Today's office debate: Best American band RIGHT NOW

[Zod]

...and as a fan, do you appreciate being the equivalent of a pajama wearing child being tucked into bed at night?

That statement only verifies for me how shallow your musical tastes are.

[pstall]

More for jase about unique chords. Maybe some musical lessons for others.

The mu major chord is something musicically inclined Steely Dan fans have often asked themselves about. Just what is the chord? What does it sound like? Which songs use it?

The chord, or rather the name mu major, was invented by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, quite possibly while sitting at the piano working on their early demos in the late 60s/early 70s. From the early days of Steely Dan it quickly became a favourite chord of theirs and, along with a small number of other favoured chords, is one of the defining characteristics of Steely Dan harmony.

The mu major chord features, in various forms, in songs on all Steely Dan albums. However, the chord is used not only in Steely Dan songs but in songs by many different artists, although others would probably know the chord by a different name. So the chord itself is not unique to Steely Dan - but the way Donald and Walter used the chord, the voicings they chose, and the chord changes they used it in made it something rather special in Steely Dan music.

[Panthro]

Ever listened to a song that was obviously trying to copy Metallica/Nickelback's sound?

It was probably a Shinedown song.

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[Samuel L. Jackson]

That statement only verifies for me how shallow your musical tastes are.

lol

You act like all I listen to is BTBAM...

I also like other forms of metal, hip hop, classic rock, grunge from back in the day, bluegrass, some country, blues, etc. etc. etc...

Hell, I can even rap pretty much every line B.I.G. ever rapped, sing along with Zac Brown, and even enjoy a lot of Justin Timberlake's stuff...

[carpanfan96]

I know they aren't an American band, but one of my favorite bands of the last 10 or so years as been Coldplay.

[Zod]

I like coldplay ok enough, liked radiohead more though.

[pstall]

I know they aren't an American band, but one of my favorite bands of the last 10 or so years as been Coldplay.

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[Zod]

lol

You act like all I listen to is BTBAM...

I also like other forms of metal, hip hop, classic rock, grunge from back in the day, bluegrass, some country, blues, etc. etc. etc...

Hell, I can even rap pretty much every line B.I.G. ever rapped, sing along with Zac Brown, and even enjoy a lot of Justin Timberlake's stuff...

Any actual music elitist would not be caught dead listening to tripe like BTBAM.

YOU LOSE!

[Samuel L. Jackson]

I like coldplay ok enough, liked radiohead more though.

See, I agree...

[RazzleDazzle]

Radiohead is weird. I like some of their songs though. I quit eating mushrooms a few years ago or else I'd still like them.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

Any actual music elitist would not be caught dead listening to tripe like BTBAM.

YOU LOSE!

lol u can't troll me!

[SmootsDaddy89]

lol you know a band sucks when the highest-rated comments on youtube are 14 year-olds ranting in broken English about how awesome the band is to people who disliked it.

[Jase]

http://www.hakwright.co.uk/steelydan/mu-major.html

Nite nite :lurk5:

added ninths have been widely used since pre-beethoven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth

Edit: I see this post

More for jase about unique chords. Maybe some musical lessons for others.

[The Saltman]

i thought u liked shinedown?