I REALLY like "Kid Charlamagne" but I like "Rikki, Don't Lose That Number" best....BTW....trivia here: Who WAS that lead singer on thier very first song "Dirty Work"...it was NOT Donald Fagen ???

Hey Nineteen




Cat

Dirty Work - better singer than Donald Fagen

Dirty Work - better singer than Donald Fagen
I just wish I knew who he was and what happened to him ???

Other: Reelin' In The Years.

Other:

        "FM (No Static At All)"  8)

Other:

        "FM (No Static At All)"  8)
I like that one also....did you ever see the movie?

Other:

         "FM (No Static At All)"  8)
I like that one also....did you ever see the movie?


Nope...never did.  :-\

Other:

        "FM (No Static At All)"  8)
I like that one also....did you ever see the movie?


Nope...never did.  :-\
It was kinda corny...even back then...but I liked it :)

I voted Other...

because I like 'em in this order:

1. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (1974)
2. Deacon Blues (1977)
3. Reelin' in the Years (1973)
4. Dirty Work (1973)

:D

I like "Kid Charlamagne", "is there gas in the car? yes there's gas in the car!" ;D

Hey Nineteen

Do It Again

I like "Kid Charlamagne", "is there gas in the car? yes there's gas in the car!" ;D
;D

Do It Again

"Show Biz Kids"

I just wish I knew who he was and what happened to him ???


Hay RockFan here's some info on David Palmer.
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,562323,00.html?artist=Wha%2DKoo

Hay RockFan here's some info on David Palmer.
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,562323,00.html?artist=Wha%2DKoo
Thanks bj26!  This has always driven me crazy not knowing ;)

"Rikki, Don't Lose That Number"

Do it again

I love Steely Dan.  They bring back really good memories of my dad (who was the one that got me listening to them).  I picked "other" and my choice is FM.

Josie.  But its hard to choose just one, this is one of my all time favorite bands.  Good poll!!! :D

Bad sneakers

Hey Nineteen.

"My Old School" or "Deacon Blues" depending on my mood.

I voted "Peg" but upon careful consideration realized that "Bad Sneakers" is a classic.  I noticed that bj had pondered before posting.
God lyk!

Hmmm, it's gotta be "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" for me.

But if you'll indulge me to go up to 1981  ::)  then I'll also mention "Time Out Of Mind"  8)

But if you'll indulge me to go up to 1981  ::)  then I'll also mention "Time Out Of Mind"   8)


You read my mind with that one.  :)

"Rikki Don't Lose That Number". ???
I will never understand how anyone could pick that song over say "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" or "Deacon Blues"?
I'm just one confused spud head. :P

:)

Other:
Deacon Blue
Drink scotch whiskey all night long, and die behind the wheel
For a very '70s time, see the movie "FM," featuring Alex Karras, Martin Mull, and Cleavon Little.  Might be hard to find, worth searching out.

Now, who knows where the name "Steely Dan" comes from?

Other:
Deacon Blue
Drink scotch whiskey all night long, and die behind the wheel
For a very '70s time, see the movie "FM," featuring Alex Karras, Martin Mull, and Cleavon Little.  Might be hard to find, worth searching out.

Now, who knows where the name "Steely Dan" comes from?
F ew people know that before Steely Dan became Steely Dan, the boys performed and toured under 7,566 other names as part of a test marketing research investigation. In 1973, aided by the Windsor Unimax 5000 computer system, a test market research investigation was initiated by Jack Tafoya, a prominent record company executive with a penthouse apartment in the Brill building. As a result, the computer came up with 9,087 of the best names for the burgeoning group. Here is a list of the top fifty leading to the final selection: 

Penis Whip

Ocular Fillibrator

Oceans of Chocolate

Marsupial Soup

Thorax

Hard Donut

Slime Unit

Chucky Upchuck

Thigh Patties

Cold Stone Sea Monkey

Virginia Mastic Wiener Whistle

"The"

Conniption and Connivin'

The Blabberworks People

False Intelligence

Nabokov

The Pewterberg Faction

Shunt

The Lipstick Lizards

Sucktion

The Rambling Whippoorwills

Hi Jinx on Ice

Small Doses

Saliva, the Movie

Luvburst

Pennsylvania 911

Don and Greg

The Cuticles

Boric Acid

Shredded Brain Compote

Carolina num nums

The Don't fudges

Sliding Curve

Bleckfast at Tiffany's

Road Hummer

Radical Pattycake

Thunderhurl

Iron Jaundice

The Bloody Stumps

Hard-as-steel Man

Strong Man

Steel Men

Steel-eye Pan

Steely Bob

Steely Robert

Steely Shiela

Sheedy, Allie

Sheedy Dan

Shelly Mann

and finally....

Steely Dan
Source: Arnold Jeevis Never Heard of 'Em: Musical Groups' Original Band Names, Putnam and Rowes, Berlin, 1981.

