"Aja" is the album used to prove how good your sound system is.
@fayesouthall6604
7 ай бұрын
Exactly
@chad9017
7 ай бұрын
I get it. Good idea!
@primeminister66
7 ай бұрын
Indeed, Black Cow… Deacon Blues
@pamstuckey8349
7 ай бұрын
I did not know this at the time but Aja was he first album I played on my brand new Technics turntable purchased from with my first serious paycheck in 1978. And that moment is still so vivid in my memory today. Like magic
@katamedo5703
7 ай бұрын
The Royal Scam!
@GoldenLady1007
21 күн бұрын
We had no clue back then how very blessed we were to have the musical geniuses we had in every genre We couldn't have imagined that it would come to an end. I am SO happy to see new audiences appreciating these classics. ✨️😊💛
@anitasmith4559
24 күн бұрын
"I was expecting good, but I wasn't expecting greatness." This happens when planets align as they did in "Peg."
@nekite1
4 ай бұрын
I'm 70 and still playing Steely Dan after 50 years of listening to them. It never gets old.
@danlipscomb1588
7 ай бұрын
The background vocal is the great Michael McDonald's voice overdubbed to produce 5 part harmony. He said at the time that it was the most challenging session he had ever done. You guys MUST check out the making of Peg on youtube.
@ericsmith123
7 ай бұрын
The multiple attempts by different guitarists to do the solo are fascinating.
@creynolds0216
7 ай бұрын
Seriously; so bad ass.
@jacquescouteau6982
2 ай бұрын
For anyone who grew up in the '70s, Michael McDonald's voice is INSTANTLY recognizable on the multi-part harmonies; much like Mick Jagger on "You're So Vain".
@BuccWylde
7 ай бұрын
Kid Charlemagne and Hey Nineteen would be right up your alley.
@justingutube
7 ай бұрын
Black Cow, Don't take me alive...so many!
@phoebeandtilly
7 ай бұрын
Also “Deacon Blue”
@phoebeandtilly
7 ай бұрын
This is always Steely Dan
@cheezer57
7 ай бұрын
"Josie" brings the funk, like no other!..Don't forget "Home at last" and "My old school"
@juliapope-xi5ll
6 ай бұрын
Yes!!! All of these, especially Kid Charlemagne!!! Please!!!
@jjo154
7 ай бұрын
As short as it is, Jay Graydon's guitar solo is epic.
@ronrobbins2737
7 ай бұрын
watch, they might think "Jay Graydon" is some kind of app or AI. Jay was a great producer too!
@samuraiwarriorsunite
7 ай бұрын
And the legendary Chuck Rainey holding down that bass groove, damn
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
5 ай бұрын
One of the great leads in rock history.
@BMELLO_network
4 ай бұрын
@@samuraiwarriorsuniteMarotta brings it with him
@richardconnolly4835
4 ай бұрын
God, I'm so lucky to have lived my teens and twenties during the 70s and 80's. Two decades of great music whatever the genre.
@GoldenLady1007
21 күн бұрын
Without question. ✨️🔥💛
@LanceStoddard
Ай бұрын
Welcome to the world of 1977. Star Wars, Fleetwood-Mac, Steely Dan, Carly Simon Etc...etc...etc...every week a new classic hit the street.
@DanielOrion74
29 күн бұрын
Steely Dan: your favorite band’s, favorite band.
@cindiherriott3259
7 ай бұрын
Is this not one of the BEST songs ever?!? Us “old” kids know every single word. We had the best music… nothing compares to it today. What screamin great memories!
@KneeJerkReactions13
7 ай бұрын
No. Jesus you Dan fans are delusional
@vegasbaby3669
7 ай бұрын
100% facts
@robertfindley921
6 ай бұрын
Agreed. So catchy, so savvy, great. Always a toe tapper. I can't think of anything in the past 10 years as good.
@Coowallsky
6 ай бұрын
@@KneeJerkReactions13Seethe. Cope.
@lukekiefer5964
4 ай бұрын
@@KneeJerkReactions13Plenty of fantastic music today. Just have to dig for it and it’s there. Also it’s hard to deny that, whether you like the song or not, Steely Dan never had a song that wasn’t well written, and perfectly executed.
