Steely Dan. Any fans?

[TheTecknician]

I'm not a huge fan but a latter-day appreciator of their music. I only have one of their albums which is a compilation but it has some good songs. I think of those I've heard, I like 'Peg' and 'Hey Nineteen' the most. 'Deacon Blues' is a good song but it could do with being a little shorter!

Hands in the air, yes I am a fan ! An ex (many moons ago) introduced me to their music and I was hooked. I love the precision and intricacy of their recordings. Esp on vinyl - which is what we had at the time. And the lyrics (looks askance at hey 19) are tricky, quirky and ingenious. Agree with PP that Aja is a tour de force. I was given quite a lot of side eye in the UK at the time - too big for yer boots type of thing - but I think they have stood the test of time. Off to whack it on now ! (Sadly not vinyl)

If I had a wish I would erase hey nineteen from everything, including the world’s memories. Very much a low point, I wonder if DF regrets it 🤔

I didn’t really know them apart from the name but Dh suggested we see the tribute band Reeling in the Dan at Crazy Coqs a year or so ago and they were brilliant. There were only about 6 of them; as I say I wasn’t very aware before, and usually their tribute bands are much bigger in personnel (?) The sound was impressive.

Anyway, I’ve enjoyed listening to the original versions since.

I thought the Sky yacht rock doc was really good, but then I am a fan of all that stuff (again, if it involves Michael!). If you watch right to the end it plays either a transcript or audio (can't quite remember) of the maker asking Donald Fagen if Steely Dan is yacht rock and his response is a resounding F off! I think they would see themselves as 'serious' musicians, and some of the YR genre is pretty cheesy.

My username is very much MMcD-coded :)