I was taking guitar lessons and said i wanted to learn Steely Dan, the teacher goes... umm... some of those songs have 32 chords... lets aim a little lower
Yeah, perfect anology. Fresh perfect Orange juice. Most Steely Dan tracks have a very deep musicality to them and many many layers, but they play like something that nature created,
The ultimate band. The band that other musicians can appreciate due to their originality, jazz influence and perfection on every song. They chose the best studio musicians and merged the best tracks to their liking. You can listen to their music and still not be tired of it decades later. One hundred years from now they will still be playing Steely Dan. Can’t say the same for today’s music.
I saw a live band, the other day, and they played "Do It Again". They didn't have a keyboard. I had been playing it on the keyboard, earlier that day. It's fun, memorable, and easy, as it has mostly one chord, then walks up and down three chord steps, and then hits another chord, and starts over. When you have one chord, in the rhythm hand, it frees up the focus, for the soloing relationships of the melody hand.
Ah! Lex is right! That is one of the most SATISFYING songs ever!! I swear, anyone who spends any time listening to Steely Dan would become a Muso, a fan of great musicianship!
These guys were some of the most talented songwriters and studio musicians to ever put on a set of headphones. Their earlier stuff has a bit of psychedelic, whereas they got a bit jazzier their career went on (ie. Aja). You may want to check out Deacon Blues from that one ✌️
Graduated in 1974. This song carries me back to then. Now we play it at class reunions. Yea we are reeling in the years for sure now! But the tune sounds as fresh now as it did 50 years ago.
This is on of the more uptempo songs from Steely Dan. Overall they have some of the smooooooooothest music ever. I would recommend reacting to “Hey Nineteen” and “Do It Again.”
I can remember driving with my dad in the 70s in a 1972 yellow dodge station wagon with do it again playing on the radio. Such a smooth song when you are rolling down the freeway. You just kind of melt into the woodwork especially when someone else is driving! Good times.
You two definitely need to listen to more Steely Dan. They are legendary. I have always had a sentimental attachment to Steely Dan for two reasons: First, my very first girlfriend gave me all their CD’s as a present back in 1989. Second, I was fortunate enough to see Steely Dan in concert at the Miami Arena back in 1994. Very unusual concert…Donald Fagen and Walter Becker came out, sat on wooden barstools with regular old fashioned can lights above them. During the applause after each tune, the guy sitting right behind me, was shouting crazy sounds just like Steven Tyler. After a few songs, that got old. So I had planned to turn and say I like his enthusiasm, but could he just applaud like everyone else. I turned around…it was Steven Tyler. Lol.
Love Steely Dan. They were my favorite group for years when they came out. Peg, Dirty Work, Do It Again, Rikki Dont Lose That Number... cant find a bad song with this band. Hope you will do more of them!
Lex's smile after the lyric....... "You've been telling me you're a genius since you were 17, and after all this time I still down't know what you mean"...... was PRICELESS!!!! It's like they were writing the words just for her.
Can feel the heat from the dryer blowing out my new found long hair.,thanks to the beatles.😅listening to this ( AB music.after Beatles broke up,and I was finally of age.
That's incredible. Each solo is different, and he's still going full throttle even as the music is fading out. This is a standout solo amongst stand out solos.
Agreed. I checked to see if how others ranked it as far as its place among best solos. I think it was down in the 50s somewhere. Really thought it should be higher. I like how his guitar "responds" to each lyric in the chorus. When I listen to this, it's like Randall's guitar is trying to sing its own lyrics.
Lex has the best Metaphors when discussing music. 🍊🤣 One of the best things about Steely Dan is not only are they musically intense and complex in a jazz-informed kinda way, they write songs that sketch out characters. interesting characters living lives you can imagine. There are actually short story collections published which flesh out the people and stories described in their songs. That’s pretty damn cool.
I could never get into those for me it's always been the albums Can't buy a thrill, countdown to ecstacy, pretzel logic, and Katy Lied. After these four I just couldn't get into them much.
