Peg - Steely Dan - The Making Of
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16 жыл бұрынBecker & Fagin and other musicians talk about the track they laid down for "Peg"
@popick86 4 жыл бұрын
Let’s all agree: one of the greatest songs of all time
@darylcadman2863 4 жыл бұрын
Had something to say..... But need inspiration, direction from outa this world, with masters like Fagon. Becker. I will shut up. Listen to there music with all of my limited sensors.
@barnabyaprobert5159 4 жыл бұрын
...but then you start thinking about other Steely Dan songs and... Lol!
@sandyshoremann7524 3 жыл бұрын
@@barnabyaprobert5159 I would pick "Home at Last" and "My Old School" from their song book; Then I would listen again and maybe come up with a third. The Dan are definitely on my Desert Island record list. Damn! Becker is gone from us. - Sandy
@spikefivefivefive 3 жыл бұрын
It's one of the most unique songs from a band with one of the most unique sounds of all time for sure.
@rudybigboote3883 3 жыл бұрын
The only competition is from other Steely songs.
@chrishatton2642 Жыл бұрын
Aja is One of the best recorded and engineered albums. It belongs in everyone’s library.
@pnichols6500 Жыл бұрын
Got really lucky recently, found an original, first pressing in fantastic condition. My existing one I bought a few years ago isn't a great copy ( bought used). Look in the dead wax, the original pressing number starts with "AB" After a few months changed to "AA" and all these and everything after sounds inferior.
@Sol1ta1re 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip
@ryanslauderdale Жыл бұрын
Let's be fair: with Steely Dan's music, EVERYTHING is a nuance.
@j.c7719 11 ай бұрын
Yes and they’ve got the groove.
@j.p.sixgunner7194 8 ай бұрын
@@j.c7719 the musicians probably thought it more like a *nuisance*. 😂😅😁
@johnsullivan5525 16 күн бұрын
Donald Fagan
@izzy9132 Жыл бұрын
I never tire of listening to each instrument and voice closely in Peg. Played it 3 times just today. It still excites me even at 70 years of age.
@xxczerxx Жыл бұрын
Their songs became like tapestries. I think what separates SD from basically every other band is that they have a songwriting sensibility that pays tribute to novelists, guys like Jack Kerouac and Steinbeck. That's why a lot of their songs feel so 'cinematic', they capture the essence of a short American novel in a few minutes. Each instrument is pivotal in capturing that.
@tested211 6 ай бұрын
The playing is just ridiculous! The timing, the feel and the groove!
@jamesgist7736 4 ай бұрын
Totally agree!
@petemitchell2099 6 жыл бұрын
The older I get, the better Steely Dan sounds...
@craigdiascd 5 жыл бұрын
Pete Mitchell too true brother 👌🏿
@hfsmm1hfsmm167 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, like wine it gets better with time.
@kellyl.petrus2170 5 жыл бұрын
That is so true...I play them to this day! Classic sound never goes out of fashion. it always brings you back to your core!
@shloombusghorbelsheister8628 5 жыл бұрын
That's how it works
@BillCollins0707 5 жыл бұрын
Hellz yeah!!!!!
@makeadifference4all Жыл бұрын
I never hear about Becker and Fagen arguing. I'm amazed they could share such a singular vision and not come apart while doing take after take of so many of their songs.
@lundeimagesas2900 4 жыл бұрын
"We got through three or four... five players..." "six or seven..." "six or seven... eight players".
@MattSmith-iq1ld 4 жыл бұрын
Whatever it takes. The records speak for themselves. The only rock/pop act in history who wrote 7 straight GREAT consecutive non-soundtrack albums. There's more filler on The White Album than on any SD record. The Stones could only produce 4 straight great ones. The early Zep records were filled with uncredited or credited covers...
@philsackett7341 4 жыл бұрын
Those other solos were literally horrible, especially the first one. I don't know which L.A. session musicians were those first guys, but wow what schlock. Jay's solo is like a hundred times better than anything else I heard there. I bet this wasn't a hard choice for them at all, just the pain of wading through all of that dross to finally get to the money-maker. I'm glad they were patient!
@gsxerwhite 4 жыл бұрын
Phil Sackett his had the only unique sound.
@The22on 4 жыл бұрын
@@philsackett7341 Agreed. The first two were typical jazz solos you would hear in a club. Good, but nothing to write home about. The final one was from a different planet. What a weird way of working! Hire different musicians every day. No wonder their stuff sounded so perfect. They kept trying people until they got what they wanted.
@jospinvanraat8730 4 жыл бұрын
Got to laugh !
