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Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has said that Elliott Randall's lead on this track is one of his favorite guitar solos ever. High praise from an icon.

Still blows me away that Elliott Randall recorded the guitar solo in one take on the original recorded version. The sheer talent.

"You been telling me you're a genius since you were 17. In all the time I known you I still don't know what you mean." I love that line but whoever inspired them to write that part...damn. What a burn.

I don't know why I let Steely Dan fade out of my life. Thanks for bringing them back to me! This has been fun!!!

Other worldly music, we were so so spoilt in the 70s.....there is absolutely nothing made today that can eclipse this music. Genius.

A day spent listening to Steely Dan is a day that's been enjoyed :)

When a guitar solo starts a song, you know it's gonna be good. Jimmy Page says this is his favorite guitar solo ever...🎼

One of the greatest guitar performances of all time!

"Are you gatherin' up the tears, Have you had enough of mine?" Those lyrics just hit so damn hard, love this jam!

Never heard a Dan tune I didn't like. I'm loving how you are diggin the old music. Enjoy.😚😚😚

FM FM FM FM.......next. Dammit! You can trust us!!!!

Yes, also check out Supertramp " The Logical Song" "Take the Long Way Home" "Goodbye Stranger" and "Give a Little Bit" .

Ask...and you shall receive! Thank you! *Bodhisattva - Rikki Don't Lose That Number*

The riff that sent guitar sales through the roof, and launched more than one musical careers....

Love this guy. His genuine honest reaction is excellent.

I loved Steely Dan from the first time I heard them, Genius musicians.

Jamel - work has been planting seeds for years. You've always been a Steely Dan fan, just didn't know it....

Legendary guitar solos from Elliott Randall.

Steely Dan "Any Major Dude"

Does ones heart good to see you making the connection with these songs that meant so much to us in our youth... we oldsters really had it good back then.

I support your executive decision to react to songs you may have heard before. Especially as it pertains to The Dan!!!

FM next please. Killer Sax solo and guitar outro. You WILL love it, I promise. Pretzel Logic is good too.

Reminds me of my childhood. My parents use to have parties way back when and they’d play this. I was idk 7 or 8...great music to grow up to.

" Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has reportedly said that session player Elliott Randall's guitar solo on "Reeling In the Years" is his favorite solo of all time. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reelin'_In_the_Years Babylon Sisters is worth a listen.

TIMELESS PERFECTION! Once upon a time, real musicians who could actually sing and play.... imagine that!

Watching these videos is like watching your kid opening up his presents on Christmas morning, and really wanting him to like what you got him, and he gives you the best reaction. You're bringing joy to the world, Jamal!

I'm 57. When I was young, great songs like this were on FM radio every day. They seemed to just keep coming and I thought the it would last forever. Sadly, it didn't work out like I thought.

Jamal I’m loving your reactions, especially Steely Dan, looks like you are so digging it! Please..... Babylon Sisters!

maybe also some ELO "Do Ya" "Last Train to London" "Livin Thing" "Turn to Stone" " Don't Bring Me Down" and the list goes on....lol

If you like steely Dan you should check out the band America. Suggestions: horse with no name,sister golden hair, venture highway, tin man

Here's a lesser known steely Dan song, "Cousin Dupree". A funny story about getting reacquainted with a long lost cousin, who, let's just say has "developed". Lesser known, but typically great steely Dan music.

You've listened to all the songs on Aja except "Home At Last" and "I Got The News", try those, I promise you'll agree the whole album is a masterpiece!

I`m 61, it is great that you and other people on reaction, appreciate classic rock. The music i grew up on.

This is Jimmy Page’s favorite guitar solo.

A very unique band. Every time you hear it is just like the first time you heard it.

Lovin your Steely Dan reactions....still waiting for "FM (no static at all)"

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan...you will love it

Doctor Wu, Everyone's Gone To The Movies, Sign In Stranger, and Your Gold Teeth. All great Dan songs. All worth your time when you get around to them.

I love this guitar solo in the intro. After all these years, it's still my favorite.

