The LOST Steely Dan Interview Feat. Jay Graydon & Dean Parks

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2 ай бұрын

In this episode, Steely Dan alums Jay Graydon (Peg solo) and Dean Parks (Played on 5 Steely Dan records) discuss Steely Dan and their storied session careers. Tim Pierce and I joined them in what I would describe as the ultimate studio guitar hang.
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@joaorenatomendes2200 2 ай бұрын

I feel we’re getting closer and closer to witness an interview with Donald Fagen 🙏🏽

@Nick_Barre 2 ай бұрын

"Build it and he will come".

@Gotblade 2 ай бұрын

Amen

@oleran4569 2 ай бұрын

Somewhere in his mind, Donald Fagen simply has to actually want a long form interview with Rick. Rick is in a nearly unique position to interact comfortably and truly intelligently with Donald. Donald seems to always have been a warrior of sorts, struggling on many fronts. While his victories are legend, they're incomplete without his insights and observations.

@universalmeditation8631 2 ай бұрын

Tho everyone wants this to happen Donald is ever so reclusive as he gets older.

@andrewtrotter9023 2 ай бұрын

This HAS to happen before Donald is too old or gone. Get it done Rick!

@patton303 2 ай бұрын

What’s always left out of these conversations is these guys were all barely more than kids when they made these records. Just young dudes in their 20’s making some of the best music ever created.

@jorymil Ай бұрын

But kids who went to the best music school in the country and played multiple instruments there. We underestimate youth.

@notimportant4310 12 күн бұрын

Yes and they studied the greats and added their own twist.

@MattyK-USA 2 ай бұрын

I am watching Jay Graydon show Dean Parks the Peg solo. My mind is BLOWN

@estenray5385 2 ай бұрын

As he tells Dean he plays it better than he himself can 😂 lol!

@gavster_999 2 ай бұрын

It's just total magic 😂

@frankierodriguez8661 2 ай бұрын

absolutely man, I never ever thought that one day I would witness this wonders

@MikeBixby 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff Rick. Keep em coming!

@jorymil Ай бұрын

Just amazing ears. Being able to remember and hear a half-step difference in that solo.

@rickbaird2044 2 ай бұрын

as a non musician, I understood about 10% of what you were talking about, but as a music lover, I loved listening to every moment.

@michaelparker3709 2 ай бұрын

Spot on! Even though I don't really understand the exact meaning of the muso tech speak, I know what they are discussing relative to the story, and I can follow the flow and therefore enjoy the conversation. 😏

@4amazinggrace 2 ай бұрын

Ditto!

@BillPatten-zh6lx 2 ай бұрын

Me too!

@markr.devereux3385 Ай бұрын

God almighty JAY GRAYSON sends me to guitar solo heaven.

@Bumblefoot 2 ай бұрын

Looooooooooove this!! Jay Graydon is a *genius*!! His analog self-designed toys & tricks, production skills, his *ears, guitar skills, chart reading/writing skills, his mad-scientist-level attention to detail in the studio.... total genius :)

@RickBeato 2 ай бұрын

Right?! I need to get you into the studio for an interview next!!

@Zedd5 2 ай бұрын

Dean Parks is such a treasure, he is so humble,polite but a legend and a monster player in guitar scene, top notch

@chineserockethands4578 2 ай бұрын

“Peg” was a clue in the NYT crossword a few weeks ago. I was doing it with my 22 year old son and his girlfriend. I got them to listen to Peg afterwards for about 30 seconds (TikTok attention span), and they said something along the lines of, “Oh, wow, this is like… a real song.” Small victories.

@michaelstaat6615 2 ай бұрын

A real song by real musicians! Great job Dad

@terrystowers6085 2 ай бұрын

Bravo! 👍

@plaidpanda 2 ай бұрын

Saw Steely Dan live (for the second time) a couple years ago with my daughter. She got to see Hey Nineteen live when she was actually 19!