@kiddynamite3931 2 жыл бұрын
I love bands without a genre. Just great music, with great musicianship
@wesleywayne303 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, not knowing much about them or of their era, I found them through hip hop sampling, i.e.: Peg- De La Soul, Kid Charlemagne-Kanye, etc. Now here I am wanting to get deeper, and these behind the songs gems w/ stems & the story/background are amazing that I keep finding on KZfaq... No wonder Steely Dan is bad ass they hire the baddest players to flesh out their ideas which is genius. Wondered how some of their tracks were so funky for a rock band? & it was b/c they were hiring some of the baddest jazz cats like Chuck Rainey & Bernard Purdie to come on and rip. Hear Chucks genius on "Summer in the City" - Quincy Jones (Should be a making of on here somewhere) also Kid Charlemagne is w/ Bernard P on drums. To anyone who dislikes hip hop sampling- well for those of us w/o music programs or parents that bought us instruments, this may be how we get into music & hip hop sampling has brought many artists back from near obscurity/history book realm of a ghostly library to living history, appreciation & a nice check or 10. Sampling has given many artists that really never had success (not in the case of Steely Dan, more Eddie Bo) , much success even much later w/ a whole different gen. loving & appreciating their music, finally 30-60 years later... sampling brings younger generations & people to good music & keeps not envogue music relevant, current & in the conversation.
@kiddynamite3931 Жыл бұрын
@@wesleywayne303 That's awesome! I'm older, but I was very young. As a drummer, I think they nailed who they picked to record the drum, and bass tracks. I started late, but I'm learning to sample, as I'd really like to write some "beats" from ideas I've hD ibţWhat DAW do you work with?
@theubercaste Жыл бұрын
Nope. The genre is Steely D.
@ryan_raus Жыл бұрын
Yacht rock?
@moonlitegram Жыл бұрын
@@ryan_raus That's basically a meme genre born out of the internet. I don't consider it a real genre outside of really casual classification.
@mscocorosie 7 жыл бұрын
literally every tiny thing about this song is perfect.
@afrophonic 7 жыл бұрын
Michael McDonald is incredible. Those harmonies are so tight it's unbelievable! Genius musicianship, composing, arranging and production from an all star line up! Stellar!
@justkim1 2 жыл бұрын
Those intervals!
@alekkoomanoff7281 2 жыл бұрын
Got his start as vocalist with doobie bros in Calif biker bars. Amazing singer and harmonies.
@justkim1 2 жыл бұрын
@@alekkoomanoff7281 Started out Steely Dan. He was under-utilized as a background singer but maintained a working relationship with the band. Jeff Skunk Baxter had been released from Steely Dan and joined the Doobies. Baxter gave McDonald the nod based on their work together in Steely Dan. McDonald was hired on a temporary basis as Tom Johnston had health issues. McDonald eventually became a permanent member of the Doobie Brothers.
@joejones9520 2 жыл бұрын
to me I love his backing vocals but not his lead vocals, I feel same way about Paul McCartney who I think was at his best harmonizing with John.
@MALTESEFALCON1 2 жыл бұрын
On ride like the wind too!!
@SlokeClarke 5 жыл бұрын
McDonald's background vocals make this track. Never before have I heard such a rich, powerful, and harmonic vector of sound as the legendary McDonald's delivery of "Peeeggg!" Holy Cow! What a sound!
@sebastianwatson1558 4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Clarke that was a Powerful belt in the day! Could play on any radio station!
@tabbycat8511 4 жыл бұрын
No doubt, that. It’s a gut blast of beautiful.
@andrewtrotter9023 4 жыл бұрын
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker make this song. Don’t get it mixed up.
@andrewtrotter9023 4 жыл бұрын
Mellissa Cross I was not being negative but giving my opinion to the statement that Michael McDonald’s vocals “make this track.” No, they don’t. He simply did what Becker and Fagen asked him to do. I love McDonald, but Becker and Fagen WROTE THE DAMN SONG. How does a backup singer “make a track?”
@jafafa 4 жыл бұрын
And these days, they'd have him sing "peg" once, sample it and play it on a keyboard as chords for the harmonies.
@moxxichannel5950 2 жыл бұрын
When I heard Steely Dan in the 70s and Fagan's NightFly in the 80s (I consider that to be the best album ever recorded) as a kid and teen, the sound of their albums were unlike anything I had heard - the crispness and tone was unmatched. Their music sold me on a vision of the future that I needed to fulfill for myself: a high rise apartment overlooking my city, Steely Dan playing on the stereo, perhaps a girlfriend, some drinks, a party etc. In the early 90s, my girlfriend at the time and I moved into such a high rise apartment, and I lived that vision. What an awesome time. Such great memories - and it all came about because of this music that was 4th dimensional to me. Sometimes I miss that apartment. Sometimes I miss that old girlfriend. But I still have the music.
@pyootchnich Жыл бұрын
One of the best comments I’ve read in a long time because it represents similar notions and sensibilities I experienced. Cheers.
@nerdsarecool 11 ай бұрын
First time hearing about NightFly 🤯
@synthonaplinth5980 9 ай бұрын
The mastering of 'The Nightfly' was just beyond exceptional, not to mention the harmonies.
@davidlitz9600 Ай бұрын
Love this comment. Yes, Steely Dan to me always seemed like the soundtrack to a sophisticated adult life. I felt the same way about Seal :)
@kenblecha8840 6 жыл бұрын
This track will be cool 1000 years from now
@dreggymon 6 жыл бұрын
Thank god they picked the right guitar solo.
