Blue J Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) I believe Gaucho was the one that came right after Aja, even though it took them three years. Came out in 1980. You may/probably know Babylon Sisters and Hey Nineteen, which are both on it. After Gaucho, they didn't release a new studio album for 20 more years. To be totally honest, I haven't heard any of the 21st century Dan (I think there have been three albums of new material in that time frame, but I could be wrong). Gaucho is definitely recommended, though. Edit: I had to think about it a minute or two after I posted. You were just saying anything other than Aja, weren't you, rather than anything else that came after it, specifically. If that's the case, then I'd recommend (in this order): 1. The Royal Scam (it's just 100% funky pop goodness)2. Can't Buy a Thrill3. Countdown to Ecstasy4. Pretzel Logic5. Katy Lied6. Gaucho Two through six, there, are all in chronological order. Edited February 16, 2015 by Blue J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I believe Gaucho was the one that came right after Aja, even though it took them three years. Came out in 1980. You may/probably know Babylon Sisters and Hey Nineteen, which are both on it. After Gaucho, they didn't release a new studio album for 20 more years. To be totally honest, I haven't heard any of the 21st century Dan (I think there have been three albums of new material in that time frame, but I could be wrong). Gaucho is definitely recommended, though. Edit: I had to think about it a minute or two after I posted. You were just saying anything other than Aja, weren't you, rather than anything else that came after it, specifically. If that's the case, then I'd recommend (in this order): 1. The Royal Scam (it's just 100% funky pop goodness)2. Can't Buy a Thrill3. Countdown to Ecstasy4. Pretzel Logic5. Katy Lied6. Gaucho Two through six, there, are all in chronological order. This is where i wold go too. Forget the 2 recent ones this is what you what. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 For those who have not heard it I implore you to try Donald Fagen's last solo effort Sunken Condos. It's FANTASTIC. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Just a question for the expert panel here at the TRF. I obviously grew up in the "Steely Dan" era all the way from Rikki Don't Loose That Number and beyond. Hearing all of their early stuff on my transistor radio :sigh: :codger: . Just curious beyond Aja if I was to pick up another vinyl or two which should be first, second etc. The older I have gotten and with my son being the sax player/musician he is and hearing all that jazz over the years my appreciation has grown for the band. Thanks in advance...Two Against Nature (2000) is excellent. Here's he full album...  Two Against Nature is Dan defined. The album mixes world-class chops and jazzy, postgraduate soul sound with some wonderful, vague storytelling (sample simile: "sizzling like an isotope"). As always in Steely Dan's marvelously impressionistic world, we often don't know what the hell the people in the songs are actually doing, but we're pretty damn certain that they shouldn't be doing it at all. Still, what makes Two Against Nature work isn't its cerebral ellipticity but its stunning musical clarity. That's all the more impressive because the album is less a summit of super sessioneers (... la the group's past efforts) than it is a showcase for what Steely Dan's core twosome can do — reluctant guitar god Becker remains a fluid, precise player, while Fagen covers the keyboard waterfront with a variety of jazz and R&B styles. Also shining are the assorted drummers, including Vinnie Caliuto, Ricky Lawson and particularly the great Sonny Emory.Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/two-against-nature-20000316#ixzz3RvRzAZpTFollow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook Edited February 16, 2015 by goose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Time for some pulledoutofahat SD lyrics: Is there gas in the car?Yes, there's gas in the caaaaar! :laughing guy: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Time for some pulledoutofahat SD lyrics: Is there gas in the car?Yes, there's gas in the caaaaar! :laughing guy: On that second "caaaaar", the high note that he's singing does make me crack up, just a little bit. :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Love em to death You really can't go wrong with any of these Countdown to EcstasyPretzel LogicKaty LiedRoyal ScamAja I even like Gaucho.....even though that's rated lower. Top 10 band for sure. Mick Mick, I never knew until today you liked them.  Where's Troutman? I have to wheedle him for the other CDs........ I fell for them later in my music life. Like 19. Donald Fagen just captivated me.....such a quirky cool guy. And Becker. Stone cold nerds, lol. Especially when they talk. Mick I liked them in the seventies - Pretzel Logic and Aja. But it wasn't until about 1988 that I got into their other albums. Every day on the commute to and from Manhattan, I used to listen to them on my walkman. The only time I ever got into an argument with anyone about a band was about Steely Dan when this jazz musician that I knew said to me, when I told him how much I liked them, that Steely Dan pulled their lyrics out of a hat. I laugh at it now, but I got so mad at the time. :laughing guy: Interesting, Thats why I love them. Off the wall lyrics and the music is a perfect fit. :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Time for some pulledoutofahat SD lyrics: Is there gas in the car?Yes, there's gas in the caaaaar! :laughing guy: On that second "caaaaar", the high note that he's singing does make me crack up, just a little bit. :DI know. I often get the impression when I listen to him sing that the whole thing is farcical. He knows he's singing nonsense, but it all works for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Love em to death You really can't go wrong with any of these Countdown to EcstasyPretzel LogicKaty LiedRoyal ScamAja I even like Gaucho.....even though that's rated lower. Top 10 band for sure. Mick Mick, I never knew until today you liked them.  Where's Troutman? I have to wheedle him for the other CDs........ I fell for them later in my music life. Like 19. Donald Fagen just captivated me.....such a quirky cool guy. And Becker. Stone cold nerds, lol. Especially when they talk. Mick I liked them in the seventies - Pretzel Logic and Aja. But it wasn't until about 1988 that I got into their other albums. Every day on the commute to and from Manhattan, I used to listen to them on my walkman. The only time I ever got into an argument with anyone about a band was about Steely Dan when this jazz musician that I knew said to me, when I told him how much I liked them, that Steely Dan pulled their lyrics out of a hat. I laugh at it now, but I got so mad at the time. :laughing guy: Interesting, Thats why I love them. Off the wall lyrics and the music is a perfect fit. :D It is. It's refreshing that they didn't attempt to be profound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Love em to death You really can't go wrong with any of these Countdown to EcstasyPretzel LogicKaty LiedRoyal ScamAja I even like Gaucho.....even though that's rated lower. Top 10 band for sure. Mick Mick, I never knew until today you liked them.  Where's Troutman? I have to wheedle him for the other CDs........ I fell for them later in my music life. Like 19. Donald Fagen just captivated me.....such a quirky cool guy. And Becker. Stone cold nerds, lol. Especially when they talk. Mick I liked them in the seventies - Pretzel Logic and Aja. But it wasn't until about 1988 that I got into their other albums. Every day on the commute to and from Manhattan, I used to listen to them on my walkman. The only time I ever got into an argument with anyone about a band was about Steely Dan when this jazz musician that I knew said to me, when I told him how much I liked them, that Steely Dan pulled their lyrics out of a hat. I laugh at it now, but I got so mad at the time. :laughing guy: Interesting, Thats why I love them. Off the wall lyrics and the music is a perfect fit. :D It is. It's refreshing that they didn't attempt to be profound.  Its like they just pull the stuff out of a hat and go with it. :D When driving to go fishing Steely Dan is my number one choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I think their sense of humor, or their sense of not taking themselves so seriously, at least, is not unlike Rush's. I'd be interested to know what kind of lyrics Geddy and Alex would write if Neil were not the lyricist. But as far as the Dan...they have really poignant lyrics stand out to me just as much as the goofy ones. "This is the night of the expanding manI take one last drag As I approach the standI cried when I wrote this songSue me if I play too longThis brother is freeI'll be what I want to be I learned to work the saxophoneI play just what I feelDrink scotch whiskey all night longAnd die behind the wheelThey've got a name for the winners in the worldI want a name when I loseThey call Alabama the Crimson TideCall me Deacon Blues..."  Pure urban poetry. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I think their sense of humor, or their sense of not taking themselves so seriously, at least, is not unlike Rush's. I'd be interested to know what kind of lyrics Geddy and Alex would write if Neil were not the lyricist. But as far as the Dan...they have really poignant lyrics stand out to me just as much as the goofy ones. "This is the night of the expanding manI take one last dragAs I approach the standI cried when I wrote this songSue me if I play too longThis brother is freeI'll be what I want to be I learned to work the saxophoneI play just what I feelDrink scotch whiskey all night longAnd die behind the wheelThey've got a name for the winners in the worldI want a name when I loseThey call Alabama the Crimson TideCall me Deacon Blues..."  