OT: Oh no, not Walter Becker...

[JoePass]

Never heard of him ........ I assume he's some sort of musician.

To me he played in one of the best groups ever, next to the Beatles of course. Their style of rock/pop and jazz worked really well. And yes Seriouspie he was some sort of musician

[seriouspie]

To me he played in one of the best groups ever, next to the Beatles of course. Their style of rock/pop and jazz worked really well. And yes Seriouspie he was some sort of musician

I'm old and you're of a younger age Joe. As once said on this board months ago there was only one rock 'n roll and that was in the mid 50's when Elvis was the King along with Jerry Lee, Cochran and many other US bands. When proper R&R finished the Beatles came along but their music was entirely different. A very successful group but utter rubbish at R&R. You won't remember the days of the old Vic ballroom but for us oldsters it was something we'll remember for ever. When Haley came to the Odeon, it was packed out but they relayed the live sound into Slab square where all the kids were jiving to the music.

[JoePass]

I'm old and you're of a younger age Joe. As once said on this board months ago there was only one rock 'n roll and that was in the mid 50's when Elvis was the King along with Jerry Lee, Cochran and many other US bands. When proper R&R finished the Beatles came along but their music was entirely different. A very successful group but utter rubbish at R&R. You won't remember the days of the old Vic ballroom but for us oldsters it was something we'll remember for ever. When Haley came to the Odeon, it was packed out but they relayed the live sound into Slab square where all the kids were jiving to the music.

I have almost all the Lp's Elvis made..plus..I have Bill Haleys autograph on one of my pieces of his music

[queenslandpie]

I have almost all the Lp's Elvis made..plus..I have Bill Haleys autograph on one of my pieces of his music

I like my music but I've never bothered with Steely Dan. I'll give it a go!

[JoePass]

I like my music but I've never bothered with Steely Dan. I'll give it a go!

Start with...Reelin in the years..

[andy6025]

Dirty Work was always my favourite. Other than those two I never got into the rest of their stuff much.

[forwardmagpie]

I like my music but I've never bothered with Steely Dan. I'll give it a go!

Try Donald Fagen as well although you would need to pay £70 to £100 for Kamakiriad on vinyl but it's worth it.

[Pies4u]

They were a bit "niche", similar style to a lot of early Eagles stuff. I just recall "Do it again" and "Rikki don't lose that number" in the early/mid 70's - the lyrics of both being a bit off the wall. It was all drug induced, crime related stuff - weird really, but listenable. Not sure I'd buy any of it now tbh.

Sad that he's dead but I can only vaguely remember Fagen & that's only because name was bit similar to Joe Egan, (another great band of that era, Stealers Wheel) & Joe Fagin - now there is a songwriter! Breaking Away & Back with the boys again, That's livin' alright (Auf Weidersehn Pet) springs to mind.

[queenslandpie]

Try Donald Fagen as well although you would need to pay £70 to £100 for Kamakiriad on vinyl but it's worth it.

I've got a few hundred vinyls but I will stick with Spotify for this one duck. Enjoyed some of their stuff last night. SOme of it is a little wandering though.

[sidders]

Good to hear that Suckerman is a fan. His passion for jazz is the one thing that makes him human IMO. I always thought one needed intelligence to love jazz, but maybe not. Avoid, the Royal Scam, Joe, it's an anthem for dossers...