Hey, Nineteen came out at the perfect time in my life. It was about then that I knew for certain that 19 year old girls were absolutely too young for me. Funny thing is, I can now say the same about 40-year olds, even though I still look, LOL.
@@earlonaweary9155 Just after the second chorus of "are you reelin' in the years" I don't know why, but the timing, sound, sequence, just sounds perfect to me.
Been listening to that song, and that band, for 49 years. Still absolutely fresh. HUGE catalog! AMAZING repertoire! Find a bad track, IF YOU CAN. The Steely Dany Vibe: Brilliant lyrics, superior songwriting, top notch musicianship, unequaled production.
Lex is so accurate with her descriptions based on other senses. music is all about your senses. it's why you shouldn't read or focus on something visually when you listen. let all your senses take in the music. it's ALL a VIBE. Brad is on a very long journey trying to figure Lex out but I understand her on music. It has taste and smell and memories even if you've never heard it or lived it.
I love it. Brad analyzing the lyrics, and Lex groovin' to the music. Lex hit it on the head. Steely Dan is very cleanly produced, so every instrument stands out, and the silences are silent (if that makes any sense). Always an interesting sonic trip.
These guys are brilliant, just listen to anything they've done. You will find yourself falling in love with them. They were great writers and studio musicians. They write a lot about their lives and actual experiences.
I forgot how much I loved this band. I would be out at night in the late seventies cruising around by myself and pull over and listen. As much as I loved other bands, I did this for no others.
Brad you nailed that a smorgasbord of sound, the best session musicians in the world, you’ve not touched their masterpiece yet “AJA” that album is quite possibly the best album ever made!🤓
I can’t wait for them to listen to Aja. Though, they need to do it filling one sitting. It’s kinda like Dark Side of the Moon. Ya don’t chop it up. Put the headphones on and sit back and enjoy!
You two are the perfect pair to do reactions because you approach it from either direction. Brad more focused on lyrics & Lex feeling the instruments first. It’s cool how y’all meet in the middle..it’s perfect! Analog recordings are fresh squeezed!
What kind of orange is Lex drinking to taste the dirt? 🤣 I took a pledge to always acknowledge the greatness of Steely Dan every time I hear their sound.
Fun fact. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, the lead guitar player, in addition to also being a member of the Doobie Brothers, is also a rocket scientist who works for our federal government in missile defense and design. He is a no joke, real life, top secret scientist.
Hands down, this reaction is your best ever. Start with Lex and how she's reacting to the music and it's a complete perfect expression of how you feel when you listen to Steely Dan. Then come Brad and his "Sonically interesting" and "Smorgasbord of sound" line. A perfect description of Steely Dan.
i am loving the way Lex gets right into it and hears what i do. She is joyful to watch experience things i did way back when. Do not lose that woman Brad she is a rare doorway to what life is all about.
Best description I ever read was this -- Steely Dan is your favorite band's favorite band! First saw them live in April 1974. So committed to great music that their second drummer was the legendary Jeff Porcaro and their backing keyboardist and vocalist was the equally legendary Michael McDonald.
Lex loves Steely Dan 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Now this song could be considered one of their "oldies"... This band is a classic, NOBODY was more committed to excellence... Just two of them, and they changed musicians like they changed their shirts .. every contributor had to be the perfect fit .. and the quality of their sound reflected it .. pure 70's sound for them... BTW, Don wasn't singing off beat, it's called "back beat". .you GO Lex!!! Gimme another glass of fresh squeezed OJ, love your analogy!! 👍🏻👍🏻🎤🎤🎤🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
This was one of the biggest hits on Top 40 pop/rock radio in the summer of 1973. This song and The Doobie Brothers 'Listen to the Music' (which came out less than a year before) were my favorites at the time.
This is one of their first big hits and probably one of their most "normal" rock tunes. FM, or Kid Charlemagne if you want some more "Steely Dan" Steely Dan.
Lex for the win! The natural perfection of freshly squeezed orange juice is exactly the right metaphor for the perfection of soundscapes that Steely Dan were known for. You guys are so much fun!
