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SO SMOOTH!! Producer Reacts To Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen | First Reaction
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Q: How many musicians are in Steely Dan?
A: All of them.
Steely Dan never disappoints
Never.
their lyrics put me to sleep every night. greatest elevator music ever.
Donald Fagen - lead vocals, electric piano, synthesizer
Rick Marotta - drums
Walter Becker - bass guitar, guitar
Hugh McCracken - guitar
Victor Feldman, Steve Gadd - percussion
Frank Floyd, Zack Sanders - backing vocals
He was young in '67 could have all the girls he wanted, he moved got older wasn't interested in young girls anymore, the tequila and the weed is what makes him happy.
If you know, you know! Dive deeper good sir! These two are and was genius’s
One of my favorite tracks ever! since I was a kid in the early 80s I've always remember having a liking to this song
Every time he says "skate a little lower now" I crack up. I clearly remember roller skating to this as a kid back in the early 80's. LOVE Steely Dan!
Right? That line ... like Donald and Walter 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 knew what we were up to! Brings me right back to the rink ... ♡
And I was thinking of the 60’s dance , The Skate, which this beat is exactly right for.
It always makes me smile remembering roller rink limbo.
@@TheDivayenta I was born in '53, and never was into the whole roller rink thing, but I damn sure was into (and good at) all the dance crazes, of which "The Skate" might have been my favorite!
@@MissAstorDancer Skate, Hitchhiker, the Jerk , Boogaloo, Shingaling, Watusi, Mashed Potatoes , Monkey- many of which were demonstrated to perfection in The Blues Brothers!
No, they’re that tight. Possibly the tightest group I’ve ever heard. It’s remarkable.
The kings of multi track magic in their day.
Rick Marotta played drums on Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen". The song was released in 1981 and reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Marotta is also known for playing on other Steely Dan classics, including "Peg" and "Time Out of Mind"
As a producer, you should really be able to appreciate their stuff. Their sound production is so amazing that when you walked into any audio store in the 80's - Steely Dan (or Donald Fagen's "Nightfly") was the music they used to play when you asked to listen to audio gear...
What a great one; “your independent station”
Meticulous to the detriment of everyone else's mental health around them it is rumored
Glad to hear this. I have no musical training, but Asa teen listening to them when they came out, I said the album was the cleanest sounding album I'd ever heard.
I did NOT know that!
It was the first album I put on the first turntable I bought with my first paycheck from my first job. I still remember the magical moment of placing the needle onto the album
I just saw Steely Dan last night with The Eagles in Tulsa. Outstanding! I recommend you listen to Steely Dan's "Black Cow". You'll be blown away. It was sampled by Peter Gunz & Lord Tariq in "Deja Vu-Uptown Baby". Steely Dan has so many invaluable treasures. They opened with this one right off the bat! I enjoyed your reaction to it!
Trust me...Steely Dan is never using a drum machines. They had a core of the finest musicians and singers behind them . Their standards were extremely high.
Everything Steely Dan does is so smooth. :-) Try "FM (no static at all)" by Steely Dan you'll love it.
100% agree! ♡
Absolutely
Can't go wrong with FM. ABSOLUTELY A FAVORITE
AMEN smoothest song ever
Van, I am amazed that you haven’t discovered Steely Dan until now! Yikes! You have a wonderful rabbit hole to explore. Their music is exquisite and funky and amazing. You won’t find any bad songs. I am not going to suggest anything because I wouldn’t know where to start. I’m sure you’ll get lots of them from your comment suggestion. Enjoy the trip!🌺✌️
Steely Dan, my College Band. They were playing- Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. I’ve seen them. Later Michael McDonald teamed up with them for songs. Seen him play and sing. All Magnificent!
There has never been a better band.
Steely Dan is the apex of production. All done on analog....
Yes tequila...and fine Columbian is devils lettuce...
I'm pretty sure it's nose candy, not the devil's lettuce...
@@jasonremy1627 could be I suppose...been around the block a few times with both...never heard blow referred to as Colombian, but sure have smoked some Colombian gold!
@@jeffjones6221 Agree back in the day the best pot was Columbian (for the time period this song was written) so think it's referring to that.
@@jasonremy1627 I thought so too, but Walter Becker, guitarist and 1/2 of Steely Dan, always said it was herb. He used to to do this funny "rap" about it during this song when performing it live. RIP Walter.
@@andyscott5277 thanks for the update!
