Post Tagged with: "Steely Dan"

Steely Dan Sunday, "Stand by the Seawall" (1977, unreleased)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Stand by the Seawall” (1977, unreleased)

A crystalline peak behind the scenes of Steely Dan’s studio gigs.

Steely Dan Sunday, "Talkin' 'Bout My Home" (1980?, unreleased)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Talkin’ ‘Bout My Home” (1980?, unreleased)

Catchy, but ultimately a bit less compelling than other ‘Gaucho’ outtakes.

Steely Dan Sunday, "Kind Spirit" (1980?)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Kind Spirit” (1980?)

Another unfinished diamond in the rough that evokes a feeling of what could have been.

Steely Dan Sunday: "I Can't Write Home About You" (1980)

Steely Dan Sunday: “I Can’t Write Home About You” (1980)

A crown-jewel Steely Dan outtake from around the ‘Gaucho’ recording sessions.

Steely Dan Sunday, "Kulee Baba" (1980, unreleased)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Kulee Baba” (1980, unreleased)

“Kulee Baba,” when Steely Dan goes global. Ahhh, the CD. Those plastic discs of music we used before iTunes. With a noise reduction system Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were crying for when (mis)mastering Katy Lied. Seventy minutes worth and no static at all. CDs arrived commercially in the FallRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Dallas/Sail The Waterway" (1972)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Dallas/Sail The Waterway” (1972)

At this point, they weren’t quite brilliant yet. But Steely Dan was on its way there.

Vinyl

Walt Weiskopf – Overdrive (2014)

Eleven-year Steely Dan sax veteran Weiskopf amply demonstrates why Becker and Fagen love this guy.

Steely Dan Sunday, "Good Stuff" (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Good Stuff” (2012)

This time Fagen brings lyrics which are a equal to his stellar arrangements.

Steely Dan Sunday, "Miss Marlene" (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Miss Marlene” (2012)

In praise of a song about bowling – yes, about bowling – from Donald Fagen’s ‘Sunken Condos.’

Steely Dan Sunday, "Out Of The Ghetto" (2012)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Out Of The Ghetto” (2012)

<<< BACKWARD (“The New Breed”) ||| ONWARD (“Miss Marlene”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** “You’re a foxy lady. Your mama has a beautiful child. You’re built like a brick house and that’s no lie.” Wait a minute, did Donald Fagen sing that? Fagen is no stranger to funkyRead More