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re: Steely Dan can kiss my arse

Posted on 11/6/23 at 5:37 pm to
Posted by pheroy
Raleigh, NC
Member since Oct 2006
704 posts
Posted on 11/6/23 at 5:37 pm to
Best thing about this thread is it's reminding me to add a few TTB tracks to the playlist for my upcoming road trip.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19440 posts
Posted on 11/7/23 at 4:05 am to
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Kafka


I believe you may have missed the boat on SD if you used the word pretentious in describing their work.
Posted by TexTigah81
Member since Nov 2013
545 posts
Posted on 11/7/23 at 10:43 pm to
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Tedeschi Trucks > The Eagles


LOL…now that statement is hilarious and also idiotic. SMH
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
141896 posts
Posted on 11/7/23 at 11:10 pm to
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I believe you may have missed the boat on SD if you used the word pretentious in describing their work
I don't see how you can avoid using it

They certainly never presented themselves as an unpretentious three chord rock and roll band

Whenever jazz walks in the door, pretension is not far behind
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63492 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 9:25 am to
Steely Dan’s albums had some of the best session musicians in the world. And Fagen and Becker were not slouches.
Posted by JohnnyTour11
Member since Sep 2011
1001 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 12:27 pm to
You wanted to see Steely Dan, and that sucks for you that they cancelled. But never thought I'd see someone complain about getting to see Derek Trucks play guitar
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63492 posts
Posted on 11/8/23 at 12:50 pm to

Jazz: the last refuge for the untalented.
Posted by Jigsaw60
Member since Oct 2023
617 posts
Posted on 11/9/23 at 5:18 pm to
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We have Tedeschi Trucks instead. A band that would fit in at any county fair in the south.

Wow, just wow. Derek Trucks is a great guitarist with an incredible band.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19440 posts
Posted on 11/10/23 at 2:57 am to
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I don’t see how you can avoid using it


I would use the term self deprecating. As a huge fan I was disappointed to learn after years of listening to their music that lyrically they treated it all in a sarcastic, humorous way.

They both found fans like myself (who truly believed every word of Deacon Blues) to be odd, and never understood why so many listeners took the music so seriously.

The story about getting Wayne Shorter to play sax on Aja really drives home who they were and how they felt about their own music. I think they did their best to create something that would be considered groundbreaking, but in their minds I’m not sure they ever lived up to the standards set by the true jazz greats.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19440 posts
Posted on 11/10/23 at 3:01 am to
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Jazz the last refuge for the untalented.


Because not everyone can play 12 bar blues. On a serious note, I would be interested in knowing your music background
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26149 posts
Posted on 11/10/23 at 3:53 pm to
The Tedeschi Trucks Band is marvelous!

It's truly rock 'n roll/ blues rock for the 21st century-- genres rarely heard by any band for at least 30 years. Their music should be heard by all fans of classic rock music
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31110 posts
Posted on 4/3/24 at 9:51 am to
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We have Tedeschi Trucks instead.
A band that would fit in at any county fair in the south.


They were just announced as the Friday headliner for Darius Rucker's Riverfront Music Festival on Friday night 10/11. It's a cool scene. Beautiful down there.

We're likely going Saturday Night when Hootie and the Blowfish plays. I prefer Darius' country stuff but it'll still be a really fun day/night.
This post was edited on 4/3/24 at 9:52 am
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