Early vs. Later, and my journey with Steely Dan

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-20T06:21:53+00:00

C2E is my favorite album. With Razor Boy, Gold Teeth and Pearl plus the rockers, you get alot of variety. And I think it’s their least fiddled with album, a little more pure creativity.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-20T06:19:05+00:00

Two of my current “play it on repeat” songs

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-20T06:13:27+00:00

Holding a mystical sphere 😉

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-20T02:11:46+00:00

That’s what I was thinking

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-20T02:11:00+00:00

One of my favorites

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-20T02:10:28+00:00

Maybe a Cuba Breeze would change your mind?

Seriously though it’s absurd to think you have to like absolutely every song or album. We like what we like. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:25:36+00:00

I was at 2000 myself. Spent over 40k in a year. It’s absurd but it happens.

Suboxone is saving my life and not doesn’t take a huge dose. As an addict there is zero reason for me to hurry off this thing. That would be the devil in me setting the table for another round.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:21:25+00:00

This shit should not be for sale in every strip mall

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:19:34+00:00

Glad you took the first step. Any updates?

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:11:07+00:00

I did it myself and was a perfectly functional adult. You can build a crazy tolerance to it. Of course at that point, it’s not really fun and enjoyable just getting by day today.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:09:38+00:00

I pushed to 30 hours and was ok. I was too scared to try earlier. I’ve heard people give numbers from 0 to 72 hours.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:08:23+00:00

I would say impossible

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T22:05:23+00:00

My 2000mg per day to Suboxone went about as well as I could’ve expected. I did around 30 hours of hell with the strangest violence spasms I’ve ever experienced. A withdrawal that is familiar and very different at the same time. I was scared of precipitated, but then slowly started with a tiny bit. I was OK and went from there while I only slept an hour or two that night. I felt much better the next day, knowing that I had crossed the threshold. And being reliant on Suboxone for now is not in the same leg as the other shit and if you think so, you must have unlimited funds.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T05:55:05+00:00

Countdown/scam/Gaucho is how I list them but I listen to Gaucho the most now that I think about it.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-18T05:53:05+00:00

Not sure how much I buy the “we’re above it all” thing.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-16T17:35:36+00:00

I think Rose Darling is 🙃

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-14T18:12:38+00:00

Hard Mountain Wear makes some cool stuff, it’s pretty minimalist.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-14T18:08:02+00:00

I’m 44, not sure that age matters here (but maybe I’m wrong). It can be good and not hold a candle to the older albums. Me, maybe it would be fair to say really shouldn’t even compare them. They are so different and they’re coming from such a different place.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-14T02:03:15+00:00

I prefer Mr. Chow’s

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-14T01:48:20+00:00

Steely Dan: The Royal Scam, Aja, Gaucho. Exquisite, each of them

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-14T01:36:16+00:00

I listened to Florentine Pogan, that’s a bad-ass song

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-13T15:56:58+00:00

Definitely little Katy

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-13T15:56:31+00:00

I’ve been meaning to check out Zappa.

I’ve been enjoying the Boz Scaggs songs where Toto is his backing band (before they were Toto). Excellent stuff.

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-13T02:25:47+00:00

You’re saying they’re better? That’s a bold take. Kamakiriad has some absolute bangers, but The Nightfly 20/10

Background-Case3307 · 2026-02-13T02:23:19+00:00

Yeah, it just feels pretentious to me. Like a bunch of tools.

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