The is one of the best covers of a DF vocal that I’ve heard. The band is so obviously good here that I wanted to single out the singer first - doing it very much his way.
wow that good huh? I really appreciate it. I don't book vocalists that sound like Donald because you can't find them. Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Marty
Of course this is Berklee and the kids are brilliant musicians and vocalists. Still, I am always blown away and especially by their youth and incredible skills. Bravo to all involved!
Fun fact: This song was the first Steely Dan recording to feature drummer Jeff Porcaro (just 19 years old at the time). My wife and I first noticed Jeff drumming on TV's "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" in the late summer of 1971, mostly because he looked young enough to be a member of The Partridge Family. On Sunday March 19, 1972, we got to see 17 year-old Jeff Porcaro at a Sonny & Cher concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The local Gazette newspaper reported that it was the highest-grossing concert to date in the city's history.
Andy we San Fernando musicians were floored when we heard Jeff was on this track. Everyone was talking about it. I always loved it so I brought it to class.
@@martywalsh5348 In the Toto Encyclopedia Jeff explains that he took way less money ($400. a week) to join Steely Dan than he was making with Sonny & Cher ($1500. a week), just for the opportunity to play with his favorite band at the time.
wow, that's all very interesting. Jeff was an incredible drummer. I guess Steely Dan wouldn't have hired him otherwise. But SD were making less money that 🌽 Sonny and Cher, so they had to budget. I would like to see a pie graph of 1. People who were satisfied with a Steely Dan concert vs 2. People who were satisfied with a Sonny and Cher concert.
@@blueshorecreative3146 Jeff explained further in The Toto Encyclopedia that at $400. a week he was the highest-salaried Steely Dan member, because Becker & Fagen were only drawing $250 each per week (of course they were also receiving songwriting royalties, split just two ways). He was so good on their 1974 "Pretzel Logic" album tour that Jeff became the featured studio drummer on their next album, "Katy Lied," and that got him the gig in late 1975 on Boz Scaggs' Grammy-winning album "Silk Degrees" -- and all of this before the age of 22.
You all did a such a really splendid job of of this Steely Dan track, I so enjoyed it. It's got a really great fresh feel & all the instruments sound good to my ears, especially the harmony vocals. Honestly everyone involved, welldone.
Marty Walsh; After watching and listening intently to several of your "Class Rehearsals" covering Steely Dan/Donald Fagen/Walter Becker Master Pieces. I've come to the conclusion that your student musicians are not only super talented but that YOU SIR are an exceptional teacher who is tremendous at extracting very very best of their talents. Kudos to each and every one involved in the performances of the Berklee College of Music LA Studio Ensembles over the years!
@@martywalsh5348 I don't want to take up too much of your time Marty..just to let you know I have posted your student version of My Old School on a couple of Dan sites.Hope you don't mind.
Just superb work by everyone involved with this performance and video. My wife and I were lucky enough to see Steely Dan at the U. of Toledo in April 1974, just 2 months after their third album "Pretzel Logic" was released. They played that tour without a horn section or female backing vocalists, but were still remarkably faithful to their studio recordings. We left the arena that night with no idea that Becker & Fagen wouldn't tour again for nearly 20 years.
As the great Duke Ellington once said; there are two types of music; good music and bad music. This is good music. Larry Carlton would be proud of the lead guitar player. Bravo to you all.
Hi Shannon, thanks for the comment. Is that Larry Carlton? I thought this was before Larry got involved with Steely Dan. I thought it was Skunk Baxter but now that I am thinking about it it does sound like Larry. I will have to send him this link!!
Absolutely amazing! Thank you students, thank you Mr. Walsh for sharing your breathtaking talent with the rest of us -- it is such a pleasure, not only to hear, but also to see, poetry in motion. Well done.
Outstanding, outstanding, outstanding! Needed 3 of those, at least. I dig it all, from arrangement to interpretation to recording/mixing. I like that the lead vocalist (Tyler?) does his own thang; it's hard to emulate the Donald...and no one really should try. Do your own thang.
Yea I always find that the main thing that's lacking in SD covers is that it's impossible to capture Fagen's vocal but I found his voice quite pleasing.
So glad you did, this has always been one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. A more obscure one for sure, this is the first track and Jeff Porcaro and David Paich played on for them.
@@martywalsh5348 I’m a big fan of steely dan, and I think your version just makes it better. The vocals and lead guitar is so good. I replay it all the time. Cheers.
