Steely Dan – Only A Fool Would Say That
Oldies Songs A Searing, Intellectual Critique of Naive Idealism, a Sophisticated and Cynical Farewell to the Vanishing Dreams of a Generation. In the early 1970s, as the faded dreams of the counter-culture…
Steely Dan – Dirty Work
A Lover’s Lament: Steely Dan’s Dirty Work Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work”, a standout from their 1972 debut album Can’t Buy a Thrill, tells a tale as old as time: the…
Steely Dan – Do It Again
A hypnotic warning about temptation and consequence, delivered with cool precision and restless groove When Steely Dan performed “Do It Again” on The Midnight Special on February 9, 1973, they…
Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years
“Reelin’ In The Years”: Steely Dan’s Cynical Glance Back at Wasted Youth For those of us who navigated the sophisticated, often sardonic, soundscapes of 1970s rock, Steely Dan stood apart.…