Payne's Pretzels

Writings and ramblings of Sebastian E. Payne

Tag: Steely Dan

The Second Arrangement

They don’t get any more rare than this. I was amazed to find this on YouTube and how on earth it made it to the internets, I have no idea. The Second Arrangement, from Steely Dan was infamously erased during recording sessions due to a mistake of their engineer. The song was meant to be [...]

All Graphite and Glitter

We all have our own favourite albums (I would say records but that's an antiquated term now) and mine have changed many times. From the top of my head, my answers over the past few years include Wish You Were Here, Let It Bleed and One Of These Nights. Yes, these are all old records that haven't [...]

Traveling Minstrel Show

This has to be the hottest performance of Pretzel Logic that I've ever seen. I think the rhythm section on this recording is one of the tightest and punchiest I've heard. When you compare this to the album original, it seems boring and flaccid. This was part of Donald Fagen's New York Rock and Soul [...]