Great tune but sorry to say my opinion only and we all know about opinions Keith Carlock does not do it for me on this tune , shuffles Ok but dynamics and just overall feel of how he executes this tune seems it drags
The original version of this tune was not so much produced as it was sculpted. Every single bar is different, accents that change, a vibraphone comping harmony, early synth use, horn calls that always add complexity, double/triple tracked vocals, and razor sharp crisp releases. It is a masterpiece of the studio. Its funny how the live performances seem quite empty in comparison after listening to Aja for over 30 years, particularly at this more leisurely tempo that seems to even slow down.
I love Steely Dan but does Becker have to continually noodle? Sorry folks. Honestly, I'm a huge fan. But the songs were great the way they were. If he has to play all the time then get rid of the other guitarist (who is outstanding) and take full responsability for the guitar duties. Even though he's hiding somewhat behind that anemic Strat tone it's still annoying. All those clashing notes when everyone starts noddling just ruin it.
Love ST. Don't fix it (see "noodle") if it aint broke.
haha i totally loved how the black chick was jammin out with the guitar solo, i would of totally done the same if i was on stage with the one an only legdend, stelly dan will never die he was also a perfectionist when it came to his music and all his songs tell a story, keep rocken on.steely dan, you will be missed when you go
when I heard this live at Fox theater up in Detroit, it sent chills across me, just like the first time I heard it, It's a song about finally going back to New York, I only lived there for three years, but the east coast has a sense of belonging, it's where my whole family is from (and mostly still is) I have no roots in Michigan, but it maybe where I live for the rest of my life, I need to die in Jersey though, after seeing Greenwich Village one last time.
Donald Fagan likes the F-Sharp note in his music. What an amazing and unique band!! No band can match this quality of imagination and lyrics like this band!! A band ahead of its time!!!
If you notice, the studio version has the words: "she serves the smooth retsina" (an ancient Greek or Roman wine - google it), whereas this live version has "she soothes the smooth patina" (in which 'patina' refers to a "finish" of sorts, antiquated gun barrels or furniture that that is aged, with a certain character. Smart mofos! Undoubtedly! ;)
Probably my favorite of all tunes by SD. Remember SD emerged from the studio to play live in 2003. They were studio Rats. Nonetheless. I wish they played live extensively prior too! SD always had top tier session musicians for all albums. Also they played a better/faster version at home when they played this at Blossom Music Center. D Fagans parents live near me. They go to Corky and Lenny's alot on Chagrin BLvd.
Probably my favorite of all tunes by SD. Remember SD emerged from the studio to play live in 2003. They were studio Rats. Nonetheless. I wish they played live extensively prior too! SD always had top tier session musicians for all albums.
@ColmIncendinall I agree.... weird note choice... i wonder if his hand was just not where he thought it would be.... that happens to all of us from time to time haha.
@BadTanLines i think he actually meant to do it, but it sounds like it was floating along dreamy and next minute its like diminished and evil or something :/ then fagen came back in and i just burst out laughin... Weird!!
All there GREAT, OUTRAGEOUS TUNES BY sd AND THEY WIN A GRAMMY FOR 'Two Against Nature'. Well, 'Cousin Dupree' is the finest song on that album, but why that album? Because they got out of re-hab and won the lifetime achievement award? I dunno. I don't get it. They should've won a long time back!
I have "Aja" in my car's CD player. I listen to it every day on my way to work and I no longer need to buy coffee before I start work! Steely Dan keeps me going until my first coffee break! How good is that? "Home at Last" even made me happy to go to work on Friday!
This music is BY FAR the most soulful music I've ever heard and I've never grown tired of it. Only one question I have: who is that beautiful backup singer in the middle? She's a very nice addition for the senses.
I always liked Becker's solos. The clean tones, linear playing with odd notes and chunky sounds thrown in. Anyone know what kind of Strat that is? Anderson?
There can never be a better band than Steely Dan. Their music is the music of kings the heartbeat of jazz. if you listen closely you can hear the rainbow of sound. Bowled over fantastic music that will be played in eternity. Keep on writing guys Thank God for your talent.
