I love them, unique sounding, great writing, arranging and production. For me, I love to listen to the guitar playing, perfection.
I love them, unique sounding, great writing, arranging and production. For me, I love to listen to the guitar playing, perfection.
Wouldn't call myself a fan, TBH... I know they have a few hidden pearls in oceans of AOR
One of the stupidest band name ever (thpough Jethro Tull and Max Webster are cool), hinting at latino disco and an atrocious band logo.
these guys should've been mejntionned a few times in the "What were they Thinking Of" thread
A smile at most in my case, but it's that much better than a flat response
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
The whole "slick" thing, for me is mostly evident on Aja. It's my least favorite Dan album. The one really great song I like from Aja is Home At Last. The rest is just ok. Sorry. All those hit songs from Aja are nice but bland compared to, say Countdown or Pretzel. Really, I love to hear vibaphrone on SD albums. You could tell with Aja they were streamlinimg the sound. Royal Scam sort of has that vibe too but there's so much gritty, dirty guitar on that album it's just killer.
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
I worship Victor Feldman. Please, recommend an album of his.
The Arrival of Victor Feldman (1958)
Latinsville (1959)
Miles Davis' Seven Steps to Heaven is also a must. The half that was recorded in Hollywood has Feldman on piano. The other half (recorded in NY) has Herbie Hancock on piano. Feldman co-wrote "Seven Steps to Heaven" and wrote "Joshua", both staples of Miles' songbook at the time (circa 1963/64).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQMJv3HuZdU
when they were good---mostly on Aja---they were sublime---but they had lot's of material that didn't move me....
Vic - also Mario Bauza as well as Israel "Cachao" Lopez.
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
Sometimes the way the Dan get the best out of the musicians on their albums reminds me of how Miles Davis did the same - some performances are close to their best recorded work
Wayne Shorter on 'Aja'
Steve Gadd on 'Aja'
Phil Woods on 'Dr Wu'
Denny Dias on 'Your Gold Teeth 2'
Jeff Skunk Baxter on 'Bodhisattva' and ' My Old School'
Larry Carlton on 'Kid Charlemagne'
Elliott Randall on 'Reelin' in the Years'
Skunk Baxter is a hell of a musician. I think he's underrated, but I hear he's a wierdo.
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