The album's title comes from the lyrics of "Doctor Wu" ("Katy lies / You can see it in her eyes"), and the album cover is a picture of a katydid, a "singing" (stridulating) insect related to crickets and grasshoppers, as a pun on the title. Walter Becker told Rolling Stone, during the band's 2009 tour: "It's about that uneasy relationship between the patient and doctor. People put faith in doctors, yet they abuse their power and become dangerous."[6] The back cover photograph of Donald Fagen (in reindeer sweater) and Denny Dias (in overalls and sombrero and holding a tank of helium) was taken by Becker during the session (sometime in 1972-73) for their Schlitz beer jingle.[7]
The album cover features a picture of a katydid, a "singing" (stridulating) insect related to crickets and grasshoppers. This is most likely a pun on the album's title; the "singing" of a katydid sounds as though they're saying "Katy did, Katy didn't." Lyrics in the song "Doctor Wu" include "Katy tried, I was halfway crucified" and "Katy lies, you can see it in her eyes." The premise of the theme of Katy "lying" is based on a quote from Denny Dias when he came to the studio to play on "Your Gold Teeth II." Jeff Porcaro, then only 21 years old, played drums on all the songs except "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)," which features legendary session drummer Hal Blaine.
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The album cover features a katydid, a singing insect that is related to grasshoppers and crickets. This is a pun on the album's title (katydid, Katy Lied), which itself is a paraphrasing of a line from "Doctor Wu" ("Katy lies, you can see it in her eyes").
'Starting with Katy Lied, I simply accepted that, since EVERYTHING they had done to date had beenoutstanding, it was likely that this new thing was outstanding, too. I also knew that I wouldprobably have to spend some time with it, before I would really get it. If things didn't soundquite right at first, I knew it was my problem...and that they would, in time, sound perfect.'a random internet fan of Steely Dan.'Machines 10, Humans Nil' - Walter Becker Picking up where we left off with Pretzel Logic. With the new album in the can ABC sent the roadweary band back on the road to support Pretzel Logic with another tour. This tour featured someimportant faces that would come to help to define Steely Dan's signature.. and very unique sound.Michael McDonald was enlisted as a background singer and Jeff Porcaro, not scared off by the noosein the barn stayed with the group. The tour, musically, was a fabulous success but it was the finalstraw for Becker and Fagen and after a July 4th 1974 show in Santa Monica Steely Dan folded up shopand 'broke up' as a band. Becker and Fagen found themselves back in LA with no band, no manager, noplans. After some soul searching ABC Records head Jay Lasker was approached with the idea to bringSteely Dan back to life, not as a touring band, but as a studio only outfit. Though skeptical aboutwhether their careers would survive, he gave them his blessing and Becker and Fagen retired to theirnew home at ABC studios on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. Once again in an unused office at the studio with only a couch, a piano, and a lamp they worked awayon new songs. Steely Dan the band was dead. Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter was off to join the Doobies. DennyDias was around and hanging around the studio and would be the only original group member tocontribute to the album. Porcaro was off playing with Sonny and Cher but was brought back to play onall the new songs but one. In place of a working band Steely Dan recruited some familiar faces frompast albums to play on their new songs and slowly, but happily spend the rest of the year perfectingtheir new songs and earning the reputation as task masters who demanded perfection from everyperformance. Repeating take after take till everything sounded perfect to them, as I said in an earlierreview... till not a note was out of place. The album was released in March of 1975 and again was acritical success with rav reviews from the musical press. Commercially the album was again adisappointment to ABC though the album did well reaching #13 on the charts. No singles managed todent the charts. Black Friday was the closest thing to a hit but only made it to #37 on the charts.The album is sort of a sore subject to Becker and Fagen who did not listen to the album in final formbecause of sonic imperfections in the recording due to a faulty machine. To this day... no credibleaccount has come from anyone as to where these imperfections are. If you know them... again.. PMme.. I'd love to know. To these ears is a perfectly produced album. Oh yes before the review of thealbum itself... there is the subject of the cover. The insect on the cover is a katydidfrom the family Tettigoniidae, an insect more closely related to crickets than grasshoppers. The album coverwas a picture that Fagen's girlfriend Dorthy White took and loved, so it was used as the album cover.The album's title was a joke based on a play of words. 