Even though I love "The Nightfly" more than every Steely Dan album I'll still probably go for Steely Dan overall here, mainly because "Kamakiriad" was possibly the least satisfactory thing he has done, with of without Steely Dan, but Fagen's solo career has certainly not at all been bad, with the excellent "Nightfly" and this year's effort being quite nice too.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 2 October 2006 15:10 (eighteen years ago)
― Baaderonixx in the year of the locusts (baaderonixx), Monday, 2 October 2006 15:18 (eighteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:20 (eighteen years ago)
um, both classic. i'll take steely dan, though.
― derrick (derrick), Monday, 2 October 2006 17:42 (eighteen years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 2 October 2006 20:00 (eighteen years ago)
Oh - I luuuuuv The Nightfly ("Ruby Baby"!) but c'mon: the Dan.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 2 October 2006 20:09 (eighteen years ago)
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 2 October 2006 20:15 (eighteen years ago)
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 2 October 2006 20:21 (eighteen years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 2 October 2006 20:23 (eighteen years ago)
― def zep (calstars), Monday, 2 October 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago)
― derrick (derrick), Monday, 2 October 2006 22:08 (eighteen years ago)
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 2 October 2006 22:11 (eighteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Monday, 2 October 2006 22:19 (eighteen years ago)
― real savage-like (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 2 October 2006 22:28 (eighteen years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 2 October 2006 22:56 (eighteen years ago)
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 2 October 2006 23:11 (eighteen years ago)
― real savage-like (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 2 October 2006 23:13 (eighteen years ago)
― gear (gear), Monday, 2 October 2006 23:18 (eighteen years ago)
morph is good, but inconsistent. i really like 'what i do' and 'h gang' but i also don't ever feel the need to hear 'security joan.'
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 02:13 (eighteen years ago)
i love morph the cat, but yeah, only half of it's really classic.
― a|ex (Pareene), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 02:20 (eighteen years ago)
― a|ex (Pareene), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 02:21 (eighteen years ago)
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 02:23 (eighteen years ago)
(but now that i look at those particular songs, maybe it actually does have a lot to do with tone!)
(assuming any of this is right, of course.)
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 02:26 (eighteen years ago)
― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 03:18 (eighteen years ago)
Anyway SD > solo DF by a long shot.
I liked Morph when it came out but feel absolutely no need to hear it again.
― Baaderonixx in the year of the locusts (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 07:06 (eighteen years ago)
― iago g., Friday, 18 May 2007 01:52 (eighteen years ago)
― David R., Friday, 18 May 2007 02:03 (eighteen years ago)
― chaki, Friday, 18 May 2007 02:04 (eighteen years ago)
― iago g., Friday, 18 May 2007 02:34 (eighteen years ago)
― chaki, Friday, 18 May 2007 04:26 (eighteen years ago)
― David R., Friday, 18 May 2007 04:52 (eighteen years ago)
― chaki, Friday, 18 May 2007 04:59 (eighteen years ago)
― derrrick, Friday, 18 May 2007 06:02 (eighteen years ago)
OK, OK! all caps, i was high, ALRIGHT?
― iago g., Friday, 18 May 2007 19:49 (eighteen years ago)
I love "Snowbound" too. And, sure, I have nothing against "Kamakiriad", just I don't find it as nice as all other Fagen/Steely Dan products.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 18 May 2007 22:38 (eighteen years ago)
I find Kamakiriad to be the perfect weekend afternoon record.
― calstars, Saturday, 19 May 2007 01:41 (eighteen years ago)
Well, this is depressing. http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/legal-battle-over-steely-dan-continues-walter-beckers-estate-responds-to-donald-fagens-lawsuit-1202623435/
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:43 (seven years ago)
Kamakiriad is pretty good! I picked it up on cd for a couple bucks. Love The Dan, haven’t messed with their solo stuff apart from The Nightfly. Had no idea there was more treasure out there. Are the other solo albums good?
― Cow_Art, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 13:14 (one year ago)
Morph the Cat is pretty decent but more moody than memorable as far as catchiness. Sunken Condos is a lot better, his best outside of The Nightfly for sure.
― omar little, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 16:12 (one year ago)
I like both, love “the h gang” off morph the car
― brimstead, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 16:19 (one year ago)
cat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=689rdElEGRA
― brimstead, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 16:20 (one year ago)