Pure urban poetry. Yeah, Plus there music is so relaxing and perfect when you don't to want to hear heavier music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 I have so very many memories wrapped up in their music (almost twenty years worth!), that it's hard not to want to cry when I listen to some of their music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Love em to death You really can't go wrong with any of these Countdown to EcstasyPretzel LogicKaty LiedRoyal ScamAja I even like Gaucho.....even though that's rated lower. Top 10 band for sure. Mick Mick, I never knew until today you liked them.  Where's Troutman? I have to wheedle him for the other CDs........ I fell for them later in my music life. Like 19. Donald Fagen just captivated me.....such a quirky cool guy. And Becker. Stone cold nerds, lol. Especially when they talk. Mick I liked them in the seventies - Pretzel Logic and Aja. But it wasn't until about 1988 that I got into their other albums. Every day on the commute to and from Manhattan, I used to listen to them on my walkman. The only time I ever got into an argument with anyone about a band was about Steely Dan when this jazz musician that I knew said to me, when I told him how much I liked them, that Steely Dan pulled their lyrics out of a hat. I laugh at it now, but I got so mad at the time. :laughing guy: Interesting, Thats why I love them. Off the wall lyrics and the music is a perfect fit. :D It is. It's refreshing that they didn't attempt to be profound. I prefer clever to profound. It's rock and roll, after all. Steely Dan fits that bill perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 If I had to go on a cross country road trip and had only one choice of tunes it would be these guys!! :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I think their sense of humor, or their sense of not taking themselves so seriously, at least, is not unlike Rush's. I'd be interested to know what kind of lyrics Geddy and Alex would write if Neil were not the lyricist. But as far as the Dan...they have really poignant lyrics stand out to me just as much as the goofy ones. "This is the night of the expanding manI take one last dragAs I approach the standI cried when I wrote this songSue me if I play too longThis brother is freeI'll be what I want to be I learned to work the saxophoneI play just what I feelDrink scotch whiskey all night longAnd die behind the wheelThey've got a name for the winners in the worldI want a name when I loseThey call Alabama the Crimson TideCall me Deacon Blues..."  Pure urban poetry.Dog Years would make a great Steely song, lyrically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Yes, of course, Aja is a brilliant album. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Damn girl, Your slacking off! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Damn girl, Your slacking off!  Wasn't really my type of music when I was younger. I was more of a hard rock kinda gal. :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Damn girl, Your slacking off!  Wasn't really my type of music when I was younger. I was more of a hard rock kinda gal. :D If you like Steely Dan, You really need to check out the stuff before Aja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Damn girl, Your slacking off!  Wasn't really my type of music when I was younger. I was more of a hard rock kinda gal. :D If you like Steely Dan, You really need to check out the stuff before Aja. Anything you suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Damn girl, Your slacking off!  Wasn't really my type of music when I was younger. I was more of a hard rock kinda gal. :D If you like Steely Dan, You really need to check out the stuff before Aja. Aja they really smoothed out. Pre-Aja stuff is more raw when you compare it to Aja, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Eagle, listen to The Royal Scam. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Aja is the only one I've owned. Never really heard any of the others. Damn girl, Your slacking off!  Wasn't really my type of music when I was younger. I was more of a hard rock kinda gal. :D If you like Steely Dan, You really need to check out the stuff before Aja. Anything you suggest? See my reply to Narpet earlier today, when he asked the same thing, basically. If you just want to go with one, make it The Royal Scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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