yes...black cow, another song you will probably recognize from a more recent hip hop song that you didnt know was sampled from steely dan. such a great track
@MOS6508 ай бұрын
@@sorensmith9873 Peter Gunz - Deja Vu.
@markallen29848 ай бұрын
As is Deacon Blues
@SusanTipton-qd6el8 ай бұрын
The entire Aja album is gold. This has Michael McDonald singing backup vocals so it’s got a smooth jazzy harmony. One of my all-time favorites.
@cindipossidento56888 ай бұрын
That is my FAVORITE album !!!!!
@AM-dp8xu8 ай бұрын
Bodhisattva is one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. The guitar solo is fantastic!
@eviekelpie18 ай бұрын
@@AM-dp8xumine too! I've just requested it
@loriparks88058 ай бұрын
One of the two favorite albums from Steely Dan in my opinion, they had two master albums the other one is the Gaucho album.
@humphreygruntwhistle39468 ай бұрын
Their entire CATALOG is gold. Musically and lyrically, their albums were so far advanced over their 70's peers that it almost seemed like they were from another time period. Even now, several decades later, the music still sounds amazing.
@surlechapeau8 ай бұрын
Jay & Amber, you'll absolutely LOVE their "Aja", "Deacon Blues" and "Josie"!!!!! That's Michael McDonald with backing vocals!
@markclaypool54148 ай бұрын
Actually, Michael’s first album with DB’s came out the year before this.
@shyman998 ай бұрын
Thumbs down on comment because "Aja" and "Deacon Blues" would be too long and monotonous for Jay & Amber to listen to. But yes on "Josie".
@michaeldransfield87757 ай бұрын
I heard an interview with McDonald - he said that these backing vocals were some of the toughest work he's ever done - Becker and Fagen wanted him to sing specific notes on two or three different vocal tracks to make up a chord, and he had to do it over and over to get it just right for them.
@colty77644 ай бұрын
Steely Dan "Hey Nineteen".. I think it was early 80s. Very cool
@davidpeters448 ай бұрын
One of the best recorded and mixed albums in history.
@agentsculder24516 ай бұрын
Not only is Michael McDonald on the backing vocals, he is harmonizing with himself. He was recorded in three parts. He's said it was one of the hardest things he ever did.
@827dusty8 ай бұрын
Steely Dan is a cross fusion of Rock and Jazz. Nobody else like them. I love these guys. So many hits over the last 50 plus years.
@geminiguy20138 ай бұрын
SD was one of the reasons that I moved into today's Smooth Jazz genre. I still have their first 5 vinyl records.
@Sportsref138 ай бұрын
I was excited to see them with the Eagles, last month.. only to have them cancel due to some illnesses of members of the band, so had to settle for the Doobie Brothers who are amazing as well.. I had just never seen SD live and was looking forward to it
@anthonyware74526 ай бұрын
Seeing Steely Dan live is a must. I saw them a few years ago when The Doobie Brothers were opening for them. Great concert!!! Steely Dan cannot be placed in any one genre. They are a true fusion band mixing elements of jazz, R&B, soft rock, gospel and reggae. Donald and Walter were/ are true musical geniuses. Been on board with them since middle school when they released Rikku Don't Lose That Number and Do It Again!! With them coming out with The Royal Scam, Aja and Gaucho back to back to back is just sick!! Some of the best music to just ho down the rabbit hole with.
@josephtoney3605 ай бұрын
Gino Vannelli is very similar to Steely Dan
@florap794 ай бұрын
❤I love them too❤
@pudgydaddy8 ай бұрын
Steely Dan is pretty sophisticated, so it sometimes takes a few listens to really resonate with it. But once you lock in, it's some of the best music you'll ever hear. Of course, Jay and Amber are seasoned listeners at this point, so they get it.
@JamesCarson-tm8df8 ай бұрын
Great group glad their back together touring always loved them
@edyarb8 ай бұрын
This is one of the best produced albums of all time. My all time favorite album. You can’t go wrong with.