@ultramet Жыл бұрын
Let’s face it that Chuck Rainey bassline at 1:09 deserves it’s own KZfaq channel. For the life of me, how can someone create and play something so rich, so funky, so otherworldly on a bass 🔥
@trunkshope6 Жыл бұрын
the guys at scotts bass lessons have a whole video devoted to breaking down his bassline on this.
@beckyboo1433 9 ай бұрын
I love how he hid that he was slapping 😂 he was right! It worked out great
@logankrotzer8770 7 ай бұрын
@@beckyboo1433 "they never knew it went down, they never knew it"........LOL....love that!
@Stefanthenautilus 5 ай бұрын
2:33 is the real kicker for me. It's unbearably funky when stripped down to just the rhythm section.
@ultramet 5 ай бұрын
@@Stefanthenautilus you’re certainly NOT wrong. Just phenomenal playing!
@stratboy518 4 жыл бұрын
In his latter years Walter lived on Maui and I had the joy of “meeting“ him once. It was in the Kahului Maui airport when we crossed paths. We were both headed home, me to Oahu and he had just returned to Maui. I instantly recognized him and blurted out “Hey, Walter Becker” and reached out to shake his hand. He was unassuming and stopped to say hello before moving on to baggage claim. That must’ve been over 20 years ago, but I remember it as if it were yesterday. 06/07/2020 😷🤙🏼
@ThatOtherRaccoon 5 жыл бұрын
These guys were on another level..I never would have described Jay's solo as "Hawaiian" or "Polynesian", yet they knew. The amount of theory and music they know is just mindblowing.
@crlaw75 10 ай бұрын
Jay was the right person for that solo. The others would have not fit.
@chrisyoungs7560 6 жыл бұрын
Not to sound too old school, the sheer "craftsmanship" of this tune exemplifies why the music of this era was so good. It was talent, not technology. This stuff is beyond great !
@BoomDocs14K 11 ай бұрын
Every time I hear MM's solo vocals and hear the story about how detailed the vocals were stacked, I am amazed. I have never listened to this song the same since hearing this story! I greatly appreciate and respect all involved in making this classic.
@DutchKC9UOD 8 ай бұрын
Micheal McDonald singing harmony with himself was Brilliant
@frigidpony 7 ай бұрын
Agreed, ever since watching this doc I heard his vocals completely differently.
@sherripaterson-mcmanus8648 2 ай бұрын
Same here ❤
@KTownYMok Жыл бұрын
I am 14 years old and this is my favorite song!! I can't explain why my head keeps moving but it does. My dad introduced me to Hip Hop and De La Soul but always tells me where they get the beat from.
@buckycore Жыл бұрын
It bops hard!
@paulconrad7649 6 жыл бұрын
Pure genius! Those backing vocals by McDonald are the best in history. And those guitar solos they rejected were horrific. They would've ruined the song. Those two guys had the best musical ears ever. They knew exactly what they wanted and what would work best. That song is perfection.
@BillLancaster 5 жыл бұрын
P
@ernestogasulla7763 5 жыл бұрын
They were not horrific but not great either. Don and Walter were right to keep trying until they found the perfect one.
@benvye6934 5 жыл бұрын
Both rejected solos they played were by Walter Becker
@profd65 5 жыл бұрын
They weren't horrific, STFU. You just have such limited imagination that you can't conceive of the song being any other way than it is.
@lateshiachilds3640 5 жыл бұрын
That is pure talent I love true artists that know their music and sounds, Prince was the same way, and so many other singers during those times.
@BrazenNL 8 жыл бұрын
Mike McDonald's harmony is amazing.
@stvynix3687 8 жыл бұрын
YES! One of my favorites!
@Sigorzav_Mixing 8 жыл бұрын
not Mike, Michael McDonald.
@BrazenNL 8 жыл бұрын
Do you actually call people named Michael Michael instead of Mike? o.O
@stvynix3687 8 жыл бұрын
Well, my name is Michael, and it's very acceptable to Michael's to be called Mike. I approve of it.
@markcutts383 8 жыл бұрын
I'll bet Michael Mc Donald has never smoked. Doobie Brothers are very clasy also. I may guess that a band like the Mamas and the Papas may be an infkuence. Great harmonies similar to the Beach Boys earlier. He " Knew what he was in for " He said it.
@Alex-pq4zl 11 ай бұрын
that solo on peg couldn't be more perfect, especially so listening to the solos that didn't make it. one of the greatest solos on a rock record of all time
@Guessmynameification 9 ай бұрын
Just heard a rumor that the other two we hear here were throwaway takes from Becker himself, and they’re just hamming it up for the fun - came back to listen again and I’m finding it compelling - it’s clearly the same person
@mikeharty4536 4 жыл бұрын
12 years old in the winter of 1978. This song came on the radio, and I was smitten. Sunny, happy, unique and groovy. Emphasis on groove. This is a timeless song, created by total professionals. Ear candy if there ever was ear candy.
@jimthompson2737 3 жыл бұрын
The songs all had a groove. I always thought that was Mike M. With two other singers.
@TucsonDude Жыл бұрын
Happy, but about a girl committing suicide.
@jtpinnyc 6 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest guitar solos ever.....short, sweet, to the point, charming, quirky and sophisticated.