😃👍🏽…. WOW !!! …. Okay !!! Okay !!!! … 😃 I get it now , this is from the Berkeley School of Music !?!?! Am I correct ?? 🤔 …. Oh well !! That explains everything !!! 😃👍🏽 Everyone was great !!! Especially the Guitarist !!! Yeah Brother !!! You got the sound and the licks perfect !!! I’m digging’ it. !!! And add just a little bit more volume, not much , just a touch . Because you seem to fade out in places a little . But that’s all okay . You know the song . My Hat is off to you , dude !!! 🤠 Thanks again, to your Director , Marty , for pinging me that he another group of performers playing . You do not fail to Impress !!! Beautiful !!! 😃👍🏽👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 … I case you’ve been trying to figure me out , I will say I have been a Dan Fan from WayBack !!! Cool ??? 😜. Okay ? Alright , I’ll be looking forward to see more performances from you folks ! Later !😃👍🏽👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
well that brightened my day, Berklee yes. I always love this song. Jeff and David, stellar. Have you seen my old school? th-cam.com/video/3ZWNs0Z4NeY/w-d-xo.html
Excellent! Some great tracks on Pretzel Logic and also the two earlier albums. History will eventually show that B&F were as influential as Lennon and McCartney. You did a great job with this cover. Well done!
@@martywalsh5348 The Toto connection! A tragedy losing Jeff Porcaro at such a young age. Certain other SD tracks are covered all the time, but I've never heard this one covered before. An inspired choice!
@@PhilUKNet Ya I knew Jeff as we played together as teenagers before he hit. When this track came out all in the San Fernando valley were blown away. I just remember sitting around with friends going man, Jeff he has MADE IT!! He is on a steely dan record! Always love that one
@@martinwalsh9635 I didn't realise there was a personal connection! That's quite a story. Playing on an SD track has to be one of the ultimate definitions of a musician having 'made it'! Don and Walt's obsession with perfection (actually, going beyond perfection) was notorious and whenever I watch an interview with an ex SD session musician on TH-cam you can just sense the immense pride they have.
Geva Shinar on guitar, and you now what? He left Berklee to pursue a career in business. He is a super talent but had great math/biz skills as well. Very intelligent guy.
Not a criticism just a question - I presume this is a video made after the recording (e.g. 2:52 - surely there's no way people would be banging around in the next room while recording). The sound you create here is incredible - really capture the vibe - no mean feat. Again, no criticism as your lead has a really nice voice, but it really makes me appreciate what Donald's unusual voice brings to Steely Dan. Many hate it, until they get it... Even Donald lacked confidence in his own vocal quality (hence the first album).
@@martywalsh5348No if anything it's almost too perfect 🙂 - I've not been in a studio for years but at 2:52 and moreso at 3:02 - what are those folks doing in the background - there's a recording taking place - if that sound didn't bleed through onto the recording that's some amazing sound proofing. Maybe it's me and studio technology is better than it once was. 🙂
Listened to the post again and noticed that the horns are playing a little too straight From 0:16 the sequence of chords in the original droop at the end of the note. Very picky I know, but I can hear it. Still great work.
Look, I love steely Dan I like to copy them too. This is just giving you some soft feedback. Your vocals from thin and whiny. make it warmer. Not so rigid warmer rounder. best keep it up it’s a High bar to reach for.
Very nicely done! The lead vocalist Tyler, maybe could add a little edge to his delivery (voice is very good), but a tad too sweet covering 'The Donald'!
@@martywalsh5348 , and also Bernard Purdie's half-time shuffle grooves; plenty of drummers (including this one) can play it technically, but Bernard brings to it a kind of hot sauce that can't be replicated.
That's the power of Steely Dan music. 50 years later it's still being played, and by people who weren't even alive when it first came out.
And loving it! Thanks for the comment, much appreciated! Marty
Spectacular. This is what Steely Dan would sound like if Bieber was the front man. Still pleasant to the ears!
haha ya Beiber but what a great song. I always loved this one I guess because I know that it was the first track that Jeff played on.
@@martywalsh5348 Tyler Simmons has a way better voice than Justin Bieber, IMO.
Roflmao!!!!! Nailed it!
The lead guitar player is playing out of his mind!
right? haha, great player, I think he is working for Tesla now though, seriously bright guy.
The is one of the best covers of a DF vocal that I’ve heard. The band is so obviously good here that I wanted to single out the singer first - doing it very much his way.
wow that good huh? I really appreciate it. I don't book vocalists that sound like Donald because you can't find them. Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Marty
I think you’re taking the right approach - better to bring in a singer with his own ideas 👍.
