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Not sure if we have any Steely Dan fans on here but I've seen those guys five times over the years, always a treat. Walter's corny but awesome stage talk had me rolling each time. He'll be missed.

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E Unit

Aww man, RIP. Loved Steely Dan most of my life, but never got a chance to see them live. I guess if Fagan is still touring, I can catch him.

cdollaz

Bummer. I never saw them either. Fagen has already said “I intend to keep the music we created together alive as long as I can with the Steely Dan band.”

Nick Danger

That's too bad. I became a fan of Steely Dan late in life, when I bought Citizen Steely Dan about ten years ago, but I've listened to those songs a lot since then.

Supermallet

What a terrible loss. Steely Dan are one of the most underrated American bands of the rock era, and Becker was such a huge component of their genius. I was lucky enough to see them twice, and I will always cherish their music.

B5Erik

Becker and Fagen WERE Steely Dan (more or less), and Steely Dan was a brilliant band.

Very sad to see him gone at 67.

TomOpus

This one stings a little. Ever since Can't Buy a Thrill, I've been a fan. Such perfectionists. So many great songs. I've mentioned this on here before, but I still get goosebumps when I hear Phil Woods' sax solo on Doctor Wu.

JANK

Big Steely Dan fan here. So sorry to see Walter go. UNEXPECTED!

RIP Walter Becker.

hdnmickey

Been a fan since the first time hearing their late career classics like FM, Peg, Hey Nineteen, and Josie. Then I searched out the earlier stuff and liked it just as much. Most of their songs have terrific Becker solos.

Perkinsun Dzees

RIP the great Walter Becker


I think this might be my favorite Steely Dan song (awesome Michael McDonald backing vocals):


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...but Deacon Blues, Gaucho, My Old School and a host of others are probably a very close second.

kd5

RIP Walter.

2 of my favorite Steely Dan LPs are Aja and Gaucho, songs on those 2 albums will live forever...


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Decker

I feel like such an idiot. I loved Steely Dan and had never seen them. They had a fucking RESIDENCY in Vegas earlier this year and I didn't go (FWIW my wife has always hated them and getting her to join me would have been a non-starter).

Deacon Blues is my favorite as well, but I've always loved this song that I felt should have been a bigger hit. It doesn't quite have that classic Steely Dan sound, but I consider it a 70's masterpiece.
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mcnabb

Loved Steely Dan as I have all of their CD's. They are definitely underrated as it seems like the only friends I know that like them either play an instrument or really understand good music. I know that sounds snooty, but you have to appreciate their music to understand how great it is.

Kid Charlemagne and My Old School are probably my 2 favorite SD songs. And Aja is probably one of the 10 Best Albums of the 70's.

rw2516

King Of The World is one of my all time favorite songs.

Falc04

Been listening to Citizen Steely Dan all afternoon. If you get a chance, listen to the guitar work on the live track of bodhisattva. Becker is all over the map on that song...wow

Decker

It's a real bitch on Rock Band

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