Walter Becker (Guitarist ) is up there with Eric Clapton - So Smooth, it just flows for them and I am a big Steely Dan fan since I was about 12, have all their albums, well c.d's now and never lose my respect and perfection for them. Ju xxx
this would be so much better if walter becker didn't noodle over the entire song! it drives me crazy. he used to have such awesome solos like the studio version of this, pretzel logic, bad sneakers. and black friday. what has happened mr. becker
@ilikeyguitar W. & D. are over 60. I ask myself where are the new groups in the vain of S.D.? The old groups like S.D. are all going on the road to bring good music to the masses. They have some very good musicians in these videos but Walter & Don are the linchpins so why don't the young guys bring some new stuff?
I have been a fan since high school (35 yrs) ago and this is probably my favorite song. When I listen to this song it seems like everything in the world is OK.
saw them in concert twice, they are blistering. theres a reason bar bands dont cover steely dan songs.., baffling chord structures, complex melody lines, tricky bass lines, difficult harmonies...do it wrong it sounds like curdled shit, do it right it sounds majestic. This aint "Smoke on the Water". Its beautiful jazz rock fusion. respect to The Dan.
well my dad's a big fan, and i wanna surprise him with me playing this song on guitar next time he's over here. Well now that you mention doobies...When i was young I used to hear this music all the time in the car. My dad's never smoked, but now that im older, and an experienced smoker, i can see that, ironically, my dads favorite music is clearly inspired by long bouts of smoking maui. it has this introspective air that you sometimes get when smoking.
I love how they changed the rhythm of the original - when you're ready to sing along in the first chorus you discover you have to wait just a lil' bit )))
I love Walter Becker's soloing. This time around at the very end of the main solo (4 note hit sequence) he strayed and hit a couple blue notes. "Jazz" ;-) I'm such a fan of the album version of the solo I couldn't help but notice.
this one I think I overlooked over the years,but thankfully have rediscovered...gorgeous horn lines ,sublime shuffle,solid vocals... SD has always inspired me and continues to do so...
@chungiemunchin that's actually bernard purdy's shuffle.you can also hear it in led zeppelin's fool in the rain.bernard shaw is probably one of the most recorded drummers in history.
The really nice thing about his music is that while it appeals to a wide audience (thus Becker and Fagens' well earned riches), it is sophisticated enough to support two guys as old as these two guys, performing for an audience and they don't look ridiculous doing it. I put them in the same category as Duke Ellington although I am sure both B and F would take issue with that statement given their respect for the Duke!
It is beautiful to see musicians that not only compose such masterpieces such as this, but also that the same musicians care so meticulously about live sound quality.
@samanthakespinoza Yes indeed, I remember back in the day when I was on the road alot. This was my song when I was on the road late @ nite coming back home! Great song. Got a chance to see them in Vegas.....EXCELLENT SHOW!! GREAT MUSICIANS!!!!
I think that's the only thing most of us did when we listened to Steely Dan. What beautiful times those were. Now it's a glass of chardonnay if I'm lucky. Someday when I retire...I'll fire one up!!! ha! ha!
@samanthakespinoza You know what's really funny? The fact that I didn't post this because: A.) I was born in 1994, and B.) I have a weird feeling that my dad or one of his friends may have posted this while unkowingly being signed into my YT account. Which makes this situation that much funnier. I did grow up on this music, however =]
Glad to see that Walter Becker is still alive and well and able to shred like that after those years back in the day of the horrible leg injury and the chasing of the dragon.
My grandson is watching with me (I let him stay up late, Bad Grandma!). He just said, 'That man makes creepy-crawlers on the guitar!' LOL Yeah, I think he's right.
It's killing me now that I just read an online review for the 9/4 Internet Request show in Chicago, and seeing they played this song that night! I was so saddened that I was not able to make that show that night, since me and a friend of mine couldn't find tickets in the price range we were hoping for. :(
So happy someone uploaded this, since I continue to hold out hope that one day I get to a Steely Dan show....
