Steely Dan – What Makes This Song Great? “Kid Charlemagne”
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What Makes This Song Great? “Kid Charlemagne” and the Anatomy of a Seventies Masterpiece In his third episode of What Makes This Song Great?, Rick Beato turns his analytical lens…
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Grand Funk Railroad The Silenced Roar of American Rock Rock history is rarely written by the crowds who filled the arenas. More often, it is shaped by critics, institutions, and…
“It’s Slade” Documentary (1999) – Part Four: Fame, Fragility, and the Sound of Survival Part Four of the It’s Slade documentary, broadcast in 1999, is arguably the most revealing chapter…
Bodhisattva Revisited: Denny Dias Brings Steely Dan’s Spirit Back to Life at the Iridium, 2015 When Denny Dias, founding member of Steely Dan, stepped onto the stage at New York’s…