Talk:If (band)
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As one who has the entire collections of both IF and Steely Dan and enjoys them, I'm surprised to see them likened. Sure, they're both bands that use rock and jazz, and feature saxes, but lots of bands have those in common. IF has for me a very British feel and is pretty earthy, thousands of miles from the slick, West Coast feel of Steely Dan. I'd really appreciate the education of a couple of examples of where they're alike.
I agree that If's style was clearly British and earthier, both in their original jazz-based line-up and in their later, more rock-oriented format. However I do think that the early Steely Dan was not quite so slick as their later stuff (I like it all, I hasten to add!), and certainly on their last album, Tea break over ... (1975), If reminds me very much of what Steely Dan had been doing up to that point. I think it's also necessary to remember that Steely Dan's output was mainly studio-oriented (one of the many reasons for their break-up) whereas If was clearly a live band. I would accept deleting the reference if it offends anyone, but I kinda like it - and at least it gets some feedback! 83.180.149.150 22:23, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