That's legendary session man, Rick Marotta on drums by the way. :)
One of my favorite bands. They have crazy attention to detail in the studio. Some of the best sounding recordings ever made. The Aja album is nothing but bangers.
GOAT band
Your intuition on the drums was actually spot on. Fagen and Becker were perfectionists, so they basically had the legendary producer Roger Nichols custom build one of the first programmable drum machines for $150,000 in 1978. They did overdub certain hits and fills from real drummers, but the drum machine (named "Wendel") laid down the base groove.
The drum machine that Roger Nichols created was "Wendel". Did he win a technical Grammy for it? I don't remember. I just remember that Donald said he wished that there was a drum machine before there were drum machines and Roger said, "I can create one." Several weeks later with a $ commitment from the Dan Roger delivered. Paraphrased and condensed.
Has LFR FAMILY seen this? I knew about this so it wouldn't be a surprise they used Wendel in this track but I'm not sure. Great ear though.
Except, in this song all drums and percussion were people. Rick Marotta, Steve Gadd, Victor Feldman.
Gadd was a veteran of The Dan's ensemble approach to producing. They often invited numerous session musicians to contribute to the same song and kept the best.
Other drummers, they used over the years were Bernard Purdy and Jeff Porcaro.
@@JoeRoscoe_DFW Fagan himself said it was Wendel.
Their analog stuff is cleaner than a lot of digital today
This song was released in 1980. It's about a guy and a younger girl who don't have much in common because of their age difference. Great song; love Steely Dan!
Not the 60s...lol.
Absolute monsters in the studio...
That is an early drum machine / sampler called The Wendal. The parts were played by Jeff Porcaro, sampled and played back. So, you got it right. It's a drum machine.
Yet another great from back in my haydaze lol
Omg....SteelyDan is the best. Ty ur reaction was the best.
Shelley Dan, my College Band. Of course I have seen them.
This was back in the day when Columbia produced primo bud.Then cocaine took over.I sure miss that "fine columbian".
R.I.P. Walter Becker , bassists, cofounder of Steely Dan. He passed in 2017. I saw them in Atlanta about a month or so after Mr Becker passed. He was missed. They have an incredible catalogue to dive into. Great Reaction! ✌🏼❤️
Edit to add - The band got their name from a sex toy named “Steely Dan” from the book by William Burroughs “Naked Lunch”
I'm 71. Grew up during that time, so there were a few things that might be different than this generations view. Prob not a harmonica. More likely an electric keyboard. My father played the harmonica and high notes like that had a different vibration than a keyboard. Not sure what Booger Sugar is, but in those days you drank good tequila and smoked some Fine Colombian. Great choice of songs.
@@paullegg5064 Cocaine is booger sugar...no comment from the ether based 80s peanut gallary though....a friend told me...
Crispy clean and classic. Love Steely Dan!
I grew up with this amazing music check out their songs Deacon Blues, Do It Again, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number and my favorite jam Black Cow.
YES! BLACK 🐄, especially! ♡
@@EC-dz3fb Indeed!!!!
The mighty "Kid Charlemagne" & my personal theme song "Deacon's Blue".
On Fridays I would get home early from school & put on my newest Steely Dan album on my parents' baby grand-sized stereo & my mom would be making dinner to this music. She had been in the business w/my dad back in the '40's. She loved this music!
@@g.hon.4645 Lol yes sweet memories we were blessed indeed!
All of these bump, but Black Cow is,funky and OMG Peg is Popping. My faves are Deacon Blues and Home At last
SHES 19 AND TONIGHT COULD BE A WONDERFUL THING!!!! FIRST TIME AND ALL!!! THIS WAS 80’S SKATE A LITTLE LOWER NOW!!!!😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤
OMG this is making me so happy, Sunday morning watching your enjoyment of the amazing Steely Dan! I am just chuckling away.
Steely Dan is such a hot band! Babylon Sisters live from Live in America is such a hot number! So lucky to have seen them in 2017!
The drummer is a legend. Richard Thomas Marotta (born January 7, 1948) is an American drummer and percussionist. He has appeared on recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy Jones, Jackson Browne, Al Kooper, Waylon Jennings, Randy Newman, Peter Gabriel, Kenny G, The Jacksons, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Warren Zevon, and Linda Ronstadt.[1] He is also a composer who created music for the popular television shows, Everybody Loves Raymond and Yes, Dear.
