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The legendary Steely Dan solo Elliott Randall nailed in one take: “They were having trouble”

“…asked me to give it a go.”

Andrew Clayman
May 11, 2025
Heart - Nancy and Ann Wilson - 1998

Nancy Wilson’s favourite guitarists of all time: “That was the blueprint for our band”

The North Star.

Lauren Hunter
Mar 16, 2025
Steely Dan - Walter Becker - Donald Fagen

The greatest songwriter of all time according to Steely Dan’s Walter Becker

An inescapable influence.

Lucy Harbron
Nov 30, 2024
Steely Dan - 1974

‘Aja’: The mistake Steely Dan turned into magic

Legendary take.

Arun Starkey
Nov 15, 2024
Steely Dan - 1974

‘The Caves of Altamira’: the Steely Dan song about “the loss of innocence”

A deep meaning…

Lauren Hunter
Nov 9, 2024
Donald Fagen - Keyboardist - Steely Dan - 2023

The writers Steely Dan used as inspiration for their band

“Supernaturally unfiltered.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Nov 3, 2024

Perfected pop: The Steely Dan album David Crosby called “too good”

“Unbelievable.”

Sam Kemp
Oct 25, 2024
Steely Dan - 1974

“It wasn’t fun at all”: Steely Dan’s most tragic album

Perfection sometimes emerges from chaos.

Andrew Clayman
Oct 19, 2024
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Five songs that mock The Beatles

Not a lot of love.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 7, 2024
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The secret behind the perfect Steely Dan guitar solo

A very specific art form.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 2, 2024
Steely Dan - 1974

‘Deacon Blues’: Steely Dan’s most autobiographical song

“Learn to work the saxophone, I play just what I feel…”

Ben Forrest
Sep 21, 2024
Steely Dan - 1974

‘Gaucho’: The Steely Dan album that went overboard

“We were trying to realise a technical perfection that started to deaden the material.”

Ben Forrest
Sep 1, 2024

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