Celebrity Deaths

RIP Charles Bradley

  On 9/23/2017 at 9:34 PM, Gocab said:

RIP Charles Bradley

I was sad to hear this, he'd only been on my radar for a year or so, seems like his career had lots left to give. RIP.

  On 9/24/2017 at 5:10 PM, Leon Sumbitches said:

 

  On 9/23/2017 at 9:34 PM, Gocab said:

RIP Charles Bradley

 

I was sad to hear this, he'd only been on my radar for a year or so, seems like his career had lots left to give. RIP.

 

 

Awesome tune!

And man, his face was amazing! Look at that!

  On 9/23/2017 at 9:34 PM, Gocab said:

RIP Charles Bradley

yeah this one hits hard - was lucky enough to see him perform several times over the years

this is insane to me. everyone is getting mopey about charles bradley and the response for walter becker was eww dad rock wow fuck this

jfc, I don't hate all dad rock. I just got burnt out on Steely Dan in particular before my age was double digits.

But while I'm at it, also fuck James Taylor.

steely dan isn't dad rock thats the confusing part. 

Yeah they don't seem particularly dad rock-y to me either. Or even rock. Although I'm no expert on the former.

people make weird associations. steely dan is like the most acerbic shit ever. 

it's more cited by a lot of dads than actual dad rock, innet.

nah, steely dan are cool. real new york characters. east coast all the way. smart, sarcastic, witty as hell and their lyrics reflect that. they named their band after a vibrator for gods sake.

legendary studio obsessives. there's some cool videos on youtube of them going over the Aja multitracks and talking about how they were made. really interesting to watch even if your not into the band.

i can't call myself the biggest steely dan fan but i have a lot of respect for them. never sold out. never lost their edge. Aja is a masterpiece for sure. every time i hear their music i picture a city at night.

rip walter becker.

http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/883459/hugh-hefner-dead-at-91-playboy-founder-and-publishing-legend-stoked-the-sexual-revolution-with-iconic-magazine

Somehow he managed to become relevant one last time

Press F for the Heff

r.i.p. hugh hefner. 

thanks for the bunnies

Rub one out for the Hef.

  On 9/28/2017 at 8:09 AM, Rubin Farr said:

Rub one out for the Hef.

can i just dedicate my morning one to him because i'm five beers in at this point and not really feeling it

  On 9/28/2017 at 9:52 AM, Lada Laika said:

 

  On 9/28/2017 at 8:09 AM, Rubin Farr said:

Rub one out for the Hef.

can i just dedicate my morning one to him because i'm five beers in at this point and not really feeling it

No. You must push through; this isn't about you!

https://steelydance.bandcamp.com/releases

flol

i would recommend the "hey 19" [sic] cover

that is an abomination

lol

  Quote

Hi there!

The title of this project is STEELY DANCE. It also just as easily could have been called FAGEN, BECKER & MIDI, or HOW I LEARNED TO MAKE DANCE MUSIC USING ONLY A COMPUTER, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

 

For so long, Steely Dan has been stereotyped as a band mainly appealing to cynical, smartypants dudes (myself included?). The stereotype inferred: "Women don't like Steely Dan." Sure, some women make the stink face when Steely Dan is mentioned, but quite a few women zealously love the Dan too. Why not more? Why not young people? Why not try to re-present the songs in another capacity, so that they can be heard with freshness and excitement? How about bringing it to the dance floor, where music is felt as much as it's heard? Would these complex, jazzy tunes lend themselves to a visceral dance treatment? This is the question I set out to answer.

from this prick's kickstarter for mastering which somehow reached its goal.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1943554911/steely-dance-needs-mixing-and-mastering

I don't think I've ever heard a Steely Dan track. Not sure if should

  On 9/30/2017 at 6:59 PM, Gocab said:

I don't think I've ever heard a Steely Dan track. Not sure if should

They're very competent musicians, the compositions are just super vapid to me. I never bothered to read the lyrics, I guess if you like lyrics that make you feel smart they're your guys.

That Steely Dance album is officially the greatest thing bandcamp has ever produced.

Also, my friend confided to me last night that in grade 10 she broke up with a guy because:

He made her a mix tape.  On the tape was included The Eagles - Hotel California, which was preceded with his voice saying "this is my favorite song."  She didn't know who the Eagles were at the time, but after hearing that song in that context, she knew things could never work between them.  Broke up with him the next day.

^lol

No please, carry on.