About Mike McGibney Expertise I can answer questions about individual members of the band or their vast array of session musicians, or about ANY song, even the extremely rare/unpublished. I can help with musical aspects such as chords/instruments used or with style of playing or about the history behind the band and in particular, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the bands writers/arrangers.
Experience I am a huge Steely Dan fan, and have my own website on them. I also have a Steely Dan tribute band, and saw the real Steely Dan play at Wembley in 2000. I play all their music on bass and piano, and specialise in hard to get songs, mostly on mp3 format.
Organizations I play keyboards and do the arranging and transcriptions for a Steely Dan tribute band, and am a regular member on forums on the band throughout the internet.
Question Who does the gorgeous guitar work on "Third World Man", especially the break. I have the song on "Citizen", and they aren't too specific about who plays what.
Answer Hey Larry, sorry for the wait, I was away for a couple of days.
The guitarist on Third World Man was the well known Rick Derringer, a Steely Dan session vet. Originally the track was called "Were You Blind That Day?" and was recorded as such. Fagen and Becker were only happy with Rick's contribution, however, and started again, just leaving the solo in place - essentially rewriting and recording the track around his input.
