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"Do It Again" features an electric sitar solo by Denny Dias. The "plastic organ" solo by Donald Fagen was performed on a Yamaha YC-30 with a sliding pitch-bending control. [6] The song is written in the key of G minor and has a tempo of 125 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Cm-Dm-E♭-Dm7-Gm-Cm-Dm-E♭-Dm.
The mu major chord differs from a suspended second (sus2) chord, as suspended chords do not contain the major (or minor) third. [ 80 ] [ 81 ] [ 82 ] In a 1989 interview, Walter Becker explained that the use of the chord developed from trying to enrich the sound of a major chord without making it into a "jazz chord". [ 83 ]
Steely Dan's last tour performance was on July 5, 1974, a concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California. [4] Steely Dan disbanded in June 1981. [5] Becker moved to Maui, where he became an "avocado rancher and self-styled critic of the contemporary scene." [6] He stopped using drugs, which he had used for most of his career.
With Steely Dan. Can't Buy a Thrill (ABC, 1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (ABC, 1973) Pretzel Logic (ABC, 1974) Katy Lied (ABC, 1975) The Royal Scam (ABC, 1976) Aja (ABC, 1977) With others. Soundtrack to You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971) with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, credited as Denny Diaz
The Very Best of Steely Dan: Do It Again (1987) Citizen Steely Dan (1993) The Very Best of Steely Dan: Do It Again is a compilation album by Steely Dan, released in 1987.
Michael H. McDonald (born February 12, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. Known for his distinctive, soulful voice, he was a backing vocalist for Steely Dan from 1975 to 1980 and the lead vocalist of the Doobie Brothers across various stints (1975–1982, 1987, 2019–present).
The album comprises music and conversation recorded during a 2002 visit by Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen to Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio program. Together with McPartland on piano, Becker and Fagen play several jazz standards and three Steely Dan songs, backed by bass and drums.
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician who was the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker.