ChazKeys Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 For all us DF fans. It's a good read. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/conversation-with-donald-fagen And a reminder that the Nightfly Live has just been released. https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-steely-dan-band-donald-fagens-the-nightfly-live/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Not sure how many of you are bass players (I'm not) but I think all of us can appreciate the bass playing on the Nightfly. This is an excellent look at the different players brought in for that album. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Wow, this live version sounds good to me! Will order soon. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 That interview was one of my favourite reads all week. Thanks for posting. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Those BVs on the live performance of the title track! Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Great Donald Fagen interview. Broad scope and candid. Quote Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChazKeys Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 Great Donald Fagen interview. Broad scope and candid. Yes it does cover some ground. Although I read Eminent Hipsters when it came out he provides more examples of his literary influences in this interview. Confirming the time traveller theme in Pretzel Logic was fun. I've read plenty by Philip K Dick and others but going to have to read some William Gibson - not sure he is that well known in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRW Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 ...going to have to read some William Gibson - not sure he is that well known in the UK? Off-topic, but Gibson's "Neuromancer" from 1984 is at least a big deal, a heavy influence on the so-called cyberpunk genre. Actually, I just an interview of Gibson's in The Wire magazine - which is a UK publication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Thanks for this, what a great interview. And that"s because the interviewer really knew about his music, literature, and culture in general. So you can see how well he clicked with Fagen, right from the start. That doesn"t happen all the time, but when it does⦠great things come out. I"m reminded of Jon Regen"s interview with Keith Jarrett in this old magazine, what was the name of it? Oh yeah, Keyboard Magazine! Jon connected with Keith right away, and Keith was agreeing with him, and getting enthused, and great conversation ensued. It"s a special skill, or maybe just the right pairing of subject and interviewer. This interview was like that, two guys sitting in a room talking about things that interested them. Again, a great read. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 More OT--I'm a big Sprawl fan (that is the world of Neuromancer and comprises at least that novel and two sequels). Keep in mind that novel was written in the early-mid 80s, so you run across some stuff just a bit dated. Stuff like "gigabytes and gigabytes of data" like it's a huge amount.....and of course now we have thumb drives with way more than that, and easy uploads to cloud storage etc. Also, if tempted to say "this is like that movie the Matrix!" remember which came first. For me it's mostly about the almost-lyrical writing style, not everyone's cup of tea for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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