@davidbutterfield7718 Ай бұрын

Fantastic! A huge small victory, tbh¡

@jasondimatteo983 2 ай бұрын

Dean Parks - "How you sounded on the read down is important... but it's what you do on the 7th take, and the 12th take, because it has to be like it's the first take." Solid gold wisdom.

@adenihil 2 ай бұрын

Oh my Rick… Another homerun!!!! I’ve said and I’ll say it as long as it’s true : BEST CHANNEL FOR MUSICIANS EVER! …BEST MUSIC INTERVIEWS HANDS DOWN.

@BillyBoggle 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely 😮🎉

@jackdemeis16 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@purplebondsaiyan2987 2 ай бұрын

Amen To that Another Gem 💎💎💎💎

@drfabulous77 2 ай бұрын

...and for non-musician music-lovers, too!

@paulprovost9313 2 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to actually meet the guys who really made the music. Amazing talent in one room talking shop. I am just happy I know enough music theory to keep up. Great stories.

@michaelparson-mcnamara782 2 ай бұрын

As a 75 year old guitarist for almost 61 of those years, I absolutely loved this one! It was wonderful watching you all enjoying the camaraderie and laughter! Thank you SO much for the smile I'll be "wearing" for days to come, as I think back over all the great details and stories!

@Jekylnhyde55 2 ай бұрын

I'm with you brother. 68 here, been playing guitar & bass for 55 years.

@robertthornburn101 2 ай бұрын

With you too, 71 and the same. Playing since 14.

@wereleeroads9311 2 ай бұрын

The thing where Jay re-teaches the Peg solo to Dean and then to Rick and THEN to Tim is pure gold. This is fun to watch.

@SeaMark782 2 ай бұрын

A real gem. Steely Dan has always been a favorite of mine since 1972. And a sentimental favorite. My high school mates were Jeff Porcaro and his brothers.

@tk423b 2 ай бұрын

That Peg solo is as iconic to me as the solo in Sultan’s. It’s burned into my brain circuits. Dopamine machine.

@mkattaiify 2 ай бұрын

Proof that musicians make great storytellers. These guys are legends. Thank you Rick for this Hangout. Much appreciated.

@SirSpags 2 ай бұрын

Can you IMAGINE the amount of collective guitar licks in this room!?!?

@andrewtrotter9023 2 ай бұрын

I love everything you do, Rick, but Steely Dan is my number One for 45 years. As a non-player but fanatical, obsessed music fan, fascinated with theory and songwriting, I’ve learned so much. I know you can’t do Steely Dan every video, but you’ll always get viewers and likes. PLEASE get Donald on before it’s too late! 🙏🏼

@davidallen2077 Ай бұрын

I'd love to hear a Beato/ Fagen conversation but....wonder if it's a good idea? If you know what I mean.

@JamesBrown-nk6mu 2 ай бұрын

I could listen to these guys all day every day.

@mauriz451 2 ай бұрын

Same here!!

@RollieFingers59 2 ай бұрын

“Magnetic heaven “ I love it. As a kid I read all of the album credits and these guys were all over them. Now I’m in my 50’s and I get to see them and hear what they were up to. Amazing

@brunomartelli8163 2 ай бұрын

me too

@Phoebedumplings 2 ай бұрын

That’s an album but Wax , Graham Gouldman and Andrew Gold

@MrCherryJuice 2 ай бұрын

A couple great quotes from this very insightful and enjoyable video: "It's kind of a rolling jumble of habits." Dean Parks's assessment of drummers - even the best of them - is so apt. And Jay Graydon's "It's all hammer-ons and slides" would surely confound anyone other than a savvy guitarist. And Bernard Purdie not only internalising a tune after one run through, but then directing the rest of the band is a reminder that being a great studio player benefits from talents other than 'just' being able to read and play..

@fredericlinden 2 ай бұрын

Jay Graydon was a SENSATIONAL guitarist. Sensational ! Skilled and so musical !

@mpr2366 2 ай бұрын

I clicked the Like button before I even started watching. There is no way this will be bad. 🙂

@steventsunami9506 2 ай бұрын

I love this, but I keep thinking about how much I would love hearing from Denny Dias.

@tomcoryell 2 ай бұрын

Yes!

@61hink 2 ай бұрын

For a band famous for its hired guns, their original guitarists were no slouches. Denny Dias' solo in "Your Gold Teeth II" is ethereal.

@thelantern9075 Ай бұрын

@@61hink YES

@samhaddon1236 2 ай бұрын

Jay Graydon is always so infectious in every interview he does. It seems to bring him such joy. It’s like the US government needs to employ someone just to keep him talking about these old sessions as an act of thanks for what he has given the world! (Oh and keep recording for the rest of us, who have wondered for years what happened underneath the vinyl)

@JakeR541 Ай бұрын

This will be treasured by Steely Dan fans for decades.

@cooldebt 2 ай бұрын

New series 'Hangout with.....' - really appreciating this window into the world of well known and great musicians!

@lcfnyc2007 2 ай бұрын

Yeah 100 % agreed, Rick should start that with this being the first episode.

@WilliamSilva-dq6zj 2 ай бұрын

This isn't just reminiscing, it's revealing the musicianship that it took to make classics that no song these days will ever be played 40,50 years from now. The balance between theory and instinct that these artist move through is what makes them icons. It really motivated and excites me even at my age. I can't wait to get back in my studio as soon as I'm finished with this interview! Thanks Rick!!

@SolarMumuns 2 ай бұрын

Jeez, these guys are such pros - beautiful stories. Amazing to be a fly on the wall.

@jornthedrummer 2 ай бұрын

Love how Dean Parks listens to Graydon’s parts with such a big smile and respect.

@cesarvaldez112975 2 ай бұрын

All these guys are my idols--and I’m a drummer. Great job on this one, Rick!

@jackdemeis16 2 ай бұрын

Me too...and I'm a drummer as well.

@cesarvaldez112975 2 ай бұрын

@@jackdemeis16 Excellent! Pleased to meet ya, fellow percussionist! 🥁

@bryangibson8479 2 ай бұрын

Same here!

@cesarvaldez112975 2 ай бұрын

@@bryangibson8479 Right on, Brotha!

@Constantijn09 2 ай бұрын

Same Here

@nathanclark4674 2 ай бұрын

This stuff NEVER gets old!

@charlesstiebing9231 Ай бұрын

Rick! what a life! your friends are my guitar heros! God bless you!

@doughill8475 Ай бұрын

So much fun to listen to. And Rick, your humility always impresses me. You're the host and yet you let everyone else do all the talking.

@BabaDontKnow 2 ай бұрын

These kinds of interviews will be treasured for a long, long time. Thank you, Rick.

@100157rs 2 ай бұрын

Love the banter. Graydon is a hoot. His playing is SO lyrical.

@SuperStrik9 2 ай бұрын

LOVE Steely Dan. So many great guitarists have played on their albums and have been in the band. Skunk and Denny were a great guitar duo in particular. Glad I got to see Steely Dan live on the Two Against Nature tour. RIP Walter.

@jeffnestor8040 2 ай бұрын

I love these get-togethers of multiple musicians. There are always great stories.

@johnwilliams2420 Ай бұрын

This interview belongs in the Rock n Roll Musical Hall of Fame.

@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes 2 ай бұрын

ALWAYS love watching a RB interview with serious players - Theres nothing like it on YT or anywhere else - THANK YOU Mr. Beato

@ricklarry4212 Ай бұрын

The interaction between the four of you was wonderful! Glad you were able to piece this one together.

@Oystercatcher2 2 ай бұрын

I was pleased to have picked up on the modulations in Jay's piece,... and tickled to hear reference to Amos Garrett. He did a great version of "Sleepwalk" when I saw him here in Edinburgh, at The Festival - a few years ago. Dean Park's revelation that the guitar part that Tim had been so rattled, trying to achieve had actually been played by two guitars was priceless! Hats off to Tim!

