If Steely Dan had a different vocalist


they'd be Monkey House.

I cannot believe I'd not heard of this band until discovering them just today.

If you like Dan (and who doesn't, really!) and haven't heard of MH, check them out.

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Ha! Funny. The thing I can't stand about SD is their singing..  Just so ridiculous.

I realize I'm not directly responding to this thread's topic:  Monkey House, but I thought I'd share my first exposure to The Dan.  It was 1972, just around the time when their first album was coming out.  I was at Eisenhower Park on Long Island for a free outdoor concert with some of my high school ("My Old School") friends to see, of all people, Jay and the Americans!  The warm-up act were these guys I never heard of.  At first I wasn't really paying attention to them but their sound became more and more demanding of my focus.  I remember asking, "Who are those guys?" and nobody knew.  Well, it didn't take too long to find out and I now own their entire original output, not just on original vinyl and CD, but also on UHQR vinyl.  The vibrancy, the detail, the excitement create a MOST satisfying experience!

Now, I'll need to check out Monkey House.