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an oral history of steely dan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gaucho-amigos/id1676094378

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Nov 26

what it feels like to be on bluesky

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · 2d

if they think "dirty work" is good then wait until they hear literally any of their other songs

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · 3d

when the "dirty work" royalties hit

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I.G.Y. Azalea @steelydad.bsky.social · 6d

first 7 steely dan albums + the nightly, on vinyl records

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 4d

One thing everyone on this site can agree on is that instead of listening to the new Taylor Swift album people should listen to real music like Steely Dan

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · 4d

a legendary comedy duo and also Cheech & Chong

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · 5d

when the reference dropped in one battle after another

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Mar 2

very Dan-jacent, even the vocal is Fagen-esque

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Starship Orchestra - New York, New York

YouTube video by SOULCATCHER

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 22

70's Donald fagen - hates touring, hates his voice, doesn't want to be lead singer, has stage fright

Two Against Nature Donald:

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 21

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In France They Kiss On Main Street (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, 8/25/1979)

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 9

excellent! I think I like this better

baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 9

he didn't add much instrumentation but I think AI was used a fair amount. it just sounds too clean and trebly, and the vocals are thin

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 9

nothing against Caplin and the work he put in but I still prefer the un-tampered-with version from Cimcie’s tape

baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 8

youtube has most of them I think, the Steely Dan Reader website has a huge archive as well (but mostly written)

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 8

there are quite a few audio interviews out there, hours of fun

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 8

from a 2013 interview

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mikenoomin @mikenoomin.bsky.social · Feb 4

I would like to reiterate that I love @baddantakes.bsky.social Steely Dan podcast, Gaucho Amigos. And this episode with Bernard Purdie is extra entertaining. Get in there if ya haven’t!

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Podcast Episode · Gaucho Amigos · 01/14/2025 · 41m

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 4

aw man, thank you!

baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 2

forgot that stephen colbert lowkey dropped one of the most egregious misreadings of a steely dan-verse song ever

baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 2

logging on this morning

baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Feb 1

which album, out of curiosity?

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TA Inskeep (they/them) @tainskeep.bsky.social · Feb 1

I’ve been dipping in and out of this playlist by @baddantakes.bsky.social since the holidays (it’s not actually 🎄-related) and my god it’s astounding. Discovering so much, including 1 LP I’ve already scheduled for #MWE this month. If you love the Dan/adjacent, you owe this to yourself.

Steely Dan Holiday Mixtape

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baddantakes @baddantakes.bsky.social · Jan 29

I dunno but I wouldn't swap out Third World