Great early SD tune! Very popular on the radio back in the day. But every one of their albums was packed with great songs from start to finish. A lot of them got airplay on the radio, but others didn't. Back in the day I could sing along with all of them and remember every word. Very clever wordplay in their songwriting. They used studio musicians for their backup band and they had very catchy, funky melodies in their songs. One of the best from the '70s! You could take a deep dive into Steely Dan and never get tired of them. They were sort of like Cake; they sounded different than anybody else at the time and you always knew it was Steely Dan, but their songs also had some variety to them.
So this is the second video I have watched from you two. I love how she isn't afraid to let the music move her but he seems to analyze the music rather than moving with it so much. I really enjoy how She enjoys things and isn't afraid to show it. It's especially fun to watch my favorite music I grew up with affect people for the first time hearing it. You should have heard how amazing it was back then! Y'all are fun and I'll be watching more. God Bless from an old hippie boomer!
Love Lex’s groove with this. You have to recognise the pure musicianship and genius of Steely Dan, very deep rabbit hole there and such variation of music. One of the most talented bands of the last 50 years.
They had some of the finest players of the day on their records. Everyone was 100% in control, and that left them all the space they needed to stretch out and be creative with all of the parts. They made lots of really great songs you can just groove to. But the more times you listen, the more new things you can hear. True classics. They brought top 40 to a whole new level.
Lex nailed it with her insightful description. If there’s one thing you can say about Steely Dan its that their music is precise, perfect. They took pains to ensure that.
The production on Steely Dan albums is always clean, tight, and easy to listen to. You hear something new every time you listen to one of their songs again.
I was 19 and working on an oil rig off Uk. This came on and I bought Can’t Buy a Thrill as soon as I came onshore. Been a huge Dan fan for almost all my life.
Lex you crack me up. You’re all bouncing around while Brad is sitting there studiously contemplating the meaning of the lyrics. I adored your orange juice metaphor and totally get it. Some of these old classics just seem more fresh and tastier than the highly processed music of recent years.
I don't know how you can't appreciate this. This is superb musicianship and production. I'm not even the hugest Steely Dan fan but give credit where credit's due, they were supremely talented and this song shows it.
LOVE it! Such a CLASSIC Brad & Lex reaction with Lex just instantly riding the groove and becoming music and perfect fresh orange juice while Brad is absorbing and processing every sonic molecule that comes his way and releasing that great smile of his more and more. Y'all never fail to put a smile on my face and some hope and joy in my heart. Thank You! 🥰❤
This song is my favorite rock'in 70's song and I don't say that lightly. It has appeared on more of my own mix-tapes through the years-- than anything else. Lex your so fun. You guys are cool.
Ya'll are so cute,..loved seeing you enjoy,..cracked me up when you said come back!,.at the end,..lovely that you let it play all the way to the end,..so should always do that with most, especially SD.yes we grooved on this i the 70's,..such a fantastic band,..the touch of jazz, funk,..it all just comes together..and on the orange jusice thing,..that changed a long time ago, before 2015,..if you could go back to the 70's,..taste the orange juice then,..you really would see the difference,..keep going Godspeed, Peace ✌
Steely Dan has dozens of songs that are written very well, and performed by the best studio musicians money could buy, at the time. I always thought it was obvious they were New Yorkers…..Not good, not bad, just obvious. Great artists, and a great reaction! My wife and I will be in Florida, soon. Maybe we’ll see y’all!
And here we are again, Brad and Lex....Steely Dan. These guys are so diverse in their sound; don't even get me started on how incredibly awesome their production is, every single time.
This is one of my favorite Steely Dan jams. They usually do that sort of jazz rock thing which I love, but this one ROCKS! It kind of makes me wonder what it would have sounded like if they had done a complete album of nothing but hard rock.
I feel ya, Lex. The lead guitar on this song is iconic. It's real, with great tone, and not overplayed. One of the classics, yet still sounds so fresh. Just like fresh-squeezed orange juice! I swear you two are geniuses.
