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re: FM by Steely Dan

Posted on 5/27/15 at 8:06 am to
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 5/27/15 at 8:06 am to
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Would anyone even disagree if we called it Donald Fagen and a bunch of studio musicians


I would take somewhat of an issue - your interpretation isn't without support - Fagen was the "senior" partner, without question, but Becker's playing is the soul of Steely Dan, IMHO - both his bass and guitar playing permeate the signature songs.

(ETA: And he co-wrote virtually every Steely Dan song)

On the other hand, Fagen's solo work does sound a lot like Steely Dan, so there's that.

More band trivia - Chevy Chase was the drummer for Fagen's college band - had he been just a little better drummer, he might have ended up as the drummer for Steely Dan, rather than Clark Griswold and Fletch.
This post was edited on 5/27/15 at 8:16 am
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81942 posts
Posted on 5/27/15 at 8:26 am to
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Fagen's solo work does sound a lot like Steely Dan, so there's that.

I.G.Y was a Steely Dan song in my mind for so long. Time Out of Mind was a Fagan song for a while. Not sure why I got that so confused.
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