Steely Dan – Time Out Of Mind
Oldies Songs A Moment of Transcendence in the Midst of Glamour and Despair “Time Out of Mind” by Steely Dan, from their sleek, labyrinthine album Gaucho (1980), is a quietly devastating meditation…
Steely Dan – The Fez
A Sinister and Funky Ode to Sexual Manipulation, a Night-Time Fable of Humiliation and Desperate Longing. By 1976, Steely Dan had fully retreated behind the glass of the recording studio,…
Steely Dan – Night By Night
The Uneasy Glamour of Desire and Deception Unfolds in Night By Night Steely Dan’s “Night By Night”, released in 1974 as part of their critically acclaimed album Pretzel Logic, occupies…
Steely Dan – Bad Sneakers
A Profound and Haunting Tale of Dislocation, a Cinematic Chronicle of a Man Who Can Never Truly Go Home Again. By 1975, Steely Dan was no longer a band in…
Steely Dan – Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
A Tense and Climactic Tale of Survival, a Cinematic Monologue of Desperate Hope in the Face of Imminent Doom. In 1972, the music world was introduced to Steely Dan, a…
Steely Dan – Black Friday
A Cynical and High-Stakes Fable of Escape, a Sarcastic Ode to Flight in the Face of Financial Ruin. By 1975, Steely Dan had become a musical institution, a band of…
Steely Dan – FM
A Masterful and Witty Ode to Musical Perfection, a Celebratory Anthem for the Power of a Clear Signal. By 1978, the musical landscape had been irrevocably changed by the reclusive…
Steely Dan – Don’t Take Me Alive
A Gritty and Tragic Monologue, a Desperate Ballad of a Life on the Edge and a Vow to Die in Defiance. In the mid-1970s, as the American musical landscape was…
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
A Twisted and Cryptic Fable of Disillusionment, a Philosophical Journey into the Circular Nature of Self-Deceit. By 1974, Steely Dan had already cemented their reputation as musical contrarians and reclusive…
Steely Dan – Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me)
A Shrouded and Melancholic Fable, a Poetic Journey into the Seedy Heart of a Forgotten Promise. In the early 1970s, as the musical landscape was dominated by raw rock and…