There is a documentary on the making of the album "Aja," the album that contains the original version of this song.
Bernard Purdie was the original (studio) drummer, and he came up with the shuffle drum beat, not as obvious here on the live version. At the time he was one of the most in-demand studio drummers around.
"Aja" is a masterpiece as it combines the best songwriters (Fagen + Becker) with the best studio musicians at that time. Winning formula - 32 years and still amazing.
The Aja album is a masterpiece. With all the incredible tunes it contains, it's near impossible to choose a favorite one. However, if I absolutely HAD to do so, THIS would be it.
Almost makes you want to give up being a musician because it's quite impossible to write a song this good, and then find players to make it sound this good.
Great tune but sorry to say my opinion only and we all know about opinions Keith Carlock does not do it for me on this tune , shuffles Ok but dynamics and just overall feel of how he executes this tune seems it drags
funkman0811 1 week ago
5:38... oh man...those horns.... eargasm
kell1reilly2 2 weeks ago
The original version of this tune was not so much produced as it was sculpted. Every single bar is different, accents that change, a vibraphone comping harmony, early synth use, horn calls that always add complexity, double/triple tracked vocals, and razor sharp crisp releases. It is a masterpiece of the studio. Its funny how the live performances seem quite empty in comparison after listening to Aja for over 30 years, particularly at this more leisurely tempo that seems to even slow down.
piliage 3 weeks ago
I love Steely Dan but does Becker have to continually noodle? Sorry folks. Honestly, I'm a huge fan. But the songs were great the way they were. If he has to play all the time then get rid of the other guitarist (who is outstanding) and take full responsability for the guitar duties. Even though he's hiding somewhat behind that anemic Strat tone it's still annoying. All those clashing notes when everyone starts noddling just ruin it.
Love ST. Don't fix it (see "noodle") if it aint broke.
72911RS 3 weeks ago 2
@72911RS yeah I hear you on that one. Becker is great but it's a bit over the top sometimes.
guyfidelity 1 week ago
Cornelius Bumpus RIP
UncleCaptainMidnight 1 month ago
Walter Becker is shredding! He usually hides behind the other guitarist.
Thelittlepumpkins 1 month ago
Goddamn they are thee shit!!!!
DougFCKNSteele 2 months ago
haha i totally loved how the black chick was jammin out with the guitar solo, i would of totally done the same if i was on stage with the one an only legdend, stelly dan will never die he was also a perfectionist when it came to his music and all his songs tell a story, keep rocken on.steely dan, you will be missed when you go
sexybabe09able 2 months ago
awesome group with no weak tracks, but my favs are deacon blues, caves, kid charl, and this.
TheJacklikesvideos 3 months ago
I'm like TheRorybteaker... I love them all !!!
ledeurf 5 months ago
Was that Jon Herrington at the end with that nifty run, with WB playing a bit on top?
doubleotwentyone 6 months ago
chill after chill runs down my spine.
dnikhilrao 7 months ago
when I heard this live at Fox theater up in Detroit, it sent chills across me, just like the first time I heard it, It's a song about finally going back to New York, I only lived there for three years, but the east coast has a sense of belonging, it's where my whole family is from (and mostly still is) I have no roots in Michigan, but it maybe where I live for the rest of my life, I need to die in Jersey though, after seeing Greenwich Village one last time.
wikieditspam 7 months ago 3
Donald Fagan likes the F-Sharp note in his music. What an amazing and unique band!! No band can match this quality of imagination and lyrics like this band!! A band ahead of its time!!!
colorbysandra 7 months ago 2
One of the best! I was reminded of this song when one of the questions in my exam mentioned about Odyssey and his story..
alles47 7 months ago
so cool（・∀・）
atragonify 8 months ago
If you notice, the studio version has the words: "she serves the smooth retsina" (an ancient Greek or Roman wine - google it), whereas this live version has "she soothes the smooth patina" (in which 'patina' refers to a "finish" of sorts, antiquated gun barrels or furniture that that is aged, with a certain character. Smart mofos! Undoubtedly! ;)
Filament4Sure 8 months ago
those horns after the last vocals.....shmexy
kell1reilly2 8 months ago
I find it amazing how, as the show progresses, Fagen's singing improves, specially doing the ensemble work with the background singers.
