I mention this because I am fully aware that Aja – Steely Dan’s sixth album – is beloved by many fans. An equal number of their fans revile it. You can count me in the latter group.

When one thinks of music from the 1970s, Steely Dan is a band that likely springs ... culminating with their best album, Aja, which also happens to be one of the best albums of all time.

There’s no story anywhere in music like Steely Dan. The Seventies jazz-rock masterminds have gone in and out of style over the years, but they’ve never been more popular, more influential ...