There are no songs from Aja on the following list. Nor are there any from its follow-up Gaucho. I mention this because I am fully aware that Aja – Steely Dan’s sixth album – is beloved by ...
That being said, choosing their very best songs is no easy feat. So, we just picked four of our favorites. And those favorites happen to be some of Steely Dan’s greatest and most memorable songs.
Steely Dan didn't often put a foot wrong during their career, but there was one early song that Donald Fagen was reluctant to ...
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic, who listed Steely Dan's song "Gaucho" in his top 30 list of great Yacht Rock songs, most likely understood the ambiguity of the lyrics juxtaposed with the ironic ...
Steely Dan, Toto, The Doobie Brothers ... With all that in mind, here are three modern yacht rock songs doing just that. Daft Punk has had a very long, ever-changing, and diverse career.
Here, we explore how the Steely Dan story perfectly aligns with that of The Beatles following their disastrous 1966 world tour.
The original Steely Dan songs were so meticulously arranged and brilliantly played that it's a thrill to hear Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's musical fussiness copied so faithfully. Tedde doesn't ...
Nearly a dozen of those WNC players and singers have come together as Dirty Logic, a tribute band devoted to the ...
During an hour on stage, Fagen and 12 musicians and singers delivered a good portion of Steely Dan’s hits. After an instrumental opening number, Fagen arrived to deliver the slinky grooves and ...
It turns out your pot-smoking uncle was right: Steely Dan songs are a technical marvel and this video explains why and how they're composed.