Agree with the 'groovemeister' comment! Different frorm the album, but cooooler, more open.
SaxyDan54 8 months ago in playlist Pine Knob
always and ever a musician's band, one of the greatest treasures of american electric music!
ripnread 8 months ago
great great guitar work
bradmonium1 8 months ago
Probably my favorite of all tunes by SD. Remember SD emerged from the studio to play live in 2003. They were studio Rats. Nonetheless. I wish they played live extensively prior too! SD always had top tier session musicians for all albums. Also they played a better/faster version at home when they played this at Blossom Music Center. D Fagans parents live near me. They go to Corky and Lenny's alot on Chagrin BLvd.
firthoffifthtom 8 months ago
Probably my favorite of all tunes by SD. Remember SD emerged from the studio to play live in 2003. They were studio Rats. Nonetheless. I wish they played live extensively prior too! SD always had top tier session musicians for all albums.
firthoffifthtom 8 months ago
Love Becker's improv but 4:43 seems to just.. not work
ColmIncendinall 8 months ago
@ColmIncendinall I agree.... weird note choice... i wonder if his hand was just not where he thought it would be.... that happens to all of us from time to time haha.
BadTanLines 8 months ago
@BadTanLines i think he actually meant to do it, but it sounds like it was floating along dreamy and next minute its like diminished and evil or something :/ then fagen came back in and i just burst out laughin... Weird!!
ColmIncendinall 8 months ago
@ColmIncendinall
I see what you mean, but by the 'rules of improvisation', it was allowable and, or so I thought, worked in a kinda discordant way.
SaxyDan54 8 months ago in playlist Pine Knob
All there GREAT, OUTRAGEOUS TUNES BY sd AND THEY WIN A GRAMMY FOR 'Two Against Nature'. Well, 'Cousin Dupree' is the finest song on that album, but why that album? Because they got out of re-hab and won the lifetime achievement award? I dunno. I don't get it. They should've won a long time back!
TheElissaS 10 months ago
they don't make music like this anymore. I hope someone will in the future... Caves of Altamira, Rikki and my fav Any World.
lukemanify 10 months ago 8
@lukemanify They do, it's just that it doesn't have the ass and tit's factor, It's actual music, so it's ignored.
TheBalcom 9 months ago
@lukemanify search ministers of cool. they're similar
artz139 7 months ago
The lady in the middle brings on my erectile dysfunction.
23moksha 10 months ago 2
@23moksha X'D
BluesYourAss 9 months ago
THree people are fucking tone deaf.
JuanOmegaIota 10 months ago
Love it!
WannaGee 11 months ago
I have "Aja" in my car's CD player. I listen to it every day on my way to work and I no longer need to buy coffee before I start work! Steely Dan keeps me going until my first coffee break! How good is that? "Home at Last" even made me happy to go to work on Friday!
Similie 11 months ago 2
good music for thesoul.from marit norway
tiram58 1 year ago
Let's write a blues about Ulisses... in Donald Fagen words... cool
TheBarbaciano 1 year ago
The bass on the studio version is ten times better!
onecircle1 1 year ago
Nice job guys.
robertseagrove1 1 year ago
How do you pick a favorite SD song, I can't even pick a top ten, I love them all.
TheRorybreaker 1 year ago 17
@TheRorybreaker how rue!!
johnbutts2006 1 year ago
@TheRorybreaker To me Haitian Divorce and My Old School will always be extra special.
tsopuaifa 3 weeks ago
How do you film Home at Last live and show everybody but the drummer (until the end)? The drum beat is integral to this song.
