If you listen to Bad Sneakers in the morning, surely it will certainly last in your mind the whole day (last song syndrome).
i did and it did. kinapa ko kanina and kinakanta ko na now :)
but my favorite: dR. WU. pucha, tungkol pala to sa cocaine. ang lalim!
2. peg 3. reelin' in the years 4. any M dude will tell you 5. babylon sisters 6. dont take me alive 7. FM (puccha) 8. Kid Charlemagne
lahat pero eto ang tops ko.
sobrang galing gumawa ng kanta ng mga unggoy na to. i wish i was somewhere closer at making songs like these genuises.
ps. i thought boddhisattva was TOTO. kaka alam ko lng, Steely pala.
ano bang ibig sabihin nyan?
pss. pwede ba tayong mag STeely DAN tone party, jamming eklavu? (pardon the language)
sabi ni tinie, meron daw dati. asan na? :)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on March 08, 2008, 07:33:54 AM
If you have the chance, watch the "Aja" Steely Dan DVD where they discussed the making of the Aja album. Those guys were perfectionists in many ways. From every vocal nuance to very slight variations in the playing of a certain rift to wholesale changes to the entire session gang for a particular song, these guys wouldn't settle for second best. Kung sa Pilipinas pa ito, nabangkarote na yung producer ng mga ito. SD lyrics were always top-notch - makukorto utak mo just to make out the messages, hidden or otherwise, in every SD song. I still have to come across a SD song I didn't like, though my favorite is Pretzel Logic.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on March 08, 2008, 11:52:11 AM
well if somebody steps up into the plate to play drums and also sing those classic steely dan songs, I and Bod are okay for keyboards. it just has to be organized(as in "cinifra" or we can play the song from start to finish) so that it doesn't turn into a jam session.
...gotta be serious 'bout those Steely Dan songs....
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: rakrakan on March 08, 2008, 12:38:48 PM
well if somebody steps up into the plate to play drums and also sing those classic steely dan songs, I and Bod are okay for keyboards. it just has to be organized(as in "cinifra" or we can play the song from start to finish) so that it doesn't turn into a jam session.
...gotta be serious 'bout those Steely Dan songs....
pretzel logic is the best blues jam. i was dreaming SRV wouldve collaborated even just for that song (wet dream).
kulang na lang drums. ako na vocals and little bit of guitars (di to stir)
then maybe we can do stuff, like origs na lagyan ng "feel" na steely. i got songs or maybe you guys have too :)
its about time we do other stuff than the usual :)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on March 08, 2008, 09:11:10 PM
ok somebody make a list of 5 possible steely dan songs that we can work on. yung magaan muna ha.... we might as well do this right...
kahit bass, guitars keyboards and vocals para lang tumakbo... lets just see if anything happens....
deac? are you there? helllo? tama na yung showbiz scribe : )
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: grasyaps on March 09, 2008, 01:39:42 AM
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: itchybrain on March 10, 2008, 04:39:39 PM
Oi! Sama ko dito! ba't ngayon ko lang nakita itong thread na ito?! :-D
My favorite lines in all of music:
I'll learn to work the saxophone I play just what I feel Drink scotch whiskey all night long And die behind the wheel They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose They call Alabama the crimson tide Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)
GEEKS RULE! :-D Fyi, I'm a geek. hehehe.
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I just bought the last copy of "Steely Dan Guitar Anthology Series" at National Bookstore. World Class. If you want to copy this, PM or text nyo ko, boys. 0917-8018907. :-D
Kahit rhythm ako, sama. :-D
Music peg ko:
Rikki Don't Lose that Number Pretzel Logic
:-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: itchybrain on March 10, 2008, 05:14:24 PM
ps. i thought boddhisattva was TOTO. kaka alam ko lng, Steely pala.
ano bang ibig sabihin nyan?
pss. pwede ba tayong mag STeely DAN tone party, jamming eklavu? (pardon the language)
Meaning ng Steely Dan ba or Boddhisattva?
Here goes. Correct me if I'm wrong, guys.
If my memory serves me right, Boddhisattva is a Hindu being who, after reaching NIRVANA (enlightened state or "heaven" to us Christians) comes back to earth as a "Boddhitsattva."
Steely Dan, on the other hand, came from a book (which I forgot). In that book, a character endearingly calls her dildo as her "Steely Dan."
There you go. :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: grasyaps on March 10, 2008, 07:00:15 PM
deacon blues is on my list :) bakit geek? geeks lang ba nakaka appreciate ng steely dan? im no geek but im close to tears when i hear "DR WU". :cry:
anyways, pakopya bro!!! pwede? :) 09267166278
i was asking about bodhitsattva. thanks for the info :)
about the name, heres more info:
i quote: "Taking the name 'Steely Dan' from the steam-powered dildo in William Burroughs' novel The Naked Lunch..." (italics mine)
Well, semantics issue ang pagiging "geek." :-D hehehe. Geeks lang talaga ang tingin ko kela Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. They've been sessionists for the longest time and they hated the limelight but, in my book, they're geniuses! :-)
Oks sa copy! Just text me para ma-sked natin pag free time natin, bro. :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on March 12, 2008, 03:06:18 AM
maganda din yung Tribute to Steely Dan http://www.guitar9.com/atributerd.html
paborito ko Bodhisattva ni Steve Morse :-D
Panoorin mo yung TOTO Live in Amsterdam na DVD(meron pa sa mga pirated). Ang tindi ng BODHISATTVA ni Steve Lukather, plakado pre, at dinagdagan pa. Ok yung 2nd guitarist na kinuha nya(2 guitar harmony ang Bodhisattva with Jeff Baxter & Denny Dias on guitars sa orig Bodhisattva ng Steely Dan).
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: grasyaps on March 12, 2008, 03:12:52 PM
Well, semantics issue ang pagiging "geek." :-D hehehe. Geeks lang talaga ang tingin ko kela Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. They've been sessionists for the longest time and they hated the limelight but, in my book, they're geniuses! :-)
Oks sa copy! Just text me para ma-sked natin pag free time natin, bro. :-D
taga san ka ba bro? para makuha ko CD?
i agree, these guys are GEEKS! ung mga topic ng kanta, ibang klase. what amazes me is how they made it sound so darn COOL and overly , ecstatically swell to listen to!(wetdream again... nagigiging bedtime songs ko na to)
pero pansin ko, ung mga kanta nila during the time they had DAvid Palmer as lead vocals, mabababaw at closely POP (e.g. do it again). eto ung time na the record company wanted them to really SELL sa masa (as i read, which explains the david palmer and the songs, coz fager apparently isnt a treat to watch). but i dont dig them songs as much as i do when Fager sings them. i saw this video once on youtube, they did 'do it again' with palmer. you could see (o baka ako lang yun), di mo maipinta ung mukha ni Fagen, like he was discontent, close to disgust, that they were selling out, bringing in a more 'sellable' singer just to be able to sell more records.
He (donald) reminds me of Ray Charles (notice the similarity in the pout and the way they sing) but more refined, not as rough bluesy as the shades (not to say Ray Charles and his blues is lesser, ibang category lang). I dig ray charles too, tho not as much as SD. Mas may SOUL nga lang si RAy Charles, being black (natural na to!) plus being blind (see no evil... doesnt mean he's less evil. TRivia, pareho silang na addict sa heroin :wink:) Pero sa material, Ray is a footnote in SD's epic ass hehehe (pardon my exaggeration)
i now love Becker-Fagen than Lennon-McCartney (sorry beatlefans). The Fab four was easier to the ear* but the substance of the SD duo's materials makes john and paul's songs seem like broth made from salt and water. Try to compare: 'She Loves You' to 'Rikki Dont Lose That Number'. parang kinder ung beatles tapos nag-mmasteral na ung Steely Dan, in both lyrics and musicality.
(*common chords...easy to follow... Steely dan's? try to jam without being familiar with the songs, you wouldnt last a phrase, e.g. FM)
pero i still LOVE the beatles. i grew up with them.
but that doesnt go without saying I wish I grew up with Steely Dan instead. :-D :wink:
ps. new favorite: Time Out of Mind. swabe, para tlgang 80s slow groove song. sna buhay na ako dati :)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: grasyaps on March 12, 2008, 03:21:07 PM
pss. i failed to mention, Steely Dan's music is like extraterrestial music. They dont sound like what you usually hear, as if aliens made songs with all the info they gathered about the human race. (pardon again for my exag, its exactly how i feel. parang 1st crush/love hahahah)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: itchybrain on March 12, 2008, 05:37:55 PM
(*common chords...easy to follow... Steely dan's? try to jam without being familiar with the songs, you wouldnt last a phrase, e.g. FM)
pero i still LOVE the beatles. i grew up with them.
