3 best Steely Dan Songs ....

[Golden Spur]

.... there's so many great ones. Top 3 here:
1. Deacon Blue
2. Rikki Don't Lose That Number
3. Josie

Honorable mention: Dirty Work

 

[fknhippie]

Show Biz kids
My Old School

not sure about the third.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Where would I begin???
They're one of my all time favorite bands...I love all their stuff.
I'd have a hard time picking 3 of their best songs from any 3 of their many albums.

I'll get back on this later and try to narrow it down.

 

[Rex Racer]

My Old School

Bodhisvattva

Doctor Wu

Kid Charlemagne

Bad Sneakers

Reelin in the years

Aja

Pretzel Logic

Don't take me alive

Sorry, I know that is more than 3, but.........

 

[williewilliejuan]

@SlinkyRedfoot is going to bust a nut over this thread. If you're in the front row, you might want to get some plastic and treat it like a Gallagher show.

 

[outofyourmind]

My Top 3 In There Somewhere

Black Cow
Reelin' In the Years
Hey 19
Peg
My Old School
Josie
Black Friday

 

[Golden Spur]

I've always thought the guitar solo on Rikki was one of the greatest in rock history. It actually wasn't played by Becker, but Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who used to play with the Doobie Brothers (who, believe it or not, later went on to become a consultant for the US Defense Department). Deacon Blue has some of the best lyrics I ever heard (My Old School certainly does as well, for all who chose that).

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I've always thought the guitar solo on Rikki was one of the greatest in rock history. It actually wasn't played by Becker, but Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who used to play with the Doobie Brothers (who, believe it or not, later went on to become a consultant for the US Defense Department). Deacon Blue has some of the best lyrics I ever heard (My Old School certainly does as well, for all who chose that).

Becker doesn't play most of the solos, neither does Fagen. They're more writers and arrangers than they are virtuosos at their respective instruments.

Also, the song is Deacon Blues.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Where would I begin???
They're one of my all time favorite bands...I love all their stuff.
I'd have a hard time picking 3 of their best songs from any 3 of their many albums.

This.

I would say that any list like this should probably begin and end with Aja. So much amazing stuff going on in that song. The mixed drum/sax solo between Steve Gadd and Wayne Shorter is absolutely fucking amazing.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I'm gonna go against the grain here by posting 3 of my fave tunes from each album, beginning with their 1st.....

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Peg FTW!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I wouldn't say that I agree with all your picks from the various albums, but I wouldn't disagree with any of them up until this album.

No Jack of Speed? What. The. Fuck?

From there I'd go with Two Against Nature and Gaslighting Abbie.