Steely Dan

[elros]

I found the Steely Dan album AJA at work a few months ago, and have been listening to it a lot since then. It was my introduction to Steely Dan, which I had previously heard of but not listened to. I love it.

Question: Are the SACD versions of the Steely Dan records worth the investment? Do they sound good? My record shop has Gaucho on SACD, are there others?
I recently bought a SACD player and figured I might go for the super versions right away.....

 

[cnltb]

SD= One of the very best bands out there!
The four cd box citizen steely dan... highly recommended!!

 

[Richland123]

There is a also a great 2 CD greatest hits collection called Show Biz Kids.

Disc 1
Do It Again
Dirty Work
Reelin' In The Years
Only A Fool Would Say That
Change Of The Guard
Bodhisattva
The Boston Rag
Show Biz Kids
My Old School
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Night By Night
Pretzel Logic
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Black Friday
Bad Sneakers
Doctor Wu
Any World That I'm Welcome To
Chain Lightning

Disc 2
Kid Charlemagne
Don't Take Me Alive
Haitian Divorce
The Fez
Here At The Western World
Black Cow
Aja
Deacon Blues
Peg
Josie
FM
Babylon Sisters
Hey Nineteen
Time Out Of Mind
Third World Man

 

[OldogNewTrick]

Ever since they started out, I have been listening to Steely Dan.

Over the decades, I have listened to a lot of great music by musicians of all genres with many fascinating albums. All of which I do grow tired of after a period of compulsive over-listening.

Never happened with Steely Dan, they are probably the only constant in the evolution (convolution ?) of my musical tastes.

 

[Fun Size Nick]

Slightly OT but...

Becker & Fagen

Woz & Jobs

Coincidence?

 

[JimK]

Now that's funny...& a bit weird.

 

[Supertanker]

I saw Jobs today.

He still had on the same sweater...

 

[IotaNet]

+1 on buying the Box Set. You simply need to have it in your collection.

 

[bstringkyle]

hey guys, renewing an old thread. this band is great. I have the Aja album along with showbiz kids. Man what a great band.

 

[TheVoiceless]

I was just like you, in the dark. But once I found the Dan I was hooked. It was almost as big as when I found Weather Report "Heavy Weather".

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

Now that's funny...& a bit weird.

They always looked a bit odd - like the weird kids in school, who have no other friends...? Maybe slightly cruel - but they certainly had the last laugh!

 

[JimK]

I was not really saying they looked "weird"...was just sayin' how much Jobs/Woz & Fagen/Becker resembled each other.

 

[RedsFan75]

Lots of great musicianship in the group but I've not noticed one song that's frequently overlooked.

Give a close listen to the groove on Bad Sneakers....Rainey rocks it!

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

I was not really saying they looked "weird"...was just sayin' how much Jobs/Woz & Fagen/Becker resembled each other.

The former certainly look weird to me in that photo - but I doubt they care now!

Becker and Fagan really look like they are in a band there!