SkaterRingo 1 year ago
This music is BY FAR the most soulful music I've ever heard and I've never grown tired of it. Only one question I have: who is that beautiful backup singer in the middle? She's a very nice addition for the senses.
mtosborne1 1 year ago
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CelticFool 1 year ago
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Carolyn Leonhart
carolynleonhart. com
Not sure about the other 2 gals.
Carolyn is so good with Fagen.
CelticFool 1 year ago
Backing vocalist in the center at 1:40.....mmmm.
bradco6 1 year ago
outstanding group the best ever had the pleasure to experience their brillant, explosive quality
hillruler 1 year ago
outstanding group the best ever
hillruler 1 year ago
I always liked Becker's solos. The clean tones, linear playing with odd notes and chunky sounds thrown in. Anyone know what kind of Strat that is? Anderson?
flowerdrop1 1 year ago
The two people who put this video as "Thumbs Down" obviously have NO taste for REAL music!
Revolution1117 1 year ago
wake up - Walter aint the singer - but the half creation. dudes cool as Donald
maukeman 1 year ago
cool just cool
maukeman 1 year ago
Is there ANY bad Steely Dan song out there? Never found one.
The2BallisticBrother 1 year ago
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ilikeyguitar 1 year ago
@The2BallisticBrother The Last Mall, Slang of Ages, Book of Liars. Way too many cheesy lyrics in those songs. But that's about it
ilikeyguitar 1 year ago
@ilikeyguitar only agree with Slang of Ages, because Becker simply isn't a Steely Dan singer
The2BallisticBrother 1 year ago
@The2BallisticBrother I don't really like "Can't Buy a Thrill Much". All of their best stuff is from "Katy Lied" forward...
Modes9 1 year ago
they like the george lucas's of music
aaronamccoy 1 year ago
@aaronamccoy I would say that they're the Stanley Kubrick of music :-)
Leffeman 1 year ago
There can never be a better band than Steely Dan. Their music is the music of kings the heartbeat of jazz. if you listen closely you can hear the rainbow of sound. Bowled over fantastic music that will be played in eternity. Keep on writing guys Thank God for your talent.
rocksoli4 1 year ago 3
this should have 1,000,000 views by now... wtf?
wezilla21 1 year ago
Always loved this song!
cindipeterburs 1 year ago
Walter Becker (Guitarist ) is up there with Eric Clapton - So Smooth, it just flows for them and I am a big Steely Dan fan since I was about 12, have all their albums, well c.d's now and never lose my respect and perfection for them. Ju xxx
leblindmelon 1 year ago
this would be so much better if walter becker didn't noodle over the entire song! it drives me crazy. he used to have such awesome solos like the studio version of this, pretzel logic, bad sneakers. and black friday. what has happened mr. becker
ilikeyguitar 1 year ago
@ilikeyguitar W. & D. are over 60. I ask myself where are the new groups in the vain of S.D.? The old groups like S.D. are all going on the road to bring good music to the masses. They have some very good musicians in these videos but Walter & Don are the linchpins so why don't the young guys bring some new stuff?
nor888vast695 1 year ago
The horn section on this piece are KILLIN'!!!
MrTrueBlend 1 year ago
I am home.. This song makes me remember the times of youth and splendor...home at last!
jazzytds 1 year ago 2
i love how when fagen starts singing, his head is surrounded by all those colors, like hes a god in the sky haha. which he IS :D
kell1reilly2 1 year ago
@kell1reilly2 He reminds me of Ray Charles who had this kind of tick when he was playing.
nor888vast695 1 year ago
@nor888vast695 u mean like with the whole head shaking & his body movements?
kell1reilly2 1 year ago
Steely Dan always at their best.......
bgoerke19 1 year ago
R.I.P. Cornelius Bumpus! One of the true artists playing an instrument.
cchheeff69 1 year ago
I like this version better than the original Aja recording. It's alittle slower that non the record and has more of a bluesy feel.
