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Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band composed of guitarist and bassist, Walter Becker, and singer and keyboardist, Donald Fagen, both of whom have also released solo work. Their music is characterized by dark, witty lyrical narratives, obscure lyrical allusions and complex, jazz-influenced instrumentation and chord sequences, overlying more ordinary popular song structures. Their fastidious standards in the studio and use of world-class sessions players has also been a hallmark of their work. For this, special credit should be given to their long-time producer Gary Katz and engineer Roger Nichols.
The group’s name is derived from the 1959 novel, ‘Naked Lunch’ by the avant-garde writer, William S. Burroughs, and the band’s history can be divided into three stages. In its original conception, the group was a relatively conventional rock band that toured from 1972 to 1974, releasing the singles-chart successes, ‘Do It Again’, ‘Reelin’ In The Years’, ‘My Old School’ and ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’.
In its second stage (1975 - 1980) the group, now consisting solely of Fagen and Becker, became a purely studio-based act, their album releases showing a growing obsession with polished produ...
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Top 10 Steely Dan Songs
Do It Again
Reelin' In The Years
Peg
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Deacon Blues
Dirty Work
Hey Nineteen
Kid Charlemagne
Black Cow
Josie
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Aja
A Decade Of Steely Dan
Pretzel Logic
The Royal Scam
Countdown To Ecstasy
Gaucho
Katy Lied
Two Against Nature
Everything Must Go
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