@Notecrusher Жыл бұрын
That fast little run towards the end is SO cool.
@Foghat1961 11 ай бұрын
you forgot 'impossible'
@trysometenderness7466 7 жыл бұрын
AJA never gets tiring. Still sounds fresh.
@willritter4076 5 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would give a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of HOME AT LAST and JOSIE on my YT channel in tribute to Walter Becker and the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@michaelalbrecht7894 5 жыл бұрын
Agree wholeheartedly! You can still play AJA anywhere and incredibly it hasn’t dated , just gets better with the years! Gotta thank the Brecker bros band for the talent !!!
@abrahamjackson6019 4 жыл бұрын
I'm still jamming the Aja album.
@rossfromfriends8468 3 жыл бұрын
I listened to it 2 times this week alone
@haikat4 Жыл бұрын
My only complaint is that it's too short! One of the only "perfect" records I have ever heard.
@studapeppahead5384 4 жыл бұрын
Could this...be...the PERFECT song?
@natenick2 3 жыл бұрын
Close but that title belongs to Deacon Blues, coincidentally enough from that very same band and the very same album. The soundtrack of my youth, wonderful stuff all of it!
@studapeppahead5384 3 жыл бұрын
@@natenick2 ....I actually think it's "Kid"....but we both are right.
@cel777 3 жыл бұрын
@@studapeppahead5384 Black Cow :)
@drivewaystar6485 2 жыл бұрын
Its definitely in the top 3
@CorePathway 8 ай бұрын
It IS the perfect pop song.
@gregharrison5479 3 жыл бұрын
Aja is still the only vinyl album I bought 2 copies of at the same time because I knew I'd never grow tired of listening to it.
@BaronKimball 7 жыл бұрын
That sneaky assed bass player makes the song
@peterresetz1960 5 жыл бұрын
That's why bass is called the stealth instrument.
@3star2nr 5 жыл бұрын
Had to rub some funk on it
@tyvianc 5 жыл бұрын
If he would have kept just playing with his fingers, the song would have been boring. But the slapping at the end of the song was necessary because that's the chorus. The energy level has to be increased to keep the listener engaged. So I'm glad he snuck the slapping in there...:-)
@Wally-H 5 жыл бұрын
Chuck Rainey is THE groove meister - one of those great session bassists who has never really got the credit he deserved for his work for so many artists, on so many albums.
@gomezkillerbee 4 жыл бұрын
Baron Kimball that’s often the case
@pedenmk 6 жыл бұрын
The 70s were the greatest decade of music ever. It seemed every month there was a new album beeing released not to mention the kickass concerts.
@scottm7341 Жыл бұрын
The bass on this song is perfection. Becker said that once he heard Chuck play, he didn't bother bringing his own bass to the studio anymore.
@colbydobbs6399 3 жыл бұрын
Every single musician that played on this track is absolutely 100% the real deal. Legends.
@1CreativeRider 6 жыл бұрын
After Lennon & McCartney we were blessed with BECKER & FAGEN. Genius writers & players. RIP, Walter.
@willritter4076 5 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Steely Dan fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performances of HOME AT LAST and JOSIE on my YT channel in tribute to the great Walter Becker and the Aja album, which stands as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@duncansmith8992 5 жыл бұрын
You cannot compare the 2 Beatle guys to Walter and Donald.seriously?
@lawrenceusher1902 5 жыл бұрын
I put Fagan and Becker ahead ifnlennon and mcartney in terms of sophistication
@duncanbleak3819 4 жыл бұрын
@Lawrence Usher Way ahead !!
@studapeppahead5384 4 жыл бұрын
@ MMmmmmmm...... no. Simon was the instrumentalist....Gar was a singer.....Mac and Len were GENIUSES...
@paulbaker5205 8 жыл бұрын
The drum/bass track is gold. One of the greatest grooves ever laid down...drums sound simple, but to play with that pocket is much more difficult than it appears.
@tammysigmon853 8 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan introduced a bit of the jazz syncopation into rock. Awesome match musically!! These guys know their composition and theory!
@mikeb6572 8 жыл бұрын
+Paul Baker "Can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket" - JD Blair to Victor Wooten
@alanoneill3065 7 жыл бұрын
The Meters?
@Espectro101 6 жыл бұрын
you are so right - the feel is totally amazing - fav drumming on Aja.
@Notecrusher 6 жыл бұрын
Rick Marotta is a hell of a drummer. I've always loved his beat on Peg and it's great to hear him talk about it here. It's really cool to see him play it too cos I always wondered if he did it w/ one or two hands on the hats.
@Jaxthewonderhusky 3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Steely Dan all day long every day and never get bored.
@foto21 4 жыл бұрын
Ironic how a song recorded when technology was so much less developed, destroys anything being done today. Becker and Fagan were rigid perfectionists, but they knew the genius of real players. That is the sign of real bandleaders and composers who don't have so much ego they won't let others shine at what they do. They actually built themselves up by stepping back and letting others do their best. This is a lesson that should not be lost on musicians of today. Bowie was another bandleader like that.
@bobsmith6538 4 жыл бұрын
Yes those two guys know music inside and out and it shows in just about everything they did together. Carry on Donald and R.I.P. Walter. You are certainly being missed.
