The first concert I ever went to was The Doobie Brothers in 1980. Great show. Quite a learning experience too. I didn't know so many people did drugs in public right in the open.
Michael McDonald has been around as a session musician. He not only cut some decent sides with his own solo work and with the Doobies but also did some great work with Steely Dan. I liked his layered vocals within Dan tracks such as "Peg" and "Rose Darling".
He's an awesome dude, as any major dude would tell you. ;-)
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
I love Steely Dan. I think that was the first CD I bought when I got my player in 1986. Anybody ever wonder why their recordings done 35 years ago sound way better than most shit recorded today?
I was transitioning from CompactCassettes to CD. Interestingly enough I used the newly-installed Mitsumi double-speeed CD-ROM drive as my CD player with a decent pair of 80W speakers. One of the first discs I got was "A Decade Of Steely Dan".
Very tight bass. Beautiful stuff. I cried while I wrote this post. Sue me if it offends the host.
That was bad, wasn't it? ;-)
That was around '92 or '93 when "double-speed" was the next big thing in CD-ROM. My actual first CD-ROM title was the "Walkthroughs & Flybys" CD. Ahh, retro demoscene and Autodesk animated stuff! :-)
In 2005 I finally plunked down my Jacksons and groked the "Citizen Steely Dan" box set. Later on I snapped up "Two Against Nature" and "Everything Must Go". But that wasn't enough. I also snagged Fagen & Becker's solo and pre-Dan work as well.
And I can't fathom listening to the radio. Dan never gets old. My fave album is "The Royal Scam" with "Aja" as a very tight second. But it's all good (except those crummy old demos, of course).
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
> "I love Steely Dan." > > I was transitioning from CompactCassettes to CD. Interestingly enough I used the > newly-installed Mitsumi double-speeed CD-ROM drive as my CD player with a decent pair > of 80W speakers. One of the first discs I got was "A Decade Of Steely Dan". > > Very tight bass. Beautiful stuff. I cried while I wrote this post. Sue me if it > offends the host. > > That was bad, wasn't it? ;-) > > That was around '92 or '93 when "double-speed" was the next big thing in CD-ROM. My > actual first CD-ROM title was the "Walkthroughs & Flybys" CD. Ahh, retro demoscene > and Autodesk animated stuff! :-) > > In 2005 I finally plunked down my Jacksons and groked the "Citizen Steely Dan" box > set. Later on I snapped up "Two Against Nature" and "Everything Must Go". But that > wasn't enough. I also snagged Fagen & Becker's solo and pre-Dan work as well. > > And I can't fathom listening to the radio. Dan never gets old. My fave album is "The > Royal Scam" with "Aja" as a very tight second. But it's all good (except those crummy > old demos, of course).
I understand that I am absolutely in the minority on this, but Steely Dan has never done anything for me. And, I mean, I'm generally into the classic rock genre, it's not like I'm a hip hop fan or into Norwegian death metal or something like that. I can't say that I actively dislike them, but everyone bangs on and on about how fantastic Steely Dan is, and I really just don't hear it.
> I understand that I am absolutely in the minority on this, but Steely Dan has never > done anything for me. And, I mean, I'm generally into the classic rock genre, it's > not like I'm a hip hop fan or into Norwegian death metal or something like that. I > can't say that I actively dislike them, but everyone bangs on and on about how > fantastic Steely Dan is, and I really just don't hear it.
You're not in the minority. There's three adults in my house that feel exactly the same way as you.
Quote: "You're not in the minority. There's three adults in my house that feel exactly the same way as you."
Don't get me wrong or think I'm not an adult because I'm a DanFan. I can also get heavier when I need to. Though I doubt that Mr. McDonald would be able to pull off the vocals for "War Ensemble". LOL!
Or a Mastodon album perhaps?
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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