Steely Dan – The Royal Scam
Oldies Songs A Grotesque Dirge of The American Dream’s Deception, Where Hopeful Immigrants Fall Prey to the Dark Metropolis. For those of us who came of age amidst the slick cynicism and…
Steely Dan – Slang Of Ages
An Elegant and Wry Reflection on the Follies of Age and the Irresistible Pull of Youthful Transgression There are songs that simply exist, and then there are the compositions that,…
Steely Dan – My Rival
The Paranoia and Possessive Longing of a Man on the Edge, Driven to Madness by the Phantom of His Undoing There are some albums that arrive not as music, but…
Steely Dan – Charlie Freak
A Gold Ring, a Frozen Street, and the Cold Absurdity of Human Greed The year 1974 was a crossroads, a moment when the lavish, sometimes overblown ambition of early ’70s…
Steely Dan – Parker’s Band
A Cerebral, Jazzy Tribute to Heroic Failure, a Wistful Homage to the Brilliant, Chaotic Legacy of Jazz Icon Charlie Parker. The year 1974 found Steely Dan, the brainchild of the…
Steely Dan – Sign In Stranger
A Cryptic and Tense Jazz-Rock Fable, a Sinister Invitation into a Shadowy World of Desperate Chances and Imminent Danger. The year 1976 found Steely Dan fully immersed in their cynical,…
Steely Dan – Show Biz Kids
A Coldly Satirical Portrait of West Coast Decadence, a Jaded Dissection of Hollywood’s Shallow Glamour and Moral Decay. The year 1973 marked the critical and stylistic maturation of Steely Dan.…
Steely Dan – Third World Man
A Chilling, Cinematic Portrait of Moral Paralysis, Chronicling the Painful Disconnect of a Soul Lost in Global Cynicism. The year 1980 was a moment of profound, complex finality for Steely…
Steely Dan – Green Earrings
A Shrewd and Cynical Narrative of Emotional Blackmail and a Bitter, Irrevocable Breakup Wrapped in a Tropical Groove. The year 1976 was a watershed moment for Steely Dan. Having decisively…
Steely Dan – Razor Boy
A Coolly Detached Yet Ominous Warning, a Cynical Fable About the Inevitable, High Cost of Success and Reckless Living. The year 1973 was a time of creative acceleration for Steely…