What are you listening to, right now................
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“You should never believe anything it ever says on a Steely Dan record,” says Fagen. “It’s mostly a bunch of lies and bullshit that we write just to confuse the listener.”Becker and Fagen were inspired to write satirical songs by reading science fiction as kids. “Writers such as Alfred Bester, Fredric Brown and Robert Heinlein,” says Fagen. “We were mainly writing satire under the guise of science fiction.”
Even Becker and Fagen don’t know what some of their obscure expressions mean. "Walter and I enjoy making up our own slang," says Fagen. In the song "Josie," a street gang uses a weapon called a ‘battle apple.’ I don’t know what that is, but it sounded better than anything else we could come up with."
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@dogmeat said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@JC
“You should never believe anything it ever says on a Steely Dan record,” says Fagen. “It’s mostly a bunch of lies and bullshit that we write just to confuse the listener.”Becker and Fagen were inspired to write satirical songs by reading science fiction as kids. “Writers such as Alfred Bester, Fredric Brown and Robert Heinlein,” says Fagen. “We were mainly writing satire under the guise of science fiction.”
Even Becker and Fagen don’t know what some of their obscure expressions mean. "Walter and I enjoy making up our own slang," says Fagen. In the song "Josie," a street gang uses a weapon called a ‘battle apple.’ I don’t know what that is, but it sounded better than anything else we could come up with."
Great fun to see live and they sounded terrific even if the crowd interaction and chat was absolutely zero.
Very clever musos with some memorable tunes. This is a current favourite…..
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@MN5 I saw them a decade ago supported by Stevie Winwood and it was disappointing. Fagen's voice was thin and reedy . They were typically wooden on stage. The musicianship was great and they played a long set list but zero energy or passion. Would have been better off listening to the albums because you lost the lyrics in the mix given how weak the vocal performance was
Winwood blew them away TBH. A fact reinforced when he joined Beber and Fagen for their encores and the songs sprang to life.
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@dogmeat said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@MN5 I saw them a decade ago supported by Stevie Winwood and it was disappointing. Fagen's voice was thin and reedy . They were typically wooden on stage. The musicianship was great and they played a long set list but zero energy or passion. Would have been better off listening to the albums because you lost the lyrics in the mix given how weak the vocal performance was
Winwood blew them away TBH. A fact reinforced when he joined Beber and Fagen for their encores and the songs sprang to life.
In welly ? that’s when I saw them.
Like I said the music was outstanding and I thought his voice was just fine. I’m not sure he’s ever been noted for passion or energy though overall. Definitely not the kind of guy to yell “Wellington are you ready to rock” in between songs…..
Peg brought the house down when they played it near the end. I was with a couple of mates and my old man who was in his late 60s at the time. Outstanding fun.
We fucked up the time and one useless fluffybunny mate was running late so we completely missed Steve Winwood but I’ve never been a massive fan of his to be honest.
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@MN5 as @Bovidae mentions they also played Vecor which is where I saw them.
I didn't expect a high-performance stage actso the only disappointment for me was the vocals.
I can only find one review, but it seems I wasn't alone IMO:
If Winwood's vocal range can be high and narrow over the long haul, the Dan's Donald Fagen's was disappointingly frayed, strained, wobbly and sometimes off-mike. But Dan were always about the music and arrangements and on that score they were right on the money.
Concert review: Steve Winwood and Steely Dan, Vector Arena - NZ Herald
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Glad Fagen's voice held up better for you. It wasn't a bad concert, but it was disappointing.
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@dogmeat said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@MN5 as @Bovidae mentions they also played Vecor which is where I saw them.
I didn't expect a high-performance stage actso the only disappointment for me was the vocals.
I can only find one review, but it seems I wasn't alone IMO:
If Winwood's vocal range can be high and narrow over the long haul, the Dan's Donald Fagen's was disappointingly frayed, strained, wobbly and sometimes off-mike. But Dan were always about the music and arrangements and on that score they were right on the money.
Concert review: Steve Winwood and Steely Dan, Vector Arena - NZ Herald
The latest entertainment news, celebrity and hollywood gossip, music, book, television and movie reviews from New Zealand and around the world
Glad Fagen's voice held up better for you. It wasn't a bad concert, but it was disappointing.
Steve Winwood is a guy that should be outstanding on paper ( a contemporary of all those greats of the 60s and 70s, soulful voice, multi instrumentalist etc ) but he just doesn’t do it for me unfortunately
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@taniwharugby I wonder what the shelve life of his voice is?
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@taniwharugby said in What are you listening to, right now................:
That guy is very angry about life
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@MN5 said in What are you listening to, right now................:
To quote Marty McFly in Back to the Future…..
‘Didn’t that guy ever have hair?’
Awesome energetic performance though.
Love the Oils !!!
I'm a massive Oils fan. Seen them heaps of times, simply a magnificent "pub band"*; always full energy that gets the crowd pumping. The Red Sails - Diesel & Dust - Blue Sky Mining albums were on heavy rotation during the 80s and 90s.
And for all I loved the energy, I've probably played this song more than any other. Kiwi lad Bones Hillman (Wayne Stevens) on the bass and background vocals makes this song IMO.
Last time I saw them live was about five -six years ago and they move like old people. The anger and energy of their youth is no longer apparent in their shows.
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I'm really getting into Queens Of The Stone Age at the moment.
Never been huge on them, enjoyed their big songs but not much beyond. But after seeing Josh Homme on stage a couple f months ago, has piqued my interest.
One song on Rated R was kind of familiar so was racking my brains. Realised it was on one of those free sampler CD's that magazines used to give away. Really liked the riffing in it, but used to get annoyed that it never really got going. Anyway, it's still some great riffs, despite not being a great song.
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@antipodean said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@MN5 said in What are you listening to, right now................:
To quote Marty McFly in Back to the Future…..
‘Didn’t that guy ever have hair?’
Awesome energetic performance though.
Love the Oils !!!
I'm a massive Oils fan. Seen them heaps of times, simply a magnificent "pub band"*; always full energy that gets the crowd pumping. The Red Sails - Diesel & Dust - Blue Sky Mining albums were on heavy rotation during the 80s and 90s.
And for all I loved the energy, I've probably played this song more than any other. Kiwi lad Bones Hillman (Wayne Stevens) on the bass and background vocals makes this song IMO.
Last time I saw them live was about five -six years ago and they move like old people. The anger and energy of their youth is no longer apparent in their shows.
My lesser known favourites of theirs are “Back on the Borderline” and “US forces”.
The musos in the band do some really clever stuff, certainly far more than just old chrome domes back up band !