Of course this is Berklee and the kids are brilliant musicians and vocalists. Still, I am always blown away and especially by their youth and incredible skills. Bravo to all involved!
much appreciated! Marty
Fun fact: This song was the first Steely Dan recording to feature drummer Jeff Porcaro (just 19 years old at the time). My wife and I first noticed Jeff drumming on TV's "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" in the late summer of 1971, mostly because he looked young enough to be a member of The Partridge Family. On Sunday March 19, 1972, we got to see 17 year-old Jeff Porcaro at a Sonny & Cher concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The local Gazette newspaper reported that it was the highest-grossing concert to date in the city's history.
Andy we San Fernando musicians were floored when we heard Jeff was on this track. Everyone was talking about it. I always loved it so I brought it to class.
@@martywalsh5348 In the Toto Encyclopedia Jeff explains that he took way less money ($400. a week) to join Steely Dan than he was making with Sonny & Cher ($1500. a week), just for the opportunity to play with his favorite band at the time.
wow, that's all very interesting. Jeff was an incredible drummer. I guess Steely Dan wouldn't have hired him otherwise. But SD were making less money that 🌽 Sonny and Cher, so they had to budget. I would like to see a pie graph of 1. People who were satisfied with a Steely Dan concert vs 2. People who were satisfied with a Sonny and Cher concert.
@@blueshorecreative3146 Jeff explained further in The Toto Encyclopedia that at $400. a week he was the highest-salaried Steely Dan member, because Becker & Fagen were only drawing $250 each per week (of course they were also receiving songwriting royalties, split just two ways). He was so good on their 1974 "Pretzel Logic" album tour that Jeff became the featured studio drummer on their next album, "Katy Lied," and that got him the gig in late 1975 on Boz Scaggs' Grammy-winning album "Silk Degrees" -- and all of this before the age of 22.
@@andyinoregon Yeah he was good.
This song should have been featured on Steely Dan's Greatest Hits package released in the late 70s.
Ya one of my favs for sure, thanks for the comment
are you reelin in the years?
Yeah! A lot of work was done, a lot of skill was gained, and the performance rocked. Well done guys and thanks. Keep rocking!
Vocalist has some nice touches to make it his. Those harmonies sent a shiver!! Excellent musicianship all round and they seem to enjoy it too!
Thanks Neil. Comment much appreciated! Marty
Very well done...great harmonies
Jamie thanks a bunch. Comments much appreciated!
You all did a such a really splendid job of of this Steely Dan track, I so enjoyed it. It's got a really great fresh feel & all the instruments sound good to my ears, especially the harmony vocals. Honestly everyone involved, welldone.
Thanks so much! One of my all time fav's. Have you seen my old school?
th-cam.com/video/3ZWNs0Z4NeY/w-d-xo.html
@@martywalsh5348
No I haven't, I will definitely check that out before u go to sleep. Thanks.
Marty Walsh; After watching and listening intently to several of your "Class Rehearsals" covering Steely Dan/Donald Fagen/Walter Becker Master Pieces. I've come to the conclusion that your student musicians are not only super talented but that YOU SIR are an exceptional teacher who is tremendous at extracting very very best of their talents. Kudos to each and every one involved in the performances of the Berklee College of Music LA Studio Ensembles over the years!
Thanks so muchTim i must have missed this when you posted some time ago
VERY nice! GREAT Dan tune. Excellent work all around. And the girl in blue is GORGEOUS.
Do come on - you spoil your comment at the last. So unnecessary.
Excellent cover! You're all so extremely talented!
Great job ...so impressed that you are sharing our favourite music with the young musicians of today.
Thanks Pete, its an honor to be able to work with such talent
@@martywalsh5348 I don't want to take up too much of your time Marty..just to let you know I have posted your student version of My Old School on a couple of Dan sites.Hope you don't mind.
@@peteroberts4033 no that's fantastic news. Hoping for 40,000 views soon
@@martywalsh5348 Won't be long if I have my way !! :) I shall just keep watching it !!
Just superb work by everyone involved with this performance and video. My wife and I were lucky enough to see Steely Dan at the U. of Toledo in April 1974, just 2 months after their third album "Pretzel Logic" was released. They played that tour without a horn section or female backing vocalists, but were still remarkably faithful to their studio recordings. We left the arena that night with no idea that Becker & Fagen wouldn't tour again for nearly 20 years.
thanks so much Andy, one of my all time favorite Steely songs.