@Lengsham 2 ай бұрын

Love it at 6:23 when the camera zooms in on Tim and Rick smiling at the mention of polychords.

@kevinfoley1270 15 күн бұрын

Thnks for this I went back to look, I was nodding too

@tylerhackner9731 2 ай бұрын

I love these interviews with legends

@glencruciani 2 ай бұрын

Masterclass. Period. I sometimes forget how many light years ahead of most of us that these guys are. Jay is a beast!

@MattyK-USA 2 ай бұрын

"Who are the guys with the beards?!?" Tim Pierce is losing it, and so am I 🤣🤣🤣

@MikesTropicalTech 2 ай бұрын

In Canada we call them Zed Zed Top. :^)

@ChontosDrumLessons Ай бұрын

Rick, I LOVE this!!! I am a drummer, 29 years old. I make my living as a private drum teacher. I am a massive fan of your channel and always try to show my students Steely Dan.

@davegarski1548 2 ай бұрын

That was so cool! Nothing beats the old stories to the soundtracks of our lives.

@frankierodriguez8661 2 ай бұрын

I'm really speechless. Being Steely Dan my favourite band of all time, here Rick, you give me anther tonne of reasons to know for sure that I'm completely right. I love Tim, don't et me wrong but Dean Parks and Jay Graydon are, simply put 2 of the very best session musicians in history. their knowledge but over all their humble approach is the stuff that make a music lover like me to feel that this is it. Another viewer here says that we are getting more and more close to the Donald Fagen interiew.... I know I know but this is your fault because I'm convinced after these years that there is nothing impossible within The Beato World of Dreams. Much love and admiration as always from West Spain.❤

@joehamiltonsongs 2 ай бұрын

This one is maybe the best ever. More hangouts please. One with the two best pals Jay and Luke…you wouldn‘t get a word in edgeways and it would be never ending. Those two in a hangout would be another level.😂😂😂

@gerry720 2 ай бұрын

Rick, as a 70 year old guitarist watching your interviews with the likes of Tim, Dean and Jay at this stage of my life all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. It is sooooo interesting to hear these guys talk about their careers and their music...simply fascinating. I started playing in 1970 and can identify with all the various musical trends they lived. Thank you so much for being who you are and making this available.

@Constantijn09 2 ай бұрын

Jay’s solo on Peg is a musical monument And Dean Parks is one of the greatest session guitarists of all time

@strictlywicked186 2 ай бұрын

I can’t begin to count everything I’ve learned from your content. Thank you.

@kennethmctucker3501 2 ай бұрын

This would be a great podcast. I'd be looking forward to Episode 2. Casual style videos like this are really funny to watch, especially with great musicians like these. A beer with the guys.

@renelopez1383 2 ай бұрын

I am a sucker for interviews like this. Rick Beato interviewing (more like hanging out) with three world class studio guitar players. Having Dean Parks there makes it even more special to me. Rick should do a regular round table discussion with studio musicians where they just tell stories, talk about music, and discuss the history of a side of the music business that is just about extinct. Nobody is talking about the studio world after the Wrecking Crew. The entire history of the L.A. studio world needs to be documented and preserved!

@brianwood7237 2 ай бұрын

Are you freaking kidding me! While Rick teases one particular 'interview ', he hits you with another doozie😎

@Petesvoice 2 ай бұрын

Awesome interview Rick! Love how they take me back to the 70's and 80's with all their anecdotes. I hope one day you discover Stanley Jordan. He would be another awesome interview!

@gh6681 2 ай бұрын

A lot of the 70s LA Studio Guitar scene relating history. It doesn't get much better than this. Kudos, Rick.