The guy doing all the guitar work in this song was not a member of the band but a session player Named Elliot Randall. He said his first run through it was actually much better than what you hear but they weren't recording when he did it so we got his second attempt. Would have loved to have heard that first one.
Steely Dan is known for a high level of musicianship, and a high level of studio production. Fresh orange juice indeed.
I was taking guitar lessons and said i wanted to learn Steely Dan, the teacher goes... umm... some of those songs have 32 chords... lets aim a little lower
This is one of the coolest songs ever recorded and brad (no surprise) doesn't dig it. I'm not sure this guy likes music lol.
They were just next level Neil. Everything you said and more.
It takes a whole lot of talent and hard, hard work to produce that level of freshness, energy and apparent spontaneity.
Yeah, perfect anology. Fresh perfect Orange juice. Most Steely Dan tracks have a very deep musicality to them and many many layers, but they play like something that nature created,
The ultimate band. The band that other musicians can appreciate due to their originality, jazz influence and perfection on every song. They chose the best studio musicians and merged the best tracks to their liking. You can listen to their music and still not be tired of it decades later. One hundred years from now they will still be playing Steely Dan. Can’t say the same for today’s music.
Well said.
I would counter that great bands have more passion and angst than musicianship
I saw a live band, the other day, and they played "Do It Again". They didn't have a keyboard. I had been playing it on the keyboard, earlier that day. It's fun, memorable, and easy, as it has mostly one chord, then walks up and down three chord steps, and then hits another chord, and starts over. When you have one chord, in the rhythm hand, it frees up the focus, for the soloing relationships of the melody hand.
AMEN
@@calebclunie4001 check out the Paul Hardcastle cover. Pretty cool.
Ah! Lex is right! That is one of the most SATISFYING songs ever!! I swear, anyone who spends any time listening to Steely Dan would become a Muso, a fan of great musicianship!
These guys were some of the most talented songwriters and studio musicians to ever put on a set of headphones. Their earlier stuff has a bit of psychedelic, whereas they got a bit jazzier their career went on (ie. Aja). You may want to check out Deacon Blues from that one ✌️
Always had a copy of the newest album in the car...I was a very early fan of "Dan"... Rock ON!!
Psychedelic?
I find it deficult to listen to just one steely dan song .
I also loved the blues songs they did on Pretezel Logic and Katy Lied.
So many DAN songs. Put me on a desert island with any one (all) of them. I’m good.
Graduated in 1974. This song carries me back to then. Now we play it at class reunions. Yea we are reeling in the years for sure now! But the tune sounds as fresh now as it did 50 years ago.
I graduated in 73. This always takes me right back to those days too. The best time in history to be young!
Class of 76 here, this brings back so many memories. So many Pabst Blue Ribbon
Played it in the lunch room at H/S in 76 - takes you right back in time for sure
Class of 1975. Great music.
This is on of the more uptempo songs from Steely Dan. Overall they have some of the smooooooooothest music ever. I would recommend reacting to “Hey Nineteen” and “Do It Again.”
I can remember driving with my dad in the 70s in a 1972 yellow dodge station wagon with do it again playing on the radio. Such a smooth song when you are rolling down the freeway. You just kind of melt into the woodwork especially when someone else is driving! Good times.
Throw in Dirty Work for good measure...
They actually did Do It Again already
The Cuervo Gold, the fine Columbian, make tonight a beautiful thing
And every other song of theirs.
You two definitely need to listen to more Steely Dan. They are legendary.
I have always had a sentimental attachment to Steely Dan for two reasons: First, my very first girlfriend gave me all their CD’s as a present back in 1989. Second, I was fortunate enough to see Steely Dan in concert at the Miami Arena back in 1994. Very unusual concert…Donald Fagen and Walter Becker came out, sat on wooden barstools with regular old fashioned can lights above them. During the applause after each tune, the guy sitting right behind me, was shouting crazy sounds just like Steven Tyler. After a few songs, that got old. So I had planned to turn and say I like his enthusiasm, but could he just applaud like everyone else. I turned around…it was Steven Tyler. Lol.
