What band should go up against Steely Dan next?
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Topic: What band should go up against Steely Dan next?
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: What band should go up against Steely Dan next?
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 08:10
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Keep in mind they don't have to be jazzy or mellow or even sound remotely like SD. I just am looking for a "fair fight." Which of these(or maybe another band)do you think stands a chance against the mighty Steely Dan. Please try not to chose a band or artist that is one of the big five since they would probably not stand a chance.
Also, I want to encourage others to glean the results of this poll and take it upon yourselves to put SD up against the ones with the most votes.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 08:26
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The Doobie Brothers (or Fleetwood Mac or The Allman Brothers Band)... Or on second thought, I'll vote from your list for the Pot Head Pixies (which is Gong for any who don't know). ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 08:38
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Opeth, Steven Wilson or Zappa - I don't know why I think any of those could be interesting, but I do. Gong among the ones in the poll probably. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 08:42
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My first thought on seeing this topic was Magma. Musically, Zappa would be an interesting option, though I expect that Zappa would easily win. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 08:58
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ELP!
------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 09:08
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Roxy Music ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 09:24
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I once tried fellow smartypants american band , Sparks. They got sloughtered by Steely Dan. -------------  
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 10:08
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BOC, probably the greatest 70s american rock band on the site ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 10:15
Blue Öyster Cult is great, and I would endorse this suggestion. As for the greatest BOC from the USA, imo, that would be KFC's BoC (Bucket of Chicken). Maybe Buckethead could feature in a battle of the buckets. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Finnforest wrote:Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 10:18
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KFC has some kind of new "hot fritos chicken sandwich" which sounds gastrically devastating for people with heartburn issues. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 10:23
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I think I will avoid it. Maybe then can compete with Burger King's Flamin' Hot Mac n' Cheetos. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 10:55
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I think more than any of these polls I'd like the participants here to post against how many of the listed artists Steely Dan would win/draw/lose for them. And even if nobody else does it, I do it: For me... Steely Dan would win against 4 Steely Dan would draw with 4 Steely Dan would lose aganst 7 of these. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 11:52
Fleetwood Mac, then Doobie Brothers. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 11:55
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In the eighties, Prefab Sprout, Style Council. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 12:03
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Hmm. Stevie Wonder, maybe? ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 13:19
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how about we move past steely dan polls altogether? ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 13:20
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Roxy Music was my first thought, so I voted for them. However, some of the other options mentioned deserve a chance as well: Supertramp, Strawbs, and Blue Oyster Cult especially. The Doobies and Fleetwood Mac are also good choices but since they are not listed on the site, I would discount them. I find it very interesting how many musicians involved with Steely became part of the Doobie Brothers. This, of course, facilitated a major change in the Doobie's sound - from good-time rockers to slick pop. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 13:46
When you mentioned starting this thread in the thread that I started, I thought of ELO (who is not in the list). ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 13:49
------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 14:09
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Neil Young
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 14:44
yep
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 14:46
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Other: Redbone! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 16:17
| I voted for Roxy Music, but The Moody Blues and Kansas could also win easily againt Steely Dan. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 16:24
Hey, you guys keep voting for them in the polls. Stop voting for them in the polls and they will no longer show up.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 17:45
I actually thought of adding them and almost did but I just thought Steely Dan would beat them pretty badly. I could be wrong though.
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 17:55
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Steely Bran -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 18:05
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"None" would be the obvious option. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 18:45
| The Moody Blues. Or Love |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: February 05 2019 at 03:45
| Roxy Music |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 05 2019 at 04:04
Obituary  |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: February 05 2019 at 04:54
Capital idea! On to the Rush polls!
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: February 05 2019 at 05:23
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Neil Young -------------
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 05 2019 at 07:16
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Hi, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks .... who made SD sound like a garage band one fine night in Jupiter, in some club! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 09 2019 at 08:04
smart man you are...  later you mentioned the 3rd of the 3 truly great 70's musical bands America produced... the ABB, Steely Dan, and BOC... interesting comparison one draw between the 3 of them. Would be interesting to poll them, but even more interesting to debate them as I'd be curious to see just well people here know their music, not just what they like, to get where the comparison points and thus the similarities are... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 09 2019 at 08:57
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In terms of songwriting sophistication, I think BOC would be a good match for the Dan. Not that the two bands sound remotely alike, though BOC have always been much more than a simple hard rock band, in spite of the label attached to them. Queen might also be a good match on account of their eclecticism, even though I think BOC's songwriting is superior. |