he's burning with ragelouuu chaaang buuurns wiith rage
― flopson, Friday, 29 July 2022 23:03 (one year ago) link
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
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 9 September 2022 23:43 (one year ago) link
creepy af
― calstars, Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:17 (one year ago) link
With all due respect to Walter, some days this is my favorite Steely Dan album.
― o. nate, Friday, 23 June 2023 20:39 (ten months ago) link
And tonight they're arrangingA small reception just for me
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 23 June 2023 20:42 (ten months ago) link
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.
― birdistheword, Friday, 23 June 2023 23:07 (ten months ago) link
I really really love “true companion” from the (year before’s) heavy metal soundtrack too. Gorgeous chord progressionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9wbumIKJJ0
― brimstead, Saturday, 24 June 2023 00:06 (ten months ago) link
Steve khan going hard
― brimstead, Saturday, 24 June 2023 00:08 (ten months ago) link
Never heard this! Thank u brim
― calstars, Saturday, 24 June 2023 00:44 (ten months ago) link