One Song From Each Steely Dan Album...

dindude

So Walter Becker's sad passing has me in full on SD mood. For other SD fans, what would be the one song you'd pick from each album.

Here's mine as a starter for 10:

Can't buy a thrill: Dirty Work
Countdown to Ecstacy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Ricky don't lose that number
!aty Lied: Your gold teeth part II
Royal Scam: Don't take me alive
Aja: Aja, tie with Black Cow
Gaucho: Gaucho

Feel free to do the same with Two Against Nature and Everything Must Go, unlike those above, which I know like the back of my hand, I just don't know them well enough - need to revisit.


Your turn...

kennedydream1980

Here is my current selection, although ask me the same question next week and it could be completely different, so many fantastic songs to choose from on each album, and to pick just one is very difficult.

Can't buy a thrill - Reelin in the years

Countdown to ecstacy - Bodhisatva

Pretzel logic - Any major dude will tell you

Katy lied - Bad sneakers

Royal scam - Don't take me alive

Aja - Josie

Gaucho - Gaucho

Two Against nature - Jack of speed

Everything must go - Godwhacker

stratman3142

Can't Buy A Thrill: Reeling In The Years
Countdown To Ecstacy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Pretzel Logic
Katy Lied: Black Friday
Royal Scam: Kid Charlemagne
Aja: Peg

The only solo I've never learned of those is My Old School, which I'd like to learn one day.

dindude

stratman3142 said:

Can't Buy A Thrill: Reeling In The Years
Countdown To Ecstacy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Pretzel Logic
Katy Lied: Black Friday
Royal Scam: Kid Charlemagne
Aja: Peg

The only solo I've never learned of those is My Old School, which I'd like to learn one day.

Not a fan of Gaucho?

stratman3142

dindude said:

stratman3142 said:

Can't Buy A Thrill: Reeling In The Years
Countdown To Ecstacy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Pretzel Logic
Katy Lied: Black Friday
Royal Scam: Kid Charlemagne
Aja: Peg

The only solo I've never learned of those is My Old School, which I'd like to learn one day.

Not a fan of Gaucho?

Yes I like the other albums but I can't think of a favourite track. Also, Peg was the final album with the classic guitar solos for me.

west

1. midnite cruiser
 2. my old school
3. any major dude
4. Dr Wu
5. caves .. er no ..sign in ... er no er .. h er ...green ear .. er  Everything you did ( deeply personal ) "i never knew you were a roller skater"
6. Black cow
7. fuck ! ... Gaucho
8. what a shame about me ...
9. things i miss the most ...

no ive completly changed my mind ... sigh ...

axisus

Hmmnn .... that would take me an age to process and I'm actually supposed to be working! Suffice to say that I'm a BIG SD fan, possibly the best crafted music out there for me. I would definitely include Bodhisatva - I was so obsessed with those cool guitar solos when I was younger. Still love them both.

guitars4you

Some great suggestions - the only track I can add is FM - as far as I know it is not on any SD album other than the greatest hits - otherwise find a copy of the FM sound track with various other artist/songs - 2 versions of this song - one with a sax solo and 1 with a guitar solo - many great tracks to pick my favourite SD track but FM ranks very high

sticker

1. Do it again 
2 .Bodhisatva
3. Any major dude 
4. Black Friday
5. Haitian Divorce 
6. Peg
7. Hey Nineteen 

well thats that's my list today... 

Jalapeno

sticker said:

1. Do it again 
2 .Bodhisatva
3. Any major dude 
4. Black Friday
5. Haitian Divorce 
6. Peg
7. Hey Nineteen 

well that's my list today... 

And it's a good one ! It'll do for me too

Whitecat

Super difficult task... but if forced -

1. Reelin' In The Years
2. My Old School
3. Pretzel Logic
4. Doctor Wu
5. Kid Charlemagne
6. Home At Last
7. Babylon Sisters

8. Jack Of Speed
9. Slang Of Ages 

Skipped

Good work dindude.
It will be a while before I answer as I am Reelin' from the news.

Skipped

west said:

1. midnite cruiser
 2. my old school
3. any major dude
4. Dr Wu
5. caves .. er no ..sign in ... er no er .. h er ...green ear .. er  Everything you did ( deeply personal ) "i never knew you were a roller skater"
6. Black cow
7. fuck ! ... Gaucho
8. what a shame about me ...
9. things i miss the most ...

no ive completly changed my mind ... sigh ...

This forum member has immaculate taste. 

Fretwired

Can't buy a thrill: Reelin' in the years
Countdown to Ecstasy: Bodhisattva
Pretzel logic: Pretzel logic
Katie lied: Black Friday
The royal scam: Kid Charlemagne
Aja: Aja
Gaucho: Babylon sisters
Two against nature: Two against nature
Everything must go: Pixeleen
A decade of Steely Dan: FM
Alive in America: Josie

Lebarque

Not enough mentions of Josie on here for my liking... :0)

octatonic

This is hard- there are so many killer tunes.

Sticking to the studio albums:

Can't Buy A Thrill: Change of the Guard 
Countdown to Ecstasy: Show Biz Kids 
Pretzel Logic: Night By Night
Katy Lied: Black Friday 
Royal Scam: The Fez 
Aja: Aja 
Gaucho: Babylon Sisters
Two Against Nature: Two Against Nature
Everything Must Go: Godwhacker

guitars4you

Lebarque said:

Not enough mentions of Josie on here for my liking... :0)

agree and only 1 other mention of FM apart from by me

stratman3142

guitars4you said:

Lebarque said:

Not enough mentions of Josie on here for my liking... :0)

agree and only 1 other mention of FM apart from by me

FM is great. I especially love the version with the Tom Scott sax outro. He plays some wonderful 'outside' lines that somehow work so well.

Kebabkid

Can't buy a Thrill: Reelin' in the years

Countdown to Ecstasy: My Old School

Pretzel Logic: Any Major Dude would tell you (for some reason it reminds me of Snoopy/Peanuts)

Katy Lied: Bad Sneakers

Royal Scam: Bollocks! Ok Kid Charlemagne but Haitian or Green Earrings and Don't take me alive could've made the running

Aja: Josie but Peg is in there, too...aarrrghh

Gaucho: Babylon Sisters

Two Against Nature: Cousin Dupree

Two more tracks that are worth a mention are "FM" and "Here at the Western World" (this featured on the Greatest Hits album and is an absolute corker)

Solo albums?

I'd pick "Lucky Henry" from 11 Tracks of Whack (Becker) and from Fagen, I'd pick "Walk between the raindrops" from The Nightfly.
"Tomorrow's Girls" from Kamakiriad.

Sadly, it ends there as whilst being a big, long-time fan, I'm not familiar with anything after these.

I was fortunate enough to play in a great band in the late 90s that played Doobies, Eagles, Toto and Steely Dan material. To date, the latter proved to be some of the most challenging and satisfying stuff I've ever played live.

west

Its torture this thread , its like choosing which children to kill ...
 i love FM .... Nothing but blues and Elvis
And somebody else's favorite song..... wkrp in cinncinati any one ?

also true companion worth a mention from the film Heavy metal  not that keen on steve khans playing at the begining but that chord structure and melody ....

also someone very cool posted a pic on FB of donald and walter as peanuts characters ...  i can only paste the link .... 



if someone wants to post it properly 

 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/90/07/bf/9007bf374ef239000daa6896205f1934.jpg ....
 

Kebabkid

Totally agree @west re:choosing songs and love that cartoon