@InflatablePlane 3 жыл бұрын
1977 actually had really advanced studio tech for its era. It just took a god tier pair of musicians to utilize it all to its fullest extent.
@cuscoothriyas5163 2 жыл бұрын
@@InflatablePlane Definitely. The 70-80s were a period where recording technology moved faster than people could figure out how best to use it
@jerrymammoser9101 Жыл бұрын
….yeah, they knew that, like Dean Parks said, you get it down and then you loosen it up. They knew the genius in letting the players bring out their own genius.
@autofocus4556 Жыл бұрын
Not really. Music today sounds just as good just different.
@jkl542 7 жыл бұрын
Donald and Walter may have been perfectionist. But the high quality shows in every Steely Dan song. Peg is, among others, one of their best. Michael McDonald's vocals on the Aja album was and still is pure magic.
@DisgruntledPigumon 5 жыл бұрын
They were just the one perfectionist? Or maybe perfectionists? ;p
@fantastiqueberliotz1209 Жыл бұрын
@@DisgruntledPigumon Nobody likes a grammar nazi.🙄
@logann7942 9 жыл бұрын
the isolated michael mcdonald vocals are the shit tho.
@kurtvanzyl5218 9 жыл бұрын
Yeah man.
@Apemopo 8 жыл бұрын
+Logan N LOVE 'EM
@Inquisitor6321 8 жыл бұрын
+Logan N IMO Michael McDonald made this album really awesome! It's still my favorite Steely Dan album.
@johnqpublic2718 6 жыл бұрын
Logan N love love him
@levinmoser4001 6 жыл бұрын
Inquisitor6321 I always thought Michael McDonald wasn't a good fit with Steely Dan. He's just a bit too blue eyed soul for a jazz influenced band with great syncopation capabilities.
@kurtzimmerman1637 5 жыл бұрын
These guys were so talented. Didn't write a few good songs. They wrote a few good decades. Seen these guys 3 times. Always a hell of a good show!
@Michaelobama184 2 жыл бұрын
That means you seen them before 1975
@jorozco13yearsago40 Жыл бұрын
@@Michaelobama184 or after 1993
@MarkOnDrums1976 Жыл бұрын
It's SAW not seen. I saw Steely Dan in 2018 in Camden NJ Great show.
@blurryvision942 Жыл бұрын
@@MarkOnDrums1976 well, if you're going to take in the comment as dialect rather than perfect grammar, then I can picture someone saying "I've seen these guys 3 times". The difference is, this person just took out the "I've" because who the fuck writes I've in a youtube comment section? not me
@MarkOnDrums1976 Жыл бұрын
@@blurryvision942 Seen saw sawed seened. I was compelled to reply since we have a majority nation that is fat dumb and hapoy as they post selfies on tick tock and and instagram and can't even answer basic questions taught in school. Half the kids in high school today don't even know basic geography. "OH, Canada is north of us?" If Doc Brown offered me a chance to hop in his DeLorean and worm-hole-it to 2100, I'd decline..
@drmmuzik 3 жыл бұрын
Cool to hear Michael McDonald talk about the learning experience he had singing the harmonies and how much of a pain in the ass it was to deal with Becker & Fagin. His recollection is definitely bittersweet. :-)
@cardo1111 6 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Mr. Becker your perfectionist nature always paid off in the final product.
@mls-a9837 6 жыл бұрын
cardo ii
@bryansarracino8623 3 жыл бұрын
He was funny as shit too.
@bagley232 7 жыл бұрын
still listen to this LP after 38 years
@vladimirputin8094 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@donewiththenonsense.4717 3 жыл бұрын
Greatest ever!
@PlymouthVT 9 ай бұрын
Is there anything colder than Walter Becker saying "Speaks for itself" on the guitar solo lol.......god bless him.
@kimberlymccoy2344 4 жыл бұрын
Chuck Rainey “they NEVER knew it went down...never knew it!” Damn right on Brotha! You did your thing and they LOVED it!
@justkim1 2 жыл бұрын
Because slap funk bass was imperative.
@bryansarracino8623 2 жыл бұрын
The particion
@thenflywjaz6917 3 ай бұрын
Is Rainey for real ? They never knew it went down ? Check out 1:20 Clearly they only learned how to solo the tracks years later ! 🤣
@tophatandtails 8 жыл бұрын
It's wonderful how all of their musicians took so much pride in wanting to get it right musically...they picked people who just cared about the music. And that's why it's so good.
@Nessthegreat 10 жыл бұрын
"Let's check out his high part just to embarrass him." "Cool." I cried that was just greatly funny.
@LASR71 10 жыл бұрын
This is a high level of demand in music skills from these guys, since I don´t think that voice can be an embarassment to anyone, lol...
@catherinechandler5670 6 жыл бұрын
That is what I wanted to say. He has the voice of an angel.
@Notecrusher 6 жыл бұрын
Most unique bg vocalist ever?
@kiko1935 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, usually bg vocals are just there to compliment the lead but his really stand out. Ear candy as they say.
