Steely Dan 1972 to 1980 #1

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1. While attending Bard College in upstate New York, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen began writing songs and formed several bands together on campus. Which of the following was not one of them? The Don Fagen Jazz Trio The Bad Rock Group The Leather Canary The Red Balloon

2. "Bass player and keyboard player required - must have Jazz Chops" Who placed this Ad in The Village Voice - which indirectly led to the conception of Steely Dan? Gary Katz Kenny Vance Denny Dias Jeff Baxter

3. In 1971 - independent record producer Gary Kannon [Katz] invited Becker and Fagen out to Los Angeles to work as staff song writers with ABC Records. When - after six months there - they in turn invited three of their New York pals to join them in order to start a band and record their songs - Steely Dan was born. Which of these was not among them? Denny Dias David Palmer Jeff Baxter Jim Hodder

4. Who sang the lead vocal on 'Midnite Cruiser'? Donald Fagen David Palmer Jim Hodder Jeff Baxter

5. The sleevenotes on 'Can't Buy a Thrill' were written by Tristan Fabriani - a pseudonym for whom? Donald Fagen Gary Katz Kenny Vance Walter Becker

6. Who played the famous guitar solo on 'Reelin' in the Years'? Elliot Randall Denny Dias Walter Becker Jeff Baxter

7. David Palmer sang the lead vocal on which two tracks on 'Can't Buy a Thrill'? 'Change of the Guard' / 'Dirty Work' 'Midnite Cruiser' / 'Fire in the Hole' 'Dirty Work' / 'Brooklyn' 'Brooklyn' / 'Kings'

8. Between 1972 and 1980 Steely Dan had 10 US Top 40 singles, but only one in the UK - which? 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' 'Do It Again' 'Haitian Divorce' 'Reelin' in the Years'

9. The first seven Steely Dan studio albums all went Top 30 in the US - except for which one? 'The Royal Scam' 'Pretzel Logic' 'Countdown to Ecstasy' 'Katy Lied'

10. The title of which one of Steely Dan's albums was taken from a Bob Dylan lyric? 'Countdown to Ecstasy' 'The Royal Scam' 'Katy Lied' 'Can't Buy a Thrill'

11. Which Steely Dan song was edited in order to remove a word that might have given offence? 'Show Biz Kids' 'Everyone's Gone to the Movies' 'Do It Again' 'Babylon Sisters'

12. The intro to 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' was played on what instrument exactly? Xylophone Vibraphone Flopandra Marimba

13. On the 'Pretzel Logic' album (1974) which drummer was featured on every track bar one? Jim Gordon Jeff Porcaro Jim Hodder Rick Marotta

14. What was the only 'cover version' ever recorded by Steely Dan? 'Barrytown' 'East St Louis Toodle-oo' 'Parker's Band' 'Charlie Freak'

15. On the 'Katy Lied' album (1975) which drummer was featured on every track bar one? Jeff Porcaro Rick Marotta Jim Gordon Bernard Purdie

16. "Five names that I can hardly stand to hear Including yours and mine and one more chimp who isn't here" These - the opening lyrics of 'Bad Sneakers' on the 'Katy Lied' album - refer to whom exactly? Old Bard College friends Demian Jay and The Americans The original Steely Dan line up

17. Which Steely Dan track features a reference to another successful 1970s west coast band? 'Show Biz Kids' 'Hey Nineteen' 'Deacon Blues' 'Everything You Did'

18. Who played the dazzling guitar solo on 'Your Gold Teeth' on the 'Countdown to Ecstasy' album and the stupendously dazzling guitar solo on 'Your Gold Teeth II' on the 'Katy Lied' album? Denny Dias Jeff Baxter Elliot Randall Larry Carlton

19. Which completed Steely Dan album came close to being scrapped because of a technical problem? 'Gaucho' 'Countdown to Ecstasy' 'Katy Lied' 'Aja'

20. Apart from Becker and Fagen - who was the only musician to feature on all seven Steely Dan albums from 'Can't Buy a Thrill' in 1972 to 'Gaucho' in 1980? Jerome Richardson Larry Carlton Denny Dias Victor Feldman