I heard they also were named after a "Chrome Vibrator" made at that time ::)

F ew people know that before Steely Dan became Steely Dan, the boys performed and toured under 7,566 other names as part of a test marketing research investigation. In 1973, aided by the Windsor Unimax 5000 computer system, a test market research investigation was initiated by Jack Tafoya, a prominent record company executive with a penthouse apartment in the Brill building. As a result, the computer came up with 9,087 of the best names for the burgeoning group. Here is a list of the top fifty leading to the final selection: 

Penis Whip

Ocular Fillibrator

Oceans of Chocolate

Marsupial Soup

Thorax

Hard Donut

Slime Unit

Chucky Upchuck

Thigh Patties

Cold Stone Sea Monkey

Virginia Mastic Wiener Whistle

"The"

Conniption and Connivin'

The Blabberworks People

False Intelligence

Nabokov

The Pewterberg Faction

Shunt

The Lipstick Lizards

Sucktion

The Rambling Whippoorwills

Hi Jinx on Ice

Small Doses

Saliva, the Movie

Luvburst

Pennsylvania 911

Don and Greg

The Cuticles

Boric Acid

Shredded Brain Compote

Carolina num nums

The Don't fudges

Sliding Curve

Bleckfast at Tiffany's

Road Hummer

Radical Pattycake

Thunderhurl

Iron Jaundice

The Bloody Stumps

Hard-as-steel Man

Strong Man

Steel Men

Steel-eye Pan

Steely Bob

Steely Robert

Steely Shiela

Sheedy, Allie

Sheedy Dan

Shelly Mann

and finally....

Steely Dan
Source: Arnold Jeevis Never Heard of 'Em: Musical Groups' Original Band Names, Putnam and Rowes, Berlin, 1981.

I heard they also were named after a "Chrome Vibrator" made at that time ::)

Hey man, that is faaaar out!  Learn somethin' new everyday!
;)

Hey man, that is faaaar out!  Learn somethin' new everyday!
;)
I did a little more investigating and found this out:

With Fagen on keyboards and vocals and Becker on bass, they decide to sign up guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder. With the core band recruited, Donald and Walter need a name for their group. Since both of them were avid readers of 1950's "Beat" literature, they decided to name the band "Steely Dan" after a dildo in William Burrough's "Naked Lunch."  :D

I did a little more investigating and found this out:

With Fagen on keyboards and vocals and Becker on bass, they decide to sign up guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder. With the core band recruited, Donald and Walter need a name for their group. Since both of them were avid readers of 1950's "Beat" literature, they decided to name the band "Steely Dan" after a dildo in William Burrough's "Naked Lunch."  :D

I knew that, but I didn't hear it from Casey Kasem!

I knew that, but I didn't hear it from Casey Kasem!
Well...I don't think he even knows what one IS ;D  ;)

"Hey Nineteen"

Other--"Midnight Cruiser"

The vocalist for "Dirty Work" was done by David Palmer. He toured with the band until he left.The song "Midnight Cruiser" was sung by their drummer at the time. Walter Becker never sang on any albums until recently.

"Hey Nineteen" and "Do It Again"..found out recently while playing the boardgame "Cranium" that Chevy Chase played drums with them briefly..who knew?

"Hey Nineteen" and "Do It Again"..found out recently while playing the boardgame "Cranium" that Chevy Chase played drums with them briefly..who knew?


Huh? ???
Who knew? Probably not Fagen or Becker. :-\\

???

apparently he went to school with a couple of the guys from the band(according to the boardgame,not according to anthing else i've ever heard)..it was a true or false question and being a total music junkie i was pretty doubtful but sure enough it was true

I picked "Do It Again" followed by "Hey Nineteen" and "Rikki, Don't Lose That Number"

Hey Nineteen

Peg


Howard

From the list I picked "Dirty Work" but I also like "Reelin' In the Years"

1981 - Time Out of Mind.  It was their final top 40 hit, and what a great hit it was :)

saxophone player here - my fave is deacon blues!  :)

I love them all, but Dirty Work is a current favorite!
Every album is a classic!

8) Love all Steely Dan

Of the ones listed: "Hey Nineteen", followed closely by "Peg."

I voted for Hey Nineteen, but I also like Deacon Blues and Black Cow.  Aja is one of the best albums of the 1970s, IMO.

Showbiz Kids  and My Old School

I REALLY like "Kid Charlamagne" but I like "Rikki, Don't Lose That Number" best....BTW....trivia here: Who WAS that lead singer on thier very first song "Dirty Work"...it was NOT Donald Fagen ???


My first time visiting this site, so I havent peeked to see if you've gotten an answer to this yet  but Mickey Thomas who also charted several times with Jefferson Starship, and also served as lead vocalist for the Elvin Bishop Group on "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" in '75 or '76

My first time visiting this site, so I havent peeked to see if you've gotten an answer to this yet  but Mickey Thomas who also charted several times with Jefferson Starship, and also served as lead vocalist for the Elvin Bishop Group on "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" in '75 or '76


MARK!!!??

Do It Again

"Boston Rag"

Rikki don't Lose that Number

In no particular order...


Peg
Josie
Reelin' in The Years
Do It Again


I enjoy all of those; I can't just vote for one.

None.  Steely Dan was way too jazzy for a rock band. 

Pretzel logic has always been my favorite, followed by Do It Again.

Reelin’ In The Years & Do It Again are also my other favorites and were released in 1972, which happens to be my favorite year of music  8)