@kitrichardson5573 6 жыл бұрын
Background vocal list is definitely better than the lead singer - which says a lot about their confidence in the areas where they were strong
@richardhunt4576 Жыл бұрын
I'm old now. Looking back now, missed out on a lot of stuff. BUT today is beautiful summer's day here in UK. After breakfast I'm going to "pop to the shops" in my Tesla model Y, windows down amd treat me and the test of the world to Peg. Makin' up for lost time.🙂❤
@poempadgett4664 11 ай бұрын
Check out their tune _King of the World,_ too, that would be a good one for the road, imo. They have a lot of great songs, for sure.🤓
@suspiria1966 5 жыл бұрын
Such a great song. RIP Becker
@back2me225 8 ай бұрын
Such a very nice music Donald and Walter one of the genius musician ❤🥰 RIP Walter Becker
@jourdanreading6553 8 жыл бұрын
Michael McDonald was the perfect touch to Peg I think.
@MrSilksoul 4 жыл бұрын
To me he made the song.
@iseeolly9959 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrSilksoul He was amazing!
@BH-zd2px 4 жыл бұрын
The song would not have had the hook it did without him.
@edgarmellancamp6818 4 жыл бұрын
Steely Dan, the Doobie Brother's, Toto, collabs with Kenny Loggins, and his own solo career. Michael Macdonald is a legend.
@jeromecabral8440 3 жыл бұрын
He was also in the music video of I'll be over you By TOTO
@bernlin2000 7 жыл бұрын
I don't think there was another band that existed in the 1970s that had the same attention to detail as Steely Dan...absolutely phenomenal sounds. McDonald's harmonies are simply astounding, great asset to the band and the album
@thewordlove4316 5 жыл бұрын
Eagles!
@johnkk7863 3 жыл бұрын
@@thewordlove4316 Not even close . Steely Dan way out on their own .
@keefriff99 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnkk7863 True. The Eagles were meticulous but Steely Dan is on another level.
@Nclght 2 жыл бұрын
Earth Wind and Fire definitely comes to mind..that's why Dan and EWF are my two favorite bands.
@johnvalencia9927 Жыл бұрын
Guess you never heard Close to the Edge or Relayer by Yes lol
@artysanmobile 4 жыл бұрын
Fagen and Becker have a great comedy thing going on while at the console in these documentaries. That had to help with the thousands of hours they spent together.
@EdDunkle Жыл бұрын
They seem like musical soulmates. Both are very smart and talented and they both respect each other. It doesn't happen often.
@bwdrums1 3 жыл бұрын
These two guys were just so brilliant, that's the only word to describe what they created.
@Oldmotherhell 8 жыл бұрын
I love it when Marotta sniffs as he said, "...clubs for feet, you could play..." - GOLD!
@basehead617 7 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see the amount of cocaine he did all in one giant pile.
@boracho9520 7 жыл бұрын
bh617 me, too, but Pablo Escobar is dead
@SUGAR_XYLER 6 жыл бұрын
Walter has died too
@eightinches6094 6 жыл бұрын
I saw a documentary on these guys years ago and they interviewed several musicians that worked with Steely Dan and most all of them said it was insane working with Fagen and Becker because they were such perfectionists and I believe it. This was probably the best band to come out of America.
@toomuch5488 4 жыл бұрын
This record never gets old.
@nov20five 4 жыл бұрын
I wish more artists would deconstruct their music like this. I love hearing the backstory. RIP Walter Becker - you are missed, man!
@LadySwag502 9 жыл бұрын
I've been a Dan fan for as long as I can remember and will be one until they close my casket.
@barberswagg1 9 жыл бұрын
Ladyswagg I'm barberswagg.... I love u. A sister that knows .
@LadySwag502 9 жыл бұрын
***** RIGHT ON!!
@bachrocktheamericahatersan5799 7 жыл бұрын
LadySoul502 we will take the Dan with us.
@KatCulley 6 жыл бұрын
I hope the people I think really know me will be smart enough to play their music to represent me in all aspects. I can only imagine what Mr. Fagen is going through losing a brother like that.
@bagley232 6 жыл бұрын
I listen to them every day
@Radjiobon 9 жыл бұрын
Every aspect of this song is absolutely delightful and it is exciting to listen to it be broken down and discussed.
@bobsmith6538 4 жыл бұрын
Yes the chord progression and the chord voicings are excellent. love that tune!!
@bryansarracino8623 3 жыл бұрын
The bass slapping!
@alsleepr 4 жыл бұрын
I grew up with these guys. As a classically trained pianist, I am totally in awe of their musicianship. Hats off. I have some expensive earbuds and can even hear them breath. (Gonna be deaf by 70yo, but I dont care.) Love them!
@ericcrabtree7404 Жыл бұрын
They took the time to do the things most of us would never notice to give us a timeless audio experience. Brilliance.
@kevinarmstrong8237 8 ай бұрын
Exactly
@jkrycz 8 жыл бұрын
"You'll have to ask Chuck about the thumb business." (Chuck records the best bassline ever) "I remember slappin', and they never knew it went down."
@jobaca1000 9 жыл бұрын
This give me (a non musician) an appreciation for the work and talent it takes to make a great track of music.