@xchiro1818
3 ай бұрын
One of the best bass grooves ever.
@Rocdag
27 күн бұрын
My high school friend and I would play this album over and over and over back to back
@maryrobbins4087
7 ай бұрын
Black cow is my favorite steely Dan song!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
@rayeckert242
7 ай бұрын
If the yacht on which I’m rocking gets shipwrecked on a desert island, I’ll have “Aja” with me. And “Black Cow” is my favorite, too.
@fayesouthall6604
7 ай бұрын
@@rayeckert242 Aja is my favourite Dan album. The track Aja is my favourite song on the album. Steve Gadds drumming❤️
@Jude_196
7 ай бұрын
SOOOOOO GOOD!! One of my favs!!
@ronrobbins2737
7 ай бұрын
Mary, you share not only my last name but great musical taste LOL. I still remember hearing Black Cow, buying AJA, and rushing to the piano to nail those cool chords.
@Maximill888
4 ай бұрын
Drink your big black cow and get outta here… One of the greatest songs EVER!
@johnkeenan1829
7 ай бұрын
Summer of 78, cruising around in my 74 Dodge Dart I bought for $100 off my cousin and put $100 worth of parts in it, with a Realistic tape deck I'd bought at Radio Shack and installed with some nice speakers and this album played ENDLESSLY in that car.
@ajschroetlin2196
6 ай бұрын
I had a 74 Dart in high school in 1990. My generation got lucky with the affordable older cars.
@soakedbearrd
6 ай бұрын
Back when money was worth something
@SpareRoomFilm
5 ай бұрын
Preach!!!!👏👏👏
@muziklvr7776
4 ай бұрын
Had a '73 Dart Swinger with a slant 6 engine that wouldn't quit.
@NorthBayRepublic
3 ай бұрын
@@muziklvr7776 LOL had a '73 Pinger w/ a 318, miss it to this day
@tomogrady821
3 ай бұрын
65 years old... and back in the '70s we literally took these geniuses for granted. I believe their popularity was held back because they didn't tour... they were the mysthical "studio band". I thought duplicating this musical production wizardry would be impossible live... I was wrong... saw Steely Dan at the Garden State Arts Center in the late 1990's... and yep... they captured this same quality live... WOW. JUSt WOW! THEY ARE THE TRUTH. Shower music CHAMPIONS!
@antoinettechevalier2453
3 ай бұрын
Same!!! I’m a few years younger than you, and sorta came of age w Steely Dan in the early 80s (college boyfriend introduced me to their music). I too thought surely, they can’t do that sound live. But was lucky enough to catch them here in New Orleans at the Jazz & Heritage Festival - maybe 3 or 4 years ago ??? Anyway, they played the entire Aja album and I was blown away: sounded exactly like the record. They’re incredible!
@acooksla
3 ай бұрын
Saw them three times
@johnnyfox8934
18 күн бұрын
This made my day. This song came out when I was seven and it’s been my favorite song ever since. Watching your reaction is the closest I’ll ever get to hearing it again for the first time.
@mowerdan8133
7 ай бұрын
The production values of music from the '70s were absolutely superb.
@Jude_196
7 ай бұрын
AMEN!!!
@fantasyguru26
7 ай бұрын
Its the best decade of music
@cherylwoodward
7 ай бұрын
The 70s genres of music were all fantastic. From Prog to Rock to singer songwriters to Disco. And all hold up today.
@TheCornishCockney
7 ай бұрын
The decade by which all others must be judged,only the sexy 60’s comes close.
@delilahfleharty8393
6 ай бұрын
@@fantasyguru26AGREED!!!
@discodawn
7 ай бұрын
Now you know why everyone has reacted to this song 🔥 if you haven’t done ‘Hey Nineteen’ yet, that’s also an absolute banger 🤌🏼🤌🏼
@submandave1125
7 ай бұрын
Or "Babylon Sisters" (or "IGY" or "New Frontier" from The Nightfly)
@danmayberry1185
7 ай бұрын
Glad you lads have finally been Pegged.
