tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post8835493947327211738..comments2023-03-25T09:12:38.039-05:00Comments on Bad Commands and Filenames: SQLFunkateerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-83222960929740672502009-01-20T23:41:00.000-06:002009-01-20T23:41:00.000-06:00That was... well, oddly correct!That was... well, oddly correct!Percussivityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567902722009628447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-30743073368864468722009-01-19T16:36:00.000-06:002009-01-19T16:36:00.000-06:00I need to listen to this sometime. Mostly, I want...I need to listen to this sometime. Mostly, I wanted to say we miss you and your family very much. Tears flow when the NeuFunk vibe don't show. With no Tito, Mike had to veto any attempts to be funky. No, the seeds were planted that more cowbell be granted, but no Nic would come from that ground.grkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549969939844909635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-67619875153791571122009-01-17T16:21:00.000-06:002009-01-17T16:21:00.000-06:00Dig the bass line..."the fez" from Royal Scam.<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aepm3FcShD8" REL="nofollow">Dig the bass line..."the fez" from Royal Scam.</A>SQLFunkateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-62550811201094604932009-01-17T16:09:00.000-06:002009-01-17T16:09:00.000-06:00Brandon, here's a good "old" Dan tune: Your Gold T...Brandon, here's a good "old" Dan tune: <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3BjjpZedl8" REL="nofollow">Your Gold Teeth</A><BR/><BR/>I've always loved that intro line on the barely distorted Wurlitzer. Around 2:45 an awesome Wurly solo gets going. This is a simpler, more groove-based, less "cerebral" version of the Dan, more jam session based, less writing based. They both have their good points I think.SQLFunkateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-75677167548851393922009-01-17T11:30:00.000-06:002009-01-17T11:30:00.000-06:00Yeah, I've never had lunch with anyone called Stee...Yeah, I've never had lunch with anyone called Steely Dan.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574903139856857186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-1714640858851308012009-01-17T07:57:00.000-06:002009-01-17T07:57:00.000-06:00The Coder really likes Lunch with Gina.The Coder really likes Lunch with Gina.Percussivityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567902722009628447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-72715542988974389762009-01-16T13:35:00.000-06:002009-01-16T13:35:00.000-06:00Yeah, I ignore the videos. Lots of crappy fan-mad...Yeah, I ignore the videos. Lots of crappy fan-made videos out there, but if one just listens to them, they serve their purpose. <BR/><BR/>When you say "early 70s" I assume you mean the first two or three albums...Can't Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy, and Pretzel Logic (which I would consider a stepping stone to their "middle phase"). Those were, in my opinion, more guitar oriented and much simpler in lyrical content. Abstract still, but not as poetic. Their middle transition phase (half of Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied, and half of Royal Scam) incorporated a lot more depth, and the work on their last two albums before the split (Aja, and Gaucho) represents their deepest stuff in my opinion. I would say also least accessible, but I don't think that's true because songs like Peg and Josie are very accessible. The title track to Aja, not so much. And "Third World Man" is one of the best album closers in existence.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps one reason the vocals seemed to vary more with the early Dan...on their first album, three songs were sung by someone other than Fagen...they fired their lead singer halfway through recording. Midnight Cruiser, Brooklyn (owes the charmer under me), and Dirty Work were non-Fagen vocals.<BR/><BR/>Which songs did you have in mind?SQLFunkateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503958.post-47510624366969292042009-01-16T13:25:00.000-06:002009-01-16T13:25:00.000-06:00I enjoyed the Second Arrangement, it's a shame its...I enjoyed the Second Arrangement, it's a shame its quality. I am surprised someone hasn't remastered it.<BR/><BR/>As for Lunch With Gina, I couldn't tell if it was the video or the music that made me shudder.<BR/><BR/>I prefer the older, dancier songs of Steely Dan's, the vocals also seemed to vary more in the earlier years (early 70's) - perhaps more lyrical exploration too.<BR/><BR/>What are your thoughts?Brandon Briscoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109780780294954949noreply@blogger.com