Taga cubao ako, bro. Sa p. tuazon. Text before you come here. Tsaka BOOK yun 'di CD,'tol. :-)
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i agree, these guys are GEEKS! ung mga topic ng kanta, ibang klase. what amazes me is how they made it sound so darn COOL and overly , ecstatically swell to listen to!(wetdream again... nagigiging bedtime songs ko na to)
... parang kinder ung beatles tapos nag-mmasteral na ung Steely Dan, in both lyrics and musicality.
Sobrang galing ng mga lyrics. Parang PhD na nga sila compared to the Beatles (hep, Beatles Fan rin ako).
I can empathize kasi i grew up an outcast. Geek to the bone-- "any major dude will tell you," my friend. :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on March 13, 2008, 03:35:49 AM
pss. i failed to mention, Steely Dan's music is like extraterrestial music. They dont sound like what you usually hear, as if aliens made songs with all the info they gathered about the human race. (pardon again for my exag, its exactly how i feel. parang 1st crush/love hahahah)
Pre, di ka nag-iisa sa iniisip mo na 'yan... Inside the cover/jacket of Steely Dan's 'Alive In America' album which was recorded live during their US 1993 & 1994 reunion tour, you will find "Steely Dan Alive In America Contest Results." On the category question "What are Donald and Walter really like?" The 1st Place winner, Warren Bernhardt, a pianist from Woodstock, NY, entered this winning answer: "They're like really weird, man. I think they were probably abducted by aliens years ago - yeah, that would explain it."
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: grasyaps on March 13, 2008, 05:16:47 AM
Pre, di ka nag-iisa sa iniisip mo na 'yan... Inside the cover/jacket of Steely Dan's 'Alive In America' album which was recorded live during their US 1993 & 1994 reunion tour, you will find "Steely Dan Alive In America Contest Results." On the category question "What are Donald and Walter really like?" The 1st Place winner, Warren Bernhardt, a pianist from Woodstock, NY, entered this winning answer: "They're like really weird, man. I think they were probably abducted by aliens years ago - yeah, that would explain it."
holy crap! we saw (heard) the same thing! im not sure if he spent time with the men and then came out with that conclusion (hyphotesis). however, I, just by listening, know these guys are weird. but in a damn cool way :)
alien-like in the fashion they have created their music.
ALIEN!!! (ala brod pete :-D)
ps. ang dami pala nilang kanta!
CD hunting ako sa SG nito! (nice to have those jackets) in bold ung meron akot narinig ko na. Anyone care to fill me in sa mga wla pa ako? thanks in advance!
A Horse in Town A Little With Sugar Aja Lyrics Almost Gothic Android Warehouse Any Major Dude Will Tell You Any World (That I'm Welcome To) Babylon Sisters Bad Sneakers <-- favorite :wink: Barrytown Blackcow Black Friday Blues Beach Bodhisattva Brain Tap Shuffle Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) Chain Lightning Change of the Guard Charlie Freak Come Back Baby Countermoon Cousin Dupree Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More Deacon Blues Dirty Work Do It Again Doctor Wu <-- favorite Don't Take Me Alive East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Everyone's Gone to the Movies Everything Must Go Everything You Did Fire in the Hole Florida Room FM Gaslighting Abbie Gaucho Glamour Profession Godwhacker Green Book Green Earrings Haitian Divorce Hey Nineteen Home at Last I Got the News I.G.Y. (pucha SD pala to!! kya pala gusto ko. lately ko lang nalaman) Jack of Speed Janie Runaway Josie Kid Charlemagne King of the World Kings Lunch With Gina Maxine Midnight Cruiser Monkey in Your Soul More to Come My Old School My Rival Negative Girl New Frontier Night by Night Old Regime On The Dunes Only a Fool Would Say That Parker's Band Pearl of the Quarter Lyrics Peg Pixeleen Pretzel Logic Razor Boy Reelin' in the Years Rikki Don't Lose That Number Rose Darling Ruby Baby Show Biz Kids Sign in Stranger Slang of Ages Snowbound Soul Ram Springtime Take It Out on Me Teahouse On The Tracks The Boston Rag The Caves of Altamira The Fez The Goodbye Look The Last Mall The Nightgly The Roaring of the Lamb The Royal Scam Things I Miss the Most Third World Man This Seat's Been Taken Through With Buzz Throw Back the Little Ones Time Out of Mind Tomorrow's Girls Trans-Island Skyway Turn That Heartbeat over Again Two Against Nature Walk Between The Raindrops West of Hollywood What a Shame About Me With a Gun Yellow Peril You Go Where I Go Your Gold Teeth Your Gold Teeth II
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: itchybrain on March 13, 2008, 08:28:31 AM
Magandang idea yang CD hunting na yan! :-D TARA! EB na rin yan! :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on March 13, 2008, 11:46:03 PM
Yung Things I Missed The Most meron ako dito. Last track sya nitong Steely Dan Collection album CD, gift ng friend ko ito from US.. yung mga SD ko dito mga common din katulad ng nasa bold letters mo. I remember meron ako vinyl record(33 rpm) double album ng Best Of Steely Dan na nabili ko during my high school days..he-he.. Che-check ko kung meron dun ng iba nasa list mo. Actually mas marami ka pa yata alam na rare songs nila. After all these years di ko na naexplore ang mga songs ng Steely Dan, yun lang mga common ang palagi nadidinig ko. Natatandaan ko pa nung martial law days, late 70s, i saw them in [sausage] Clark's "In Concert" na regular na pinapalabas noon sa RPN channel 9. Kinanta nila ng live ang Do It Again & Reelin' In The Years w/ Jeff "d Skunk" Baxter on guitar. That's the first time i saw & heard them.. from then i also got hooked on SD.
Yung Steely Dan Alive In America maganda pagka-live ng mga songs. They put on new/different arrangements on some of their old songs. Yung Reelin In The Years iniba nila areglo ng mga kabitan & brasses, lumalim sya.. Yun naman Babylon Sisters ang ganda pala sa live..
Ok din yung DVD na reunion 'ulit' nila nung year 2000(meron sa pirated). Ang ganda nung Pretzel Logic duon. May mga female backup vocs. Sarap pa ng guitar solo ni Walter Becker na clean sound using a Fender Telecaster
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: skydog on March 14, 2008, 04:07:49 PM
If you listen to Bad Sneakers in the morning, surely it will certainly last in your mind the whole day (last song syndrome).
grabe, ganitong-ganito nangyari sa akin kahapon. :mrgreen: natanggal lang when I listened to FM and Kid Charlemagne. Ganda ng tone ni Larry Carlton sa Kid Charlemagne. I love that solo!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on March 14, 2008, 07:01:15 PM
Pre, di ka nag-iisa sa iniisip mo na 'yan... Inside the cover/jacket of Steely Dan's 'Alive In America' album which was recorded live during their US 1993 & 1994 reunion tour, you will find "Steely Dan Alive In America Contest Results." On the category question "What are Donald and Walter really like?" The 1st Place winner, Warren Bernhardt, a pianist from Woodstock, NY, entered this winning answer: "They're like really weird, man. I think they were probably abducted by aliens years ago - yeah, that would explain it."
That was an inside Dan joke - Warren Bernhardt actually played keys on that tour!
Anyway for the guy looking for the complete Steely Dan works, look for the boxed set "Citizen Dan" which has everything they recorded before their hiatus. It's only about 4 CDs I think.
Then look for the Steely Dan live DVD at your suking dibidi tindahan - this represents the contemporary live Dan as opposed to their studio days. Steely Dan Live is a relatively recent phenomenon (dating back from the Alive in America days) and is a very tight ensemble. Sound on this DVD is great if you have a nice Home Theater System.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on March 15, 2008, 01:30:40 AM
Ay oo nga! di ko napansin na sya pala keyboardist
Yes ok yan DVD Steely Dan Live, maganda sound.. Two Against Nature yata ang title nuon, year 2000
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on March 15, 2008, 01:56:06 AM
grabe, ganitong-ganito nangyari sa akin kahapon. :mrgreen: natanggal lang when I listened to FM and Kid Charlemagne. Ganda ng tone ni Larry Carlton sa Kid Charlemagne. I love that solo!