@DM-hk4cw
7 ай бұрын
Michael McDonald nailing "Peg" is unreal. His vocal sounds like a synthesizer.
@donholl
7 ай бұрын
He multi-track harmonized with himself. The documentary on the making of Aja - Peg, in particular - is great.
@davep1103
5 ай бұрын
You CAN NOT tell Me that Michael DO NOT BRING THAT SONG ALIVE ! ( I mean… OBVIOUSLY the instrumentation was on POINT ! ) But Mike…. DID HIS THANG ! 😎
@jml-rj5re
2 ай бұрын
@@donholl The harmonies are SO TIGHT.
@pamstuckey8349
7 ай бұрын
In my mind they are a combination of Jazz, Rock, Soul and Funk
@Noelle0026
7 ай бұрын
Steely Dan with Michael McDonald singing back up doesn’t get any better!!
@jainthorne4136
7 ай бұрын
When you first hear a song by Steely Dan, it's like everything clicks perfectly into place. You can't imagine it being any other way. Aja is one of my all time favorite albums. Not a bad track on the whole damn album.
@pamstuckey8349
7 ай бұрын
And I bet few groups do covers of their songs because they just can't be improved upon - even by the best of artists
@timmiller5913
7 ай бұрын
Chuck Rainey and Rick Marotta are perfect here
@mattreynolds612
5 ай бұрын
One of the FUNKIEST Bass lines in the history of music. Performed by Chuck Rainey. Who is one of the most professionally recorded bass players ITHOM 🤔 with appearances on over a thousand albums. 🌈✨The more you know
@ellegreen768
4 ай бұрын
I'm soooooooooo glad I grew up on music by steely Dan...
@epdiablo25
6 ай бұрын
Honestly believe Peg is one of the most under rated songs ever. It’s so good.
@maximilianodelrio
6 ай бұрын
Underrated? You gotta be kidding
@epdiablo25
6 ай бұрын
Nope
@davep1103
5 ай бұрын
IT ABSOLUTELY IS !
@academicdeaneducation6671
5 ай бұрын
It's actually one of their most acclaimed songs. It has been called a perfect song and a documentary has been made about it. Not underrated at all.
@epdiablo25
5 ай бұрын
It’s an opinion people.
@222wylie
7 ай бұрын
You can’t go wrong with Steely Dan! Timeless music!
@KevinLong-jr1zv
7 ай бұрын
Say It Again!
@brandonlee93
3 күн бұрын
This track is sick! We were spoiled with so much good music that we took it for granted. I’m on my own journey of rediscovering music I grew up with.
@shellythomas8422
6 ай бұрын
I am sixty years old and I just Dislocated my groove thang.. And I couldn't be happier.
@marcusjaybrode2129
3 ай бұрын
So many of the musicians on this entire album are jazz musicians.
@marcbenjamin9436
6 ай бұрын
One of the best albums ever. But in the mid 70s to early 80s great albums were coming out every week. It was impossible to keep up. Amazing musical period.
@williamweiss6128
7 ай бұрын
Steely Dan the masters of song crafting. For all us to enjoy.
@shellythomas8422
6 ай бұрын
In eighty one and eighty two I would literally tell everybody to get out the dance force so I could perform.. Cause this song just brought it out
@donbeckman884
7 ай бұрын
The next Steely Dan song you should listed to is "Deacon Blues"
@toddgruden529
7 ай бұрын
Yep, Deacon Blues is my favorite one.
@ridcully321
7 ай бұрын
Simply the best. Mr McDonald on vocals and the everything else is supreme too.
@zoeslovely7096
4 ай бұрын
Ryan nailed it, rappers took from nearly every Steely song
@dawnpatrol700
7 ай бұрын
If you haven't already, check out their song " FM". Its the theme on the soundtrack of the movie FM. I'm so old, I saw the movie in 1978 lol
@marcusjaybrode2129
4 ай бұрын
I’m a jazz lover, 76 years old, and I bought this album when it first came out because of a review or recommendation. Within 10 seconds, I was blown away. And then I read the personnel… so many jazz musicians! I was hooked. 😎
@carolynejubber
7 ай бұрын
I was born in 1960 and wasn't I just so fortunate to grow up when I did with the some of the best music ever!! Steely Dan was and is one of my all-time favourites.