'Katy lied? Katy did.' Personally it is myfavorite album cover from them The album kicks off which a beast of a cut. The fabulous Black Friday. Jeff Porcaro's crisp briskdrumming leads the 3 headed musical monster through a tale of a stock speculator who retires toAustralia with his ill-gotten booty before the market crash of 1929. David Paich and Michael Omartianduel on electric piano and the brand new Bosendorfer piano bought just for the album respectively.While Walter Becker leaves the bass duties in the master Chuck Rainey's hands and delivers ablistering guitar solo. Fagen's vocals here are strengthened by the UNMISTAKABLE vocals of MichaelMcDonald in the songs chorus sections. A great.. great album opener. Bad Sneakers is next up. A songabout the unease of living in LA and away from their native New York City. Listen carefully to theguitar solo by again Walter Becker. It reportedly was painstakingly composed..at the rate a bar anHOUR. The stand out part of the perfect piece of music by Steely Dan are Michael McDonald's soulfulvocals in unison with Fagen's. Rose Darling is next up the opening line is a line that I swear I cannot sing without having a smile on my face. Another song whose cryptic meaning is completely unknownto me. I think it is vaguely sexual though. Anyone know who or what Snake Mary is supposed to behahhaa. A bright preppy tune with Omartian's piano being the star of this. Nextup....ooooohhhhh... if I had to pick ONE.. only one Steely Dan song that I would only be to listento for the rest of my life... it would be this one, Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More.The intro with Porcaro's half step snare and cymbal crash entry behind Becker's guitar just hookedme from the first listen. Stinging guitar licks galore with Fagen's snearing voice relating the taleof a broken down wiseguy. Something I noticed about Steely Dan.. more since theiraddition that is, I been looking even more closely at their musical structures. They often use interesting twists onsong structure. The longest song on the album is just over 4 minutes. But few of these songs fittraditional song structure. Daddy Don't Live in New York City is yet another example. The songconsists of 7 verse sections with the odd one.. the 5th serving as the instrumental break if youwill in conjunction with a few bars of guitar. The organ leads the lead into the 2nd, 4th 5th, and7th verses are just that perfect sonic touch that make sounds special to us. Where someone whohears this song may think.. yeah.. great song .. one of MANY great songs. That intro.. those organleads are just the little things that make the song for me the Steely Dan song that encapsulateseverything I love in the group. Doctor Wu closes the first side of the album.. maybe one of the mostanalyzed song in the Steely Dan catalog. Often reported to be about Heroin abuse and the tale of alove triangle between with Doctor Wu (heroin) the singer and Katy. The music is another heavily jazzinfluenced composition with a laid back vibe with the piano leading the melody. The saxophone solohere by Phil Woods is a classic Steely Dan moment. One of the real high-lights of Steely Dan. Aclassic song.. one that I heard on the radio not long after getting into them.. and led me directlyto this album. Which in tern led me to becoming a life long fan of the group.Side two opens with Everyone gone to Movies. The most depraved song you will ever hear thatwill have you tapping your toes and smiling as you sing. Such a happy sounding song. I giggle howmany people laugh and sing along to the song not knowing.. or realizing the song about Pedophiliahahhaha. What genius's they were. The joke was on those who bought into them.. but didn't realizewhat they were getting into. A nice Caribbean tinged song with great harmony work in the chorussections. Your Gold Teeth II is up next. One of real progressive workouts on the album, at amammoth 4 minutes and change. Listen to Porcaro's drumming on this. Don't think he hadn't beenlistening and learning from the jazz masters. Sources are unclear on who plays the fabulous guitarsolo on this.. but it might be Denny Dias. Which makes sense.. being such a jazz freak as he was.Like we like to say about Crossover prog.. this is prog any fan could love.. packaged in an easy todigest form that those who would turn up their noses at what was traditional labeled prog wouldlove. Letter perfect. Some take 18 minutes to say what they want to say.... Steely Dan did it in4:14. Chain Lightning is up next. Much like Pretzel Logic on the last album.. a fling withtraditional blues structure. Yet ... have you ever looked at the lyrics. A shout out to who PM'sme and figures out what they are referring to. They are not ambiguous... just not exactly poprelated subject matter. Definitely not in a 'blues' jam. Jeff Porcaro steps out from behind the kiton the next one. Any World (that I'm welcome to) and in steps drum legend Hal Blaine. Great drummingand the lyrics really hit home as to state of the world we live in. As appropriate now as they musthave been then. The album closes with a song I wanted to have as a sample here, but as of nowhasn't been loaded onto the site. Another song that traditional prog fans will immediately identifywith. The outro section in the song is one of my favorite moments of the song. Odd time signaturesshifting meters.. and odd instrumentation. A great way to close a truly great album.Rating the album. Another hard one to rate. Start to finish this is Steely Dan's best album so farwith not ONE weak moment on it. Moments of overt prog bliss... and lots more of a more subtlenature. The album is beyond all doubt my favorite from the group and in my top 10 albums ever. Thisalbum.. and Porcaro's drumming led be to try my hand at drumming and on one memorable night to handoff my bass and sit behind the kit and sing and drum to my band's cover of Daddy don't Live in thatNew York City. A moment I'll never ever forget. For me 5 stars plus.. an album I'll be buried with.For the site.. 4 stars.. for you.. the best is yet to come as the jazz influences become lesssubtle and more overt. For me.. they equaled.. but never topped this album.Michael (aka the big Mick) social review commentsĀ | Review Permalink
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