@MitchClement-il6iq8 ай бұрын
This our pink floyd wish u were here album... also a mention to howlin wolf London sessions! One the best blues albums ever.
@murraytown48 ай бұрын
Peg (Aja) was my introduction to Steely Dan back in ‘79 in grade 9. Michael MacDonald’s vocals are highlighted. The title track, Aja, is a vibe, but it is a long song at 7:56 but so worth the listen. It’s smoky, jazzy and very loungy sounding. You should listen to it as well. Don’t let the length put you off. It’s nothing like any Dan you have reacted to previously. It’s cigar and whisky worthy.
@louisb55638 ай бұрын
Yes, I'm with you there in high school buddy, although I heard of them earlier.👍🏻😃
@jollyroger10098 ай бұрын
Peg was my intro too, although a bit later in.....2007!! Don't know how I survived that long not knowing about them.
@btgiv60098 ай бұрын
There's a really cool (short) video about the making of "Peg", including how difficult it was for Michael McDonald to sing his vocals the way Walter and Donald wanted them done: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcd5daRnxJargZc.html
@dontworrybehappy80808 ай бұрын
Me too. Class of '82
@louisb55638 ай бұрын
@@dontworrybehappy8080 '83 here 👍🏻😎
@andrewcole37368 ай бұрын
It is Michael McDonald. They went through several guitar players until finally they used Jay Graydon to play the solo. He wasn’t sure if they actually used his takes or not but a few months later he was driving and the song came on the radio. It must have been a nice surprise. 🕊❤️🎼
@trobinson93428 ай бұрын
Jay Graydon is my favorite guitar player!
@USGrant-rr2by8 ай бұрын
@@trobinson9342 What about Larry Carlton? He actually has done more of SD's most famous guitar solos. Kid Charlemagne, Don't take me alive ect.
@bryanfouts2878 ай бұрын
@@USGrant-rr2byand don’t forget Skunk Baxter. So many great players all leaving their marks on different albums
@payleighsteele15408 ай бұрын
Larry is the man!
@brucetuter62348 ай бұрын
@USGrant-rr2by that solo on Kid Charlemagne has often been held up as one of the great all-time guitar solos. Larry Carlton is a maestro.
@larrywilliams50148 ай бұрын
Can't go wrong with Steely Dan. So many great tunes.
@MitchClement-il6iq8 ай бұрын
With so many great musicians, these guys were perfectionists.
@colty77644 ай бұрын
Donald Fagen, Steeley Dan's cofounder solo hit.. check it out! 80s coolness.
@seanswinton62428 ай бұрын
Finally the classic! Gotta love those Michael McDonald backing vocals! Musicianship at its finest!! Gotta react to Donald Fagan's "Walk Between The Raindrops."
@KenRoerden8 ай бұрын
Fantastic song form The Nightfly. Great album. Love the cover photo too.
@darinmetzger93468 ай бұрын
Michael Mac did all the background vocals harmonizing with himself in three parts. He said the three parts were so close to each other in pitch that he had a hard time getting it down. Steely was interesting cause besides Becker and Fagen, the two leaders and main songwriters, they alternated different bands and band members throughout albums and songs. Rick, jazz, funk, R and B. They did it all👍👍🙏
@btgiv60098 ай бұрын
McDonald's comments are in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcd5daRnxJargZc.html
@conniehollins31853 ай бұрын
Young People listening to real Music. I love it!
@m.ericwatson9688 ай бұрын
Mr. Michael McDonald on backing vocals, dude must have been in so many recording studios at the time, it was like, "Hey, Michael is over in studio C, go ask him if he wants to do some backing vocals", he was always down with that, apparently, love some Steely Dan
@VicEclectica8 ай бұрын
It's almost easier to ask what songs didn't have McDonald back up vocals. lol He was everywhere.
@jpmnewyork8 ай бұрын
If you're not familiar with the classic Second City TV Michael McDonald sketch, you should be! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLGnac2Lu5bakZs.htmlsi=f0k2qFjELcskdgfB
@robertshapiro-xu9di8 ай бұрын
Google Michael McDonald was EVERYWHERE
@janef2206 ай бұрын
There is An sctv comedy sketch on that!
