Your Favorite Song on Aja

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  1. gus_chiggins

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    No static at aaaaaaallllll
     
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  2. Henry Blake

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    Somehow I don't think I've ever seen the FM movie. Great soundtrack tho.
     
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  3. kezarmyaj

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    no static at all in these bad boys

     
  4. Clown Baby

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    Definitely hit it languid and bittersweet
     
  5. kezarmyaj

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  6. Clown Baby

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  7. Clown Baby

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    It’s a Dan night, boys. Starting with FM and we’ll see where this leads me
     
  8. Ray McKigney

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    Meal prepped and cooked listening to Two Against Nature for the first time in a good bit. Followed up with The Royal Scam.
     
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  9. Clown Baby

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    Mother of God

     
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  10. Clown Baby

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    I kinda love that’s there’s a less than zero chance that Donald Fagen becomes wise to these sweatpants and the guy who designed them because the next Peter Gunz and Lord Tariq
     
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  11. Clown Baby

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    And just for fun

     
  12. Tiffin

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    you know what it is tonight

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  13. Clown Baby

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    Love getting notifications from this thread. Thanks Tiffin
     
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  15. Clown Baby

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    And we’re into Time Out Of Mind. I guess it’s gonna be Gaucho into Aja
     
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  16. Clown Baby

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    When Josie comes home, so good
    She’s the pride of the neighborhood
     
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  17. Clown Baby

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    It’s perfection and grace
    It’s the smile on my face
     
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  18. Clown Baby

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    Gaucho is obviously an amazing album but man would it have been different with The Second Arrangement. It’s such a good song with a ton of potential

     
  19. Barves2125

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    Aha Shake Heartbreak >>> Aja
     
  20. Clown Baby

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    You did it! You made the worst post in the history of the-mainboard!!
     
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  21. Clown Baby

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    This remains the best video ever put on YouTube
     
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  22. Henry Blake

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    One of my favorite guitar solos ever on Peg. I could sit there all day and listen to them pick apart their songs on the sound board.

    Michael McDonald sure had a good ride with all of the different musical groups/experiences.
     
  23. Clown Baby

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    It’s kinda easy to Monday morning quarterback the solos on Peg before Jay Graydon’s but watching Fagen and Becker do so is what’s so great about them. They had such a singular vision that’s really only rivaled by that of Brian Wilson.

    And as I’ve said before, the way they used Michael McDonald is truly a treat. Before I got into Steely Dan, I only really knew him as the punchline in a joke from the 40 Year Old Virgin but his vocal abilities are incredible.
     
  24. kezarmyaj

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    his version of grizzly bears 'while you wait for the others' is amazing
     
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  25. Henry Blake

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    Yep. They heard the album in their heads before they put it on vinyl. I don't know that I've heard them described along those lines, but I imagine Lennon/McCartney had that going for them.

    Seems like I've heard about how McDonald got together with Steely Dan. Can't remember the details and can't find a good article online. This doesn't really help on that, but a good story.

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/michael-mcdonald-steely-dan/
     
    #275 Henry Blake, Feb 27, 2021
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  26. Ray McKigney

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    i guess it’s not really a “cover” by definition, but it really is fantastic. Also one of my favorite grizzly bear songs, but i thought it was really cool that McDonald a) even knew who grizzly bear was, and b) thought enough of that song to want to sing it.
     
  27. Clown Baby

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    It’s perfection and grace
    It’s a smile on my face
     
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    Everyone complains about music made by protools now but Steely Dan literally created a computerized drummer and named him Wendel
     
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  30. fattmante

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    New Suicide Squad trailer had Dirty Work as the background music. Might see the movie on that alone.
     
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  31. Hatfield

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  33. TrustyPatches

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    Reeling in the years
     
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  34. C-Pay

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    This can go here considering Brecker is on 3 songs on Gaucho and is on The Nightfly as well. What a beast

     
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  35. Clown Baby

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    All Dan sessions musicians are welcomed
     
  36. Clown Baby

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  37. Clown Baby

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    Here’s the thing: I’m holding a mystical sphere
     
  38. Tiffin

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    Currently listening to this and it brought me into thread. Perfect.

    Illegal fun
    Under the sun, boys
     
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  39. roggins

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    Pool hit 90 degrees today. Speakers are blaring SD for the rest of the summer.
     
  40. Clown Baby

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    It’s about that time, boys
     
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  42. Tiffin

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    Idk but the SD youtube uploaded these 2 videos yesterday





    Edit: and another

     
    #293 Tiffin, May 21, 2021
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  43. Clown Baby

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    Donald Fagen is sending us coded messages. It’s some sort of call to action and we must respond appropriately
     
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  44. Tiffin

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  47. xec

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    How can anyone not understand they were a jazz band after listening to that?
     
  48. C-Pay

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    the influences are really obvious if you know much about Jazz and even the lyrical content- it's from that era when they were kids, down to the name. It's straight jazz and beat literature influences but interpolated through the 70's sheen and format. Original but also authentically and well done enough that nobody would ever think they were coming up with some Frankenstein product. It's perfectly fused
     
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  49. C-Pay

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    Speaking of Brecker, he and his brother were in a super group in the early 70's- none of their stuff is on streaming platforms that I know of, but it's pretty sick. This might be a hot take, but to me it's Blood Sweat & Tears, but better. The horn section/drums combo is obscene



     
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