@eduardoleaoneto1197 2 жыл бұрын
Quando tinha 15 anos (1972) ouvi uma música que nunca mais saiu de minha memória, era "Do it again"! Hoje aos 64 anos, ouço o Steely Dan como se tivesse ainda aqueles 15 anos. Tenho quase todos os discos, sou um apaixonado pelo som desses caras. Música inteligente, bem elaborada e com muito swing. Sou um fã incondicional. Apenas um sentimento enorme de pesar pelo Walter, mas ele está em minhas orações, seja onde estiver. 🙏🙏🙏
@yurigagarin5805 2 жыл бұрын
Damn if only we had this type of video for every legendary song recorded
@donkeeton3264 7 жыл бұрын
loved this song first heard it on the radio as a 9 year old kid in April 1978 it was on their greatest hits album it definitely was a song of the time it was around the Saturday Night Fever and Grease era ahhh the late great 78' what a year.
@JerseyGirlForLife609 5 жыл бұрын
your comments make me nostalgic
@bobsmith6538 4 жыл бұрын
Yes definitely, and the 25th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette. Very fitting for two great acheivements. I love em both!!
@joejones9520 2 жыл бұрын
me too, I took it for granted as just another okay song on the radio back then.
@Cline3911 6 жыл бұрын
RIP Walter Becker. Thank you for the music.
@kirkmcgee1 Жыл бұрын
It's weird how Walter and Donald would make a comment and the other would ignore it or talk past it.
@MsShannaK 3 жыл бұрын
The way he uses his clubs make me so so happy this song has been my quarantine medicine song :) thank you steely dan. Been in love since 1985 .... falling in love again as an adult and appreciating now more than ever. Aja makes my heart sing and has made me happy since I was a little girl. Such great musicians and album Music is magic
@oldschoolbbass 8 жыл бұрын
chuck Rainey throwing that nice slap line in.
@Jean-nx1uz 6 жыл бұрын
Mac Donald's vocals part is genius . Once heard , Those vibratos cannot be forgotten .
@busterbiloxi3833 5 жыл бұрын
What vibrato? This guy wouldn't make the chorus in a Broadway show, let alone an opera. Their interviews are just lame, wimpy horse shit!
@Roman-rz3qj 2 жыл бұрын
This song tho. Everything about it is magic. Incredible bass, rhythm and Michael McDonalds back up vocals. The guitar lead is pure genius. I’m so glad I saw this documentary.
@skdesign98 4 жыл бұрын
Fagan and Becker are pure musical geniuses! This song is such a masterpiece!!
@trailrunner919 7 жыл бұрын
So cool to actually see what goes into a masterpiece like Peg by The Masters!!!
@williamnelson727 8 жыл бұрын
Of all~ELSE that happened in that year,..THIS is what i remember from it, first & most. 'Peg'. They don't know me from Adam, but when i listen to their work, i have the distinct impression, the GUT feeling that they know ALL about me and my life. That is because they know SO~much about music, that any, one recording (of theirs) is as good as a College-course in Pop~Jazz of late-20th Century. HERE is the song that you " just can't get out of your head ". uh,...Why would you WANT to?
@ranchump 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll tell ya. The way first class musicians can create such singular beauty out of so many parts....its just breathtaking. Then you think about Mozart and Bach etc who can create hair rising back of the neck stuff from an entire orchestra. It’s just incredible. Humans are an absolutely amazing species.
@tweston315 4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs hands down! My college experience wouldn't have been the same without Steely Dan! Thanks guys!
@andydixon4424 8 жыл бұрын
The Michael McDonald parts are pure "Barbershop'. That's the way I have always perceived his backing harmonies on Peg
@JimmBailey 8 жыл бұрын
I agree. It's not until you deconstruct the vocal layers that's it's truly classically derived. It's brilliantly executed on that final track. And if you play it back with the best audio equipment available, and especially with a fine vinyl copy, you can really make out the distinction of how truly complex the vocal blending is. It's a knockout performance, and the engineering behind it is insanely genius!
@theallseeingmaster 8 жыл бұрын
Vinyl; is such a warm, fully rounded recording medium for music. CD's and other digital forms are harsh sounding.
@andyinoregon 7 жыл бұрын
Yep. Roger "The Immortal" Nichols won the Best Engineered Album Grammy for "Aja."
@fgs2732 6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Dixon o
@TheRobynAudet 10 жыл бұрын
Michael MacDonald..I knew there was something about the chorus!
@cecilyhayes5245 5 жыл бұрын
Robyn Gammon thats one of the things that stuck out for.me when i used to hear this song...and i mean i was just a 10-11 yr old....
@krlm2280 5 жыл бұрын
Hip-hop had Nate Dogg on tracks the compliment songs most artists from the 70s 80s 90s didn't matter if it was Rock Soul classic rock they had Michael McDonald on the track u knew his voices in a song like the song with Christopher Cross classic song
@coreyfisher2542 5 жыл бұрын
These guys are geniuses. I say that with no hesitation.
