CreatingNoise
James,
  That is quite a tune.  The vocals are so SD it gave me chills.  Great tribute with a lot of cool twists, what fun.  Sounded great on my system!  WOW is way too much of an understatement for this thing but I can't even find enough words to go there.  Great work!

Gracias! Glad it sounded good (since I always hate the sound of my songs by the time I am done with them!)

Just catching up on the Songs forum by randomly picking threads starting on the second page.  Glad I picked this one!    As another long-time SD fan I just love the way this turned out.    It's got the SD vibe nailed IMO with a little Zappa-esque parts thrown in for good measure.   Like Steely Zappa or Zappa Dan.   
 
It is a bit creepy how much you sound like Fagen in spots though - he has such an unusual voice.   Along with the composition and arrangement the whole piece just sings. 
 

Wow! Totally nailed the vibe, the voice, everything! An amazing intricate piece masterfully done.

So glad you bumped it!
 
Great piece of twisted Steely Dan!

stevec
Just catching up on the Songs forum by randomly picking threads starting on the second page.  Glad I picked this one!    As another long-time SD fan I just love the way this turned out.    It's got the SD vibe nailed IMO with a little Zappa-esque parts thrown in for good measure.   Like Steely Zappa or Zappa Dan.   
 
It is a bit creepy how much you sound like Fagen in spots though - he has such an unusual voice.   Along with the composition and arrangement the whole piece just sings. 
 

I really tried to emulate Fagen's style: like me, he has a somewhat unpleasant voice, except that he really knows how to use it.
 
Thanks for the bump

filtersweep
Wow! Totally nailed the vibe, the voice, everything! An amazing intricate piece masterfully done.

Thanks, it was a real long-gestating pain to make.

jamesyoyo

Bert Guy
James,
 
Prodigious simulation of SD songwriting, playing, singing, recording. The vocal sound & phrasing, Fender Rhodes, and GTR are very close to the original. Apparently you have internalized their entire catalog.
 
I have no idea how you did it,
 
Cheers,
 
Bert

There's a ton of SD songs mashed in my mind with this track:
Peg with my Michael McDonald-esqe bgvocals in the chorus
My Old School with the lyrics
Reelin in the Years with the guitar vamps
Hey Nineteen verse melody



I spent an extraordinary amount of time on this tune. Probably too many stop/starts but those transitions are too cool to avoid.

James,
If you must internalize and subsequently channel anyone's oeurve, then it would be hard to top the massively cool work of Steely Dan.
 
Day duh bomb!
 
Cheers,
 
Bert

James - That was cool!  Very complex song and arrangement.  I liked the horns and the horn arrangement - that stuff takes time to put together!  Your voice and the vocal effects were cool too.  You definitely nailed the SD vibe!

Bert Guy

jamesyoyo

Bert Guy
James,

Prodigious simulation of SD songwriting, playing, singing, recording. The vocal sound & phrasing, Fender Rhodes, and GTR are very close to the original. Apparently you have internalized their entire catalog.

I have no idea how you did it,

Cheers,

Bert

There's a ton of SD songs mashed in my mind with this track:
Peg with my Michael McDonald-esqe bgvocals in the chorus
My Old School with the lyrics
Reelin in the Years with the guitar vamps
Hey Nineteen verse melody



I spent an extraordinary amount of time on this tune. Probably too many stop/starts but those transitions are too cool to avoid.

James,
If you must internalize and subsequently channel anyone's oeurve, then it would be hard to top the massively cool work of Steely Dan.
 
Day duh bomb!
 
Cheers,
 
Bert

Indeed they were...

guitartrek
James - That was cool!  Very complex song and arrangement.  I liked the horns and the horn arrangement - that stuff takes time to put together!  Your voice and the vocal effects were cool too.  You definitely nailed the SD vibe!

You have no idea how long I fiddlefarted around with this tune. Thank for the kind words!