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Cumhachd · 07-07-2003, 01:31 PM

I just got this, and I just had to post about it. First off, if you're not a fan of sardonic self-deprecation, stay away. Just about every track on the CD portrays an aging, undesirable lecher who realises it and doesn't really care. Frankly, I love it. There's nothing else like it around. The songs are in the same vein as Two Against Nature, not their earlier stuff. There's no "Cousin Dupree"-like material here, but some of the songs come close. The songs are all jazzy and slightly funky with short refrains and long solos. At the beginning of every song, I thought, "What's going on?", because there's no real thread that you can grab onto. By the end of the song, however, it starts to grab you and you see what it's about. The lyrics in some songs, most notably "Pixeleen", are some of the strangest I've ever heard ("Soaked though on the floor of a noodle shop"), but they make sense, after a while. I don't think Becker should sing, but on the one track where he does, you can see how it makes sense (just listen to "Slang of Ages" - I can't explain it). They're all incredibly gifted, and Fagen plays insturments I've never even heard of before (Rhodes? Clavinet? Wurlitzer"). I'd say that "Things I Miss the Most" and "Pixeleen" are my favorites, although "Everything Must Go" somehow grabs me. In conclusion, I think that this is a great CD. Anyone who liked "Two Against Nature", or who just wants to hear something completely different, should check this out.

Just to show you what I'm talking about with the lyrics, here's the last song on the CD, "Everything Must Go":

It's high time for a walk on the real side
Let's admit the bastards beat us
I move to dissolve the corporation
In a pool of margaritas
So let's switch off all the lights
And light up all the Luckies
Crankin' up the afterglow
'Cause we're goin' out of business
Everything must go

Talk about your major pain and suffering
Now our self-esteem is shattered
Show the world out mighty hidey-ho face
As we go sliding down the ladder
It was sweet up at the top
'Til that ill wind started blowing
Now it's cozy down below
'Cause we're goin' out of business
Everything must go

We gave it our best shot
But keep in mind we got a lot
The sky the moon good food and the weather
First-run movies--does anybody get lucky twice?
Wouldn't it be nice...

Tell me can you dig it Miss Fugazy
Now it's gone from late to later
Frankly I could use a little face time
In the service elevator
And if Dave from Acquisitions
Wants to get in to get in on the action
With his Handicam in tow
Well we're goin' out of business
Everything must go

Can it be the sorry sun is rising
Guess it's time for us to book it
Talk about the famous road not taken
In the end we never took it
And if somewhere on the way
We got a few good licks in
No one's ever gonna know
'Cause we're goin' out of business
Everything must go

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I hope that's legal. Anyways, I like the CD a lot. Anyone else listened to it yet? I got the DVD version, but I haven't watched it yet.

Craven Morehead · 07-07-2003, 02:00 PM

great lyrics

90degree · 07-07-2003, 02:47 PM

I am a total metal head.. but i do enjoy Steely Dan.. if I get a chance I will check it out.. I have alot of their older stuff on disc.. nothing recent though.

denton · 07-09-2003, 01:14 AM

I was into nothing but metal, then got hooked on Dan about 10 years ago. The music is just so unique and interesting, really grows on you. Don't seem to get tired of it, either.
I basically agree with Cumhachd's assessment of EMG. The 1st time I heard Slang of Ages, I just didn't get it. Then later I couldn't get that damn chorus part out of my head.
Liked Pixeleen and Things I Miss instantly, though.

QuasiMojo · 09-15-2003, 05:06 PM

Steely Dans latest, although not as great as most of their earlier stuff, still says "Cool"

I don't care where you are, at some point in the evening you slap some Steely Dan in ANYONES C.D changer...You Got INSTA-COOL.

It can't be helped.

07-07-2003, 01:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cumhachd Upright	Steely Dan: Everything Must Go I just got this, and I just had to post about it. First off, if you're not a fan of sardonic self-deprecation, stay away. Just about every track on the CD portrays an aging, undesirable lecher who realises it and doesn't really care. Frankly, I love it. There's nothing else like it around. The songs are in the same vein as Two Against Nature, not their earlier stuff. There's no "Cousin Dupree"-like material here, but some of the songs come close. The songs are all jazzy and slightly funky with short refrains and long solos. At the beginning of every song, I thought, "What's going on?", because there's no real thread that you can grab onto. By the end of the song, however, it starts to grab you and you see what it's about. The lyrics in some songs, most notably "Pixeleen", are some of the strangest I've ever heard ("Soaked though on the floor of a noodle shop"), but they make sense, after a while. I don't think Becker should sing, but on the one track where he does, you can see how it makes sense (just listen to "Slang of Ages" - I can't explain it). They're all incredibly gifted, and Fagen plays insturments I've never even heard of before (Rhodes? Clavinet? Wurlitzer"). I'd say that "Things I Miss the Most" and "Pixeleen" are my favorites, although "Everything Must Go" somehow grabs me. In conclusion, I think that this is a great CD. Anyone who liked "Two Against Nature", or who just wants to hear something completely different, should check this out. Just to show you what I'm talking about with the lyrics, here's the last song on the CD, "Everything Must Go": It's high time for a walk on the real side Let's admit the bastards beat us I move to dissolve the corporation In a pool of margaritas So let's switch off all the lights And light up all the Luckies Crankin' up the afterglow <b>'Cause we're goin' out of business Everything must go</b> Talk about your major pain and suffering Now our self-esteem is shattered Show the world out mighty hidey-ho face As we go sliding down the ladder It was sweet up at the top 'Til that ill wind started blowing Now it's cozy down below <b>'Cause we're goin' out of business Everything must go</b> We gave it our best shot But keep in mind we got a lot The sky the moon good food and the weather First-run movies--does anybody get lucky twice? Wouldn't it be nice... Tell me can you dig it Miss Fugazy Now it's gone from late to later Frankly I could use a little face time In the service elevator And if Dave from Acquisitions Wants to get in to get in on the action With his Handicam in tow <b>Well we're goin' out of business Everything must go</b> Can it be the sorry sun is rising Guess it's time for us to book it Talk about the famous road not taken In the end we never took it And if somewhere on the way We got a few good licks in No one's ever gonna know <b>'Cause we're goin' out of business Everything must go</b> --------- I hope that's legal. Anyways, I like the CD a lot. Anyone else listened to it yet? I got the DVD version, but I haven't watched it yet. __________________ Sorry, I can only exorcise clam spirits. EbichuMAAN! From the dark end of the dark has been chosen for disipline, from the moon to the stars, no one knows what a justice and earnest shopkeeper then today, the justice maker in tonight by the way, they call it: Ebichuman. Last edited by Cumhachd; 07-07-2003 at 02:28 PM..

09-15-2003, 05:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	Steely Dans latest, although not as great as most of their earlier stuff, still says "Cool" I don't care where you are, at some point in the evening you slap some Steely Dan in ANYONES C.D changer...You Got INSTA-COOL. It can't be helped. __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

07-07-2003, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Craven Morehead Custom User Title	great lyrics

07-07-2003, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
90degree Insane	I am a total metal head.. but i do enjoy Steely Dan.. if I get a chance I will check it out.. I have alot of their older stuff on disc.. nothing recent though.

07-09-2003, 01:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
denton Crazy	I was into nothing but metal, then got hooked on Dan about 10 years ago. The music is just so unique and interesting, really grows on you. Don't seem to get tired of it, either. I basically agree with Cumhachd's assessment of EMG. The 1st time I heard Slang of Ages, I just didn't get it. Then later I couldn't get that damn chorus part out of my head. Liked Pixeleen and Things I Miss instantly, though.