@margueritewood7036
7 ай бұрын
Peg is definitely an R & B tune. I loved your reaction to it. The Steely Dan catalog is a long and rich journey. Enjoy the ride.
@glamourisbest
7 ай бұрын
It really is. You can definitely hear soul and blues influences in their music in general.
@chriscosgrove8185
6 ай бұрын
Always loved how every song of theirs are completely different
@shawnfynn7889
7 ай бұрын
Artistically the best pop song released in 1978
@glennawhiteman742
7 ай бұрын
Between 1975 and 1978 ( aside from the disco era) the soft rock scene was all fire! With Al Stewart, Pablo Cruise, Little River band, Atlanta Rythm section and this group. Great music to grow up to😊 Oh I almost forgot Bob Seger's Main Street! From 1977!❤
@gospelpopsoulman
7 ай бұрын
The great Michael McDonald on background vocals
@michaelyount3176
7 ай бұрын
I love it when you guys love it. The Dan. Incomparable. The composition, the performance, the production, the arrangements - Aja is among the best albums ever.
@Jude_196
7 ай бұрын
FACTS!
@alflazz2443
7 ай бұрын
Totalmente de acuerdo Michael.
@michaelyount3176
7 ай бұрын
Gracias! @@alflazz2443
@josephboys9965
7 ай бұрын
Since you loved this one may I suggest "Hey Nineteen"
@raycewilliams3300
7 ай бұрын
It's as though the planets were in perfect alighment for the album "Aja" . This album comes, in my opinion, as close to "musical perfection" as you can get. The groove, the singing, the musicianship, the mixing, the engineering and the production value are all TOP SHELF. Great reaction as always. Take care....
@kimrivera5302
7 ай бұрын
But when I'm really feeling frisky, I can't resist "Can't Buy a Thrill", ✌
@stevesheroan4131
6 ай бұрын
I prefer the songs on this album, but I believe that (as incredulous a concept as it seems) Gaucho has ever-so-slightly better production. I think this album has more mojo though.
@robertljazz2796
7 ай бұрын
You need to listen to "Time Out of Mind it's an excellent song by Steely Dan!
@Critical_Thinker858
6 ай бұрын
New rule. No more Steely Dan without Tyler in the box. 😂😂😂
@Phlakaton88
2 ай бұрын
A master class in studio production. Top notch top to bottom.
@mikeat2637
7 ай бұрын
I don't know if you already know about it, but I came across a concert from 2012 called The Dukes of September. It is headlined by Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. I listened to it for the first time the other day and it is a masterpiece. You definitely should check it out.
@bobthebear1246
7 ай бұрын
I knew you guys would love this song, but DAMN...y'all REALLY love this song. I've just looked-up your Steely Dan oeuvre, and so I see you've already done the incredible "Do It Again," "Aja" and "My Old School" so I'm gonna recommend the following ones you haven't yet done. They are: "Dirty Work" (a rare Steely Dan song NOT sung lead by Donald Fagan, "Reelin' In The Years," "FM (No Static At All)," "Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More," "Kid Charlemagne," "Don't Take Me Alive," "Black Cow," "Deacon Blues," "Josie," and "Hey Nineteen." DO THEM!!
@jodifox2283
7 ай бұрын
Add FM, Babylon sisters and Deacon Blues 💙
@justinmontoya3550
7 ай бұрын
"I can't even dance, but if this is playing, I'm goin' out there and makin' a fool of myself" Lmaooo
@bluesrock1
7 ай бұрын
To use what has become a cliche, SD was a Fusion Group. Jazz, Blues, Rock, Soul, they played everything... sometimes all in the same song.
@bobziadie2988
Ай бұрын
Great reaction guys! Love the non-choreographed double-stankface, the reaction of most Steely Dan reactions!