Keyboardman88 1 year ago
My favorite tune from the awesome "Aja" album!
ftsjr 1 year ago 2
Wow, the live version of THIS? Love it.
jstory71 1 year ago
I have been a fan since high school (35 yrs) ago and this is probably my favorite song. When I listen to this song it seems like everything in the world is OK.
jeffgarbage 1 year ago 3
Carolyn Leonhart is the middle backup singer on this. Check out some of her own CDs. The woman is amazing!
jimpenchant 1 year ago
@jimpenchant -Absolutely agree.Great great jazz singer.And soul,rock,etc
Markgr122 1 year ago
saw them in concert twice, they are blistering. theres a reason bar bands dont cover steely dan songs.., baffling chord structures, complex melody lines, tricky bass lines, difficult harmonies...do it wrong it sounds like curdled shit, do it right it sounds majestic. This aint "Smoke on the Water". Its beautiful jazz rock fusion. respect to The Dan.
JerichoDitch2 1 year ago 3
GREAT!
SmittyBaGitty 1 year ago
well my dad's a big fan, and i wanna surprise him with me playing this song on guitar next time he's over here. Well now that you mention doobies...When i was young I used to hear this music all the time in the car. My dad's never smoked, but now that im older, and an experienced smoker, i can see that, ironically, my dads favorite music is clearly inspired by long bouts of smoking maui. it has this introspective air that you sometimes get when smoking.
H0egaarden 1 year ago
I've seen this a few times live and it's a highlight, partly because it falls right in the middle of DF's vocal range.
hklinker 1 year ago
Harold.....work with me here, lol....i truly think that youth has no clue how good this is....
whoof1 1 year ago
Beautiful piece of music
myownservant 1 year ago
Nice to see Walter has learned a bit more Guitar..well done mate..
GalaxyHorse 1 year ago
Damn! Those sixths after the chorus bring tears to my eyes every time
ZachValkyrie 1 year ago
His lips are massive!
cuntylishus 1 year ago
I love how they changed the rhythm of the original - when you're ready to sing along in the first chorus you discover you have to wait just a lil' bit )))
Diaconovable 1 year ago
In over 35 years of being a fan, this is one of my absolute favorite SD tunes.
ftsjr 1 year ago 2
from the album I've listened to more than any other...superb. first band to get me listening to things other than straight rock type chords. so cool
echo680 1 year ago
has anyone else tried watching cat bloopers while listening to this? needless to say, i heartily recommend it xP
Cmaizland69 2 years ago 2
Best of The Best -- Fagen Rules
stephystills 2 years ago
Beautiful Jazz/ Rock fusion. Love it!!!!
welten17 2 years ago 2
I love Walter Becker's soloing. This time around at the very end of the main solo (4 note hit sequence) he strayed and hit a couple blue notes. "Jazz" ;-) I'm such a fan of the album version of the solo I couldn't help but notice.
tonestar100 2 years ago
this one I think I overlooked over the years,but thankfully have rediscovered...gorgeous horn lines ,sublime shuffle,solid vocals... SD has always inspired me and continues to do so...
dringo47 2 years ago
Love Carlock's endless groove on this tune. What a groovemeister!
chungiemunchin 2 years ago 5
@chungiemunchin that's actually bernard purdy's shuffle.you can also hear it in led zeppelin's fool in the rain.bernard shaw is probably one of the most recorded drummers in history.
artz139 7 months ago
The really nice thing about his music is that while it appeals to a wide audience (thus Becker and Fagens' well earned riches), it is sophisticated enough to support two guys as old as these two guys, performing for an audience and they don't look ridiculous doing it. I put them in the same category as Duke Ellington although I am sure both B and F would take issue with that statement given their respect for the Duke!
chungiemunchin 2 years ago 2
The EPITOMY OF MUSIC it dosn't get any better
franklrobertsjr 2 years ago 4
Amazing performance!
autoforthepeople 2 years ago
haha i love those background singers....you seldom see them doing their own dancin thing like that....
manifestgtr 2 years ago 3
god i fuckin love SD
icarus212001 2 years ago
Had to learn this on the piano! Fantastic song :D
4EVERton 2 years ago 2
Surely the opening brass riffs must have been inspired by Nat Adderley's composition "Jive Samba".
ronaldjevans 2 years ago
Odysseus obviously loved Steely Dan
Asymmatrix 2 years ago 2
It is beautiful to see musicians that not only compose such masterpieces such as this, but also that the same musicians care so meticulously about live sound quality.
