How do you define "Best"?
Recently I was at my friend Sara's blog . In this particular entry she wrong one on "The Best Ever" where a local radio DJ proclaimed that "Sunset Grill" by Don Henley as the greatest song that he had ever recorded. Surely what's the best is open for critisism and debate when it comes to a band or artist.
I ask the same question as she does .. what are the parameters to this question? What makes it such? what makes one song or bunch of songs "the best"?
Some of you may know that Steely Dan is pretty much my favourite band. Yes I do love the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Van Halen (and id anyone hear about the rumour going about that they will be appearing next season on that show "Rock Star" to find their new lead singer like INXS did? what's the freakin' deal with that?! How could they screw things up with Sammy this time?!)but Steely Dan is my above all favourite band.
The problem with narrowing it down to at least 10 is that the Steely Dan catalogue is so wide because of the demo songs that are bouncing about online and the various songs from their entire album catalogue (and yes, I do like some of the demo versions of some of the well known tracks ove rthe finished product). Also I can't ask the same questions that Sara can because both Donald and Walter equally wrote the music and lyrics and save maybe for a few songs Walter sang lead vocals. Yes they both put out solo albums while "the Dan" was on hiatus or "retired" (that's the common word used to describe their status post 1980 until early 90's despite working together on solo projects in a production capacity but not known as Steely Dan). So in fairness I never really had the chance to listen to their individual works (save maybe for "The Nightfly" by Donald Fagen).
But as it is, here they are my 10 favourite Steely Dan tracks:
Peg
Reelin' In The Years
Time Out Of Mind
Do It Again
Pretzel Logic
Dirty Work
Home At Last
Kid Charlemagne
Haitian Divorce
Pixeleen
Honourable Mention:
Don't Take Me Alive
Everyone's Gone To The Movies
Dr Wu
Black Cow
FM
Midnite Cruiser
I ask the same question as she does .. what are the parameters to this question? What makes it such? what makes one song or bunch of songs "the best"?
Some of you may know that Steely Dan is pretty much my favourite band. Yes I do love the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Van Halen (and id anyone hear about the rumour going about that they will be appearing next season on that show "Rock Star" to find their new lead singer like INXS did? what's the freakin' deal with that?! How could they screw things up with Sammy this time?!)but Steely Dan is my above all favourite band.
The problem with narrowing it down to at least 10 is that the Steely Dan catalogue is so wide because of the demo songs that are bouncing about online and the various songs from their entire album catalogue (and yes, I do like some of the demo versions of some of the well known tracks ove rthe finished product). Also I can't ask the same questions that Sara can because both Donald and Walter equally wrote the music and lyrics and save maybe for a few songs Walter sang lead vocals. Yes they both put out solo albums while "the Dan" was on hiatus or "retired" (that's the common word used to describe their status post 1980 until early 90's despite working together on solo projects in a production capacity but not known as Steely Dan). So in fairness I never really had the chance to listen to their individual works (save maybe for "The Nightfly" by Donald Fagen).
But as it is, here they are my 10 favourite Steely Dan tracks:
Peg
Reelin' In The Years
Time Out Of Mind
Do It Again
Pretzel Logic
Dirty Work
Home At Last
Kid Charlemagne
Haitian Divorce
Pixeleen
Honourable Mention:
Don't Take Me Alive
Everyone's Gone To The Movies
Dr Wu
Black Cow
FM
Midnite Cruiser
posted by Spatchula at 8:33 AM
5 Comments:
To quote my friend Charlie.. "Nothin' like spam on a blog, is there?"
Not a BIG Steely Dan fan here, but I do like some of the ones you mention.
Sara:
I know, I hate these spam things for the blogs. I wish there'd be a way that they can block them out.
Secondly, thank you for coming by and adding your input into my topic and I hope to see you again on here soon. And it's okay if you aren't a Steely Dan fan .. that's quite okay! Hope to talk with you soon and until then take care! :)
You can control spam by using this link http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=1203. It forces the people who actually have a valid comment to enter a random bunch of letters, but at least that's better than learning about cheap surfboards, investments and pornography.
Ansj241: I thought you were all about surf boards and cheap porn? Isn't that what you told me one night while we were out?
Never believe what you read on the internet.
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