Originally published on July 14, 1973 By Billboard Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy ABC ABCX 779 It’s delightful to hear an LP by an act which has had a hit single and discover how much musical ability the act has. That’s the end result of this LP: there’s lots of music, vocal and instrumental from […]
Ultimate Spinach Meets Naked Lunch’s Dildo
Originally published on April 23, 1973 By Judith Sims Rolling Stone LOS ANGELES — Steely Dan named itself after William Burroughs’ mighty dildo in Naked Lunch. “We just wanted to give the band a little more thrust than most other bands,” quipped Donald Fagen. It must have been a good idea; the group’s single, “Do […]
Steely Dan: Get Your Thrills Here
Originally published on March 10, 1973 By Penny Valentine Sounds The most exciting new band to break from the States this year is Steely Dan. Can’t Buy A Thrill is the lie of a title they chose for their first album. By parting with your hard earned currency and acquiring this collection you are faced with […]
Steely Dan: Can’t Buy A Thrill
By Andrew Tyler Disc and Music Echo This one’s already speeding up the Billboard and Cashbox charts – currently around the 30 mark and likely to jump about 20 places by next week. Quite understandable and justified let it be said. Still only a few months together, the band produce a remarkable range of sounds in the medium-to-heavy bracket […]
Concert at Max’s Kansas City
Originally published on Nov. 8, 1972 Daily Variety STEELY DAN 6 Songs 43 minutes Max’s Kansas City, New York Steely Dan, an East Coast hard-rock sextet, is making waves in their Gotham debut. They chart no new courses, but move musically and onstage as each tune gets full treatment. Bass guitarist Walter Becker and Donald […]
Steely Dan at Max’s Kansas City, NY
STEELY DAN (6) Songs 43 minutes Max’s Kansas City, New York Billboard Magazine Steely Dan, an East Coast hard-rock sextet, is making waves in their Gotham debut. They chart no new courses, but move musically and onstage as each tune gets full treatment. Bass guitarist Walter Becker and Donald Fagen keyboards, who write all the […]
Steely Dan: Rock & Roll via Third Stream
Originally published on October 27, 1972 By Chris Van Ness LA Free Press It all started with one of the most casual hypes I have ever gotten. It came in the form of an advance tape of an album by a new group called Steely Dan. “Listen to it. I don’t know anything about the […]