In 1980, "Columbian" would have been weed. "Peruvian" would have been the white stuff. Michael McDonald, who you have liked in the Doobie Brothers is a frequent contributor to the background vocals in Steely Dan. This record came just after their peak with Aja. Aja the song, Josie, or Peg, are all great entries to Steely Dan excellence. Drum machines were in their infancy in those days. Steely Dan did not use them, but some of the snare hits are triggering electronic effects in certain songs.
Michael McDonald was not used on this song. Only song from Gaucho with him was “Time Out of Mind”. Here they had Frank Floyd and Zack Sanders on backing vocals. A drum machine was used on Hey Nineteen and a few other songs from the album.
@@MichaelTrogdon1990 Good to know
We all wanted Colombian weed…it was way way better that the Mexican kind….yep, there were only 2 choices
yes... lol! it was Colombian Green, Panama Red, and Acapulco Gold. in our area at least, even if you were rich, those were your only choices... haha
Back then the good weed was the fine Columbian,and latter came the good skunk weed...but mostly it was all just mexican brick weed ...nothing like the many choices of pure fineness one can obtain today almost everywhere
"Booger Sugar"--dude, I have never heard that expression and I am in the floor!! Thanks for my belly laugh of the day!
My favorite drummer. Steve Gadd. Legendary
Man I feel old now. I remember when Colombian weed was the thing to have, we paid thirty five dollars an ounce for it. Thirty five dollars in the early seventies was a lot of money, I could usually afford a dime bag because I was a teenager then and didn't earn a lot of money. Steely Dan was two people Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and they used different musicians for their songs.
Damn, u got Columbian for $35, cost us $40 in '76 in okla., Mexican was $10
@@georgewardius3773 Yeah Columbian was the primo stuff, $$.
Om....yaz
4 fingers
50 bucks
Don't feel too bad. My sister is a couple of years older than I am and I had to explain it to her. Probably did back then as well. Always tough to live up to her "good girl persona." 😁
Steely Dan had the primo production values, all real musicians. When you got a new stereo system you tried it out with your Steely Dan albums.
I'm a 90s kid who listened strictly to Rap. Steely Dan is so good. 100% listen to kid Charlemagne. I'll be waiting for your reaction to the solos and the drums underneath everything.
𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘒𝘪𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦! ♡
Is there gas in the caaaaah? :)
When I'm falling apart on the golf course I just let steely dan play in my headphones. It doesn't help my game but I start having a better time
@@RichAdase yes, there’s gas in the caaah…
Yacht rock! Ya got to love it
Smooth, yes. Also very clean and crisp at the same time.
From Wikipedia:
Personnel:
Donald Fagen - lead vocals, electric piano, synthesizer
Rick Marotta - drums
Walter Becker - bass guitar, guitar
Hugh McCracken - guitar
Victor Feldman, Steve Gadd - percussion
Frank Floyd, Zack Sanders - backing vocals
No drum machines mentioned. Btw, that wasn't a harmonica, it was a synthesized keyboards.
Oh yeah! You may like ‘Do it Again’ Steely Dan! Love them. My pops introduced me to the best music ever!
Was able to see these guys with Elvis Costello opening. Both were absolutely excellent.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Steely Dan! You should def keep going with this group! ✌🏻❤️
This album was released in 1980,i bought it back then, just another masterpiece from Steely Dan!
Your reaction….PRICELESS!
Gaucho was their last album in the 80's. It was their best as well. If you study their lives in the studio, you would have known that they suffered from being perfectionist. Every note from every instrument and every voice was perfected up until release. They even got McDowell to do the tiniest notes just for perfections sake. Fagen did "Nightfly" alone, but Becker was there all along. They never split up. They were always together to the end of Becker's life.
My mom loves Steely
You're right. Look up Wendel, a very early drum sampler developed by the legendary guy who engineered this album, Roger "The Immortal" Nichols.
CLASS. Always jamming Steely Dan or Hall & Oates while I play golf and puts me in the jazzy zone of focus.
This was off of the Gaucho album, 1981. NO drum machines EVER!! The had the BEST session drummers available, everything your hear is pure talent and phenomenal recording/mixing/editing
Steely Dan is so funky. These guys were on a different level musically. Great lyrics as well.
YOU ROCK! It WAS one of the first drum machines!
Roger Nichols, who was one of the engineers on the Gaucho sessions, fashioned a drum machine they used on this track. Dubbed "Wendel," it was one of the first of its kind, and it allowed them to record Rick Marotta's drum parts and play them back with perfect precision.