YES to your "executive decision" to react to requests of songs you may have "heard" before. The thing about the quality of most of this music is the deeper and more attentively we listen, the more we notice and appreciate. You are dead right that we may have heard and noticed a "hook" "groove" or "refrain/chorus." A closer than cursory listen reveals so much more. This is what makes great music not only stand up to repeated listening. Music of that quality almost requires repeated listening to fully grasp and appreciate.

I was like 12 when this came out one of my brothers listened to this when he was in college when I first heard it. Awesome music and an awesome band. Doesn't surprise me you checked this song out and enjoyed it.

Keep doing what you do Jamal. I’m reliving my youth watching you react to these songs. Yes children of the 60s & 70s were spoilt with music. Once your down that rabbit hole there’s no going back 👍

I freaking love steely dan so much. What a great time in my life when this song first came out. So talented

Absolutely love how you're covering The Dan's material man! This tune is among their crown jewels!

My boy,s since 74/ I was 15/ Now 60/ my favorite band of all time! These Cat,s personify Musical Perfection!!!! Clay

Yep, I'd do "FM" next if I were you. But, of course I'm not you. LOL.

My son's favorite Steely Dan song. He is 17 now but he saw them live at age 8. He can't explain why to this day. He will play it from time to time in his room. I think it the harmonies. One of my favorites as well.

One of THE BEST SONGS of the 1970's! It was HUGELY POPULAR and on the radio a bunch! You enjoy my friend....I sure am!

This song goes good on a mixtape next to some BTO

We enjoy watching you enjoy good music!!!

Well you wouldn't know a diamond if you held it in your hand, the things you think are precious, I can't understand. Pure genius

Yep. One of my favorite songs from one of my all time favorite groups. Steely Dan ROCKS!

You’re doubling up on their debut. That’s awesome. Amazing to consider that despite sounding like he was born 45 and cynical, Fagen was 23 when they wrote and recorded this.

Jamel, Really enjoyed your reactions to Steely Dan. I'd love to see your reaction to Steely Dan's Bodhisattva, Chain Lightning and Sign In Stranger. Stay safe !!!

PLEASE keep reacting to music you might already recognize, because WE get the wonderful outcome of living again, through you, the FULLNESS of the offering these artists gave to us in our youth. You can't convince others. They have to feel it. Thank goodness for you. ❤️

Steely Dan, and Doobie Bros. are my favorite bands. A lot of musicians played for both bands. The cool thing about Steely Dan was that they would put a guitar solo anywhere in the song. Very few bands start with a guitar solo.

Outstanding song, musical perfection - love Steely Dan! Have you listened to The Brothers Johnson "Strawberry Letter 22" ? Very groovy song from '77.

"... the things that pass for knowledge I can't understand..." boy that line is more applicable now than it ever has been in modern times. We now live in an age where kids go to college to learn how to be more stupid.

Jamel, brother, would never judge you! You react as you want! Love you! My favorite!

Makes it even better listening with someone else who enjoys it. Even when you heard it a million times.

Boz Scaggs. "Lowdown." You probably already know it. It's worth a revisit.

George Thorogood would be a sweet reaction! "Who do you love?"

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on guitar. One the most talented "under the radar" guitarist of all time. Suffered from polio, would play live on stage (with the Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan didn't play live back then) sitting on a stool. Little known, he is, to this day a certified rocket scientist. Helped design the Patriot Missle system, worked for Raytheon, etc. Sits on the government "Missle Defense Panel". Long hair, mustache and all. His security clearance rivals the president. Now THAT'S f***ing COOL!!!

Good people getting together listening to good music is what it’s all about.

"Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you were holding it in your hand..."

"FM (no static at all)" will be another you might know but we will love hearing your reaction to it..

I play this when I’m driving along a coast road near where I live…. Just doesn’t get any better. The beat is infectious! 👏👏👏

There is no reason on Earth that you can't react to a song you have or have not heard especially because we enjoy your reaction videos. Keep doing what you are doing. You brighten my day.

Try Gerry Rafferty, "Right Down The Line", please!!

If you want to keep going, keep going. My list: "Pretzel Logic" "Night By Night" "Black Friday" "Don't Take Me Alive" "Sign in Stranger" "The Fez" "Green Earrings" "Haitian Divorce" "FM" "Babylon Sisters"

This song takes me back to 1973 walking to Jr. High School and listening to the radio Man those were much simpler times! Agree on Supertramp. One of my favs back in the day.

