Reelin' In the Years

Infobox Single
Name = Reelin' In the Years


Caption = Cover to the album "Can't Buy a Thrill"
Artist = Steely Dan
Album = Can't Buy a Thrill
A-side = "Reelin' In the Years"
B-side = "Only a Fool Would Say That"
Released = 1972
Format = 7" single
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Pop Rock
Length = 4:37
Label = ABC Records
Writer = Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
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Last single = -
This single = "Reelin' In the Years" (1972)
Next single = "Do It Again" (1972)
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"Reelin' In the Years" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan, released as the sixth track on their 1972 album, "Can't Buy a Thrill". It was written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. The song was also a #11 Pop single in 1973. In March 2005, Q magazine placed the song at number 95 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has said that Elliott Randall's guitar solo on "Reelin' In the Years" is his favorite solo of all time. [ [http://www.elliott-randall.com/clasrock.htm CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE interviews Elliott Randall 1999 ] ] That solo was also ranked the 40th best guitar solo of all time by the readers of "Guitar World" magazine. [ [http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatestc.htm 100 Greatest Guitar Solos - Tablature for solos 31 - 40 ] ] The 4-channel Quadrophonic mix of the recording has extra lead guitar fills not heard in the more common 2-channel Stereo version.

The song is also featured in Rob Zombie's 2005 movie, "The Devil's Rejects".

External links

* [http://www.last.fm/music/Steely+Dan/_/Reelin'+in+the+Years Hear the song on Last.FM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMEmmHpUiE Live performance of "Reelin' In the Years" from 1973]
* [http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/steely+dan/reelin+in+the+years_20130092.html Reelin' In the Years] - lyrics from LyricsFreak.com

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