I always had mixed feeling about Steely Dan. Musically they're so great, so far beyond most Rock and Rollers. But I was turned off enough by the cynicism and the slickness of the production values that I never really felt much of a desire to to delve into their catalog.
I always had mixed feeling about Steely Dan. Musically they're so great, so far beyond most Rock and Rollers. But I was turned off enough by the cynicism and the slickness of the production values that I never really felt much of a desire to to delve into their catalog.
I hear you! Here are some more raw and slightly more earnest deep cuts to get you maybe a little more interested:
Any World
King of the World
Rose Darling
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
You captured the band’s ethos really well -- not easy to do -- and as well as the description of the state of the nation 25 years ago, thanks.