@edwardcossa875
7 ай бұрын
Peg is nickname for Margaret
@AudioVile
5 ай бұрын
Peg/Peggy is my mother's name. That means nothing!! 🤣 This IS one of their greats... But that's like saying, "Lake Michigan is one of my favorite Great Lakes." They're ALL great! Jay Graydon does an awesome guitar solo (and fills) in this! And the bass player (Chuck Rainey) is awesome, as always! That bass line is almost worthy of being the MAIN melody! And one of their secret weapons chimes in on vocals... the vocal animal named Michael McDonald (of later Doobie Brothers fame).
@robinstarkey6071
7 ай бұрын
You know it's a banger when you have to restart from the beginning halfway through 😂❤
@mattyesfan2
7 ай бұрын
I'm sitting in a hotel room in downtown Louisville enjoying the hell out of watching you all react to this song 😂 It really is perfect in every way man. The bass and drum groove is just so amazing. The whole "Aja" album just never gets old.
@vinniemoran7362
7 ай бұрын
Amazing reaction! Drummer Rick Marotta on working with bassist Chuck Rainey on Peg: "Once Chuck and I started playing, you could have hung your coat up on the groove."
@deanhaight7258
4 ай бұрын
Guys, I'm soooooo happy I grew up listening to this type of music. Steely Dan is awesome, and there's so many bands back in this Ara that were amazing. Guys, it's out there. You just have to look. "Steely Dan," they got the named from a Dildo "The Steely Dan" They became a studio band for a long time, not touring. There's 20+ songs they had that were fantastic!
@SandraJones-py1bd
4 ай бұрын
Steely Dan has an extremely unique sound.
@cletusbeauregard1972
7 ай бұрын
The guitarist who did the solo (Jay Graydon) did a lot of producing and songwriting for other bands. He wrote "After The Love Is Gone," which was a massive hit for Earth Wind & Fire.
@Coowallsky
7 ай бұрын
He co-wrote that with Bill Champlin and David Foster.
@bobrush4217
7 ай бұрын
As far as i know, Steely Dan was Donald Fagen and Walter Becker who hired masterful studio musicians like Michael McDonald and the virtuoso, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. I believe that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker played in college with Chevy Chase on drums.
@Coowallsky
7 ай бұрын
There were more members in Steely Dan originally, eventually they left and Becker & Fagen decided to keep it as primarily a duo.
@kirkhassett8726
7 ай бұрын
Your next must-listen from the Dan is also from the Aja album, and that’s “Black Cow”. It’s got everything, and it’s also total 🔥🔥🔥
@mynameispaul0530
7 ай бұрын
The best session musicians of that time and Michael McDonald doing backup vocals u know it's good stuff.
@tchme4now
7 ай бұрын
Has it been said that Michael Mc Donald layed down ALL background vocals! True story!!!!!❤❤❤
@yuvonnemoore5466
7 ай бұрын
When my husband and I met in 1978, this is one of 2 albums we had in common. He was into R&B, and I was into rock. Somehow, we made it and are still together, lol. The whole Aja album is awesome, or flamin' as you guys would say. The background vocals are by the incredible Michael McDonald.
@Anniearchy
7 ай бұрын
Ryan's sweating and Nick's making the zone-face....oooooh it's a smooth classic.
@user-lq4qe7pj9s
7 ай бұрын
With an Admiral on the "Yacht Rock" seas, Michael McDonald on background vocals. 😂 (EDIT: I was referring to some of Michael McDonald's non-Steely Dan work as reflecting the "yacht rock" type sound, NOT Steely Dan. Sorry for any confusion) Seriously, "Reelin' in the Years" should be a strong contender for next Steely Dan reaction if more mainstream songs like "Peg" make the cut. The guitar solos in "Reelin' in the Years" and "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney are epically underrated.
