Steely Dan - Your Top Five Tunes

[weR138]

It's with a heavy heart (and a bit late) that I start this thread. With the passing of the great Walter Becker I'm curious what your top 5 Steely Dan list looks like. Here's mine:

5. Dirty Work
4. Any Major Dude
3. My Old School
2. Peg
1. Reelin' In The Years

 

[3GenClone]

I'm not a big fan of Steely Dan, but I do like Kid Charlemagne

Taking a Cyclone detour - I always thought a good nickname for Steele Jantz was "Steely Jan":

"There's another 8 yard completion from Steely Jan to Josh 'Hey 19' Lentz"

 

[HFCS]

1. Kid Charlemagne
2. Do it Again (that solo, wow)
3. Any Major Dude
4. My Old School (again for the guitar that duels with the horns)
5. Deacon Blues

I never really liked them until a few years ago but something switched and suddenly I became quite a big fan. Long commute and I've been listening to them a ton.

 

[Bewilderme]

In no real order:

Caves of Altamira
Do it again
The entirety of Aja
Gaucho
Reelin' in the years

 

[SCyclone]

1. Do It Again (great storyline in the lyrics)
2. FM (reminds me of my stoner days at good ol' ISU)
3. Aja
4. Deacon Blues
5. I.G.Y. (yeah, I know, this was Don Fagen doing solo, but it sure sounds like a Steely Dan song. I heard it first at the Metrodome while the Twins were taking batting practice and always thought it was cool song.)

 

[HFCS]

1. Do It Again (great storyline in the lyrics)

They are very good story tellers. Listening to Kid Charlemagne is like watching a Scorsese movie.

 

[Al_4_State]

Dirty Work
Black Cow
Peg
My Old School
Do It Again

 

[weR138]

In no real order:

Caves of Altamira
Do it again
The entirety of Aja
Gaucho
Reelin' in the years

Yeah, Aja is probably my fav SD album. It's just brilliant.

 

[TXCyclones]

We were at the Rangers vs Angels game on Sunday and the sound guy played Steely Dan songs over every break. It was a pretty cool tribute even though nobody else there knew who's songs they were or why they were playing.

 

[Cycsk]

I was introduced to Steely Dan in high school in the late 1970's when I heard Rikki Don't Lose That Number on the radio and have been fascinated by them ever since.

#5. Rikki
#4. Peg
#3. Do It Again
#2. Deacon Blues
#1. Aja

I think I like the Aja song more each time I hear it. And I consider the Aja album to be the best overall album I've ever heard.

Have you noticed that Hyvee Liquor (at least the one in West Ames) often has Steely Dan music playing? That is either really bad (Steely Dan has become muzak) or really good (they are catering to customers like me).

 

[Cycsk]

2. FM

Did you know that the "A" in Aja matches the tone of the "F" in FM?

I heard a clip from an AM disc jockey who dubbed it in so that the song FM had "AM" in it.

 

[HFCS]

Have you noticed that Hyvee Liquor (at least the one in West Ames) often has Steely Dan music playing? That is either really bad (Steely Dan has become muzak) or really good (they are catering to customers like me).

It does have some sort of unique calming sound...which I think is why I rejected it in my teens and 20s but like it in my 30s. I also fell for the whole "overproduced" line but really I'm not sure there's such a thing if the end result is great which it often was.

 

[TOFB4ISU]

Impossible.

Take a listen to "Here at the Western World" if you haven't heard it.

 

[flynnhicks03]

One of the best bands ever to be named after a sex toy...

Any Major Dude
Dirty Work
Deacon Blues
Peg
(and just for something different) Dr. Wu

 

[MeanDean]

It's with a heavy heart (and a bit late) that I start this thread. With the passing of the great Walter Becker I'm curious what your top 5 Steely Dan list looks like. Here's mine:

5. Dirty Work
4. Any Major Dude
3. My Old School
2. Peg
1. Reelin' In The Years

This is pretty much mine. Might sub Show Business Kids and Kid Charlemagne for Peg and... well something else...

Also reminded me of the thread last week about misunderstood lyrics. "It's my favorite porno movie." versus "It's my favorite foreign movie."

 

[MilehighClone]

Lately my No. 1 has been Time out of Mind.

It's perfection and grace

It's the smile on Coach Campbell's face

 

[Sigmapolis]

"Do It Again"
"Dirty Work"
"Black Friday"
"Deacon Blues"
"Kid Charlemagne"

 

[MrPeske]

Saw them at the Beacon Theater in NYC a couple of falls ago & then the following spring 2 Jazzfest NOLA... They rock, plus Becker & I have the same 1st name...

 

[cydsho]

All of the album "Aja" i correct but I can't believe no one has specifically mentioned "Josie" yet.

 

[dtISU]

It's with a heavy heart (and a bit late) that I start this thread. With the passing of the great Walter Becker I'm curious what your top 5 Steely Dan list looks like. Here's mine:

5. Dirty Work
4. Any Major Dude
3. My Old School
2. Peg
1. Reelin' In The Years

Agree with MeanDean - the top three definitely. 4 and 5 could be a variety of others. One of my favorite bands in high school and college. Enjoyed quite a bit of the herb listening to SD.