The LM-1, which was the first programable drum machine sold to the public that sampled real instruments, was introduced in 1980, the year Gaucho was released, so many assumed that's what Steely Dan used. They didn't, but there was a connection. Roger Linn, who created the LM-1, told Songfacts: "By coincidence, Roger and I had both bought our first computers in around 1975 at a place called Computer Power and Light in Studio City, an area of Los Angeles. Wendel used that same computer and a early but high-quality digital audio interface, running a program he had written to enter simple looping beats on the screen. A very creative and talented guy."
Steely Dan is awesome. All of their songs have that kind of groove, and their music is so clean and crisp. You should check out more of then. Try....Time Out of Mind😉
I always thought they were talking about Tequila and Mary Jane ..lol
They were.
@@buckmeredith1720 Actually that song is about smoking heroin, or chasing the dragon as it was called back then.
@@davebeach2343, you are wrong, Colombian Gold is weed.
@@buckmeredith1720 I agree with you that Columbian Gold is weed, but the song includes the lyrics, "Tonight when I chase the dragon", which is the reference to smoking heroin. Columbian Gold is/was among the finest weed, but it's not chasing the dragon when you use it.
Check the urban dictionary for confirmation of this definition. Apparently the phrase can include other illicit substances also.
(Made the edit after using urban dictionary for source to confirm definition.)
Tonight when I chase the dragon is an obvious h reference. The water will change to cherry wine references a clear syringe filling with the blood you do the return to check if you hit your vein, and the silver will change to gold is smoking a foily, as the heat will change the color of the foil. Damnit I'm so glad I'm clean for years now.
it was basically he wasnt into being with a teeny bopper...
but he kept drinking and smoking with her ( 18 was drinking age in 1967 ) and then it just came round to being right. if you get the meaning.. " The Cuervo gold and a fine Columbian, makes tonight a wonderful thing"
YES, they are talking about bugger sugar. LOL! I have to steal that!
Steely Dan defined smooth.
Baby, Steely Dan using machines 😂😂
They a used drum machine on this album quite extensively, it was one of the first decent machines available in the US. Their engineer, Roger "The Immortal" Nichols, designed a drum sampling machine, called WENDEL, for album. It sampled actual drum sounds by real drummers, and then allowed those sounds to be sequenced.
@@rjlchristie Right, and it's crazy how a lot of people on this thread are so proud to say that Steely Dan would never use them. People don't do any research, just go off of their guy feelings haha
They mention the Soul Survivors. They had a great song called Expressway To Your Heart. Check it out maybe. Great reaction buddy.
In the late 70s when this was written Columbian Gold was the herb superb.
Rick Marotta played drums on Hey Nineteen.
What you are hearing is TALENT... and post processing.
16yrs old driving in my car and this hit my radio....I had to pull over and listen to this fat groove. Hooked ever since. Now I'm 60 and this right still hits me in the groove pocket. Thanx Steely Dan! 🥰
Over the years, I've had to pull over a few times myself, due to great music. Lucky for you, the DJ said *_what the song was,_* after it ended. I've had a few fantastic ones that "got away", never to be heard again, because the DJ didn't say who the artist was (this was way before apps like Shazam). Glad you were able to ID it and enjoy it for life. Cheers!
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are the brilliance that is Steely Dan. The song came out in about 1979 or 1980. This band is well worth diving into.
Funny thing, this song actually does use a sequenced drum machine! Back in 1979 Roger Nichols created a computer called "WENDEL" specifically for Steely Dan. The Drum machine was used on multiple tracks on Gaucho.
Indeed, this is grown folk music right here!
Got to see them in the early 70’s, then their 2000 tour. So fortunate as they rate with the very best bands, despite its eclectic rode travelled.
It's both live drums and a drum machine: The drum sounds are a looped sample of Rick Marotta, who played drums for the song. Then a drum machine called WENDEL made by engineer Roger Nichols looped the recorded drums, synced, and locked it into the song. Not the first drum machine, but the forerunner of how drum machines and samples work today. Steely Dan's Grammy winning Two Against Nature and lead singer Donald Fagen's The Nightfly and Kamakiriad were recorded digitally. Everything else (except WENDEL) is analog.
Kid Charlemagne is one of my favorite songs! Best to know the back story before listening to it. Makes it so much more meaningful! 💖
You gotta get into more Steely Dan!!
