Donald Fagen – Madison Reprise
Oldies Songs A tender instrumental reflection that captures the quiet heartbeat of memory within Donald Fagen’s elegant musical universe On Donald Fagen’s live project The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live…
Donald Fagen – Madison Time
A Soulful Groove That Brings Timeless Cool to the Dance Floor “Madison Time”, as performed by Donald Fagen on the live album The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live…
Donald Fagen – Big Noise New York
A Futuristic City’s Jazz-Splashed Reckoning: “Big Noise, New York” as the Pulse of Urban Myth and Memory From the moment Donald Fagen released “Big Noise, New York” in 1993 as…
Donald Fagen – Planet d’Rhonda
A Coolly Executed Confession of Obsessive Love and Fanciful Escapism, Set to a Breathtakingly Jazzy, Mid-Life Groove. By 2012, the world had come to expect a specific kind of exquisite…
Donald Fagen – Confide in Me
Beneath the Chrome Plating, a Tale of Existential Loneliness and a Desperate Plea for Authentic Connection in the High-Tech Age. For those of us who came of age during the…
Donald Fagen – Good Stuff
The Sinister Pleasure of a Perfectly Executed Heist: A Funky, Film-Noir Vignette Celebrating the Cold Satisfaction of Professional Criminality. To dive into a Donald Fagen track is to step onto…
Donald Fagen – Out of the Ghetto
The Poignant Re-Contextualization of Soul: A Jewish-American Musician’s Ironic and Affectionate Appropriation of a Black Ghetto Narrative. To approach a Donald Fagen composition is to wade into a world steeped…
Donald Fagen – Brite Nitegown
The Jazz-Noir Jolt: A Funky, Morbid Dance with Mortality, Masked by the Polished Grooves of Middle Age. The music of Donald Fagen, whether with Steely Dan or on his own…
Donald Fagen – Century’s End
The Elegiac Sound of a Decade’s Last, Desperate Dance: A Sophisticated, Cynical Anthem About Hedonism as the World Nears a Millennial Cliff. The music of Donald Fagen, whether with Steely…
Donald Fagen – Teahouse on the Tracks
The Last Exit to Optimism: A Lyrical Crossroads Where Our Hero’s Existential Road Trip Stalls, Forcing a Reckoning with the Future. For a certain kind of sophisticated, world-weary listener—the ones…