Steely Dan

This is just too good. Another level of musicianship!

I remember listening to the Steely Dan ‘Royal Scam’ LP for the 1st time. I was going through my dad’s collection one afternoon after school and saw this creepy looking album cover. I was still a young boy and almost too scared to hear what it was. This song was the opening track and I could not believe what I was listening to. The melodies over those chord changes… never mind the (almost impossibly human) rhythm section of Bernard Purdie and Chuck Rainey laying down the sickest groove.

This is a recent recording but still holds true to the original. Enjoy!

Ps. Happy Friday 13th gang!