@steelyman08 4 жыл бұрын
I've heard many anecdotes about being in the studio with Becker & Fagen, but it's mind boggling to actually watch them almost nonchalantly looking back at such a massive undertaking. Just another day at the office. Geniuses. And to have both Aja & Gaucho as a result of such dazzling perfectionism !!
@telleyvestal3351 8 жыл бұрын
never gets old timeless cut
@bmm8039 6 жыл бұрын
So exacting. So tight. One of the best engineered and crafted albums.
@sophiejones8813 9 ай бұрын
Steely Dan had a style of music that just oozed class
@darrenlongshanks5102 Жыл бұрын
I've loved this song from the very first time I heard it, some 45 years ago and counting. Steely Dan is so criminally under-rated, they were musical geniuses. Thanks so much for sharing this video.
@benjaminglover1570 Жыл бұрын
Not sure they are underrated.
@longfade 9 жыл бұрын
I've never listened to that guitar solo the same way after seeing this clip a few years ago. So simple and inventive and perfect for the song.
@Notecrusher 6 жыл бұрын
They kind of down-played the Legend of the Peg Guitar Solo here. Gradon was supposedly the 10th player to attempt the solo I've read elsewhere.
@stevek6549 6 жыл бұрын
Also he spent an hour trying to get it. Graydon went in and played his cool jazz at the beginning and they wanted something more blues.
@Foghat1961 6 жыл бұрын
Perfect? Yes. Simple? ... errr no
@BusyCasual 6 жыл бұрын
Same thing for me
@dyingearth 5 жыл бұрын
Walter Becker was one of the tracks of solo that they didn't pick.
@daviddemar8749 6 жыл бұрын
Just genius pure genius RIP walter and thank you for the great music
@susanperkins1909 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite song. My mom's name was Peggy and my Dad always called her Peg. Near and dear to my heart. Great video.
@69ssrscamaro4 7 ай бұрын
It's so nostalgic every time I hear this band. It always takes me back to the 70's and all the wonderful music I was hearing on the local radio station here in Charlotte NC since Steely Dan was played so frequently.
@Zickcermacity 6 жыл бұрын
File this, and the Deacon Blues segment under 'How To Make A Record'! :) A precious insight into the recording and production of songs from one of the best classic rock albums. Loved how they soloed segments of the songs on the console, and hearing how it all gelled together as they brought back each track. Don Fagen's spoken voice is nothing like his singing voice. If I was listening blind to a Fagen interview, I'd have NO idea it was Steely Dan's lead singer!
@Longtack55 2 жыл бұрын
It is a masterpiece and to be treasured
@MichaelVLang 4 жыл бұрын
Chuck and Rick laid down one of the most perfect grooves on this track. They way they played around each other but with each other, masterful. Love that.
@Notecrusher Жыл бұрын
I gotta say it's hilarious when Becker says the kick doesn't emphasize the bass accents on Peg, then solos the two parts and it totally does.
@skierpage Жыл бұрын
I returned to watch this after "Greatest Bass Line Ever? Ep5 'Peg' Steely Dan" from Scott's Bass Lessons breaks down Chuck Rainey's part. The subtleties in his playing are 😘
@snoopstp4189 Жыл бұрын
I learned to slap bass because of this song.
@Stefanthenautilus Жыл бұрын
When they isolated the rhythm section on the board and just listened to those two guys putting it together...my body started moving all on its own
@patrickconners 10 ай бұрын
the harmony of the chorus is so powerful i love it so much one of my favorite songs
@kenperk9854 9 жыл бұрын
I'm glad Jay Graydon stepped in and nailed the great solo!
@duncansmith8992 5 жыл бұрын
So am I. Literally one of the outstanding solos ever.
@barbaramathieson4150 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite guitar solo recorded. Ever.
@bryanmg8164 4 жыл бұрын
Jay Graydon is another genius! Not only a brilliant guitarist and song writer, but up there with Quincy Jones and George Martin as one of the greatest music Producers of all time!
@dennisjohndreher7258 4 жыл бұрын
Jay didn't know they kept his solo until he heard it on the radio. Go figure.
@RogerMillerInVA 6 жыл бұрын
We miss you, Walter ... god bless you, steely dan. Thank you.
@nnn4376 Жыл бұрын
Seeing Donald and Walter stare on in mild disappointment at all the other guitar solos always makes me chuckle.
@buckycore Жыл бұрын
this is so DOPE!!! Man, old school recording sessions were so exciting
@sosidecop64 6 жыл бұрын
RIP Walter. Thank you so very much for the music.
@lovegarbage 7 жыл бұрын
I guess only KZfaq know how many times I have watched this wonderful intelligent video.
@YourHalfSister 3 жыл бұрын
"...then the shutter falls, you see it all in 3D, foreign movie". I was today years old when I realized what they were actually singing. Thank you for this video 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😭😭😭😭.
@mrreemann3739 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite KZfaq videos, it demonstrates how their minds work. True genius. But you know that❤
@mrreemann3739 4 ай бұрын
Something to think about, Becker and Fagen changed players like suits, but when Becker dies, Fagen couldn't go on. Just like Bonham dying Led Zeppelin ended. There are some people you just can't replace. Magic❤
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