Glad you liked it!
@@martywalsh4427Flawless backing vocals, the highlight of so many Steely Dan songs, are on full display here.
Gobsmacked. All I can say is WOW! So very well done.
Thanks Rob I know the students appreciate the comments!
As the great Duke Ellington once said; there are two types of music; good music and bad music. This is good music. Larry Carlton would be proud of the lead guitar player. Bravo to you all.
Hi Shannon, thanks for the comment. Is that Larry Carlton? I thought this was before Larry got involved with Steely Dan. I thought it was Skunk Baxter but now that I am thinking about it it does sound like Larry. I will have to send him this link!!
@@martywalsh5348 this is on Pretzel Logic, they were still a proper "band" at this point I believe.
That was probably Denny Dias that played that solo. Possibly Skunk Baxter, but that doesn't really sound like his style...
@@martywalsh5348 Skunk it is.
@@StevenCarinci Yes, the incredible lead on "Night" is by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. And drums by Jeff Porcaro!
Absolutely amazing! Thank you students, thank you Mr. Walsh for sharing your breathtaking talent with the rest of us -- it is such a pleasure, not only to hear, but also to see, poetry in motion. Well done.
Glad you like this one!
Pull, so glad you liked this.
Felt like I was there. Excellent!
Outstanding, outstanding, outstanding! Needed 3 of those, at least. I dig it all, from arrangement to interpretation to recording/mixing. I like that the lead vocalist (Tyler?) does his own thang; it's hard to emulate the Donald...and no one really should try. Do your own thang.
and thanks for taking the time to reply here as well. You are superfan! haha
Yea I always find that the main thing that's lacking in SD covers is that it's impossible to capture Fagen's vocal but I found his voice quite pleasing.
Good job guys.
Very well done. I loved it!
So glad you did, this has always been one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. A more obscure one for sure, this is the first track and Jeff Porcaro and David Paich played on for them.
love it!
Thanks John, much appreciated Marty
Tres sweet. Love the harmonizing
Thanks mucho for view and the comment!
Ok, I'm stalking you now Marty ! Just found that one, magnificent work.
haha Thanks Fred, this semester I am doing a sound alike of the live version of The Boston Rag. '74.
Sooooo good!! Keep on jamming guys!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Spectacular.
Thanks Jim comments mean a lot to us. Marty
@@martywalsh5348 I’m a big fan of steely dan, and I think your version just makes it better. The vocals and lead guitar is so good. I replay it all the time. Cheers.
Bloody, rather good :)
Thanks Mike, one of my all time Fav Steely Dan songs so I wanted to do it. Marty
Great job!
Thanks mucho! Comments always appreciated. Marty
😃👍🏽…. WOW !!! …. Okay !!! Okay !!!! … 😃 I get it now , this is from the Berkeley School of Music !?!?! Am I correct ?? 🤔 …. Oh well !! That explains everything !!! 😃👍🏽 Everyone was great !!! Especially the Guitarist !!! Yeah Brother !!! You got the sound and the licks perfect !!! I’m digging’ it. !!! And add just a little bit more volume, not much , just a touch . Because you seem to fade out in places a little . But that’s all okay . You know the song . My Hat is off to you , dude !!! 🤠 Thanks again, to your Director , Marty , for pinging me that he another group of performers playing . You do not fail to Impress !!! Beautiful !!! 😃👍🏽👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 … I case you’ve been trying to figure me out , I will say I have been a Dan Fan from WayBack !!! Cool ??? 😜. Okay ? Alright , I’ll be looking forward to see more performances from you folks ! Later !😃👍🏽👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
well that brightened my day, Berklee yes. I always love this song. Jeff and David, stellar. Have you seen my old school? th-cam.com/video/3ZWNs0Z4NeY/w-d-xo.html
Well done folks.
Thanks so much John, nice to know people appreciate the talent these kids have.
Wow, nice work! Excellent cover👍
Chris thanks for the comment, I am sure the kids will be appreciative
@@martywalsh5348 welcome sir. Longtime SD fan.
A huge Steely Dan fan, awesome project Marty!
Mmmm…Steelylicious 🤘🏼😎
awesome!!
Wow , brilliant guys x
Thanks Jim nice to see this video is getting a bit of traction!
To me you guys are giving the other cover bands a good run for their money right on y'all.
