Table of Contents
- 1 Who wrote dont take me alive?
- 2 Who played lead guitar on Steely Dan’s don’t take me alive?
- 3 Who plays guitar in Old School?
- 4 What does you’ll never take me alive mean?
- 5 Who played guitar solo on Josie?
- 6 Who played the guitar solo on Haitian Divorce?
- 7 Who played drums on Aja?
- 8 What happened to Jeff Skunk Baxter?
Who wrote dont take me alive?
Walter Becker
Donald Fagen
Don’t Take Me Alive/Composers
Who played lead guitar on Steely Dan’s don’t take me alive?
Larry Carlton
Track listing
| No. | Title | Solo(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Kid Charlemagne” | guitar: Larry Carlton |
| 2. | “The Caves of Altamira” | tenor saxophone: John Klemmer |
| 3. | “Don’t Take Me Alive” | guitar: Larry Carlton |
| 4. | “Sign In Stranger” | piano: Paul Griffin, guitar solo by Elliott Randall, guitar solo believed to actually be Larry Carlton |
Who plays the solo on green earrings?
3. Green Earrings (Denny Dias/Elliott Randall): Dias participates in another dual-solo showcase, this time with Elliott Randall. His liquid lines are sharply contrasted by Randall’s urgent, acidic articulations.
Who plays guitar in Old School?
Jeff Baxter
The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and is in the key of G major. The original studio track features a guitar solo by Jeff Baxter.
What does you’ll never take me alive mean?
This phrase is mostly used in a situation where someone is trying capture someone else. It basically means ‘I won’t let you capture me’ or more literally ‘if you want to capture me you have to kill me first’ Example: Police: Surrender now! Criminal: You’ll never take me alive!
What Mizar 5?
In an imagined future, Mizar Five is a new gangland paradise – Boardwalk Empire in space. No policemen, not even one, in a city where you can always start again, avoiding potential arrest on another planet. It’s almost Star Wars – Mizar 5 could be that “hive of villainy” that Ben Kenobi describes on Tatooine.
Who played guitar solo on Josie?
Becker plays a guitar solo on the song, one of the few on Aja. Steely Dan biographer Brian Sweet particularly praised his solo, calling it “a real stormer.” Fagen sings the lead vocals.
Who played the guitar solo on Haitian Divorce?
Steely Dan used a talkbox on this track, which is the same processor Black Sabbath used on “Iron Man” to create the robotic sounds. In “Haitian Divorce,” hired hand Dean Parks played the guitar, Walter Becker processed it though a talkbox to his specifications.
Who plays lead guitar on Kid Charlemagne?
“Kid Charlemagne” features the guitar solo of legendary session player Larry Carlton, who also appeared on Steely Dan’s Gaucho and Aja albums. Carlton’s solo on “Kid Charlemagne” has been called one of the most memorable in rock. “It’s my claim to fame,” Carlton told Guitar World in 1981.
Who played drums on Aja?
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd – drums. Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone.
What happened to Jeff Skunk Baxter?
More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and chaired a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers in 2020.
Where did you’ll never take me alive come from?
“Never Take Me Alive” is a song by English rock band Spear of Destiny. It was released on 23 March 1987 as the second single (after “Strangers in Our Town” in January) from the band’s fourth album, Outland. It achieved the band’s highest ever UK chart placing, peaking at number 14.