The LOST Steely Dan Interview Feat. Jay Graydon & Dean Parks 

"Build it and he will come".

Amen

Somewhere in his mind, Donald Fagen simply has to actually want a long form interview with Rick. Rick is in a nearly unique position to interact comfortably and truly intelligently with Donald. Donald seems to always have been a warrior of sorts, struggling on many fronts. While his victories are legend, they're incomplete without his insights and observations.

Tho everyone wants this to happen Donald is ever so reclusive as he gets older.

This HAS to happen before Donald is too old or gone. Get it done Rick!

As he tells Dean he plays it better than he himself can 😂 lol!

It's just total magic 😂

absolutely man, I never ever thought that one day I would witness this wonders

Great stuff Rick. Keep em coming!

Just amazing ears. Being able to remember and hear a half-step difference in that solo.

But kids who went to the best music school in the country and played multiple instruments there. We underestimate youth.

A real song by real musicians! Great job Dad

Bravo! 👍

Saw Steely Dan live (for the second time) a couple years ago with my daughter. She got to see Hey Nineteen live when she was actually 19!

Fantastic! A huge small victory, tbh¡

Spot on! Even though I don't really understand the exact meaning of the muso tech speak, I know what they are discussing relative to the story, and I can follow the flow and therefore enjoy the conversation. 😏

Ditto!

Me too!

God almighty JAY GRAYSON sends me to guitar solo heaven.

Absolutely 😮🎉

Totally agree!

Amen To that Another Gem 💎💎💎💎

...and for non-musician music-lovers, too!

Always a pleasure to actually meet the guys who really made the music. Amazing talent in one room talking shop. I am just happy I know enough music theory to keep up. Great stories.

I'm with you brother. 68 here, been playing guitar & bass for 55 years.

With you too, 71 and the same. Playing since 14.

Same here!!

Yeah 100 % agreed, Rick should start that with this being the first episode.

me too

That’s an album but Wax , Graham Gouldman and Andrew Gold

Yes!

For a band famous for its hired guns, their original guitarists were no slouches. Denny Dias' solo in "Your Gold Teeth II" is ethereal.

@@61hink YES

I'd love to hear a Beato/ Fagen conversation but....wonder if it's a good idea? If you know what I mean.

Me too...and I'm a drummer as well.

@@jackdemeis16 Excellent! Pleased to meet ya, fellow percussionist! 🥁

Same here!

@@bryangibson8479 Right on, Brotha!

Same Here

In Canada we call them Zed Zed Top. :^)

Awesome tune

that was amos garrett on lead and it was bad ass....

Do you know the song at 49:30?

@@ethanpelletier9998 most likely you could check the jay graydon diskography ...licks sounded a lot like the ride he took on josie

I’d kill to know the name of that song. It sounds really interesting. They don’t reference it at all other than playing it.

Storm at Sunup was a popular jazz fusion album with me and friends who were into Chick Corea and Weather Report. Looking at his discography, I was blown away by the albums Graydon played and/or collaborated on. He's a major talent that I was only marginal familiar with.

And his solo on Twilight Zone is perfection🎸🤘🏻

Right?! I need to get you into the studio for an interview next!!

And of course the fantastic Al Jarreau records!

To me, Graydon is the definition of that best ”early 80’s L.A. sound”. He had David Foster as his songwriting/producing partner, and they did a TON of classic stuff. Chaka Khan, George Benson… But he’s produced and co-written one of the greatest AOR albums ever: ”Pages” by Pages (1981)!!

Neil Young, Jack White, are fantastic artists who don't shoot for perfection but 'good enough'. We just don't knowxhow of these solos were incredible because as Jay said, they're in magnetic heaven!

Since when was music about perfection? Motown's recording sessions alone blow that theory out of the water. The seventies was when a lot of musicians climbed up their own technical asses - hence the punk revolt against it, and the popularity of disco etc. I've ofen read how a rough guide vocal became the official recorded version, Here's a famous example. When asked where the single for the new album release was Randy Bachmann said, “We have this one song, but it’s a joke. I’m laughing at the end. I sang it on the first take. It’s sharp, it’s flat, I’m stuttering to do this thing for my brother.” All attempts to improve the vocals failed "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" went to #1 in the States and 22 other countries - his brother, the butt of the joke, even stopped stuttering. This said, I very much enjoyed Rick's video!

@@alfonslemel5745 does my comment say music is about perfection? Sure, you can find these random examples of joke songs becoming big. But generally speaking, the greatest collections of music are detailed extremely drawn out recording processes from highly competent musicians. Look at every album that has millions of millions of sales. I just am happy people still value not being satisfied with 4 chords, throwing a solo in the middle, and calling it art. It’s not a crime to try very hard or not at all!

ah, the artistry is knowing when a work is complete. but... a good producer, even with time constraints or budget limitations, can produce an "excellent product" because of his talent and experience.

They’re too busy playing in Tel Aviv playing a soundtrack to the genocide

I went to see my friends band play a small club in London. His band was called Catherine Wheel. They had some success but never really broke through in a major way. I was hanging back stage and the support band were sat there and my friend said make sure you go out front and watch the support band they are amazing. The support band was Radiohead and they played the entire Pablo Honey album and it just blew my mind. It was one of those experiences that come along maybe once in a lifetime. We travelled home and i was telling everyone about this awesome band i had seen and our local club promoter said we have them coming to play next month would your band like to be the support band that night?. Uh yes please !. We got to the gig set up our gear and i was waiting for the best night of my life to happen. Radiohead cancelled on the night as they were now getting huge reviews and pulled all their small club gigs. All the major music journalists were there so we got to play to a packed club expecting Radiohead. It could have gone badly but turned out good for us as we got featured in all the major music publications. I still have all the press clippings and wonder what it would have been like if i had got to play as their support bad that night. Maybe in my next lifetime 😂.