@m.ericwatson9686 ай бұрын
@@janef220 didn't know that, that's awesome, love to see that
@megnotmegan19668 ай бұрын
Yeah I too was a kid of the 70’s….my cousin was a pilot and came to visit. My Meatloaf and Styx wasn’t enough, he left this album on my pillow when he left and opened me up to so much!❤
@jennhurl8 ай бұрын
"Hey Nineteen" Steely Dan We all love the lyrics: "The Cuervo Gold The fine Colombian Make tonight a wonderful thing"
@poweredbyjoymusic8 ай бұрын
If you haven’t done so, check out the live version of this tune on Northeast Corridor. Blows me away!
@jaybird81928 ай бұрын
Iconic, incredible Steely Dan music: Can't name their genre, cause their music are multiple genre's! Appeal to anybody's taste! "Aja, Deacon blues, Ricky, don't lose that number" Are other Steely Dan songs to definitely check out!
@DorianStarkey8 ай бұрын
The bass in this song is amazing!
@louisb55638 ай бұрын
👨🏻🦱As a bass player, I agree with BOTH comments!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@user-fd2rb9jf3t8 ай бұрын
Chuck Rainey. Fellow Clevelander.
@theodoreritola76416 ай бұрын
Try Philadelpha freedom Elton John from 1975 The Bass kicks Hard anther 70s Bomb
@NeenMove8 ай бұрын
I am and always been a STEELY DAN fanatic. The background vocals were performed by none other than Michael McDonald from Doobie Brothers. He has such a wonderful, unique voice. There is an amazing documentary on KZfaq on them recording this entire Aja album where Peg is featured. Great job.
@brettcurtis57108 ай бұрын
Jeff Skunk Baxter was also in early Dan LPs along with joining the Doobies!
@taneshah.12608 ай бұрын
I saw this, it was SO good!
@Floppyearsmomma8 ай бұрын
My Okie Babies! I'm so proud of you both. Peg is an old favorite! Steely Dan so distinct and sophisticated!
@RedRobe758 ай бұрын
Your next Steely Dan song should definitely be the legendary “Aja”, a plethora of mesmerising jazz chord progressions, and ear candy of the finest sort.
@mt01158 ай бұрын
Steely Dan never disappoints, they have their own sound, just great to listen too. 😎🍺
@Bluemgwes8 ай бұрын
The man himself, Michael McDonald on backup vocals! Deacon Blues is another great song off this impeccable record.
@blackblake36588 ай бұрын
My favorite.
@BoltManiac8 ай бұрын
Deacon Blues technically might be their best ever.
@rebeccawolf49618 ай бұрын
Love Deacon Blues….the best!
@free18558 ай бұрын
Thank you to hip hop group DeLa Soul for using the intro as a sample: I know I love you better. That's how I discovered Steely Dan. Shows how rappers used to have a wide variety of sounds to find inspiration.
@proudmoon38 ай бұрын
They've sampled some of the best musical riffs ever, that's for sure!
@fantasyguru268 ай бұрын
De La put me onto Steely Dan as well. Prince Paul was a sampling genius. The entire Aja album is a masterpiece. Peg is such a fun track and should appeal to listeners of multiple genres.
@demariobrown30997 ай бұрын
The group, Joe Q. Public sampled that horn part on their song "Live & Learn"
@fantasyguru267 ай бұрын
@@demariobrown3099 Indeed. A great sample usage. I bumped that tune a lot back in 92/93
@luisllere50648 ай бұрын
Steely Dan is such unique band. "Don't Take Me Alive " is a must. Just a killer guitar intro by the great Larry Carlton, and as others have stated "Deacon Blues", Aja,
@markbiggs63028 ай бұрын
Steely Dan's music is not Rock. It's Rock Jazz fusion. Easily one of my favorite bands of all time.
@bradsullivan24958 ай бұрын
"Bodhisattva" (pronounced Bo-dee-sot-vaa) is definitely a different SD vibe and is a great song.