Best story!
Lol
What an awesome story
There was a period in the late ‘70’s I could listen to Steely Dan all day…all day.
Love Steely Dan. They were my favorite group for years when they came out. Peg, Dirty Work, Do It Again, Rikki Dont Lose That Number... cant find a bad song with this band. Hope you will do more of them!
Lex's smile after the lyric....... "You've been telling me you're a genius since you were 17, and after all this time I still down't know what you mean"...... was PRICELESS!!!! It's like they were writing the words just for her.
Steely Dan is Top-tier pop/jazz. Their production quality is unmatched.
A 70s classic, I can almost feel the bell bottoms at my ankles.
Can feel the heat from the dryer blowing out my new found long hair.,thanks to the beatles.😅listening to this ( AB music.after Beatles broke up,and I was finally of age.
Fun trivia: this is Jimmy Page’s (Led Zep) favorite guitar solo ever. Elliot Randall is the guitarist. He improvised the whole thing in one take.
That's incredible. Each solo is different, and he's still going full throttle even as the music is fading out. This is a standout solo amongst stand out solos.
@@zachhessler8722 it’s one of my favorites, for sure.
I wish they would've let that solo play out more before they faded out. So tasty.
Nice splattery fuzz tone on those solos
One take on the lead!
Elliott Randall's virtuoso guitar work on this song makes it as fresh as bread in a bakery all of these decades later
Agreed. I checked to see if how others ranked it as far as its place among best solos. I think it was down in the 50s somewhere. Really thought it should be higher. I like how his guitar "responds" to each lyric in the chorus. When I listen to this, it's like Randall's guitar is trying to sing its own lyrics.
Totally agree. Even from the beginning Donald and Walter knew when they needed an "outsider" to give them a magic solo.
@@LowcountryJoe2 I think the live versions of the solo are rated more highly. Some of the stuff on youtube would melt your face it is so good.
Lex has the best Metaphors when discussing music. 🍊🤣
One of the best things about Steely Dan is not only are they musically intense and complex in a jazz-informed kinda way, they write songs that sketch out characters. interesting characters living lives you can imagine. There are actually short story collections published which flesh out the people and stories described in their songs.
That’s pretty damn cool.
Well this song is specifically about a very pretentious person one of them knew in college.
At 19 in 72 thought it was the coolest sound I ever heard.. keep listening 😊.
For a couple of their vibe and chill tunes, check out "Josie" and "Hey Nineteen". Both are quite groovy! 😎
"Babylon Sisters" is peak Dan chill.
Hey Nineteen is an excellent song.
I could never get into those for me it's always been the albums Can't buy a thrill, countdown to ecstacy, pretzel logic, and Katy Lied. After these four I just couldn't get into them much.
Hey, Nineteen came out at the perfect time in my life. It was about then that I knew for certain that 19 year old girls were absolutely too young for me.
Funny thing is, I can now say the same about 40-year olds, even though I still look, LOL.
This track contains the most perfect three notes ever played. They then had the genius not to repeat them. Wonderful track with brilliant lyrics.
What were the notes?
@@earlonaweary9155 Just after the second chorus of "are you reelin' in the years" I don't know why, but the timing, sound, sequence, just sounds perfect to me.
Been listening to that song, and that band, for 49 years. Still absolutely fresh. HUGE catalog! AMAZING repertoire! Find a bad track, IF YOU CAN.
The Steely Dany Vibe: Brilliant lyrics, superior songwriting, top notch musicianship, unequaled production.
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Deacon Blues", "Aja" and "Josie"!!!!!
I would add Pam to the list
Josie is my vibe!!
Just listen to all of Aja.
Don't forget Gaucho
Lex: “Come back!” Perfect reaction. NOBODY wants that song to end. Ha ha!
To me, the guitar in this is as essential as Hotel California.
Steely Dan is incredible. They never made a bad track.
Steely Dan’s musical timing is so tight, the Swiss set their clocks by it. Check out their song Babylon Sisters. So smooth and groooooovy!