These men are true musicians.
Marlowann 2 years ago 23
Those first chords send a chill up my spine.
drewbacsi 2 years ago 4
going to see these guys 11/10/09 cant wait to hear how they do this one!
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8u5r 2 years ago
i use to smoke doobies to this
samanthakespinoza 2 years ago 42
@samanthakespinoza Yes indeed, I remember back in the day when I was on the road alot. This was my song when I was on the road late @ nite coming back home! Great song. Got a chance to see them in Vegas.....EXCELLENT SHOW!! GREAT MUSICIANS!!!!
FanOfSteelydan 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza
I think that's the only thing most of us did when we listened to Steely Dan. What beautiful times those were. Now it's a glass of chardonnay if I'm lucky. Someday when I retire...I'll fire one up!!! ha! ha!
chachokeva 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza i still smoke doobies to this
iceaxe56 1 year ago 3
@samanthakespinoza
i still do
lilghosties 1 year ago
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@samanthakespinoza i still do....
lilghosties 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza You know what's really funny? The fact that I didn't post this because: A.) I was born in 1994, and B.) I have a weird feeling that my dad or one of his friends may have posted this while unkowingly being signed into my YT account. Which makes this situation that much funnier. I did grow up on this music, however =]
samanthakespinoza 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza You and everyone else
andocrates 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza Why'd you stop?
Linnehan13 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza I am right now to it bud!
geofosman 1 year ago
@samanthakespinoza i still do... :)
ronaldonacid 10 months ago
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what is Becker doing? sounds too busy & doesn't fit well most times.. i like him better on the bass..
MOSKII58 2 years ago
Outstanding song from an unbelievable album. Thanks or posting!
73TRANSAM455 2 years ago 2
Glad to see that Walter Becker is still alive and well and able to shred like that after those years back in the day of the horrible leg injury and the chasing of the dragon.
KWernerCiano 2 years ago
My grandson is watching with me (I let him stay up late, Bad Grandma!). He just said, 'That man makes creepy-crawlers on the guitar!' LOL Yeah, I think he's right.
louiseduvee 2 years ago
smart kid :)
echo680 1 year ago
Fagen has crossed over into troll land...great song though
pretorious700 2 years ago
woahh I just had a musical orgasm. Becker is damn crazy in this song...
Good show.
emuwithrabies 2 years ago 2
That's gotta suck lugging that key-tar around on stage. That thing has got to weight 30+ pounds.
obdami 2 years ago
It's killing me now that I just read an online review for the 9/4 Internet Request show in Chicago, and seeing they played this song that night! I was so saddened that I was not able to make that show that night, since me and a friend of mine couldn't find tickets in the price range we were hoping for. :(
So happy someone uploaded this, since I continue to hold out hope that one day I get to a Steely Dan show....
prfsnlwannabe 2 years ago
There is a documentary on the making of the album "Aja," the album that contains the original version of this song.
Bernard Purdie was the original (studio) drummer, and he came up with the shuffle drum beat, not as obvious here on the live version. At the time he was one of the most in-demand studio drummers around.
"Aja" is a masterpiece as it combines the best songwriters (Fagen + Becker) with the best studio musicians at that time. Winning formula - 32 years and still amazing.
jazzfan30329 2 years ago
this drummer is great, but he ain't no Purdie
pretorious700 2 years ago
Purdie is a monster player many many a great tracks he has recorded w/ his shuffles & laid back style.. he's funny quite a personality..