Yes, classic na yan solo ni Carlton sa Kid Charlemagne. May live concert nuon si Larry Carlton sa laser disc pa. Tinugtog nya mga guitar solos nya sa Steely Dan, in medley. Ang galing! plakado nya mga solos nya.
Yun palang Peg ay si Jay Graydon ang nag-guitar solo. Akala ko noon si Carlton din yun.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: kedysanchez on March 16, 2008, 04:18:49 PM
In the Two Against Nature video, they themselves were narrating how they treated various guitar sessionists to do the infamous Peg guitar solo. They wanted a certain sound that each sessionist took almost a day to do. They had four or five tries without success. It came to a point where a sessionist being asked to do it would quip, "Oh no, I'm being asked to do a guitar part for Steely San!",with a heavy sigh.
But you must admit the sound they were looking for, finally nailed by Jay Graydon, WAS different. Gives you an idea of the personalities of those two as asked by this thread initially.
Akala ko rin Carlton yun.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on March 17, 2008, 01:52:35 AM
One of the vocalists in the 2vsNature video is a hottie - Carolyn Leonhart. Hayop sa boses, specially when she and the two other back-up singers do blues. However in her two solo CDs, she sings traditional big-band tunes done with a trio as backup. Suabeng-suabe: Ma-e-"L" ka talaga.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on March 17, 2008, 10:39:52 AM
ok somebody make a list of 5 possible steely dan songs that we can work on. yung magaan muna ha.... we might as well do this right...
kahit bass, guitars keyboards and vocals para lang tumakbo... lets just see if anything happens....
deac? are you there? helllo? tama na yung showbiz scribe : )
I'll rent Gig Studios in Cubao for 3 hours sometime this April, maybe Saturday am - just decide on the date. I'll have my band there and then all who are interested to play SD songs can come. I'll also invite Deacon Blues and Psychic Sushi.
Our band (non-pro) can already play Josie. We can jam Peg, Reeling in the Years, Rikki Don't Lose that Number, Pretzel Logic.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: itchybrain on March 17, 2008, 01:04:09 PM
I'll rent Gig Studios in Cubao for 3 hours sometime this April, maybe Saturday am - just decide on the date. I'll have my band there and then all who are interested to play SD songs can come. I'll also invite Deacon Blues and Psychic Sushi.
Our band (non-pro) can already play Josie. We can jam Peg, Reeling in the Years, Rikki Don't Lose that Number, Pretzel Logic.
I would love to sit in on this and listen.
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Post by: Akira JUMBO on March 18, 2008, 03:26:44 AM
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on March 18, 2008, 12:35:23 PM
....beer and chips extra?
@bod
...now seriously.... which comes first - those who will commit or you set the date and time and then we commit? mas maganda talaga kung meron kakanta eh...
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 18, 2008, 03:43:52 PM
pwede po ba sumingit? gusto ko po makijam sana para maiba naman. isa rin si steely dan sa mga influences ko kahit oldskul metal/variety ang genre ko. eto po mga pwede ko kantahin; razor boy black friday bad sneakers doctor wu rose darling throw back the little ones(my favorite) black cow deacon blues kaso po, nasa studio ako ni dok randy naka base dahil may tattoo studio po ako dun (pinoy penguin studio). pano po kaya yun?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on March 18, 2008, 04:39:46 PM
...now seriously.... which comes first - those who will commit or you set the date and time and then we commit? mas maganda talaga kung meron kakanta eh...
I want to know what date and time many would prefer, although we can do it the other way around. Is Saturday after dinner better than Saturday before lunch?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on March 18, 2008, 05:35:00 PM
for me it would be any weekday and sunday. saturday would be in the morning or up to 3pm only.
konkreteink, you would be welcome. half of the songs you mentioned hinde ko alam, he he. okay na ako sa "Deacon blues" as one of the songs...
come on guys your inputs....
for those who will post their availability and the songs you know. please also post the intro or at least the first few chords of the song so that madali mag cifra and we avoid any "key" issues. let's just try to narrow it down to 5 steely dan songs by mutual agreement...
hinde po ako "organizer" dito ha.... panggulo lang ako.
1.grasyaps - he he you started this 2. 3650guy - "deacon blues" sana 2nd keyboare 3. boddhisattva - "Josie", "Peg" "reelin in the years" daw... keyboards 4. 5. 3. 2
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 19, 2008, 02:35:12 AM
sir kahit throw back at yung deacon blues lang kol ako kaso may horn section yta yung throw back the little ones e diba? isama narin bad sneakers!!! excited na ko!!!!!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on March 19, 2008, 04:20:26 AM
Alang-alang sa mga di makapunta tulad ko (wala sa 'Pinas), paki YouTube ha?
:evil:
Actually, this looks like a good PhilMusic activity to do once in a while.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: itchybrain on March 19, 2008, 10:09:29 AM
for me it would be any weekday and sunday. saturday would be in the morning or up to 3pm only.
konkreteink, you would be welcome. half of the songs you mentioned hinde ko alam, he he. okay na ako sa "Deacon blues" as one of the songs...
come on guys your inputs....
for those who will post their availability and the songs you know. please also post the intro or at least the first few chords of the song so that madali mag cifra and we avoid any "key" issues. let's just try to narrow it down to 5 steely dan songs by mutual agreement...
hinde po ako "organizer" dito ha.... panggulo lang ako.
1.grasyaps - he he you started this 2. 3650guy - "deacon blues" sana 2nd keyboare 3. boddhisattva - "Josie", "Peg" "reelin in the years" daw... keyboards 4. 5. 3. 2
Hmmm.. Pwede ba mag-request? Since isa na lang ako dakilang audience, "Do it again" tsaka "Any Major Dude." :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: grasyaps on March 19, 2008, 10:34:54 AM
TBC ang attendance ko. im out of the country sa ngayon. baka mid april pa balik ko. why dont we set a list of songs para pag natuloy to, na sifra na? whacha think?
i can do vox. i dunno kung papasa sa inyo. im not the PLAKA type. i sing it as i feel it. in short i dont sound the FAGEN but i can sing them songs. and a little guitar. nakaka sira ng ulo ung nga solo eh so ayaw ko na iattempt. :)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 19, 2008, 11:24:28 AM
kahit po pakantahin nyo ako ok lang basta kasama yung "throw back the little ones" and "bad sneakers". yung ibang songs pwede naman po siprahin eh. hehe basta wag nlang po yung mga biritan, di ko napo kasi abot yun eh, masyado na po gasgas ang boses ko sa metal. count me in mga ser kung ok lang po sa inyong lahat...
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on March 19, 2008, 01:28:33 PM
Sarap tugtugin nyan mga Steely Dan songs.. kaya lang keyboards talaga magdadala para tumunog ng ganuon.. hindi biro mga chords ng Steely Dan
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: kedysanchez on March 20, 2008, 02:31:49 PM
Pwede bang makinood? We used to play some Steely Dan songs with Overdrive. - Reeling, Rikki, Peg, Hey Nineteen. We practiced FM but we never got to play it kasi we took this loooong break.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on March 20, 2008, 02:36:08 PM
Hindi pwede makinood! Dapat sumali :lol:
Share us some of your sweet music - you're way up there..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 20, 2008, 02:43:52 PM
wooohoooo!!!! nakaka excite!!!
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Post by: changedmynametojimi on March 25, 2008, 06:33:09 PM
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 28, 2008, 03:08:02 AM
mga ser kelan po natin start to?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Phil on March 28, 2008, 08:37:50 AM
Is Steely Dan jazz? If so ...what type of Jazz?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on March 28, 2008, 11:57:59 AM
not really jazz for me. most of the musicians in their albums are jazz and pro session musicians hence the perception maybe. although for me "Aja" might be considered as jazz listening. most of their early work was pop-rock, and later moving into blues/jazz/pop.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 28, 2008, 12:01:43 PM
may touch din po ng rock and roll yung iba nilang materials pero mostly blues/jazz po karamihan ng kanta nila.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on March 29, 2008, 07:41:22 AM
A long, long time ago I remember reading an interview with a Steely Dan member (not sure if it was Skunk or Denny Diaz) wherein the interviewer asked the member to define SD's music. Sabi niya "intelligent rock, happy blues, and angst-sy jazz. Talk about oxymorons".
