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Post by cynical1 on Sept 3, 2017 15:05:52 GMT -5
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Post by sumgai on Sept 3, 2017 19:19:49 GMT -5
Yes, I'm reeling in the years, and I've certainly stowed away enough time.....
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Post by reTrEaD on Sept 3, 2017 22:18:26 GMT -5
When the Demon is at your door In the morning it won't be there no more
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Post by newey on Sept 5, 2017 6:10:03 GMT -5
I saw Steely Dan live a couple of years ago- glad I had the opportunity before Becker's passing.
I was at best a lukewarm Steely Dan fan in the '70's. I knew, and liked, some of the hits, but I had never really delved deeply into the albums. Much later, in about 2005 or so, I did so, and was immediately hooked- went out and bought pretty much everything on CD. Now, the Dan is always in heavy rotation.
After I heard the news yesterday, I was driving home from the cabin after the Labor Day weekend, listening to all of "Countdown to Ecstasy" and "Katy Lied". I was struck by the songs "Your Gold Teeth" (from "Countdown")and "Your Gold Teeth II" (from "Katy Lied"). Same title, same lyrical hook- "see how they roll"- but two completely different songs. The first version is basically a jazz-funk vibe, and the rolling of the gold teeth is apparently some form of gambling. In "Your Gold Teeth II", musically, it's sort-of a lounge-act bebop thing, and now the teeth roll as a fortune-telling device. Interesting way they revisited a concept with completely different results.
I guess that's why it took me so long to come around. Steely Dan was subtle, and nuanced, and in the '70s, I wasn't looking for subtlety and nuance, I wanted music to club me over the head. . .
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Post by gumbo on Sept 5, 2017 9:00:16 GMT -5
"I wasn't looking for subtlety and nuance, I wanted music to club me over the head. . ." ...at least we both now know what caused it, Newey... ...and yes, I went down the exact same line with S D as yourself... ..sigh!
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Post by reTrEaD on Sept 5, 2017 11:25:49 GMT -5
Same title, same lyrical hook- "see how they roll"- but two completely different songs. The first version is basically a jazz-funk vibe, and the rolling of the gold teeth is apparently some form of gambling. In "Your Gold Teeth II", musically, it's sort-of a lounge-act bebop thing, and now the teeth roll as a fortune-telling device. Interesting way they revisited a concept with completely different results. Also interesting . . . same song with same lyric but treated very differently. Everyone's Gone to the Movies. First released with the more sophisticated and intricate treatment on Katy Lied. Later, the original staccato funk Demo version was released on the Citizen Steely Dan compilation. The tempo and style during the verses make the two versions almost different songs. Wisely, the chorus is much the same.
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