MOSKII58 2 years ago 2
lol another big bernie fan
:)
8u5r 2 years ago
SAW them they rocked this like no other! destroyed this version
Fagen's vocals were spot on! and the band was unreal
8u5r 2 years ago
Look at those horn players, playing it note for note, exatcly the way they were told.
btwall60 2 years ago
They wrote part of the soundtrack of my life. Thank God for Steely Dan. I LOVE THEM.
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btwall60 2 years ago
lets make A mooovie
gawful44 2 years ago
...I guess that I'm the..lucky one....
OlymPigs2010 2 years ago
great musicianship... to be able to play live to that standard, just excellent.
brad42948 2 years ago 3
I saw them live at the ARLINGTON in Santa Barbara,
EPIC, Life Changing.
TheRIDICULOUSpicture 2 years ago
for Ridiculous -
How was your life changed?
Sup3rwood 2 years ago
Saw them do this song, and the rest of the AJA album two weeks ago in NYC. Don't have the words to describe how great a show it was......
old13cfrwjock 2 years ago
The Aja album is a masterpiece. With all the incredible tunes it contains, it's near impossible to choose a favorite one. However, if I absolutely HAD to do so, THIS would be it.
ftsjr 2 years ago
"Steely Dan is the shit."
If you mean "Shit" as good, then they are the stinkiest wettest slimiest just slipped in it and no way to wash it off kind of shit.
And i mean that in the best possible way. I've been a fan since ever.
nolobede 2 years ago 4
This is not a song, this is a hymn!!!
quesapa 2 years ago 3
This has been flagged as spam show
You may think of this alittle strange, but I have a friend who reminds me of their "timeless kinda sound"...
bigbigman3 2 years ago
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bigbigman3 2 years ago
Why does this only have 53k views? Its a fine video - thanks!
Zootysue 2 years ago
I'm making a Youtube warm-up for the Steely Dan gig of this evening, in Rome...
Fetuffo 2 years ago
Sure he loves to noodle, but... I dunno how this sounds, but... I love his noodles!
Zepster77 2 years ago 2
Almost makes you want to give up being a musician because it's quite impossible to write a song this good, and then find players to make it sound this good.
Steely Dan is the shit.
TheRumptonTrio 2 years ago 32
@TheRumptonTrio o.O Played this chord combination by the age of 5 without even knowing the track.... Isn't that hard imo
GrafPsychofarmaca 1 year ago
@GrafPsychofarmaca
Good for you, bro. Please point out to me which one of the musicians onstage you are next time Steely Dan is on tour.
Grab a cookie for yourself.
TheHallzer 1 year ago
@TheHallzer Yeah.
Grab a book if you have to read comments on the 2nd page.
GrafPsychofarmaca 1 year ago
wel put!
keznihda 1 year ago
i mean well. :D
keznihda 1 year ago
Yes!!
msmomo2u 1 year ago
Amazing. A bit slower than the record but who cares. Magnificent!
giox725 2 years ago
cant git mo betta than this, this is da kind jazz 4 sure
YOOTUBEDOTCOM 2 years ago
Becker sure loves to noodle doesn't he ....
joshdrums37 2 years ago
his solos are so profound.
seandog1234 2 years ago
Steely is the truth. Period.
loveskillingroommate 2 years ago 4
classic groove !!! ... but not quite the same without bernard purdie driving the beat
markz133 2 years ago
this is obviously amazing, but does anyone else think it seems a little too slow compared to the record, and seems to not groove as well like this???
bentecho 2 years ago 3
Seems this piece highlights how well Fagen works at blending with the background singers in the chorus.
oralnjax 2 years ago 2
Isn't Pine Knob called DTE Theater now? Nice video!
Beadbud5000 2 years ago
Yea named after the stupid electric utility co
MrFudgeIt 2 years ago 3
Ah... but I have some really good memories of shows at Pine Knob, even if DTE is a silly name! And it is a silly name.
Beadbud5000 2 years ago
love this SD song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thosjlll 2 years ago 5
A Norwegian rap group samled this song on their first single. but they had to chage it...
TheRhythmCollection 3 years ago