@scottlee-benner6610 2 ай бұрын

Rick, THANK YOU for the impromptu recording/filming this get together! What a priceless telling of lived history! When you can get him to sit down with you in Atlanta, please interview Billy Strings! Nuf said! Thank you. Cheers!

@91pastor 2 ай бұрын

Rick I am not a musician but that interview was pure GOLD! Always loved those musicians but my appreciation of them has gone through the roof! Thank you! Thank You!

@butchsnyder8515 2 ай бұрын

Hands down, probably my favorite interview, Rick. When I was coming up as a young guitarist; late 70s, early 80s, all these guys, Jay Graydon, Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, etc. were all on my moms albums. I would sit, as we all did and study the liner notes, As I found out who was playing, I would seek out more albums they played on. That was, of course much more challenging because there was no internet.

@user-mr9eh8ek9m 2 ай бұрын

Just finished listening to the interview...their stories are so amazing! Great musicians but also wonderful, mysterious lyrics. When I listen to Steely Dan it is like listening to fine art because everything just comes together perfectly and that is what separate's them from most other bands.

@Funkybassplayer 2 ай бұрын

Hey Rick. Don’t worry about getting Fagan for a interview ( from what I’ve heard, he’s weird anyway) 😉 The interviews you have done and this one give us a clear picture how these sessions were done. I love to think that whoever you interview, the main thread is getting as much info about how these Steely Dan recordings happened. We all LOVE Steely Dan SO MUCH we can’t get enough of them. I also love the fact that Tim and you are in awe of Dean and Jay’s stories and of course their craftsmanship. Greetings pal. 👍🏻 Ps. Hearing that Walter was a heavy supporter of Chuck Rainey is as a bass player myself cool to hear. Love the man AND his playing.

@joshuasmith1680 2 ай бұрын

Jay Graydon produced two of the best albums that The Manhattan Transfer released -- Extensions from 1979 and Mecca for Moderns from 1981.

@fusionfan6883 2 ай бұрын

And his solo on Twilight Zone is perfection🎸🤘🏻

@andremeyer9230 2 ай бұрын

Jay's enthusiasm is so infectious. 🙂 This is a real guitarist barbecue chat. All it needed was a few beers. Wonderful!

@sideshowlol Ай бұрын

A room full of giants sharing licks, laughs and wisdom. Pure gold. Thank you all for the music. If Don had walked in at the end to shake all your hands I would not have been all that surprised.

@jerrybeirnemusic 2 ай бұрын

I was at GIT in '91, Steve Dudas (great guitarist) did a Steely Dan performance class, every week we'd learn a different song and we'd get up and try our best to get thru it. The best of times! This is pure gold Rick.

@willbrosy 2 ай бұрын

I love this. Super granular and amazing to hear them play the part of the solo on Peg. Great to hear. Some day Fagan will join Rick and hopefully talk about THE BLUES influence of Steely Dan!

@christopherlauter9403 Ай бұрын

You can play any Steely Dan album today and it sounds relevant and better than anything. These kids listen to today. Now with that being said, I can’t wait to listen to the interview.

@spudsguitars 2 ай бұрын

I know Rick’s interviews are usually well thought out and orchestrated, and that’s brilliant, but this for me is the reason KZfaq is great. A hang with no filter. The best!

@jeffcampbell6898 2 ай бұрын

I'd love to see and interview with Boz Scaggs

@Gracebeliever077 2 ай бұрын

14:06 Donald Fagan's Nighfly album. The song is New Frontier for those on their music educational journey. 18:42 Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur.

@Alex-sm5vu 2 ай бұрын

Awesome tune

@davidisenberg125 2 ай бұрын

that was amos garrett on lead and it was bad ass....

@ethanpelletier9998 2 ай бұрын

Do you know the song at 49:30?

@davidisenberg125 2 ай бұрын

@@ethanpelletier9998 most likely you could check the jay graydon diskography ...licks sounded a lot like the ride he took on josie

@ethanpelletier9998 2 ай бұрын

I’d kill to know the name of that song. It sounds really interesting. They don’t reference it at all other than playing it.