@stanleydrew67048 ай бұрын
Excellent choice!
@embraceyourweirdness707 ай бұрын
My favorite by far!
@captjeter28 ай бұрын
the whole album AJA is a masterpiece and a must listen
@michaelpierce86748 ай бұрын
Some of their other great songs are “Deacon Blues, FM, Hey Nineteen, and Josie.” Donald Fagen also did another great song called “I.G.Y. you should check out!
@audreycumby10756 ай бұрын
Indeed
@NerfHerder9096 ай бұрын
I was just listening to this/my Steely Dan playlist at the gym this very morning. KZfaq always knows! This song is just so smooth and so catchy, I can't get enough of it. Steely Dan is fantastic.
@dhurt89558 ай бұрын
I love Steely Dan!
@benjaminvlz8 ай бұрын
I was introduced to this song through my dad. He had Steely Dan's "Aja" album back in the 1970s. "Peg" was one of the singles from that album, along with the songs, "Deacon Blues" and "Josie," which are great songs that you should hear sometime. And yes, that is indeed Michael McDonald on the backing vocals on "Peg." It's one of the reasons why I love this particular track. Michael McDonald is one of my all-time favorite singers. Before Mike joined the Doobie Brothers, he played with Steely Dan as a member of their touring band. I would say Steely Dan's style was more of a fusion of jazz and rock.
@cjdesign57008 ай бұрын
Steely is so well produced...top notch studio work! Flawless.
@nataliestory26148 ай бұрын
I came of age in the ‘70’s. Nuf sed. The “Dan” was played at every party. Accompanied by a number of at that time illegal substances…
@tylerhackner97318 ай бұрын
You’re lucky!
@trudieristich7958 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was tripping on acid.
@markcornish25198 ай бұрын
I was high on life!
@aleatharhea8 ай бұрын
Likewise
@bbrevner8 ай бұрын
Nice! Graduated high school in 1978. Love this channel.
@rrailguitar22118 ай бұрын
This is the legendary song where Donald Fagen and Walter Becker went through half-a-dozen to a dozen (I can't remember how many) lead guitarists who submitted solos for the break in the middle. Becker may even have been one, but the honors finally went to Jay Graydon, whose work you may want to check out. Vintage West Coast rocker. There's a spot where McDonald is singing a harmony part that's a half tone separate from the lead. That's a really really hard thing to do because when you're that close you tend to want to double the lead instead. That entire Aja album is loaded with top notch performances by some of the greatest session and jazz musicians of the time. I'd recommend "Deacon Blues" next.
@TruthIsNotTemporary8 ай бұрын
Jon Harrington also kicks ass on several Steely Dan tracks
@rrailguitar22118 ай бұрын
Yeah I've seen him at two SD shows, man that guy is terrific! @@TruthIsNotTemporary
@markkenific65878 ай бұрын
@@TruthIsNotTemporaryJon Herington didn’t record with them until late 1999. He wasn’t on any of their hit albums in the 70’s and 80’s. He has been their musical director now for years and is a killer guitar player.
@TruthIsNotTemporary8 ай бұрын
@@markkenific6587 You are correct, I should have said tours and gigs instead of tracks 👍
8 ай бұрын
Full envelope of music from this amazing group... Jazz, blues, with a touch rock and soul, what more could as for.. they are the total package of sound of good vibes.
@blackblake36588 ай бұрын
I'm laughing that they can't recognize jazz, the music that originated here. Jazz is our classical music. They need to listen to more jazz.
8 ай бұрын
@@blackblake3658 They are learning as they listen to all sounds, but I do love their non scripted reactions to what they do hear... this couple is cool and fun.
@blackblake36588 ай бұрын
@ Yes. But they have said they don't do instrumentals and that excludes lots of great jazz.
@blackblake36588 ай бұрын
@ I like that they aren't scripted but I do think they have fallen prey to Patreon cash. I've been watching them for nearly two years and you can see the bend toward obscure UK stuff after they opened the Patreon account.
8 ай бұрын
@@blackblake3658 They need to be exposed to that and they will be blown away in their own time... it will come to pass, recommend some stuff to them, they will come around.