Ang hirap talaga pagnakahit-hit.... :evil:
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: higad on March 30, 2008, 11:52:24 PM
Alang-alang sa mga di makapunta tulad ko (wala sa 'Pinas), paki YouTube ha?
:evil:
Actually, this looks like a good PhilMusic activity to do once in a while.
onga youtube nyo naman :D (kahit nasa pilipinas ako :lol:)
tingin ko ang pinaka-catchy sa mga kanta nila e yung hey nineteen :lol: pero ang pinakagusto ko e yung black cow. pero okay din yung deacon blues :evil: ...
actually maganda lahat. kaso di ko pa naririnig lahat ng kanta nila so i guess... marami pang mas maganda :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on March 30, 2008, 11:58:40 PM
jam na po mga ser!!!!! game na po ba???
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on March 31, 2008, 04:39:20 PM
antay ko lang dumating drummer namin from a US vacation then set ko na.. ok kasi may full band backup just in case kulang-kulang tayo..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: bluenote on April 29, 2008, 09:41:29 AM
i havent been a long time listener but ever since, ive been hooked.
anyone who has MP3s? pwede pa copya? bayaran ko nlng ung CD. :-D
15 tracks lang meron ako. cgruo compilation lang to.
pwede pacopya ng mga CDs? cnong kumpleto?
deacon blues, meron ka? :-D
Bro Steeley Dan is one of my favorite bands...
Look for the Alive in America album this is one of thier greatest performances...
Walter Becker, Drew Zing and George Wadenius what a guitar trio!!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: scofield on May 23, 2008, 12:12:23 AM
galing steely dan!idol yan! their range of styles covered are fantastic! kumpleto ako nun kaso ung mga new albums like everyhting must go and ung comeback album nila wala ako. i got it in st francis square at edsa central hehehe and i have few original ones from odysey. Its fantastic! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: higad on May 25, 2008, 05:33:59 PM
TBC ang attendance ko. im out of the country sa ngayon. baka mid april pa balik ko. why dont we set a list of songs para pag natuloy to, na sifra na? whacha think?
i can do vox. i dunno kung papasa sa inyo. im not the PLAKA type. i sing it as i feel it. in short i dont sound the FAGEN but i can sing them songs. and a little guitar. nakaka sira ng ulo ung nga solo eh so ayaw ko na iattempt. :)
I can play the drums to the Dan songs. So when is the jam taking place?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on May 30, 2008, 11:49:54 PM
not really jazz for me. most of the musicians in their albums are jazz and pro session musicians hence the perception maybe. although for me "Aja" might be considered as jazz listening. most of their early work was pop-rock, and later moving into blues/jazz/pop.
Pop-rock with jazz chords?
Some of the lyrics are really jazz inspired, like "Deacon Blues" and especially "Parker's Band" which is chock-full of Charlie Parker references.
They also like stealing jazz licks - like Horace Silver's "Song For My Father" is the intro of "Rikki Don't Lose That Number".
They did record a full fledged jazz instrumental - "East St. Louis Toodle-Doo", which is a Duke Ellington piece from the 30's (I heard the original, and The Dan did a good job of rearranging the big band piece for electric guitars).
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: psychic_sushi on May 30, 2008, 11:55:59 PM
TBC ang attendance ko. im out of the country sa ngayon. baka mid april pa balik ko. why dont we set a list of songs para pag natuloy to, na sifra na? whacha think?
i can do vox. i dunno kung papasa sa inyo. im not the PLAKA type. i sing it as i feel it. in short i dont sound the FAGEN but i can sing them songs. and a little guitar. nakaka sira ng ulo ung nga solo eh so ayaw ko na iattempt. :)
raising my hand and headstock for the guitar duties! i'm sure other axe-slingers would join in too.
i just love steely dan, and it would be great to regroup with the folks here.
paging deacon blues! he can nail the bass lines no problemo! sali ako jim! just like the old days with bodd and 3650 :wink:
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on May 31, 2008, 03:11:29 AM
Baka pwede makinood na lang muna mga bro kung matuloy kayo
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on May 31, 2008, 10:17:59 AM
jam na po mga sers!!!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on May 31, 2008, 12:31:30 PM
I go for Monday Jun 9? Will I already reserve Gig Studios in Cubao? 4-6PM or 7-9PM?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 01, 2008, 01:25:25 AM
Maalala ko nga pala mga bro, kung natatandaan nyo pa yung bar sa Mabini noon na Bodega House nung early 80s na meron din silang branch sa Quezon Blvd, QC.. Dun sa Bodega Mabini noon meron isang group dun ang name ng band Paztilan.. ang guitarist nila noon ay si Kelly(Badon) former guitarist of Side A. Sila ang magaling mag-cover ng Steely Dan songs noon & they also play some songs from Atlanta Rythm Section.. plakado pa kasi ang ang mga tugtugan noon.. Sa kanila ko una nadinig kinober ang Rikki Don't Lose That #..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 01, 2008, 10:55:46 AM
wow is this the same group the had a couple of originals being played sa rj am/fm? one song was the name of the band, and the othe was "ulan".
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 02, 2008, 02:02:26 AM
wow is this the same group the had a couple of originals being played sa rj am/fm? one song was the name of the band, and the othe was "ulan".
Tama ka.. they(Paztilan Band) have compositions na na-airplay noon sa RJ-AM's Pinoy Rock & Rythm. Ang title ng song nila ay: Pagmamahalan na may beat na same as Steal Away or What A Fool Believes.. kasabayan ng Tuloy Pa Rin Ako ng Labuyo.. Yung Ulan, composition naman yun ng The Boys(Lolit Carbon's backup band in the early 80s) na na-airplay din sa RJ-AM.. I remember the guy who sang Ulan, he is Joey Maurillo, The Boys' guitarist.. they were the backup band of Lolit Carbon song Usok with the guitar solo of Bong Weinstein, their other guitarist..
(pasensya na mga bro.. sa thread ng Pinoy Rock Forum dapat ang topic na 'to) balik tayo sa Steely Dan..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on June 04, 2008, 01:27:09 PM
Is Monday June 9 4-6Pm at Gig Studios in Cubao fine with you?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on June 04, 2008, 02:03:15 PM
Is Monday June 9 4-6Pm at Gig Studios in Cubao fine with you?
game po ako sa monday mga ser!!! gawa nalang po tayo breakdown ng mga pwedeng pyesahing steely dan songs. eto po pwede ko kantahin; bad sneakers dr. wu throw back the little ones black friday deacon blues
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: working stiff on June 04, 2008, 05:55:42 PM
Wendell,
Puede ba akong manuod?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on June 05, 2008, 06:12:00 PM
Of course John! Pero di pa complete ang players. Masters Jim (drums) and Anton (guitar) has signified, along with some others but only konkreteingk (vocals) has confirmed for Monday. No bass player yet so it must be you!
I'll still wait for confirmations before I reserve a slot, but by then it might be too late.
When's your gig (and where)?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Allan Roy on June 05, 2008, 08:12:50 PM
wow is this the same group the had a couple of originals being played sa rj am/fm? one song was the name of the band, and the othe was "ulan".
The title of the song of Paztillan is "Kasagutan" while the song "Tag-Ulan" was done by The Boys/Joey Maurillo. Theses songs are still being played in RJ Underground Radio 105.9 FM during the Pinoy Rock Show every sunday....
