Pretzel Logic
Becker and Fagen release their third album on March 2, 1974. It's #386 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It's the last album to be released with The Dan being a touring band and the last for Jeff "Skunk" Baxter who leave for The Doobie Brothers. Check out Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan on Amazon Music #steelydan #pretzellogic #70srock #70smusic #donaldfagen #walterbecker #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
On February 20, 1950: #WalterBecker, American rock bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and #recordproducer (#SteelyDan - "Deacon Blues"; "Peg"), born in New York City (d. 2017).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔🕊️
Walter
Walter Becker ~ b. February 20, 1950 #walterbecker #birthday #steelydan #70srock #80srock #90srock #classicrock #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 15
Pretzel Logic
On this day in 1974, Steely Dan released the critically acclaimed ‘Pretzel Logic’ album.
“Well, I've seen 'em on the TV, the movie show
They say the times are changing but I just don't know
These things are gone forever
Over a long time ago”
#steelydan #WalterBecker #donaldfagen #INXS #michaelmcdonald #warrenhaynes
Countdown to Ecstasy is the second studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in July 1973 by ABC Records...
Like Steely Dan's 1972 debut album Can't Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy has a rock sound that exhibits a strong influence from jazz...
Countdown to Ecstasy has similar lyrical themes to Can't Buy a Thrill. It explores topics such as drug abuse, class struggle, and Los Angeles excess...
According to Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield, Becker and Fagen's lyrics on the album portray America as "one big Las Vegas, with gangsters and gurus hustling for souls to steal.".. - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7vZHDaFJ0Y&list=RDS7vZHDaFJ0Y&start_radio=1
"Deacon Blues" is a song by the American #rock band #SteelyDan, written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen in 1976 for the band's sixth album, #Aja (1977). It peaked at number 19 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number 17 on the US #CashBox Top 100 in June 1978. It also reached number 40 on the Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it peaked at number 14, a position it occupied for two weeks, and number 20 #AdultContemporary. In 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4cvfaAsUM
In the littlest hours ‘tween the dusk and dawn
While the nightlight glows with the music on
You could climb so high in the dreamtime sky
And go anywhere
#WalterBecker , 1950-2017
#OnThisDay in 2017, #WalterBecker, American rock bassist, guitarist, songwriter and #recordproducer (#SteelyDan - "Deacon Blues"; "Peg"), died of esophageal #cancer at 67.
#RIP 💐
#OnThisDay in 2017, #WalterBecker, American rock bassist, guitarist, songwriter and #recordproducer (#SteelyDan - "Deacon Blues"; "Peg"), died of esophageal #cancer at 67.
#RIP 🥀
"Josie" is a song written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen and first released by #SteelyDan on their 1977 album #Aja. It was also released as the third single from the album and performed modestly well, reaching number 26 on the #Billboard Hot 100 and number 44 on the #EasyListening chart that year. It has appeared on several Steely Dan #live and compilation albums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaKhk5RFKRg
"Hey Nineteen" is a song from the band #SteelyDan from their album #Gaucho (1980) that describes an intergenerational seduction. Besides the composing duo of #DonaldFagen (lead vocals and keyboards) and #WalterBecker (bass and guitar), musicians include #HughMcCracken (guitar), #RickMarotta, #VictorFeldman, and #SteveGadd (percussion), and Frank Floyd and Zack Sanders (backing vocals). The song peaked at number 10 on the #Billboard #Hot100 (1981).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=earDfJM4guQ
"Deacon Blues" is a song by the American #rock band #SteelyDan, written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen in 1976 for the band's sixth album, #Aja (1977). It peaked at number 19 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number 17 on the US #CashBox Top 100 in June 1978. It also reached number 40 on the Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it peaked at number 14, a position it occupied for two weeks, and number 20 #AdultContemporary. In 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4cvfaAsUM
Countdown To Ecstasy
I detect the El Supremo ... Steely Dan release their second album on July 6, 1973. BTW, that's Rick Derringer's slide guitar on "Show Biz Kids." Listen to Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan on Amazon Music ... #steelydan #countdowntoecstasy #70srock #70smusic #bluesrock #classicrock #donaldfagen #jazzrock #walterbecker #rickderringer #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
"Dirty Work" is a song written by #DonaldFagen and #WalterBecker of #SteelyDan, which appeared on the band's 1972 debut album #CantBuyAThrill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrE_cDvcgJg
Fan of the late Walter Becker? Becker once name-checked Grant Green as an influence. Green's Alive! album is all killer, no filler. Idris Muhammad puts on a drum clinic. This track was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest.
Every Steely Dan Song Ranked
Happy 75th Heavenly Birthday, Walter.
"Lidé mohou Steely Dan poslouchat tak nějak podle toho, na jaké úrovni se nachází. Všichni se shodli na tom, že naše hudba je ten nejlepší možný Muzak – rockový Muzak, který se dá poslouchat v supermarketu." (Walter Becker)
#10YearsOfPuddingRevisited #Music #Soul #WalterBecker #SteelyDan
https://www.cernejpudink.cz/2016/07/29/walter-becker-polovina-pop-jazzoveho-dua-steely-dan/
#NowPlaying #DonaldFagen #WalterBecker #SteelyDan
Woke up to crisp -1°C temperatures and a pleasant blanket of fresh snow atop all of Orkney. Happy New Year everyone!
Y'know, if that Dan Fogelberg song counts as a Christmas song, surely this song by my preferred Dan does too. Specifically for that poignant second verse. RIP Walter Becker.
#SteelyDan #WalterBecker #JazzRock #1990s #ChristmasMusic
#MentalSoundtrack #NowPlaying
