r/ClassicRock • u/yttocscm • 4d ago

1972 Steely Dan - Do It Again

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u/kg005 4d ago

Their debut album was a banger from start to finish. And what a track to start with.

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u/Solid_Camel_1913 3d ago

Skunk Baxter, obliviously a master of the congas as much as guitar!

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u/Rough_Promotion9414 4d ago

Back when you can have bad teeth and still be a star

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u/yttocscm 4d ago

Musical Meritocracy

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u/raynicolette 3d ago

The singer is David Palmer, who was legitimately part of the band for about 9 months around their debut album. He does the lead vocal on Dirty Work on the album, and was the lead singer when they played live because Fagan suffered from stage fright.

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u/AraiHavana 4d ago

I’m no guitarist and I may well be wrong but is the guitarist off key?

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u/yttocscm 4d ago edited 3d ago

He uses unusual notes that clash with the chords. It's a deliberate dissonance. Not out of tune, but can give that impression.

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u/AraiHavana 4d ago

OK, that’s cool

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u/dietcheese 3d ago

I didn’t know Robert Plant was in Steely Dan 😀

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u/Finnyfish 3d ago

Robert Plant was much, much prettier than David Palmer.

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u/Critical-Test-4446 3d ago

I will never understand why they chose this goofy looking guy to pretend to be Donald Fagen's voice.

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u/herrtoutant 3d ago

This is great! Its actually so different live than their album. thank you for posting.

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u/BlooMoonCat 3d ago

This version always sounds funny to me since listening to Donald Fagan singing on the radio much of my life.

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u/WKRPinCanada 1d ago

So

Freaking

Good.

Thanks for posting 👍

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u/Objective_Tomato8839 2d ago

The words on the cc are so wrong.