@user-lq4qe7pj9s
7 ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/xG-nu2xuonxzq6Asi=uTANUAU_LmrTE9kU The above link is an excerpt of a music documentary series called "Classic Albums." There was an entire episode on "Aja." The clip above is Michael McDonald talking about the minute intricacies that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker wanted in McDonald's background vocals for "Peg." Then, there is a short section in the clip with Fagen and Becker at the control board, showing how the chorus was mixed, including the background vocals. On a side note, McDonald starting working with Steely Dan a few years before "Aja." He's been quoted in at least one interview that he believed he was hired because Donald Fagen thought McDonald "could sing high parts like a girl." Incredible stuff. 😀
@bobthebear1246
7 ай бұрын
Don't forget the two guitar solos in "Don't Take Me Alive."
@ednicholson7839
7 ай бұрын
Steely Dan isn’t yacht rock
@user-lq4qe7pj9s
7 ай бұрын
Sorry if there was any confusion with my earlier comment. I was referring to Michael McDonald's place in "Yacht Rock," which he has graciously embraced when asked about it in past interviews. Another poster mentioned Steely Dan as being a "jazz fusion" band and, whether this is fitting or not, Steely Dan offers so many musical varieties (especially in a song like "Peg"), it would be very hard to accurately describe them as "Yacht Rock." Sorry about any confusion with the earlier post.
@martinrenzhofer8241
7 ай бұрын
Yacht Rock does not apply to SD. McDonald is Yacht Rock.
@glynnborders762
7 ай бұрын
Imagine what we thought in 1977.
@gerib4234
7 ай бұрын
Much airplay back in the day and it's a fine song but give "Kid Charlemagne" a try next. Honestly there are no bad or even mediocre songs from Steely Dan❤
@jjo154
7 ай бұрын
The Royal Scam is one of their most consistently great albums.
@connieb4372
7 ай бұрын
Kid Charlemagne is one of my favorites along with Babylon Sisters (Shake it) and Janie Runaway which, I don't think anyone has reacted to yet. So many greats with this band.
@lucabraga3471
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, you're right. How to choose the best song from theirs? The caves of Altamira, King of the world, Deacon bleus, and the astonishing Doctor Wu, just to mention a few?
@KneeJerkReactions13
7 ай бұрын
They are lame af
@shawnk7832
7 ай бұрын
😅 I got Don't Take Me Alive as my fave! (This is Steely Dan, hear me roar!!!🤣) Peg and Josie are even to me... Decon Blues and Bodhisatva are other huge Faves... Kid Charlemagne... Absolutely 🔥
@TallyDrake
7 ай бұрын
So sad Ty wasn't here for this! This song puts me right back in the college cafeteria. Total nostalgia. 😊
@audreycumby1075
6 ай бұрын
Where is Ty?
@TallyDrake
6 ай бұрын
@@audreycumby1075 He moved away.
@rickstanley9710
5 ай бұрын
This song is so perfectly made, so perfectly mixed, studio engineers use it to make sure their equipment is set up correctly.
@anthonyblakely399
7 ай бұрын
Steely Dan is one of my all-time favorite band along with Yes. Different styles, but great musicianship!!! The back up singers along with Michael McDonald are just PERFECTION!!!!❤❤❤❤
@user-lq4qe7pj9s
7 ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/zapmyGWBfHSQd4osi=3Bk3Kw7xZUNBUH6E The above link is to the isolated vocal tracks (lead and background) for "Peg." Please note that there's about 20 seconds of silence at the beginning of the video to account for the well-known instrumental intro to the song and then the vocals kick in. Listening to the vocal tracks, especially the background harmonies, really emphasizes (to me as someone with extremely limited knowledge of musical performance) how sophisticated the song is...without any of the instruments!
@donkunes8630
6 ай бұрын
the drummer ,Steve Gadd on the title song Aja was a neighbor for a time in Rochester NY . where an annual international jazz festival is held
@ivylady13
7 ай бұрын
Listen to it again....follow that spectacular bass...wow! And the voice of Michael MacDonald.....It's a Steely Dan day!
@salsalzman2325
7 ай бұрын
Their secret was to hire multiple sets of musicians and have them work the song to death, and then choose individual takes from each. They might have had a half dozen guitarists do session work on each song and then decide which to use .
@MichaelTrogdon1990
7 ай бұрын
I think you guys have the best reaction to this song. I’m glad you liked it.