One of the great albums of all time. Not a bad song on it. And the guitar work from Jeff Baxter STILL gives me goosebumps. Awesome reaction Jamal, thank you.

Jamal - this Welsh grandad has been listening to the Dan since I first heard Haitian Divorce back when I was 18. Loving your channel -but you really need to check out The Caves of Altamira. Love from the UK.

Jamel, he knew so many Steely Dan songs and didn't even know it.

Sometimes when I was younger you would hear a band and just know ... Steely Dan was one of those bands ... isn't nice to know you were right. They have been one of my favs since I heard "Kid Charlemagne " all those years ago and so glad you have caught onto them. Keep on doing your own thing man ... we love it. Many blessings on you Jamel.

The challenge is, can you find a Steely Dan song you don't like. With all the reactions you've done so far, looks like you've been groovin' to them all. All the recommendations I've read from everyone are awesome as well. Being a long time sailor, the many trips at sea away from the wife and kids, "Home at Last" was always a personal favorite.

Have you reviewed "the Fez" yet? That's another gem from SD and the song makes me smile every time I hear it.

I think there's a difference between "hearing" a song and actively "listening" to it. There are plenty of songs I've heard countless times on the radio or whatever, but I've never took the time to attentively listen to music, analyze the different parts, discover what I like about the music, and try to figure out what the lyrics are about.

And we LOVE dancing with you it's naturally a reaction.

The more you listen to Steely Dan the more you get hooked unreal been listening to them since the 70's glad to see the younger generation enjoying cool music

Loving the Steely Dan stuff 👍 You need to have a go of some Supertramp tunes . Another band with songs you didn't know you know. Goodbye stranger is a great start

Would love to see you do a video on the band "Yes" heart of the sunrise is one of my favorite songs from them as well as roundabout. " I've seen all good people" is also a good one as well.

Steely Dan was a duo (Donald Fagan, Walter Becker) + every great studio musician of the 70s. Unique they blended jazz chord progressions with pop melodies...

I remember seeing Steely Dan at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, England back in 1974, they where fantastic then and still are. Glas you,re enjoying one of my favourite bands.

They always remind me of Thin Lizzy when I hear this song.

Jamel play Heart (Ann & Nancy Wilson) "Magic Man"

I hear people say, "Man, I wish I grew up during this era for music."..I always say "YOU DID!" You were born at the right time (as we were) because you get to hear it, share it, talk about it, and enjoy it!..It's your music as much as it is mine!..Just be glad you weren't born and died before it happened!..THAT WOULD SUCK!

When Walter Becker passes away a couple of years ago....someone posted a Steely Dan video to Facebook that was pretty cool. Their classic...'FM'.....but set to a nighttime flyover ( by a drone ) of the Empire State Building. I think it was the 50th anniversary of the installation of an FM antenna atop the tower. And so a radio station arranged for colorful lights to play in sync to the song.

We/I love your reactions to the tunes brother! Your enthusiasm encourages us to share also! We/I feel great sharing my tidbits of knowledge with my new fam jam.

You are the absolute best, thank you for that. You definitely got it goin' on. You da' Man!

True Geniuses of Rock and Roll ... they did it thier way .... which was writing incredible tunes and hiring everyone who was anyone to give it a stab in the studio, and putting the best on record. They made some of the coolest stuff,, next level, hard for me to believe still.

That warm crunchy tone of the guitar gets me every time.

" only a fool would say that!" from the same album!!!

Jimmy Page from Zeppelin once said this was his favorite guitar solo

Years ago, I was surprised to learn that Donald Fagen used different musicians and singers for each track on an album. Steely Dan was constantly evolving.

One of the best guitar solos of all time!

Steely Dan: "Bodhisattva"

This is such a good freakin song. One of my all time faves from them. I could say that about so many of their tunes though. This album had a little more of the rock/pop flavor with the jazz hints in there and obviously the brilliant studio mix. Always playing with time signatures too. So good.

You are the best! I just really dig watching you play these songs and getting down with it. You have such a great positive vibe! Thanks!!! 🙏🏼✨🏆☘️😃