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Steely Dan

Steely Dan - 1974

The band that gave Steely Dan their big break: “Our first professional job”

“It was our first professional job, really”.

Tom Phelan
Nov 25, 2025

“The best pop writers of our times,” according to David Crosby

“Sophistication, complexity, beauty.”

Joe Taysom
Nov 25, 2025
The Eagles - Steely Dan - Split

The Eagles album Steely Dan called “cowboy dream crap”

The sounds of unpolished twang.

Tim Coffman
Nov 23, 2025
Joni Mitchell - David Crosby - Split

The classic rock album Joni Mitchell and David Crosby agreed was a masterpiece: “Nobody’s topped it”

Big fans.

Lucy Harbron
Nov 21, 2025
Five songs that were improved by their backing singers

Five songs that were improved by their backing singers

Stealing the show.

Callum MacHattie
Nov 20, 2025
Donald Fagen - Steely Dan

The humiliating Steely Dan album Donald Fagen wants to forget: “Piece of shit”

The record they refused to play.

Tom Taylor
Nov 17, 2025
Donald Fagen - Steely Dan

The only guitarist Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen called “a real virtuoso”

The fusion guitar-god.

Tim Coffman
Nov 14, 2025
Steely Dan - 1974

Who sang the female backing vocals on Steely Dan’s ‘Godwhacker’?

An angelic quality.

Dale Maplethorpe
Nov 13, 2025
Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter - The Doobie Brothers - Steely Dan

The Steely Dan song Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter thought he could improve

“Inject some horsepower.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Nov 10, 2025
Steely Dan - Walter Becker - Donald Fagen

The band Steely Dan said they could have carried the torch for: “Very attractive to us”

An inspiration.

Reuben Cross
Nov 8, 2025
Jimmy Page - 1983 - Guitarist - Led Zeppelin - Dana Wullenwaber

The Jimmy Page solo he called better than perfect: “I had a lot of ideas”

A classic every time.

Dale Maplethorpe
Nov 3, 2025
Richard Wright - Rick Wright - Pink Floyd - 1967

The album Richard Wright had “implanted in his brain”

Unshakeable.

Reuben Cross
Nov 3, 2025

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