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 05, 2008, 09:18:22 PM
monday is too soon but doable. consider this a "rough" jam.
suggestions
deacon blues G6-F6-G/A-F6 stanza chords do it again (Gm7 stanza) reelin' in the years D- A/C#-Bm7-A (stanza chords) rikki don't lose that number D- A -E (stanza chords)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: working stiff on June 05, 2008, 10:37:29 PM
Sige, Wendell. Will try my best to do a rough cifra para may porma yung kanta. Hope di ako mapahiya sa inyo. But if Tinnie is around to play bass, back to the gallery ako. Wala pa kaming sked for a gig. Don't know if Mari is already back from Canada.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 05, 2008, 11:45:45 PM
okay please confirm on this thread if you are going either whole heartedly or 1/2 heartedly :) before saturday if possible. its just a jam folks. no expectations as long as there is a semblance of a rhythm section it would be great. over to you Wendel.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Deacon Blues on June 06, 2008, 12:44:26 AM
"This is the day of the expanding man ... " :-)
I'd love to just watch you guys play, although I'm not sure about Monday.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Deadwing on June 06, 2008, 06:11:14 AM
Geeks lang talaga ang tingin ko kela Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
Panoorin niyo yung link na nakalakip. Even in this parody video, The Eagles thought that Steely Dan were geeks. Panoorin niyo na lang yung buong serye ng Yacht Rock. Kakatawang halo ng comedy tsaka VH1's Behind The Music.
Also back on topic: like I mentioned at another messageboard, My Old School has got to have one of the best guitar solos ever executed...aside from those fantastic horn parts.
They'll be touring the US again this summer too.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on June 06, 2008, 08:28:21 AM
game po ako sa monday mga ser!!! gawa nalang po tayo breakdown ng mga pwedeng pyesahing steely dan songs. eto po pwede ko kantahin; bad sneakers dr. wu throw back the little ones black friday deacon blues
Ideally....
FM Peg Josie Black Cow Aja Green Earrings Glamour Profession
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: working stiff on June 06, 2008, 11:11:11 AM
monday is too soon but doable. consider this a "rough" jam.
suggestions
deacon blues G6-F6-G/A-F6 stanza chords do it again (Gm7 stanza) reelin' in the years D- A/C#-Bm7-A (stanza chords) rikki don't lose that number D- A -E (stanza chords)
will study the above. plus one more kung kaya: peg or josie or fm, kung ano mas madali. as if may madali sa steely dan.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: working stiff on June 06, 2008, 11:17:48 AM
Hey nineteen pala napag-aralan ko na dati. review ko uli. Keds, sali ka rin sa jam, di ba?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on June 06, 2008, 12:16:35 PM
Yup, I've got tickets to their NYC show at the Beacon theatre the weekend of June 20th. Uy, them boys will be playing in the outskirts of Toronto in July. Hmmmmm......
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on June 07, 2008, 07:47:34 PM
Looks like we have quorum. I'll reserve now.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on June 08, 2008, 12:10:25 AM
Where the heck is Gig Studios? Please post a map
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 08, 2008, 01:12:24 AM
i think its somewhere in ermin garcia, behind nepa q. market. and using philmusic's search function, somebody posted this in a thread.
"joopabs: onga, naging 285 na nga ung rates ng pipeline. if you want a cheaper studio, almost same lng ng gamit sa pipeline, try nyo ung gig music studio, un nga lang it's located sa looban ng cubao. their rate is 150/hr. this is their # 09183370763."
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 08, 2008, 01:15:54 AM
pahabol :
and so konkreteink... if you can be there on monday... much better... kung hinde walang kakanta... yun nga lang let's start with the usual songs... anyway its a start...
and dare i say it... "bahala na lang" he he
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on June 08, 2008, 09:53:04 AM
Gig studios reserved 4-6 pm Monday. It's in Ermin Garcia (side street of Nepa Qmart) right beside the big Church. Note that it has no sign, you'll just notice that there are lots of cars parked in front of the carinderia on the G/F. It's on the 3rd floor, a little spartan but nevertheless complete (and cheap too).
Going north from EDSA, turn right at New York (at the corner is BDO _Equitable) just after Baliwag transit. Turn left on any good road and you'll cross Ermin Garcia.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on June 08, 2008, 12:09:14 PM
Willie Munji has a great rehearsal studio (High Moon Studios) in the area... but I think this is P750/hr. hehe. Great equipment though.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 08, 2008, 04:14:36 PM
it's a go for me... let's just see what happens.... hhhm now where did i put that fakebook....
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on June 09, 2008, 01:14:11 PM
mamaya na to, kitakits mga ser!!! anything goes!!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on June 09, 2008, 01:56:59 PM
5-7 pm daw, sabi ni Wendell.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 09, 2008, 02:44:52 PM
here at the pc, listening/reviewing some songs
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on June 09, 2008, 09:39:15 PM
Just concluded the jam. John,Wendel, Nonoy, Kedy, Jun, Jim and Konkretaink came, saw and conquered. Because this was the 1st time, and we're still trying to find out common songs, we were able to jam the following: FM Deacon Blues Do it Again Rikki Don't Lose that Number
In various stages of completion: Peg Pretzel Logic Reeling in the Years Josie
We now have something that we can play, and next time we can concentrate on cleaning up our acts. Sorely missed were Tinnie and Anton.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on June 09, 2008, 11:26:59 PM
salamat po mga ser, bagong experience yung kanina hehehe. di ko akalain na kakantahin ko talaga sa full band yung mga steely dan favorites ko, dream come true hahaha!!! mas masarap makinig at manood nalang eh! next time po ulit mga ser!!! wooohooo!!! sarap!!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 10, 2008, 03:09:09 AM
mga bro mukhang oks jamming nyo a.. sana makapanood next time.. sarap na tugtugan yan, steely dan
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Allan Roy on June 11, 2008, 08:00:14 PM
guys....pwede na ba kayong imbitahan sa isang gig? thanks
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: kedysanchez on June 12, 2008, 12:31:01 AM
guys....pwede na ba kayong imbitahan sa isang gig? thanks
Wag muna, Allan Roy. Pag medyo pulido na...
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 12, 2008, 02:20:53 AM
Sarap manood ng gig na ganyan.. kasi wala yata sa mga present bands natin ngayon na tumutugtog ng Steely Dan.. ganda lalo siguro kung may horn section no?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Allan Roy on June 12, 2008, 03:50:47 AM
Sarap manood ng gig na ganyan.. kasi wala yata sa mga present bands natin ngayon na tumutugtog ng Steely Dan.. ganda lalo siguro kung may horn section no?
Sir The Jerks usually have about 4 or 5 Steely Dan songs they perform during their set.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 27, 2008, 11:58:03 PM
Mga bros, nagpopost ako photos ayaw ma-post. "the uploader is full" daw.. pano ba gagawin ko. mga 4 pics lang naman ito, sent by my friend from NY. nanood sya last Sat ng SD concert at the Beacon Theatre in NY..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on June 28, 2008, 12:03:43 AM
Can't wait... I'll be seeing them in 8 days. :-D :-D
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on June 28, 2008, 12:26:10 AM
Can't wait... I'll be seeing them in 8 days. :-D :-D
Chits, I saw them over the weekend at NYC's Beacon theatre (found out a few days after buying the tix that they will be playing in Casino Rama before going up to Montreal). Anyway, their lead git - Jon Herington's playing will blow you away!
Sulit na sulit, worth every penny spent.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on June 28, 2008, 10:14:02 AM
Mga bros, nagpopost ako photos ayaw ma-post. "the uploader is full" daw.. pano ba gagawin ko. mga 4 pics lang naman ito, sent by my friend from NY. nanood sya last Sat ng SD concert at the Beacon Theatre in NY..
ser, ipaste mo lang po sa message body yung link sa photobucket. wag po sa additional options.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 28, 2008, 01:24:58 PM
Bro wala pa ako account sa Photobucket. Bale dito lang manggagaling direct from my PC ang mga pics papunta dito sa message board ng philmusic.. pwede kaya yun.. o kailangan ko pa mag-create ng Photobucket acct., tapos upload ko mga pics dun?
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: konkreteink on June 28, 2008, 02:44:30 PM
Bro wala pa ako account sa Photobucket. Bale dito lang manggagaling direct from my PC ang mga pics papunta dito sa message board ng philmusic.. pwede kaya yun.. o kailangan ko pa mag-create ng Photobucket acct., tapos upload ko mga pics dun?
ser kelangan mo pa po gumawa ng account sa photobucket bago ka makapag post ng pics.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on June 28, 2008, 05:46:11 PM
Mga bros, nagpopost ako photos ayaw ma-post. "the uploader is full" daw.. pano ba gagawin ko. mga 4 pics lang naman ito, sent by my friend from NY. nanood sya last Sat ng SD concert at the Beacon Theatre in NY..