I don't think they have a song that I don't like! 💞
They are THE SH¥T!!!!!!
So smooth my friend love your reaction ,good music 🎸🎶🎵🎹🎺🔊🎸🎷🎹🎶🎹🎵🎸
This came out around 78 or 79
The drummer is Rick Marotta. There were drum machines but not here....
Rick Marotta - drums, no machine
Donald: wind controller, not harmonica
This guy: infectious joy
Steeley Dan is awesome.
This jam is at least 40 years old. It still rocks fresh...the kind of jam where you point you ride to the freeway with this playing with a fine honey riding shotgun.
I has a 76 Pontiac trans am 455 when this song came out...had this album on an 8 track tape playing with a book of matches jammed under it while i used to try and impress my little girlfriends with my starsky and hutch driving skills...the good ole days...we used up alot of the fun back then,thats for sure
That’s what she said
Your reactions had me in stitches, especially at the saucy bits. One of the best reactions I've seen.
It actually was a drum machine! Steely Dan was primarily a studio band with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen at the helm. Apparently they would record multiple versions of each song, and would choose different musicians for each song based on their style. And Walter Becker was pretty particular about some of his grooves and actually used early drum machines!
You know that feeling when you discover a cool new groove
only to find out the band is more than 50yo!
The drummer\ percussion- is Rick Marotta, Steve Gadd and Victor Feldman.
I stand corrected Roger Nichols, who was one of the engineers on the Gaucho sessions, fashioned a drum machine they used on this track. Dubbed "Wendel," it was one of the first of its kind, and it allowed them to record Rick Marotta's drum parts and play them back with perfect precision.
"The fine Columbian" is the wonderful cannabis widely available in the 60's and 70's on the West coast but hard to get on the East coast. My absolute favorite! Good reaction!
One of their best tunes. Glad you discovered it. Nice video!
Real drums. They had nothing but the best on their albums.
The drummer's name is Rick Marotta, he's a legendary session drummer who played on records with (coincidentally) Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Quincy Jones, and many many more.
WOW!!! Thank you so much! That songs brings back memories of Quevo & Columbian! Good days for all! Thanks for keeping it alive.
Steely Dan were Walter Becker (R.I.P) and Donald Fagen..... Walter played guitar & some bass + backing vocals and Donald was the lead singer and played keyboards, writing/ arrangements, but they would hire the best session musicians you can think of to make up the rest of their band as of whatever they needed or was required for their musical vision. They also had a lot of input into the production & engineering of their songs... they were a pair of masters of their craft, there's many incredible songs by them, this one is quite simple by arrangement standards for them.... Anything off their albums "Aja" or "Gaucho" will impress you a lot i should imagine, well worth checkin out sir! Thanks for your great reactions, they're always enjoyable.
The drummer on this track is Rick Marotta. What Steely Dan was able to do as far as mixing and producing in the studio was nothing short of miraculous. They were known to be "perfectionists" and this track is a prime example of that.
More Steely Dan!!!
Bro I love your vibe the entire time to the song 😭 that’s definitely how the boys intended it to be jammed to
Dude, it was written and recorded in the late 70s or early 80s with a drum machine, though I think they overdubbed drums at some point. Donald Fagen talked about writing the tune with a drum machine, though I can’t now remember the exact interview.
The thing that sounds like a harmonica is a synth. Fagen is a master.
GREAT review of an epic song.
Dude youve gone done it know!! Steely Dan your fav bands fav band! Man they the real deal.
Loved this song for like *_forever_* !! Glad to see you enjoying it so much!
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Another good one by Steely Dan is Do It Again!🥰🥰🥰
Roger Nichols, who was one of the engineers on the Gaucho sessions, fashioned a drum machine they used on this track. Dubbed "Wendel," it was one of the first of its kind, and it allowed them to record Rick Marotta's drum parts and play them back with perfect precision.
Rick Marotta was a human drum machine...cleanest thing you'll hear.
Steely Dan has some Killer Funky, Jazzy, Smooth, Rock.
The Cuervo Gold, The Fine Columbian
Make Tonight A Wonderful Thing.
Steely Dan invented the modern drum machine during the recording of this album in 1979-80
Steely Dan is the best produced music ever and that’s why it’s some of the best music ever made. This song is from 1980 not the 60’s. I get it your young and I’m old. So glad you’re listening and appreciating this music.