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Topic: RIP Walter Becker, Co-Founder of Steely Dan |
Andy Volk
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Barry Blackwood
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 3 Sep 2017 8:57 am |
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Back in '85 there was a song that stood out for me. It was a song by English band China Crisis and it was called "Black Man Ray". I bought their album and found out that it was produced by him.
Sad news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Xo3sWd294
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Chris Boyd
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Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
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John Brock
From:
Xenia, Ohio
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Posted 3 Sep 2017 10:20 am Walter Becker
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Wow..musical genius...what a loss RIP
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Godfrey Arthur
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3rd Rock
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Posted 3 Sep 2017 1:47 pm
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Godspeed Walter.
All the classic Dan tunes that defined the planet and the mindset of many...
Do it Again
Reelin in the Years
Dirty Work
Bodhisattva
My Old School
Rikki
Pretzel Logic
Black Friday
Daddy Don't Live in that New York City No More
Don't Take Me Alive
Kid Charlemagne
Black Cow
Aja
Josie
Peg
Deacon Blues (my fave)
FM
Hey Nineteen
What a prolific AND BRIGHT pen!
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steve takacs
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beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 4 Sep 2017 4:43 am
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| One of my all time favorite groups. RIP Walter. Steve t |
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Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2017 5:35 am
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RIP Walter,
He started out with Fagan as backup singers for Jay and the Americans.
Have all ways loved his guitar on 'FM'
Also liked the China Crisis album that Joachim mentioned as well as his solo album from years ago.
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Jason Stillwell
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Caddo, OK, USA
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Godfrey Arthur
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3rd Rock
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Posted 5 Sep 2017 6:47 pm
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That's Skunk Baxter on steel. He's played on other tunes as well.
Jeff Skunk Baxter
Here he is on Pearl of the Quarter of the album Can't Buy a Thrill.
Roger Nichols engineered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GM8vnIZFw0
Steely Dan
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 5:26 am
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I interviewed Elliot Randall for my Guitar Dreams book. Here's what he said about recording Reelin' in the Years:
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On the evening that I came in to overdub the leads on Reelin’, they simply said, “do your thing†– not another word, really. It was 100 percent ‘off the cuff’. When it comes to soloing, I find it much more enjoyable to be given the opportunity to go wherever the spirit takes me but on the other hand, I’ve had to learn and play certain written solos for orchestral pieces in the past; also an enjoyable experience.
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What guitar, amp, effects, etc did you use?
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Oh, if I had ten bucks for every time I’ve been asked that question, I could probably put triplets through college! The ingredients were: my ’63 Fender Stratocaster, using the neck pickup, which was a ’69 Gibson PAF and the only amp that was in the studio that night - an Ampeg SVT – a beast of an amp that I certainly wouldn’t have picked, if I’d had a choice. But we cranked it up to 11, Roger Nichols hunted around for the ‘sweet spot’ to place his mic, found it, and voilla! |
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Godfrey Arthur
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 5:45 am
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I interviewed Elliot Randall for my Guitar Dreams book. -
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On the evening that I came in to overdub the leads on Reelin’,'63 Stratocaster, using the neck pickup, which was a ’69 Gibson PAF... an Ampeg SVT – Roger Nichols hunted around for the ‘sweet spot’ to place his mic, found it, and voilla! |
Amazing they got that sound using that amp and a surprise it was a bucker at the neck.
Total serendipity.
Still reelin' and a rockin' years later...
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