Sorry, I disabled file uploads on this board (the forum takes enough disk space as it is) long ago. So what we do when posting photos is upload to a photo sharing site (there are scads of these everywhere like Photobucket, pbase, multiply, flickr, yada yada yada) and then post the poto using the "insert image" command (the icon that looks like a photoframe on the editor) and then pasting the URL of the JPEG or image.
If you don't have a photo sharing account on any of these sites - open one, it's easy enough to do so.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 28, 2008, 10:39:08 PM
Ah ok ser Jim, ganun na lang gagawin ko
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jim Ayson on June 29, 2008, 01:30:18 AM
Sir Guitarpie, paki post yung setlist ng Steely Dan Combo sa Beacon... thank you sir
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on June 29, 2008, 01:34:32 PM
Eto mga bros, here are some pix sent to me, taken by my friend, a Filipina nurse in NY. She came on the last night of SD at the Beacon Theatre, July 21.. Even with camera prohibitions, she has able to slipped in cam & took some pics..
My friend wasn't able to write down the songs or the setlist. Here is a link I found on flickr posted by a guy named Hernan Hernandez who has able to watch it July 20, with pics & setlist for that night.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on June 29, 2008, 09:03:06 PM
i love the 4th shot. and if they were sitting right, there then it doesn't get any better than that and seeing the "dan" up close and personal.... it must have been a very euphoric night
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on July 01, 2008, 03:10:33 AM
Chits, I saw them over the weekend at NYC's Beacon theatre (found out a few days after buying the tix that they will be playing in Casino Rama before going up to Montreal). Anyway, their lead git - Jon Herington's playing will blow you away!
Sulit na sulit, worth every penny spent.
Thanks for the heads up! Just 5 more days!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: vegetablejoe on July 01, 2008, 10:02:00 AM
On the Two Against nature dvd, I noticed Walter Becker's very tasty playing. Idol ko na rin.
So why would another high-caliber, high-profile guitarist, i.e. Jon Herrington, now be needed in the band? Discounting physical exhaustion as possibly the primary reason...
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on July 01, 2008, 12:00:12 PM
Vjoe, during last weekend's Beacon gig, Jon was introduced by Fagen as the band's musical director as well. If I recall from the Aja DVD, I think it was Larry Carlton who was reminiscing that when he was doing SD work, he acted like the bridge (or in computer-speak, the business analyst) between the technically-trained musicians and Becker/Fagen, who had a clear concept of what they wanted but couldn't put their concept in music-speak for the hired guns to execute. Baka ganoon na ang papel ni Jon sa grupo.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: vegetablejoe on July 02, 2008, 09:04:33 AM
Thanks Jaco D. Great info. Good to know. Though I would have thought the duo was technically proficient as well. Surfing some more, I see that Herington also played on their last two cds, so I guess doing the same for a tour naturally follows.
Great music. We were fooling around with "Black Friday" last night, and, luckily for me, there's only a few rhythm guitar chords in that song... else I wouldn't have been able to cope. But I couldn't solo to save my life...
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on July 02, 2008, 01:25:33 PM
Wow! So that was Jon Herrington on guitar.. Superb guitar solo. I think that was the best Peg guitar solo since Jay Graydon's..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on July 07, 2008, 08:49:59 AM
Saw them last night. Great show. Honestly, I guess I was expecting more. I suppose it was because it was in an outdoor venue where I believe doesn't give justice to the music the guys where playing. I'd rather see them indoors where there are great acoustics. Bottomline, it's great to see them perform live.
On other stuff, I didn't see the pedals those guys were using but I assume they didn't really use much except for maybe an overdrive. Becker used his signature 3 soapbar Sadowsky plugged into a pair of Mesa Boogies and Jon Herrington, who I think played really well, used a 335 and a tele and was plugged into a couple of Guytron GT100FVs.
Here's the set list: Steely Dan: Set List for the Ottawa Bluesfest, July 5th 2008
1. Overture 2. The Royal Scam 3. I Got the News 4. Show Biz Kids 5. Two Against Nature 6. Hey Nineteen 7. Do It Again 8. Gaucho (Walter Becker vocal) 9. Home At Last 10. Parker's Band (vocals by backup singers) 11. Josie 12. Black Friday 13. Love is Like an Itching in my Heart (band intro) 14. Peg 15. FM
ENCORES: 16. Kid Charlemagne 17. Last Tango in Paris (instrumental by band)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Downbeat on July 07, 2008, 09:21:06 AM
let me share one of my favorite song of them kahit underrated "Only a fool would say that". A jazz/samba flavored song at very catchy ang melody, ang guitar parts mala "George Benson" type..super galing!!!!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on July 07, 2008, 09:23:03 AM
On the Two Against nature dvd, I noticed Walter Becker's very tasty playing. Idol ko na rin.
So why would another high-caliber, high-profile guitarist, i.e. Jon Herrington, now be needed in the band? Discounting physical exhaustion as possibly the primary reason...
Walter Becker was never the main guitar player of Steely Dan. In fact, he originally played the bass for most of their recordings except for probably the last couple of ones. Most of the lead work on their albums were done by session musicians like Larry Carlton, Elliot Randall, Jeff Baxter, Rick Derringer, Mark Knopfler, Wayne Krantz, etc.
I think Jon Herrington is a far better guitar player than Becker. But then Becker is known more for his songwriting abilities with Fagen than his actual playing.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: 3650guy on July 07, 2008, 11:55:07 AM
...and also Denny Diaz for his excellent work on "Do it again" and "Bodhitsattva"!
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: guitarpie on July 08, 2008, 01:57:59 AM
and don't forget Jay Graydon who did the original Peg solo..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on July 08, 2008, 07:14:15 AM
I think this is the 1st time I've heard these songs played live. I may be wrong though. Did Fagen play the Joe Sample part in "I got the news"?
The Royal Scam I Got the News Gaucho (Walter Becker vocal) Home At Last Love is Like an Itching in my Heart (band intro) Last Tango in Paris (instrumental by band)
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: vegetablejoe on July 08, 2008, 09:30:49 AM
Walter Becker was never the main guitar player of Steely Dan. In fact, he originally played the bass for most of their recordings except for probably the last couple of ones. Most of the lead work on their albums were done by session musicians like Larry Carlton, Elliot Randall, Jeff Baxter, Rick Derringer, Mark Knopfler, Wayne Krantz, etc.
I think Jon Herrington is a far better guitar player than Becker. But then Becker is known more for his songwriting abilities with Fagen than his actual playing.
True. But it looks/sounds to me that Becker's playing has improved quite a lot; and may get to a point soon when he can ably carry the load... that is, should he want to.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on July 08, 2008, 08:01:05 PM
I think this is the 1st time I've heard these songs played live. I may be wrong though. Did Fagen play the Joe Sample part in "I got the news"?
The Royal Scam I Got the News Gaucho (Walter Becker vocal) Home At Last Love is Like an Itching in my Heart (band intro) Last Tango in Paris (instrumental by band)
Those songs are in their full setlist. I believe they just take out or add more songs as they go along. The show we got lasted 80 minutes. Some folks are saying Ottawa was the first place they played Do It Again on this tour.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on July 08, 2008, 08:16:41 PM
True. But it looks/sounds to me that Becker's playing has improved quite a lot; and may get to a point soon when he can ably carry the load... that is, should he want to.
Definitely. Altho I don't see him carrying all the guitar load on tour. What I noticed was, most of the solos that required to be played like their recorded version were played by Jon, while Becker improvised more when he got his turn. Which is typical of Walter Becker even when he played bass.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Jaco D on July 09, 2008, 04:58:10 AM
Some folks are saying Ottawa was the first place they played Do It Again on this tour.
Mukhang tama ka diyan Chits - they didn't play Do It Again when I saw them at the Beacon (not sure about the four or five other shows they had there during the week), though I would have wanted to hear Jon or Walter's take on the classic Denny Dias guitar solo.
They had "Steady" Freddie Washington playing bass in his usual "no frills" style (just the low end, baby), and I kinda missed seeing the late great Cornelius Bumpus on sax. I saw Fagen (again at the Beacon) during the early 90s when he was on the "Rock and Soul Review" tour, and when I saw SD a few weeks back I was hoping against hope that Michael McDonald would be singing his signature "Pretzel Logic" line once again (asa pa, ultimong Pretzel Logic di nila kinanta).