Lex's reactions are the BEST. She feels the music in her soul, understands it after the first few bars, and communicates the ideas so expressively.
According to several articles over the years,Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has said that Elliott Randall's solo here is his favorite off all-time.
Lex is so accurate with her descriptions based on other senses. music is all about your senses. it's why you shouldn't read or focus on something visually when you listen. let all your senses take in the music. it's ALL a VIBE. Brad is on a very long journey trying to figure Lex out but I understand her on music. It has taste and smell and memories even if you've never heard it or lived it.
I love it. Brad analyzing the lyrics, and Lex groovin' to the music. Lex hit it on the head. Steely Dan is very cleanly produced, so every instrument stands out, and the silences are silent (if that makes any sense). Always an interesting sonic trip.
These guys are brilliant, just listen to anything they've done. You will find yourself falling in love with them. They were great writers and studio musicians. They write a lot about their lives and actual experiences.
Lex! Feelin it! So satisfying to watch you showing how it makes you feel, and to know you got it the same way I did back in the day.
Love you guys!💖
A GROOVE !👌
I forgot how much I loved this band. I would be out at night in the late seventies cruising around by myself and pull over and listen. As much as I loved other bands, I did this for no others.
Brad you nailed that a smorgasbord of sound, the best session musicians in the world, you’ve not touched their masterpiece yet “AJA” that album is quite possibly the best album ever made!🤓
Yes that album won a Grammy for best engineered!
I can’t wait for them to listen to Aja. Though, they need to do it filling one sitting. It’s kinda like Dark Side of the Moon. Ya don’t chop it up. Put the headphones on and sit back and enjoy!
You two are the perfect pair to do reactions because you approach it from either direction. Brad more focused on lyrics & Lex feeling the instruments first. It’s cool how y’all meet in the middle..it’s perfect!
Analog recordings are fresh squeezed!
Steely Dan is the definition of smooth. Just good straight up music. Love the vocals.
One of the most iconic guitar solos of the 1970s, and really, ever. An incredible song.
Lex is a joy to watch during y'all's reactions!! That beautiful smile lights up the screen!!😁😁
What kind of orange is Lex drinking to taste the dirt? 🤣 I took a pledge to always acknowledge the greatness of Steely Dan every time I hear their sound.
Lex is perfectly squeezed honesty in a cup
Steely Dan made sure their sound was clean, clear and was sonically majestic.
My favorite song from the spring of my senior year in HS in 1973.
This song by Steely Dan is simply the balls.
Lex is has a Old Soul..Smart beyond her years. Sincerely..I appreciate you.. Poppie*.....
Lex cracks me up. She's literally reelin' in Steely Dan. ("Fresh squeezed!"🍊) She knows what's good.
Fun fact. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, the lead guitar player, in addition to also being a member of the Doobie Brothers, is also a rocket scientist who works for our federal government in missile defense and design. He is a no joke, real life, top secret scientist.
Could the “Skunk” in Baxter be the same Skunk in “Skunkworks?!?”
Actually this is Elliott Randall on lead guitar.
@@stephenhanson3647 Yes it is. His sound is unmistakeable. Clean with a touch of growl on certain notes. One of the best guitar sounds I've heard.
@@stephenhanson3647 If I remember correctly, what we heard on this was his second take.
Hands down, this reaction is your best ever. Start with Lex and how she's reacting to the music and it's a complete perfect expression of how you feel when you listen to Steely Dan. Then come Brad and his "Sonically interesting" and "Smorgasbord of sound" line. A perfect description of Steely Dan.
i am loving the way Lex gets right into it and hears what i do. She is joyful to watch experience things i did way back when. Do not lose that woman Brad she is a rare doorway to what life is all about.
Steely Dan.... 50 years and running..🎸🎸🔥🎹
Best description I ever read was this -- Steely Dan is your favorite band's favorite band! First saw them live in April 1974. So committed to great music that their second drummer was the legendary Jeff Porcaro and their backing keyboardist and vocalist was the equally legendary Michael McDonald.
