By Mike Boehm Los Angeles Times IRVINE, Cal. — Steely Dan has distinct advantages over other ’70s pop warhorses trying to justify their existence a generation beyond their hit-making prime. When mainstays Walter Becker and Donald Fagen go on stage with whatever assortment of ace players and singers they’ve assembled to flesh out their band-in-concept, […]
The Second Coming of Steely Dan
By Lenny Stoute Toronto Star TORONTO — After all these years, the Greta Garbo of rock bands is finally coming to town. Garbo was a movie actress as famed for her elusiveness and aversion to appearing in public as for her over-acting. She gave the language the phrase, “I vant to be left alone,” and […]
Studio recluses move closer to their fans
By TONY NORMAN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Donald Fagen and Walter Becker launched Steely Dan at a time when America was just getting the hang of organized cynicism. Steely Dan, named after a sex toy described with euphemistic delight in William Burroughs’ scabrous “Naked Lunch,” occupied the upper rungs of the Billboard charts its first time out […]
Becker and Fagen Do It Again
By Eric Deggans St. Petersburg Times As might be expected from a group named after a fictional sex toy, Steely Dan masterminds Walter Becker and Donald Fagen present a cynically hilarious, though sometimes confused, demeanor in person. Taking on interviewers like two tag team wrestlers over the telephone, the duo makes sure that — whatever […]
On the Road, Steely Dan is Reeling in the Cheers
By Kevin D. Thompson Palm Beach Post PALM BEACH — Walter Becker and Donald Fagen – better known as Steely Dan – are in the music business, but could very well star in their own vaudeville act. Example: Ask Fagen about the time he came down with a serious case of writer’s block and underwent […]
You Can Buy A Thrill With Steely Dan
By Prentiss Findlay Charleston (SC) Post and Courier Steely Dan’s Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are comical and serious, excited and droll, confused and clearheaded. They are ready to “Do It Again” and don’t mind spending some time on the phone “Reeling In The Years.” Oh, yes, they’re looking forward to playing at North Charleston […]
Becker/Fagen interview on Pathfinder site
Moderator: Hang with us folks… Steely Dan is on the line… Typist: Testing…. Moderator: Welcome to the chat… sorry for the inconvenience Typist: We’re ready to go! Moderator: We’d like to welcome Walter Becker and Donald Fagen…who now hate us… Let’s get right to the questions… Donald pick up the phone… HoopsMcCann: Mr. Becker and […]
Not Alone with Steely Dan
By Carola Dibbell The Village Voice Filing into Roseland to hear Steely Dan three Saturdays ago, I think of Lester Bang’s Elvis obit: “So I won’t bother saying good-bye to his corpse, he concluded. “I will say good-bye to you.” The last time I saw this band in concert was just months before they launched […]
Interview with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen on MSN
Host Sam_Sutherland: Welcome to Music Central’s first on-line chat. Our guests are Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, the once and future Steely Dan, who recently released their first new album in 15 years, ALIVE IN AMERICA. It’s also the first live Dan album, and, as such, beats what were once high odds placed by most […]
Interview with Fagen and Becker on CompuServe
Glenn: hello everyone…. Glenn: welcome to an evening with Steely Dan Glenn: Donald Fagen… Glenn: and Walter Becker… Glenn: without further ado… TOM BREWSTER asks: Is East St. Louis Toodle-oo” the only cover Steely Dan has recorded? Steely Dan: WB – Yes it is Barney asks: Your classic Rikki Don’t Lose That Number … is the lyric a plea on the part of a friend of a […]
