Classic Albums Number Two: "The Nightfly"- Donald Fagen
I first heard this album back in the late eighties, on a band trip whilst at school. A sax player passed the driver the tape. The optimistic opening chords of I.G.Y. resonated around the bus speakers and I was hooked. I didn’t have a clue who Donald Fagen was, it was only a few years later that I found out he was one half of Steely Dan, alongside collaborator Walter Becker. Despite having success since the seventies, Steely Dan split up in 1981, with Fagen pursuing a solo career. The Nightfly was released on the Warner Brothers label on October 1st 1982 and produced by Gary Katz. With its super slick production and arrangements, The Nightfly is a regular go to album for many sound engineers when testing speakers at venues. The album was one of the first to be fully digitally recorded and makes even the cheapest home sound system sound incredible! Recorded over eight months between multiple studios in Los Angeles and New York, ...