Maybe it's just me but I found that Last Tango thing a bit out of place. The brass section played it like a funeral march (anong tawag niyan sa atin - Punebre?).
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Boddhisattva on July 09, 2008, 09:03:52 PM
When I saw them 2 years ago in their tour with Mike, they also didn't play Pretzel Logic.
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: Chito on July 09, 2008, 09:25:47 PM
I agree about the Last Tango part. I thought it was a "WTF" moment. hahahaha
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: vegetablejoe on August 12, 2008, 01:41:36 PM
Not meaning to divert from the current discussion on SD's ongoing tour.... but my curiosity is killing me...
What can make that sitar-like effect on the solo in "Do It Again?"
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Post by: grasyaps on August 13, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
1. guitar solo on stanley clark's "sweet baby" 2. certain portions of taylor dayne's "love will lead you back" 3. certain portions of tavares' "hardcore poetry"
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Post by: guitarpie on August 14, 2008, 12:30:57 AM
1. guitar solo on stanley clark's "sweet baby" 2. certain portions of taylor dayne's "love will lead you back" 3. certain portions of tavares' "hardcore poetry"
You got it! Your examples are all correct.. yun yata ang usong effect nung 70s specially on Stylistics and Tavares' songs. (I think it's a vibrato effect). You can reproduce that sound using a chorus or a flanger (medyo hawig na rin) by adjusting the rate & depth control knobs 3/4 or more(hanapin nyo na lang yung tama sa inyo)
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Post by: Deadwing on August 14, 2008, 01:40:26 AM
I only found out today that Hiram Bullock, who played some of the guitar parts on Gaucho, passed away last July. Tragic.
You can reproduce that sound using a chorus or a flanger (medyo hawig na rin) by adjusting the rate & depth control knobs 3/4 or more(hanapin nyo na lang yung tama sa inyo)
plus resonance if your fx has it....
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Post by: joshnerez on August 15, 2008, 12:46:25 PM
+1 steely dan
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Post by: kedysanchez on August 16, 2008, 09:50:47 PM
Tama yung electric sitar effect. It was also used on the intro of "You Make Me Feel Brand New" when I took notice of that sound a long time ago.
An example of the flanged effect naman na kahawig ng ES can be heard on John Tropea's intro sa "Havana Strut" in Deodato's Whirlwinds album.
Pasensiya na po at medyo luma ang mga examples.
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Post by: tuned on August 21, 2008, 09:10:04 PM
Always will be a steely dan fan.......... :-)
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Post by: grasyaps on August 22, 2008, 05:34:10 PM
moving on...
i heard this song decades ago and i like it but never bothered to look it up (di pa uso mabilis na internet nun at wla pa ata kami internet nun hehehe)
then when i caught the SD bug a few years back, i found out it was a DONALD FAGEN song.
IGY. watch or listen, or watch and listen. :) those who arent IN yet. get in.
Tama yung electric sitar effect. It was also used on the intro of "You Make Me Feel Brand New" when I took notice of that sound a long time ago.
An example of the flanged effect naman na kahawig ng ES can be heard on John Tropea's intro sa "Havana Strut" in Deodato's Whirlwinds album.
Pasensiya na po at medyo luma ang mga examples.
oks lang.. sa 70s songs nga mostly ginamit ang ganung effect..
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: knopfler_29 on September 25, 2008, 08:31:49 PM
fav ko FM at dirty work
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Post by: basstuduplak on October 20, 2008, 02:48:44 AM
:-D
i'm definitely a big fan of steely dan!!! :mrgreen: check out also there "alive in america album"....gara talaga eh!!! favorite ko yung josie(live). thanks to sir wowie possadas and kuya benjie mendez for sharing this great artist :-D
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Post by: gutz_3110 on November 08, 2008, 10:50:03 AM
uy sama ako dito! hehehe steely dan rules!
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Post by: guitarpie on November 10, 2008, 03:46:32 AM
Uy si Benjie, kilala ko yan. paki-kumusta :-)
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Post by: robcoun on January 09, 2009, 09:26:21 PM
Sana may kumanta ng Dr. Wu tsaka Here at the Western World
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Post by: guitarpie on January 14, 2009, 11:45:58 PM
Tayo na lang kaya bro practisin natin o kaya yung mga dating nag-jam dito ng mga steely dan songs :-D
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Post by: jimy james on January 19, 2009, 01:36:09 PM
dudes... any confirmation re sa gig nila dito sa pinas? sponsored ba ng Philjazz?
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Post by: mozart123 on February 11, 2009, 03:23:36 PM
ooops meron pala ganito thread para ke steely dan i was quite curious of how steely dan sounds like i remember back in the nineties i have a jingle magazine published in the eighties with steely dan on the cover. So i said to myself last year why don't i look for a steely dan and i did i got the then and now don't ask me how i acquired it :evil: and last night i got citizen :evil: currently listening to the tracks so far it's reelin in the years, rikki don't lose that number
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Post by: styledog on February 13, 2009, 06:53:05 PM
i havent been a long time listener but ever since, ive been hooked.
anyone who has MP3s? pwede pa copya? bayaran ko nlng ung CD. :-D
15 tracks lang meron ako. cgruo compilation lang to.
pwede pacopya ng mga CDs? cnong kumpleto?
deacon blues, meron ka? :-D
Just in case, nahihirapan kang maghanap ng CDs or MP3s ng Steely Dan try mo sa LPs. Maraming available nito sa LPs. Mapapabili ka nga lang ng turntable to play them back.
I could give you references. :-) :-)
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Post by: Deadwing on February 14, 2009, 01:13:36 AM
Elvis Costello does Showbiz Kids to open one of his episodes of Spectacle. Extra: an interview with M Ward and Zooey Deschanel of She & Him.
not really jazz for me. most of the musicians in their albums are jazz and pro session musicians hence the perception maybe. although for me "Aja" might be considered as jazz listening. most of their early work was pop-rock, and later moving into blues/jazz/pop.
"if you can't explain it...its jazz" - Legend of 900
Title: Re: Steely Dan
Post by: stereolance on May 17, 2010, 11:22:39 AM
i'm really gald i found this thread! i love steely dan. KID CHARLEMAGNE is my favorite. It's Larry Carlton who did the lead part....it's O-SAWM! tried to "cifra"...did fair enough sa chords but when i tried improvising over the chord changes...hell, i was lost! The best talaga STEELY DAN...never in my life i've heared somthing like what they play.......somone was asking kung anung GENRE ng steely dan....hindi kaya sila mismo eh GENRE na ng music? heheheheh!
LOVE STEELY DAN! yey!
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Post by: Boddhisattva on May 17, 2010, 01:14:19 PM
It's really hard to improv over Kid Charlemagne, so you're still ok.
Anybody would like to do Steely Dan Jam II? Last time there was me and 3650guy (Nonoy) playing keys, Working Stiff (John) on the bass and Jim Ayson playing the drums. Kedy Sanchez was also there. Somebody whose name I can't recall now (whew, memory cells not working!) did the vocals.
The jam was played in the newer studio of Gig in Cubao. Anybody who wants to host is welcome, we just need to agree on what to play beforehand.
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Post by: scofield on May 17, 2010, 06:56:57 PM
Nice!
Sana pumunta sila dito sa Pinas. Favorite ko ung buong Aja, na album, pero all of their albums are the best, walang tapon., lahat panalo. :-D
Bad sneakers and dirty work ang current favorties ko naman ngayon.
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Post by: slowhandpal on May 18, 2010, 09:37:18 PM
pasali.. :lol: steely Dan fan here too
songs that caught my ears before
1. FM 2. Do it again 3. Dirty work 4. Midnight cruiser 5. Rikkie don't lose that number
Not necessarily in that order. but if one will force me to name just two.. hmm.. FM & Dirty work :wink:
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Post by: sulayman44 on May 18, 2010, 11:12:25 PM
About time may Steely Dan thread na dito!
Steely Dan is a different animal. Nakaka insecure ang kanilang pag ka perfectionist. I mean, listen to those solos, bass lines... what have you.
