Favorite bands and musicians? My list is long. Picking one for each letter of the alphabet is challenging. Sometimes you have to work around a first name or last. Alan Parsons Project – A studio creation, two talented guys wrote the intricate songs and hired musicians to help create the music. For nearly a decade, … More Favorite Bands: A to Z
Pick one song from each album and list why. I accept that challenge. Let’s roll. Can’t Buy a Thrill – “Do It Again” gets the nod. Some have called this a strong Latin beat, the percussion obviously drives this song and provides the framework for the electric piano and expressive guitar solos. The album … More Steely Dan: Pick a Song
I wanna join the space force To sail among the stars Planting my country’s flag And colonizing Mars With visions of Star Trek Armed with deadly warheads We’ll blast any alien bodies And set up American homesteads Kissin’ space babes like Captain Kirk With fasers set to awesomeness Recruiting TV model space cadets Based solely … More The Space Force
Let’s play a game. Name your favorite Steely Dan album: Aja, Gaucho, Katy Lied, The Royal Scam, Countdown to Ecstasy, Can’t Buy a Thrill, Pretzel Logic, Two Against Nature or Everything Must Go. Some great choices there. If you said, pick their most complete album, I’d answer Aja. Every song a pearl. But overproduced in … More The Royal Scam (1976)
