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How does Donald Fagen do it?

It seems, to my ears, that Donald Fagen is able to get an amazing sound out of a mixing board, much better than other producers can.  I have read that he is a perfectionist and uses extreme attention to detail when in the studio.  Do you notice the same thing in his recordings?  A shout out to the late Walter Becker too.
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reubent
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@goofyfoot  - CCM? Are you a Cincinnati guy too? BTW, great music school......
reubent
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@stuogawa  - That's awesome. My teenage son also has great taste in music. He listens mostly to the same music as me, but throws in a bit more electronic music and more modern pop'y rock bands. But he's also turned me on to some great music like Neutral Milk Hotel's - "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" and Titus Andronicus' - "The Monitor".
reubent
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Bummer. No Vinyl of "11 Tracks of Whack"
reubent
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@tomic601  - Listening to "11 Tracks of Whack" now. Never listened to it before. So far, I really like it. Thanks for the heads-up....
reubent
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@goofyfoot  - I saw Dead and Company the same summer, at the same venue, as Steely Dan. It was an OK show. But it was more polished than I was expecting. Didn't have a jam band feel at all.
reubent
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Who knows what summer will bring. The show is currently on the schedule for my local outdoor theater. Hopefully we get to hear some live music this year. But I wouldn't bet on it.....
reubent
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@goofyfoot  - I saw Steely Dan (Fagen and Becker) about 3 years ago w/Steve Winwood. Fantastic show! Much better than I was expecting. Loved the Dan and Winwood was fantastic too.
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