Sa time ng mga bands like CSNY, Dylan and all those rock/country bands, kakaiba ang trip nila.
Kid Charlemagne is my favorite song. :mrgreen:
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Post by: stereolance on May 27, 2010, 10:16:52 AM
steely dan in the morning...steely dan in the evening.........i just lav it!
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Post by: konkreteink on May 27, 2010, 11:59:29 AM
It's really hard to improv over Kid Charlemagne, so you're still ok.
Anybody would like to do Steely Dan Jam II? Last time there was me and 3650guy (Nonoy) playing keys, Working Stiff (John) on the bass and Jim Ayson playing the drums. Kedy Sanchez was also there. Somebody whose name I can't recall now (whew, memory cells not working!) did the vocals.
The jam was played in the newer studio of Gig in Cubao. Anybody who wants to host is welcome, we just need to agree on what to play beforehand.
that would be me (erwin) sir Boddhisattva, haha. i was the one who did the vocals. yeah, it's about time for a second jam!
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Post by: grasyaps on August 05, 2010, 09:17:38 PM
i wouldve loved to see erwin sing! hahahha
completo ko na lahat ng album nila yehey! mp3 nga lang pero works for me :D
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Post by: plasticsoul on August 09, 2010, 11:35:15 PM
Gusto ko AJA (incl. Aja, Black Cow, Deacon Blue) and CAN'T BUY A THRILL (incl. Do It Again, Dirty Work & Reelin' in the Years) lp. Pareho nasa RStone 500 greatest albums of all time. Sabi ng Manufacturer ng Thorens Turntable, lumaki sales ng units nila ng 1970s dahil sa aja album. Di lang music maganda, pati yung recording. Na re-issue to sa Mobile Fidelity, 180g at mga anniversary issues. Up to now hot pa din ito lalo na sa mga audiophiles.
Although me copy din ako ng Steely Dan Greatest Hits 2lp at Ghits v2.
Yung Nightfly ni Donald Fagen okey din. :-)
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Post by: Boddhisattva on August 10, 2010, 11:09:09 AM
Gusto ko AJA (incl. Aja, Black Cow, Deacon Blues) and CAN'T BUY A THRILL (incl. Do It Again, Dirty Work & Reelin' in the Years) lp. Pareho nasa RStone 500 greatest albums of all time. Sabi ng Manufacturer ng Thorens Turntable, lumaki sales ng units nila ng 1970s dahil sa aja album. Di lang music maganda, pati yung recording. Na re-issue to sa Mobile Fidelity, 180g at mga anniversary issues. Up to now hot pa din ito lalo na sa mga audiophiles.
Although me copy din ako ng Steely Dan Greatest Hits 2lp at Ghits v2.
Yung Nightfly ni Donald Fagen okey din. :-)
Try to score a copy of the Making of Aja DVD where the recording process is meticulously discussed and shown. Then you'll say "Wow".
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Post by: JDennis on August 10, 2010, 01:22:34 PM
Steely Dan (Donald Fagen and Walter Becker), just like Michael Franks' music is what we all consider, the "Thinking Man's Rock". Geeky as they may seem because they have a unique way of making their music. Although they are very much considered in the the Jazz genre. I had the pleasure of meeting them in person when I was working part time in a San Diego radio station during our annual Jazz fest. Very nice people.
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Post by: Boddhisattva on August 11, 2010, 09:12:38 AM
Wow, that was a rare opportunity! The closest I've been to them is watching their concert in Dallas with Mike MacDonald 3 years ago.
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Post by: plasticsoul on August 12, 2010, 06:36:03 PM
Try to score a copy of the Making of Aja DVD where the recording process is meticulously discussed and shown. Then you'll say "Wow".
Just saw this yesterday, galing nga ng making, npaka meticulous, pero swak na swak tlga ang album na aja
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Post by: Jaco D on August 20, 2010, 12:21:37 AM
Last month when I was killing time by going through the racks of the main HMV store here in Toronto, I was able to score a copy of their "latest" DVD after watching it on one of the many overhead flatscreens on the store walls. It documents their recent tour which I was fortunate enough to have seen while I was visiting NYC last year. I have the word "latest" in quotes because I don't think it is legit since wala siya sa DVD list ng SD website (just like "The Making of AJA" DVD; The title of this DVD is "Perfection in Performance", which doesn't sound like the usual SD irreverent titles. Weird). As usual the Katzenjammer Kids were supported by one fine group of musicians: Jon Harrington on lead/musical director, Freddie Washington on bass etc. But what caught my eye was this young drummer (forgot his name) who nailed that Steve Gadd solo on Aja. One of their "chu-chu-wahhhs", Carolyn Leonheart, is one hell of a vocalist (and a hottie as well). Thank God I've got one of her CDs (Jazz staples and standards). Michael MacDonald was a guest vocalist/keyboard player on that leg (I don't think he was there on the NYC leg) and his vocals fit hand-in-glove with SD's rock-jazz grooves.
If you have the chance to get a copy of this DVD, go get it. Hindi kayo magsisisi, though I wish they had included other well know SD cuts (like Pretzel Logic). Labo ni Harrington - I think he left this out of the tour set.
SD was also here early this year for two nights at Massey Hall. What they did was interesting: They played all the cuts on "Aja" during the first night and all the cuts on another album (as usual di ko maalala which one) on the second night. Nice gimmick: if you're a die-had SD fan you'd want to see both shows! Too bad I was unavailable that weekend.
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Post by: 3650guy on August 23, 2010, 05:07:19 PM
good stuff. it is great that they are still at it. yun nga lang the last live DVD they had, eh si Donald fagen had difficult hitting some of the high notes. yes to Carolyn Leonheart kaya lang medyo distracting yung "hottines niya" i think music grad siya and she also has an album of her own.
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Post by: Kalspa55 on September 10, 2010, 08:09:27 PM
I tried to get my band to do the song "Do it again" and they never heard the song before SIyang talaga!!!
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Post by: globalwarmthings on September 10, 2010, 10:05:40 PM
Last month when I was killing time by going through the racks of the main HMV store here in Toronto, I was able to score a copy of their "latest" DVD after watching it on one of the many overhead flatscreens on the store walls. It documents their recent tour which I was fortunate enough to have seen while I was visiting NYC last year. I have the word "latest" in quotes because I don't think it is legit since wala siya sa DVD list ng SD website (just like "The Making of AJA" DVD; The title of this DVD is "Perfection in Performance", which doesn't sound like the usual SD irreverent titles. Weird). As usual the Katzenjammer Kids were supported by one fine group of musicians: Jon Harrington on lead/musical director, Freddie Washington on bass etc. But what caught my eye was this young drummer (forgot his name) who nailed that Steve Gadd solo on Aja. One of their "chu-chu-wahhhs", Carolyn Leonheart, is one hell of a vocalist (and a hottie as well). Thank God I've got one of her CDs (Jazz staples and standards). Michael MacDonald was a guest vocalist/keyboard player on that leg (I don't think he was there on the NYC leg) and his vocals fit hand-in-glove with SD's rock-jazz grooves.
If you have the chance to get a copy of this DVD, go get it. Hindi kayo magsisisi, though I wish they had included other well know SD cuts (like Pretzel Logic). Labo ni Harrington - I think he left this out of the tour set.
SD was also here early this year for two nights at Massey Hall. What they did was interesting: They played all the cuts on "Aja" during the first night and all the cuts on another album (as usual di ko maalala which one) on the second night. Nice gimmick: if you're a die-had SD fan you'd want to see both shows! Too bad I was unavailable that weekend.
keith carlock yun drummer :-D
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Post by: globalwarmthings on September 10, 2010, 10:09:29 PM
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Post by: grasyaps on September 11, 2010, 02:42:09 AM
good stuff. it is great that they are still at it. yun nga lang the last live DVD they had, eh si Donald fagen had difficult hitting some of the high notes. yes to Carolyn Leonheart kaya lang medyo distracting yung "hottines niya" i think music grad siya and she also has an album of her own.
actually ung pag ka hirap ni donald fager to sing the high notes, for me, adds a different dimension to the songs :P
and yes, carolyn leonheart is hot!!! i googled her and got OB with her for a while :P
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Post by: globalwarmthings on September 11, 2010, 12:29:20 PM