Steely Dan: They may be older and fatter, but their sense of humour remains unchanged By Jack Sawkin Glasgow Herald As someone once memorably remarked, dinosaurs weren’t exactly walking the earth the last time Steely Dan released an album of new material, but their tracks were still fresh. But, having been missing in action for […]
Give Me the Jitters: The Case of the Mysteriously Bad Test Pressing
By Roger Nichols EQ I thought seriously about changing professions last week. How about tourist helicopter rides in Maui, or maybe just a hot dog cart on the beach in Miami. What about a house pet massage therapist in Montana, or a storm chaser in the Midwest? I could sell Pope-sicles in front of the […]
Steely Dan’s “Jazz Weenie” Roast
By Jerry McCulley Amazon.com Steely Dan’s Walter Becker and Donald Fagen aren’t exactly providing their undivided attention as they check in via phone from New York to promote Two Against Nature, their first studio album in 20 years. “There’s a cartoon on the TV here with the sound off. This one concerns a disconcerted beaver, I would say,” notes […]
With 2vN, Steely Dan Continues the Battle
By Paul Zollo CDNow They are the core of Steely Dan — Walter Becker and Donald Fagen — the two friends who long ago disbanded the original lineup of their group to surround themselves iRefresh connection with Facebooknstead with the finest jazz and rock players the world had to offer and, in doing so, raised the […]
Librarians on Acid
By Barney Hoskyns The Guardian Steely Dan have always split people down the middle. On one side sit major dudes like William Gibson, who delight in the apparent disjunction between their slick grooves and their mordant humour. On the other are elder statesmen like GLR’s Charlie Gillett, who once visibly grimaced when I asked him […]
Giant’s Steely Dan Does It Again On Disc
By Carla Hay Billboard NEW YORK — If there’s anything rock ‘n’ roll history has taught us, it’s that regardless of whether a duo or group has a bitter breakup or just slowly fades away, we can expect the inevitable: a reunion. With the release next month of the album “Two Against Nature,” Steely Dan […]
Steely Dan’s Countdown to Infamy
By Steve Hochman Los Angeles Times The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in May was full of excitement and controversy: Neil Young boycotted over the hall’s policies on reimbursing performers and televising the proceedings, there was turmoil about the exclusion of members of bands that had lineup changes, and one inductee (Joni Mitchell) […]
David Palmer: Q & A
By Bob DiCorcia As you may know, in the early 1970s, songwriter David Palmer was one of the original members of the pop/rock band Steely Dan. He was also a member of the rock band The Myddle Class, which was managed/produced by Carole King and Gerry Goffin in the late 60s. [Carole’s second husband, bassist, […]
Mixture of Pathos, Elegance and Brisk Timekeeping
By Stuart Maconie Q Magazine LONDON — If ever a line confirmed Steely Dan as the most rebarbative, sly, smart alecky rock stars there have ever been, it comes at the close of “Show Biz Kids” from 1973 when, at a loss to further denounce LA’s airheads, Fagen sneers “they’ve got their Steely Dan t-shirts.” Nowadays […]
Steely Dan: Wembley Arena
By Samantha Wimsatt Chimera LONDON — Modesty prevents me from describing how deeply fetching I looked on this particular evening. Many hours of thought and experimentation preceded my decision to go with a black satin mini, spikes and a low-necked, plum-red sweater, vintage circa 1955 (during the interval Bernard Copland told me I looked like […]