@StevePhil-qw4epАй бұрын
Peg in my all time Top 25..Steely Dan never misses
@markwilhelm1688 ай бұрын
Other than the whole Aja album, "Don't take me alive" has always been on of my favorite Steely Dan songs.
@ForbiddTV8 ай бұрын
Aja, also known as The Best of Steely Dan.
@dennisdye72708 ай бұрын
Love the intro to that one and it leads with the solo.
@markchapel66948 ай бұрын
"Don't Take Me Alive" was their homage to the Eagles.
@markcornish25193 ай бұрын
The whole royal scam album too!!
@davidthaler701825 күн бұрын
@@markcornish2519BINGO! The Caves of Altamira is my favorite “sleeper” song!
@bjdefilippo4478 ай бұрын
Absolutely love Steely Dan! Not a bad song on this album. I love the integration of jazz to the style, and horns to that killer guitar.
@williamhannam38702 ай бұрын
Back in the day, this was the first Steely Dan song I ever heard. I absolutely love it and love the band! Thank you!
@mightymick19725 ай бұрын
Peg is one of my favorite songs ever. I start my day with this song everyday.
@carolmartin44138 ай бұрын
Gotta say it again...soo smooth. One of the best bands of the 70's.
@simplecarnivore8 ай бұрын
Best of all time.
@jimedwards42148 ай бұрын
One of my all time favs and in my opinion one of the best albums ever made. Everytime I listen to it I'm just amazed how perfect it is
@ericsmith66157 ай бұрын
Phenomenal Band and Song... This is my very favorite song of their's!!!!
@landreaulover8 ай бұрын
This is in my top 10 favorite songs -- instant mood lifter!
@Hill33048 ай бұрын
One of the few bands where if you ask their fans what their best album is , you will get get at least 5 different answers !
@jimcomvideos8 ай бұрын
The musicianship of their songs is second to none. Jazz-Rock? That's how I always classified them.
@BigAL22128 ай бұрын
A junior in college in ‘77 when the album AJA was released on vinyl. I would drop the needle on the Onkyo turntable, don a set of Sennheiser headphones, stretch out on the couch and just listen in wonder to the magic of Steely Dan.
@leemcintyre94908 ай бұрын
OMG! This was a Radio Staple in my Freshman year of Highschool! You could plan on hearing this at least 3, to 4 Times a day on the Radio.
@waltw45378 ай бұрын
Loved me a lady named Peg back in the day. Always give her a loving thought when this tune comes on. Thanks. It wasn't a foreign movie she loved, it was "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Now there's a movie to react to. Thank you.
@arsbadmojo8 ай бұрын
Total NY vibe. That guitar solo is a masterpiece. There's much debate about the meaning of this song. "It's your favorite foreign movie...."
@charlier7118 ай бұрын
I love the saying that "Steely Dan is your favorite band's favorite band." Masters of detail, musicianship, arrangement, production. That drum groove is one of my favorites.
@baytonadeach19284 ай бұрын
Amber you hit the nail on the literal head. The sound Steely Dan definitely encompassed the feel of New York back then for sure. Which is what made Peg and all their songs even smoother cuz New York was so cool. Back then, music reflected the sound of where it came from so we all got to experience so much of America without even having to travel. Beautiful times.
@cvanz8 ай бұрын
There’s a documentary on the tube about the recording of this song. They were perfectionists.
@chuckstenberg8 ай бұрын
I like Amber's comments about the song. She give a great description of Steely Dan's sound.
@BASSGMAN668 ай бұрын
Chuck Rainey on bass. He's the man!! He was one of their favorite bassists, having been on manyvof their records.
@inkslut6127 ай бұрын
I’ve heard this song and every Steely Dan song a million times but when I hear it and watch y’all digging it I start bebopping with you guys.
@danielbullock10198 ай бұрын
If you don't groove to this, you need to check your pulse! Steely Dan is FIRE!
