Steely Dan – “Reelin’ In The Years” (1972)

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[simpson96]

Hope you enjoy. Reelin’ In The Years

[simpson96]

music *ping*

[Celtic Conservative]

“All those years in college haven’t turned out like you planned. the things that you call knowledge I don’t understand...”

Great lyrics.

CC

[deadrock]

I remember reading some where that the guitar solo was Jimmy Page’s favorite.

[Yo-Yo]

Your lyrics are great, but they're not Steely Dan's lyrics.

You been tellin' me you're a genius
Since you were seventeen

In all the time I've known you
I still don't know what you mean

The weekend at the college
Didn't turn out like you planned

The things that pass for knowledge
I can't understand

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I remember reading some where that the guitar solo was Jimmy Page’s favorite.

I don't know who played guitar on this track, but one thing you had to hand to Fagen and Becker - they'd get some of the finest session musicians ever for their albums. Some of Larry Carlton's best work is featured on "The Royal Scam" and they even managed to get Wayne Shorter to play on "Aja". That plus their studio perfectionism have kept "Katy Lied" through "Gaucho" on my turntable/CD player/RAID array for decades now.

[Celtic Conservative]

Going off of memory. I just turned 50, it’s a mess in there sometimes.

=^{>

CC

[beebuster2000]

wow. i always thought it was “reeling in the EARS” like you know, from music.

now i know.

[Cecily]

Another good one: Victor Feldman on “Black Cow.”

[Yo-Yo]

I'm 57.

(I also knew your lyrics were wrong, but couldn't remember exactly what the right ones were, so I Googled them.)

[ABN 505]

I was up at the college they attended in NY last year I believe it is one of the most expensive colleges in the country. Nice campus on the Hudson River.Annendale on the Hudson. "never goin back to Annendale" was a lyric in one of thier songs.

[corkoman]

Guitarist on reelin intro: Denny Diaz.

Steely Dan was started by Denny Diaz - a smokin hot picker who was looking to fuse jazz and rock.

Guy in the overalls.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Some of Larry Carlton's best work is featured on "The Royal Scam"

That opening for "Don't Take Me Alive" by Larry Carlton is just sooo juicy.

[JoeProBono]

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"never goin back to Annendale" was a lyric in one of thier songs.

Sort of. You refer to "My Old School":

I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
When you put me on the Wolverine
Up to Annandale

Well I did not think the girl
Could be so cruel
And I'm never going back
To my old school

[broken_clock]

Lol, is that cousin It at the control board ; )

[QualityMan]

Saw them in Madison WI a couple of summers ago

Best show I have ever seen. Enjoyed it immensely.

Been a dan fan since the mid 70s.

[Defiant]

With marijuana legal everywhere, Steely Dan was bound to make a comeback.

[Celtic Conservative]

LOL

CC

[fidelis]

"Lol, is that cousin It at the control board ; )"

If you're talking about that disembodied hand, you must mean "Thing." Cousin Itt was the little guy in the bowler and sunglasses covered with hair,