The Making of Peg
A great short documentary on the making of one of my favorite songs of all time. Cant even begin to name how many artists and genres owe homage to these guys. Enjoy.
A great short documentary on the making of one of my favorite songs of all time. Cant even begin to name how many artists and genres owe homage to these guys. Enjoy.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:30 am
not many people into Steely Dan anymore these days…i suspect because loads of folks blame them (along with Chuck Mangione and other jazz/pop fusion artists) unleashing the “smooth jazz” genre upon the world. but i’ve been listening to them since i was a young’un, and as i got older, i recognized their efforts trying to elevate the standards of pop music to something more intellectual. they definitely don’t get the credit they deserve…
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Agreed.
September 12th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
I’ll never forget being a senior in high school in 1977. Doing homework, I heard “Deacon Blues” on my chintzy small clock radio. I turned up the volume because the music struck me like a bolt of lightning. In an instant, I deserted my enlistment in the KISS army, and found myself chasing down every Steely Dan album I could find. But it did not stop there….I chased down as many albums of the sessions musicians that were in the liner notes. Next thing, I’m listening to the likes of Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, etc. Of course, I was still a Doobie Bros. fan now more than ever since Michael McDonald and Skunk Baxter were Steely Dan alumni. Yes, over a single song from the Aja album, my music taste totally turned upside down from KISS and Top 40 stuff to all styles of Jazz. Thank you, Donald and Walter! My dream came true when I finally got to see these guys in concert at Virginia Beach in 2000. Too bad not a lot of young people appreciate these guys. Hey, just a little plug for a website I saw last year that was really entertaining since Steely Dan was “sort of” in it….go google “Yacht Rock” or it’s probably on you tube. It’s funny!
October 6th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Thank you for sharing!