Always loved this song. A lot of oldie/flashback radio programs used this Steely Dan tune as their theme song. ♥
The more I watch Lex the more I am convinced...girl, you got a hippy soul in you.🌼 Love it!
Lex loves Steely Dan 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Now this song could be considered one of their "oldies"... This band is a classic, NOBODY was more committed to excellence... Just two of them, and they changed musicians like they changed their shirts .. every contributor had to be the perfect fit .. and the quality of their sound reflected it .. pure 70's sound for them... BTW, Don wasn't singing off beat, it's called "back beat". .you GO Lex!!! Gimme another glass of fresh squeezed OJ, love your analogy!! 👍🏻👍🏻🎤🎤🎤🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
This was one of the biggest hits on Top 40 pop/rock radio in the summer of 1973. This song and The Doobie Brothers 'Listen to the Music' (which came out less than a year before) were my favorites at the time.
This is one of their first big hits and probably one of their most "normal" rock tunes. FM, or Kid Charlemagne if you want some more "Steely Dan" Steely Dan.
Donald Fagan said this stuff was simple so he could sell his records. Then he did what he wanted.
These guys were one of the great bands !
Lex for the win! The natural perfection of freshly squeezed orange juice is exactly the right metaphor for the perfection of soundscapes that Steely Dan were known for. You guys are so much fun!
Great early SD tune! Very popular on the radio back in the day. But every one of their albums was packed with great songs from start to finish. A lot of them got airplay on the radio, but others didn't. Back in the day I could sing along with all of them and remember every word. Very clever wordplay in their songwriting. They used studio musicians for their backup band and they had very catchy, funky melodies in their songs. One of the best from the '70s! You could take a deep dive into Steely Dan and never get tired of them. They were sort of like Cake; they sounded different than anybody else at the time and you always knew it was Steely Dan, but their songs also had some variety to them.
So this is the second video I have watched from you two.
I love how she isn't afraid to let the music move her but he seems to analyze the music rather than moving with it so much.
I really enjoy how She enjoys things and isn't afraid to show it.
It's especially fun to watch my favorite music I grew up with affect people for the first time hearing it.
You should have heard how amazing it was back then!
Y'all are fun and I'll be watching more.
God Bless from an old hippie boomer!
Love Lex’s groove with this. You have to recognise the pure musicianship and genius of Steely Dan, very deep rabbit hole there and such variation of music. One of the most talented bands of the last 50 years.
I can still remember when this came out. Without that searing guitar by Elliot Randall I'm not sure it would have been such a hit.
Love All of Steely Dan's songs . Good relaxing vibes to get you through hard times!
Love Steely Dan. Amazing production. And many, many great albums. Warm music. And great songs.
A musician's band. A revolving door of the very best studio musicians in LA
They had some of the finest players of the day on their records. Everyone was 100% in control, and that left them all the space they needed to stretch out and be creative with all of the parts. They made lots of really great songs you can just groove to. But the more times you listen, the more new things you can hear. True classics. They brought top 40 to a whole new level.
Lex nailed it with her insightful description. If there’s one thing you can say about Steely Dan its that their music is precise, perfect. They took pains to ensure that.
The production on Steely Dan albums is always clean, tight, and easy to listen to. You hear something new every time you listen to one of their songs again.
I was 19 and working on an oil rig off Uk. This came on and I bought Can’t Buy a Thrill as soon as I came onshore. Been a huge Dan fan for almost all my life.
The guitar solo on this song is like listening to a pete fountain clarinet solo. Just friggen oozing happiness
Some of the best guitar work ever. As usual Lex is jamming, and Brad looks like he's solving calculus in his head.
Classic. One of the best bands ever
"Like a fresh cup of Orange Juice." PERFECT, Lex! That's exactly what they were- Cool and Tasty.
Outstanding band. It made Lexy rock and we’re all happy.
Lex you crack me up. You’re all bouncing around while Brad is sitting there studiously contemplating the meaning of the lyrics. I adored your orange juice metaphor and totally get it. Some of these old classics just seem more fresh and tastier than the highly processed music of recent years.