@jimbintz2424 2 ай бұрын

Rick, I discovered your channel as a Steely Dan fan, and I've enjoyed your examination of other artists and the histories of the rock Era, the stories. But I have never been as impressed by this interview, when your four Old Masters sat around laughing about the "soundtrack of my life". Through you I've found Tim Price and Adam Reder. You guys are reintroducing me to the music I always loved in ways I never knew.

@tedgay8427 2 ай бұрын

I love that 70s-80s LA studio sound. These guys are my heroes. You should get Mitch Holder on here. Really underrated.

@tomyg2766 2 ай бұрын

Love to hear those guys reminisce. Jay playing on the early Gino Vannelli album was excellent.

@scifiwriter98 2 ай бұрын

Storm at Sunup was a popular jazz fusion album with me and friends who were into Chick Corea and Weather Report. Looking at his discography, I was blown away by the albums Graydon played and/or collaborated on. He's a major talent that I was only marginal familiar with.

@papiopapa356 29 күн бұрын

That last song that Jay played with the ascending chords sounded very Gino Vannelli-esque.

@dwightburns6699 2 ай бұрын

❤ fantastic 😊 thank you for your getting them altogether ☺️

@Betunnn Ай бұрын

Oh man, i waited so long for you to release this. I remember once i ask for interview Jay and you said something was wrong with the audio. I can't get enough of Jay Graydon...such an amazing guitar player and arranger...

@manowire5403 2 ай бұрын

What a hang!! Could watch/listen for hours and hours....endless stories of my musicical path through life

@fbagli22 2 ай бұрын

What a gift to us Rick! Thank you. Jay at 16:32 sharing how he worked out in his mind DF suggestion “Think Blues” might be some of the most fascinating moments I have seen in your incredible work.

@1rwjwith 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic…Jay Graydon is such a trip!

@linkedup7346 2 ай бұрын

Pretty wild discussion. Now I know the geniuses behind all the great "Steeley Dan" sounds.

@geoffschuller4875 2 ай бұрын

Wow. Hearing Jay's story about hiw New Frontier was developed was amazing. The fact that they did all that work and ended up with Marotta's drum part, tearing the song down and REBUILDING all of it, with his groove as THE groove was very insightful to Fagen's process. "Do the work to find the magic element, and then build on that." Amazing.

@daleagner8980 2 ай бұрын

Tim is a great listener! Not much out of him that day. I really enjoyed this video!

@discovolante777 2 ай бұрын

For those who only know Jay's guitar work from "Peg", check out Marc Jordan "I'm A Camera", Steve Kipner "The Ending", and the Airplay album. All '79-'80.

@Barryrobin 2 ай бұрын

And of course the fantastic Al Jarreau records!

@ram-4 2 ай бұрын

To me, Graydon is the definition of that best ”early 80’s L.A. sound”. He had David Foster as his songwriting/producing partner, and they did a TON of classic stuff. Chaka Khan, George Benson… But he’s produced and co-written one of the greatest AOR albums ever: ”Pages” by Pages (1981)!!

@jazzbluesrock21 2 ай бұрын

I think a look at Midnight at the Oasis is due. This discussion and all the players in that generation revere that Amos Garrett solo. My Father introduced me to the song and described the solo as "anti-gravity...like watching a river run backwards" and I knew I had to learn it.

@mitchweiner Ай бұрын

Jay is music’s version of Robin Williams in that he practically interviews himself! 😅

@TheMDJ2000 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to a Donald Fagen interview one day.

@Matt-Hurin 2 ай бұрын

Rick my dear boy, YOU, are an absolute legend thank you. I want to thank you in advance for your Buckethead and John Frusciante interviews ....🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤣

@Davo198 2 ай бұрын

It would be absolutely epic to see a long form interview with Mutt Lange. There aren't many interviews with him and he has so much knowledge to share

@TinarevolvestylistX Ай бұрын

You've got some real historically important material in your library. This stuff is so interesting. Thank you for your work!