@markkenific65878 ай бұрын
Don’t Take Me Alive great Steely Dan song. Phenomenal guitar work. This song has the great Bernard Purdie on drums. This beat because known as the Purdie Shuffle
@timmiller5913Ай бұрын
Rick Marotta plays drums on "Don't Take Me Alive"
@jtrush8 ай бұрын
One of all-time great bassist Chuck Rainey's most legendary bass lines - every aspect of the production of this song is fantastic, but he's the straw that stirs the drink.
@am743438 ай бұрын
I grew up in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and this tune was EVERYWHERE, on EVERY different radio station genre, from Top 40 to AM Oldies to Easy Listening to Classic Rock. I even heard instrumental versions of it on those cable TV info channels that only had text going across the screen! It has got to be one of the most-played songs ever on the radio!
@thomasdutton31508 ай бұрын
The world's greatest band to many fellow musicians. A fantastic worm hole to travel down 🤘
@bernardsalvatore19298 ай бұрын
ROB SQUAD JORDAN I KNOW YOU GOT TO APPRECIATE THE BASS LINE IN THIS SONG MY MAN!!! EXCELLENT GROOVE!!!❤
@robertwiles81067 ай бұрын
Something I just picked up on my millionth listen to Peg. "I know they're gonna love ya" -- "I know I love you better" i think is a lyrical nod to the trick the Beatles did in In My Life -- "In my life i've loved them all" -- "in my life I love you more". In both cases it's generalized in the first iteration and then direct to the target in every iteration after that.
@ReleaseTheQuackers8 ай бұрын
*"Babylon Sisters"* is a sit back with your fave drink and a cigar kinda song! Steely Dan is a total vibe band! Saw them live back in 1993, Dave Matthews Band opened for them. Probably best behaved crowd I have ever experienced in a large venue... of course that might have been due to all the "smoke" going on...LOL!
@fayesouthall66048 ай бұрын
Michael McDonald on backing vocals. This is the song is awesome. You’ll hear the bits hip hop artists sampled . The Dan are alt rock , jazz, electric.
@blackblake36588 ай бұрын
They don't recognize jazz because they don't listen to it enough. We get more Eurovision on this channel than jazz. I request it but it seems pointless. No reactions to Sarah Vaughan. Sigh.
@wiltchamberlainisthegoat138 ай бұрын
This amazing song has so much SOUL to it. It’s really a great, almost iconic song from the 70s. Love it! ❤
@roxannejohnston33118 ай бұрын
"Hey 19" is a great Steely Dan song to check out.
@keithjones73908 ай бұрын
Loved the band for over 50 years now. Pretzel Logic was my first album, and still my favourite.
@aronjohnson23888 ай бұрын
I remember when Circuit Citys still existed, they would use Peg as a speaker demo song. Excellent choice in my opinion because of the dynamics of the track.
@aronjohnson23888 ай бұрын
Have to correct myself. It was "Josie", not "Peg" :O
@leonardpoindexter52898 ай бұрын
The fabulous Chuck Rainey on bass.
@101scetch8 ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic band. I’ve always loved the music.
@dougtagg91628 ай бұрын
I remember in the seventies when you went to the music store to test the various pre amps, amps, speakers and turntables the representative would always put Steely Dan on the turntable because of their sound quality.
@williammcgechie45048 ай бұрын
Peg ! The incredible talent of Walter Becker, Donald Fagen and Jeff Porcaro, why not throw Michael McDonald ( Doobie Brothers ) singing backing vocals as well ! My Old School, Haitian Divorce..the list goes on and on ..and on...thank you to you both for what you do and how you do it . and a big hello from us here in New Zealand .
@batnall668 ай бұрын
Rick Marotta played drums on this song.
@PjRjHj8 ай бұрын
Chuck Rainey on Bass, slapping the chorus (on flatwound strings) after specifically being told not to do slap
@randomtruths34008 ай бұрын
Oddly, Walter Becker didn't actually play on this recording.
@williammcgechie45048 ай бұрын
@@batnall66 thank you for this, I didn't know that he had !
@williammcgechie45048 ай бұрын
@@PjRjHj thank you, I did not know it was the great Chuck Rainey slapping away, it just keeps getting better lol.