@469buck
7 ай бұрын
I've seen them 12 times live over the years. They are nothing short of phenomenal.
@Jude_196
7 ай бұрын
OH: SO ENVIOUS!!!
@robertljazz2796
7 ай бұрын
Never saw them but I can imagine it was incredible!!
@stellarichard4060
7 ай бұрын
So jealous, lucky you!
@patriciastewart9711
7 ай бұрын
YES guys!! more Steely Dan & also Donald Fagen solo stuff. Rabbit hole time! Love you guys!
@RobertHall-gc5ur
7 ай бұрын
Just a bit of info... the background vocals are mostly the dulcet tones of one Michael McDonald.
@engarde2716
7 ай бұрын
Such a tasty guitar lick on the outro too - that is a Steely Dan signature move.
@Critical_Thinker858
6 ай бұрын
Great reaction! You're absolutely right. But for those of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s, this was listening to the radio on a Tuesday. We heard great stuff like this ALL THE TIME and this was just another catchy tune on FM pop radio. It's fun for me to go back and listen to this with "fresh ears" as if I'm hearing it for the first time. And among many great elements, the thing that I think stands out to me is the bass work, especially during the chorus. It's absolutely off the chain. Like the members of this band were all freaking musical geniuses. Beautiful song and great production, all the way around.
@TheCornishCockney
7 ай бұрын
I looked up the word “perfection” in the Oxford English Dictionary,and there was simply a picture of this album. Second only behind The Beatles’ Revolver in my all time list,and I have THOUSANDS of albums.
@badbackbatch
6 ай бұрын
As a teen when this came out I lived for album liner notes - I would read every detail of every album learning all the players. Imagine, in their prime, Kobe, Michael, Shaq, Bird and Lebron on the same team - that's who played on all the Steely Dan records - the best A list studio musicians on the planet including Michael Omartian, Larry Carlton, Chuck Rainey, Dean Parks etc etc etc
@acooksla
3 ай бұрын
They were the soundtrack to my twenties and thirties
@sassymess7111
7 ай бұрын
I was 9 in 1977 when I first heard this. Me and my 4th grade friend Sherri would sing this at recess!
@alflazz2443
6 ай бұрын
Que buena anécdota, bonito recuerdo
@sassymess7111
6 ай бұрын
@@alflazz2443 I speak "Spanglish" Thank you!
@samhill6274
7 ай бұрын
Gents….. Incredible stuff. Steely was a new band ever album. Showing us jazz never gets old. True perfection with McDonald in the background harmonizing himself, just amazing. Enjoy …..
@danlrusso
7 ай бұрын
...how could I forget Dirty Work, is beyond me. Great tune.
@richardcranium0
6 ай бұрын
7:05 ~ (basically): "Fugg it, shit's so good I wanna hear it from the top..." A-men, my friend! ;)
@marleneobstnash5517
7 ай бұрын
I was a Senior in high school when this song was on the charts. I didn't appreciate it then and of course we had so many fantastic artists on the radio at that time! But as I listened to Peg more, I heard the musical intricacies. It's a fab song! Great reaction guys!
@MarchMeadow
7 ай бұрын
Michael MacDonald is brilliantly refrained on this track
@astroteech
7 ай бұрын
Look up the video of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker describing the recording of this video and the choice of musicians (including Michael McDonald). Fagen and Becker were perfectionists in the spirit of Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach who would have loved jammin with these two geniuses.
@aldodrossi5303
3 ай бұрын
Listen for Michael McDonald harmonizing with himself on the backing vocals. The intervals are so tight...it's crazy!
@nightvid3607
7 ай бұрын
Loved the reaction. This song is undeniable! Not sure which you've heard already, but "Green Earrings", "Glamour Profession" or "Josie" would be killer.
@jayman58016
7 ай бұрын
So many amazing songs from this band. You can't go wrong with any of them!
@mikeloomis687
7 ай бұрын
No marigolds in the promised land…
@stefanycrawford2884
4 ай бұрын
If you love the groove of "Peg"....omg...try "Play that funky music, white boy". Would love to see your reacts. Love you guys
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