Any Stoner Steely Dan Fans?

[chiefbootknocker]

Steely Dan is a great band. I still think that if you have a good system (mine Jolida tube amps drive Mangepan speakers) the production quality of "Can't buy a thrill" is unbelievable! This is why I still prefer analog to digital. Thier use of major and minor scales is nice too. Especially if all you use to listen to prior was hard rock like me when I was growing up. Kid Charlemagne has a great solo in it. Brooklyn is one of my favs. I think that's excellent that you are 20yo listening to SD. Expand on it. There is a lot of great music that is damn near forgotten now.

SmokyMcsmokster....nice Sterling I had a Stingray. Best basses in the world. They say Warwicks "growl" but after owning a thumb5 and a Stingray it is in fact the Stingray that growled, and the Thumb sucked.

Mattplusness you gargle nuts. You musical retard. Now go smoke a cigarette. I command you.

 

[Wavels]

SD is one of the few "bands" from the seventies that still sound good to my ears!

I can still listen to the Allman Brothers and a little Grateful Dead, but I am totally Led Zepped out, Zeppelin makes me cringe... and I was a big fan back in the early seventies.

My Favorite SD album is Aja...Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton were the prominent guitar players and their solos sound fresh and beautifully wrought.


Lee Ritenour made an album around '77 or so called Captain Fingers which is delightful!!

 

[Johnboh]

SD is one of the few "bands" from the seventies that still sound good to my ears!

I can still listen to the Allman Brothers and a little Grateful Dead, but I am totally Led Zepped out, Zeppelin makes me cringe... and I was a big fan back in the early seventies.

My Favorite SD album is Aja...Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton were the prominent guitar players and their solos sound fresh and beautifully wrought.


Lee Ritenour made an album around '77 or so called Captain Fingers which is delightful!!

Captain Fingers is such a great album. My buddy turned me onto Lee Ritenour a few years back. I was grooving to a New England band "Percy Hill" and he thought that they sounded like some early Lee Ritenour.

Been hooked ever since

Aja is a great Dan album I am more partial to Katy Lied

 

[CrackerJax]

If I had to choose one single song as my ultimate Steely Dan pick it would be this one.

I'd love to hear this live and have them continue that jam at the end for another 5 minutes or so......

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[Wavels]

Ahh, quite tasty Mr. Jax!

The primary guitarist on Royal Scam is the inimitable Larry Carlton.

Larry made an album in 1978 which is quite similar to the Steely Dan sound.

"Larry Carlton" is the name of the album.
http://www.amazon.com/Larry-Carlton/dp/B000002PI9/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1252335025&sr=1-4


I like Larry even more than Lee R.

Oh the memories triggered by this music...

I can almost smell the Santa Marta Gold now!

 

[Johnboh]

Thanks Wavels im gonna check out larry right now.

 

[SlikWiLL13]

i skipped right to the end so sorry if this has been said.

are there any steely dan fans who ARENT stoners?

 

[Johnboh]

I can think of a bunch of friends that listen to the dan and dont smoke

 

[SlikWiLL13]

I can think of a bunch of friends that listen to the dan and dont smoke

dont smoke anymore, or dont smoke?

a stoner is a stoner for life even when they stop smoking. my father is living proof of this...just yesterday he missed 3 seperate off ramps AND ran out of gas on the interstate. the man hasnt smoked for 15 yrs.

 

[Johnboh]

alright bro you got me there. they all smoked back in their day. hell they still smoke today every now and then.

your totally right about a stoner being a stoner. my old man is the same way.