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Topic: Steely Dan or Sparks Posted: February 08 2018 at 16:27
Two bands from US like their similar minded art rock/pop, progressive pop pioneering acts of UK (10CC, ELO, Supertramp, Roxy Music and Queen) managed to movie between pop, theatre, satire, glam, jazz, humor and pop culture like nobodys buisness. With influence of Beat poet generation, science-fition, fassion, art school, and liberation within the format of rock. Which of these unikeUS acts do you like the mostly
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 16:33
Can't vote yet because I know nothing of this 'Sparks' deal, but to me Steely Dan is great to say the very least. I've said it before on here but I'd put the first 7 Dan albums up against the first 7 from ANY music artist and like my chances. If Sparks is like them at all then I'm a fan already.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 16:50
Oh, I tried the Mael brothers - some early gig where Ron (?) is at an RMI Electra-Piano and the singer was *really* OTT, operatic even. Didn’t like it - AT ALL !! And, at least in a recent interview with them, they look kinda ‘scary’ to me. I remember a song from when I was about 8 years old, with a ventriloquist dummy singing ?? Never got into SD, but I don’t mind their songs when I hear them.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 16:58
Tom Ozric wrote:
Oh, I tried the Mael brothers - some early gig where Ron (?) is at an RMI Electra-Piano and the singer was *really* OTT, operatic even. Didn’t like it - AT ALL !! And, at least in a recent interview with them, they look kinda ‘scary’ to me. I remember a song from when I was about 8 years old, with a ventriloquist dummy singing ?? Never got into SD, but I don’t mind their songs when I hear them.
I Would recomend Steely Dans debute, more raw, genuine and rock. Some realy amazing preformances and they play as a unit.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:01
Icarium wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
Oh, I tried the Mael brothers - some early gig where Ron (?) is at an RMI Electra-Piano and the singer was *really* OTT, operatic even. Didn’t like it - AT ALL !! And, at least in a recent interview with them, they look kinda ‘scary’ to me. I remember a song from when I was about 8 years old, with a ventriloquist dummy singing ?? Never got into SD, but I don’t mind their songs when I hear them.
I Would recomend Steely Dans debute, more raw, genuine and rock. Some realy amazing preformances and they play as a unit.
Or Katy Lied maybe for someone who hasn't heard one of their full albums before. It's pretty accessible imo.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:07
I’ve often looked over their albums, and Katy Lied always looked interesting (with the Katy Did ha ha) on the cover. I will try in good time. There’s just so much stuff I’m hung-up on, it’s a bit hard to get around to everything.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:29
Thanks !! It’s pretty ‘smooth’, not my idea of Prog. Dodgy subject matter. Better than any Sparks I’ve heard. Their androgynous image is rather unsettling to me.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 17:31
There are a handfull of Sparks songs that I really like (including most of their 2017 album) and quite a few that I really don't like. Whatever I heard of Steely Dan was nice but didn't move me much, so more feelings (though not all positive) and therefore the vote for Sparks.
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 18:21
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Can't vote yet because I know nothing of this 'Sparks' deal, but to me Steely Dan is great to say the very least. I've said it before on here but I'd put the first 7 Dan albums up against the first 7 from ANY music artist and like my chances. If Sparks is like them at all then I'm a fan already.
He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore
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Posted: February 08 2018 at 21:33
easily Steely Dan---an important band---Aja a great record----they went to an very good arty private school upstate near me---and made some good smart songs
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