Awesome
Thanks Kevin, comments always appreciated! Marty
Really nice work
Thanks You JP! Marty
Excellent! Some great tracks on Pretzel Logic and also the two earlier albums. History will eventually show that B&F were as influential as Lennon and McCartney. You did a great job with this cover. Well done!
Thanks so much Phil. This one has always been a favorite as it was the first one that Jeff Porcaro played on along with David Paich. Marty
@@martywalsh5348 The Toto connection! A tragedy losing Jeff Porcaro at such a young age. Certain other SD tracks are covered all the time, but I've never heard this one covered before. An inspired choice!
@@PhilUKNet Ya I knew Jeff as we played together as teenagers before he hit. When this track came out all in the San Fernando valley were blown away. I just remember sitting around with friends going man, Jeff he has MADE IT!! He is on a steely dan record! Always love that one
@@martinwalsh9635 I didn't realise there was a personal connection! That's quite a story. Playing on an SD track has to be one of the ultimate definitions of a musician having 'made it'! Don and Walt's obsession with perfection (actually, going beyond perfection) was notorious and whenever I watch an interview with an ex SD session musician on TH-cam you can just sense the immense pride they have.
superb thanks !!
Thanks so much Maccas!
The lead guitar in this was pretty exceptional...not easy to do the Dan when it comes to guitar leads.
Geva Shinar on guitar, and you now what? He left Berklee to pursue a career in business. He is a super talent but had great math/biz skills as well. Very intelligent guy.
@@martywalsh3684 - most of the better musicians are also good at math. It probably has a lot to do with the intervallic nature of music...
Fuck that is seriously great. Please keep it up.
Sounds great 👍
Thanks Marty! I agree this is one of my all time Steely Fav's, the first with Jeff on drums and the only with Paich on keys
@@martywalsh5348 Bill Monroe stagehand from local 7 in Denver I like steely Dan music keep up the good work down there or wherever you're at
@@martykardaseski7590 haha will do
Superb!
Glad you like it! Spread the word :)
Thank you!
Nice!
Glad you like and I agree!
Bravo! Fucking brilliant!
Guitar solo was nice.
Great song, awesome cover! Any major dude will tell you so
Not a criticism just a question - I presume this is a video made after the recording (e.g. 2:52 - surely there's no way people would be banging around in the next room while recording).
The sound you create here is incredible - really capture the vibe - no mean feat. Again, no criticism as your lead has a really nice voice, but it really makes me appreciate what Donald's unusual voice brings to Steely Dan. Many hate it, until they get it... Even Donald lacked confidence in his own vocal quality (hence the first album).
Can you clarify 2:52 is there audio that is not right? Thanks Marty
@@martywalsh5348No if anything it's almost too perfect 🙂 - I've not been in a studio for years but at 2:52 and moreso at 3:02 - what are those folks doing in the background - there's a recording taking place - if that sound didn't bleed through onto the recording that's some amazing sound proofing. Maybe it's me and studio technology is better than it once was. 🙂
Nice live performance. Turn up/compress the horns though?
Thanks for the comment Sam.
Listened to the post again and noticed that the horns are playing a little too straight From 0:16 the sequence of chords in the original droop at the end of the note.
Very picky I know, but I can hear it. Still great work.
Note to drummer lock with rhythm guitar love the singers voice especially not trying to sing it like Fagan
Berklee must be to music what MIT is to engineering.
Look, I love steely Dan I like to copy them too. This is just giving you some soft feedback. Your vocals from thin and whiny. make it warmer. Not so rigid warmer rounder. best keep it up it’s a High bar to reach for.
Very nicely done! The lead vocalist Tyler, maybe could add a little edge to his
delivery (voice is very good), but a tad too sweet covering 'The Donald'!
The one thing in covering Steely Dan that is impossible is getting the Donald right. Tyler did a nice job in being Tyler.
@@martywalsh5348 be you....I loved it brought a fresh feel to the melody.....carry on
@@martywalsh5348 , and also Bernard Purdie's half-time shuffle grooves; plenty of drummers (including this one) can play it technically, but Bernard brings to it a kind of hot sauce that can't be replicated.
Anything else? How about a side order of fries? Jeez....
Singers got no soul, sounded like musical theater.
The LEad guitarist is young PaUL gILBERT.LOL.
3 more views to 2000 :)
Well done. Only nit is the tempo. A hair slow.
oh well but how about that guitarist?
Lead vocal needs more intensity 😎 good efforts 🙏😎
I think the vocals are the weakest part.
wow this really jumped, a few days ago it was around 600 views