@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk8 ай бұрын
I love Steely Dan. This is my favorite song from them. Aja is a phenomenal album. Michael McDonald is on background vocals.
@artdrtr26 ай бұрын
EVERY song on Aja is a MASTERPIECE! Deacon Blues, Black Cow, Aja, Joise, Home at Last, I've Got the News -- Must listen from start to finish
@wedge4hire8 ай бұрын
I can't help but think to go cruise Coast Hiway in Cali, at sunset, whenever I hear some Steely Dan!!! One of the best bands ever!!!!
@mwrobinson11698 ай бұрын
That's the magnificent Jay Graydon on guitar. Great choice.
@chuckstenberg8 ай бұрын
You guys do a great job at this! Your style and skill is developing to a higher level.
@lisalovemc7178 ай бұрын
This song is what turned me on to Steely Dan back in Jr High. Just saw them with the Eagles this year and they still sounded amazing.
@rickstanley97105 ай бұрын
This track is basically perfectly made. It's acoustically perfect, and is used by studio professionals to test their equipment and make sure everything is correct.
@samnichles4478 ай бұрын
Steely Dan stopped touring in 1973 and concentrated on composing innovative songs and perfecting their sound in the studio. Peg was on the Aja album that came out in 1977. Legend has it is that they brought up to 10 different ace studio guitarists to find the right solo section. My friends and I became huge Steely Dan fans during the late 70’s but of course we never saw them perform live. When out of nowhere they started touring in the 90’s it was the closest thing to a miracle that I have witnessed in my lifetime 😅. I saw them live twice in Philly and once in Atlanta while Walter Becker was still with us.
@stewpot69988 ай бұрын
Always the best drumming. Next: Hey Nineteen!
@comvoice8 ай бұрын
If you wanna see how brilliant Michael McDonald is find the making of ‘Aja’ and specifically “Peg” and learn about his background track on this song. Remarkable when they isolate his vocals!
@HXERkYJclMcKLAWwQW8 ай бұрын
Steely Dan the consummate “ ear candy “ band . So much happening, the sound is definitely Steely Dan - guitar solo unbelievable.
@Crapsshooter7115 ай бұрын
It’s so cool that you all love some Steely Dan but who doesn’t love them?? Amber hit it right on the nose as Peg is chill to the freezing point! I just love the fact that you all also love some Steely Dan! 💞. Such a classy band.
@onionhead57808 ай бұрын
They have such a unique sound. After the first few notes play you know who you’re listening too. Excellent group. Fan frickin tastic!
@gdoggatl8 ай бұрын
My all-time favorite SD song!! Another example of a song that will alter you if you hear it while you're driving! Thanks!!👍🏾
@do0ranfrump2606 ай бұрын
My favorite will always be "FM, no static at all". Great bass line and cool sax solo.
@cletusbeauregard19728 ай бұрын
The guy who played the solo is Jay Graydon; he also co-wrote one of Earth Wind & Fire's biggest hits, After The Love Is Gone.
@Hartlor_Tayley8 ай бұрын
Time out of mind is a good Dan song.
@KejaHuds8 ай бұрын
The best Steely Dan song, ever. With a touch of Michael McDonald magic! 🌟
@DoctorYianni8 ай бұрын
Solo gets me everytime. Bass hanging back in the pocket. Fn great.
@cindysimpson10468 ай бұрын
Great song by them! Now "FM", "Deacon Blues", or "Josie" please!
@Itsjandz1058 ай бұрын
The bass work is just insane.
@cassidymd728 ай бұрын
When this came out in the late 70’s and then in the early 80’s this song could be heard on loop in the skating rinks.
@mackusarmyretired62516 ай бұрын
Steely was one of my favorite in HS late 70's cool music base, drums, piano everything!
@bgvan378 ай бұрын
Just love when youngins finally hear our music....
@robertjewell97278 ай бұрын
I'll recommend both HOME AT LAST or I GOT THE NEWS by Steely Dan from the same album. Great reaction, BJ & Amber 👍