The last time I went to a Steely Dan concert was in January 1973 and this song was popular. I will be seeing them again at the end of the month
I don't know how you can't appreciate this. This is superb musicianship and production. I'm not even the hugest Steely Dan fan but give credit where credit's due, they were supremely talented and this song shows it.
LOVE it! Such a CLASSIC Brad & Lex reaction with Lex just instantly riding the groove and becoming music and perfect fresh orange juice while Brad is absorbing and processing every sonic molecule that comes his way and releasing that great smile of his more and more. Y'all never fail to put a smile on my face and some hope and joy in my heart. Thank You! 🥰❤
I watch these 2 to see Lex boogie (and describe crazily how she'd describe the vibes), AND be amazed at how stoic and perplexed Brad gets!
There will never be another sound like this again - brilliant. We loved it!!!
You guys are so amusing. Brad is so serious and cerebral, and Lex is all about feel and vibe. So entertaining.
Steely memories for me love steely Dan 70s were groovy man so many good musicians easier way of life, more fun, ah well back to the present 🤕😕🧐✌️🇬🇧
This song is my favorite rock'in 70's song and I don't say that lightly. It has appeared on more of my own mix-tapes through the years-- than anything else. Lex your so fun. You guys are cool.
Ya'll are so cute,..loved seeing you enjoy,..cracked me up when you said come back!,.at the end,..lovely that you let it play all the way to the end,..so should always do that with most, especially SD.yes we grooved on this i the 70's,..such a fantastic band,..the touch of jazz, funk,..it all just comes together..and on the orange jusice thing,..that changed a long time ago, before 2015,..if you could go back to the 70's,..taste the orange juice then,..you really would see the difference,..keep going Godspeed, Peace ✌
One of the most perfect records ever recorded. Awesome!
Lex's seat dancing was fantastic lol...more of that, please.
"Freshly squeezed not processed" Classic Rock!!!
Yacht rock. Rock music for more sophisticated adults. I ❤️ Steely Dan. SO much. ALL OF IT.
Steely Dan, precision at its best
a gold mine - every song steely dan put out will light Lex up
Steely Dan has dozens of songs that are written very well, and performed by the best studio musicians money could buy, at the time. I always thought it was obvious they were New Yorkers…..Not good, not bad, just obvious. Great artists, and a great reaction! My wife and I will be in Florida, soon. Maybe we’ll see y’all!
Lex is onto what is Steely Dan. Their music is always technically clean and very tastefully done, both lyrically and instrumentally.
And here we are again, Brad and Lex....Steely Dan.
These guys are so diverse in their sound; don't even get me started on how incredibly awesome their production is, every single time.
This is one of my favorite Steely Dan jams. They usually do that sort of jazz rock thing which I love, but this one ROCKS! It kind of makes me wonder what it would have sounded like if they had done a complete album of nothing but hard rock.
Lex, I never seena Sista groove to a rock lead guitar like you... you are awesome.
I feel ya, Lex. The lead guitar on this song is iconic. It's real, with great tone, and not overplayed. One of the classics, yet still sounds so fresh. Just like fresh-squeezed orange juice! I swear you two are geniuses.
I've never heard a Steely Dan song I didn't like. The musicianship and production is always flawless. No one today can touch them.
This one’s made a comeback with me. Both of my parents are STILL into this one. R.I.P, Mom. 🤘🏻💽💿📀📼
'Fresh Squeezed'....!!! Fresh ....LOL Only Lex can give you that...!! LOVE IT..!!
My favorite Steely Dan song! Especially now that I'm reeling in the years.
Lex is so organic. Brad is analyzing everything lol. Welcome to music. Great guitar in this
The guy doing all the guitar work in this song was not a member of the band but a session player Named Elliot Randall. He said his first run through it was actually much better than what you hear but they weren't recording when he did it so we got his second attempt. Would have loved to have heard that first one.
Steely Dan had their own lane. Great music.
It's amazing how they could blend jazz rock and the funky sound. Rock on 🤟
Smorgasbord of sound...nailed it Brad!