@bradhardisty1652 2 ай бұрын

This is next level for us guitar geeks. I love this, please do more of these group remembering things

@dgax65 2 ай бұрын

Love it. Every one of these videos is a time capsule of the music industry.

@MarcosDinnerstein 2 ай бұрын

Pure gold spending time with these legends whose love of music is undiminished. (might even be augmented) I paused midway to find Midnight at the Oasis for that wicked double bend.

@hoffnstuff8996 2 ай бұрын

The repeating 1/2 step modulation that Jay made in his spare time is such an awesome end to the show. Displaying both the genius and the musical mad scientist abilities Jay possesses. With those sweet guitar riffs at the end of each passage, evoking riffs on so many Al Jarreau tunes he produced. Loved it... and the 3 other geniuses in the room had to hand it to him for creating the 'musical rubiks cube'.

@TheMusicWiz 2 ай бұрын

This is pure gold! Would love a full episode with Jay about his production and engineering part as well ...he's such a character. A bass player hang would be great too ...with Abe, Chuck and some of that ilk ;)

@Metalltool 2 ай бұрын

Jay Graydon and Rick in one video. I didn't know I needed that, but I welcome it

@NeetonDaviel 2 ай бұрын

Having grown up listening to Steely Dan and Al Jarreau, this was WONDERFUL to watch 😀

@richardvoss7515 2 ай бұрын

You all remind me of days gone by when we would buy the lastest album and sit around and listen and read liner notes, when Jay would play is tunes. Fun and informing. Nice job Mr. Beato

@allthings2allmen 2 ай бұрын

Cool timing! I just bought the Citizen Box set! (Which I used to borrow constantly from my buddy when it was first released) So I finally got my own after all these years! Better late than never. Steely Danny Whatever!!!

@michaelscerbo35 2 ай бұрын

Rick, one thing no one discusses is you are alike all of those guys in one thing. You are a perfectionist. Things CAN always be better. Any band who says a song is as good as it can be is probably not all that great. Kudos to the artists of the world!

@ChuckWortman 2 ай бұрын

Neil Young, Jack White, are fantastic artists who don't shoot for perfection but 'good enough'. We just don't knowxhow of these solos were incredible because as Jay said, they're in magnetic heaven!

@alfonslemel5745 2 ай бұрын

Since when was music about perfection? Motown's recording sessions alone blow that theory out of the water. The seventies was when a lot of musicians climbed up their own technical asses - hence the punk revolt against it, and the popularity of disco etc. I've ofen read how a rough guide vocal became the official recorded version, Here's a famous example. When asked where the single for the new album release was Randy Bachmann said, “We have this one song, but it’s a joke. I’m laughing at the end. I sang it on the first take. It’s sharp, it’s flat, I’m stuttering to do this thing for my brother.” All attempts to improve the vocals failed "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" went to #1 in the States and 22 other countries - his brother, the butt of the joke, even stopped stuttering. This said, I very much enjoyed Rick's video!

@michaelscerbo35 2 ай бұрын

@@alfonslemel5745 does my comment say music is about perfection? Sure, you can find these random examples of joke songs becoming big. But generally speaking, the greatest collections of music are detailed extremely drawn out recording processes from highly competent musicians. Look at every album that has millions of millions of sales. I just am happy people still value not being satisfied with 4 chords, throwing a solo in the middle, and calling it art. It’s not a crime to try very hard or not at all!

@jonesky 2 ай бұрын

ah, the artistry is knowing when a work is complete. but... a good producer, even with time constraints or budget limitations, can produce an "excellent product" because of his talent and experience.

@domo3552 2 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness Rick you, continue to inspire us! As a semi-retired musician myself who was lucky enough to perform with some of my heros & with the LSO Etc. it's so wonderful to hear you guys chewing the fat about real music. Godspeed!