Biography

Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock — with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work shows some debt to Bob Dylan — preferring jazz, traditional pop, blues, and R&B. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio. With producer Gary Katz, Becker and Fagen gradually changed Steely Dan from a performing band to a studio project, hiring professional musicians to record their compositions. Though the band didn't perform live after 1974, Steely Dan's popularity continued to grow throughout the decade, as their albums became critical favorites and their singles became staples of AOR and pop radio stations. Even after the group disbanded in the early '80s, their records retained a cult following, as proven by the massive success of their unlikely return to the stage in the early '90s.

Top Albums
1. A Decade of ..	2. Aja	3. Can't Buy a ..	4. The Royal Sc..	5. Gaucho
6. Pretzel Logi..	7. Katy Lied	8. Countdown to..	9. Citizen Stee..	10. Showbiz Kids..
11. Everything M..	12. Two Against ..	13. 20th Century..	14. Alive In Ame..	15. Marian McPar..
16. Old Regime	17. Found Studio..	18. Blues Beach	19. Gold (Expand..	20. The Last Mal..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Reelin' In the Years	Can't Buy a Thrill	4:37	$1.29
2.	Do It Again	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	5:56	$1.29
3.	Hey Nineteen	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	5:07	$0.99
4.	Peg	Aja	4:00	$0.99
5.	Rikki Don't Lose that Number	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	4:32	$1.29
6.	Deacon Blues	Aja	7:36	$1.29
7.	Dirty Work	Can't Buy a Thrill	3:08	$1.29
8.	Black Cow	Aja	5:10	$1.29
9.	Josie	Aja	4:30	$1.29
10.	My Old School	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	5:48	$1.29
11.	Aja	Aja	8:00	$1.29
12.	Reelin' In the Years	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	4:38	$1.29
13.	FM	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	4:50	$1.29
14.	Do It Again	Can't Buy a Thrill	5:56	$1.29
15.	Deacon Blues	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	7:34	$1.29
16.	Kid Charlemagne	Decade of Steely Dan (Remas..	4:39	$1.29
17.	Pretzel Logic	Pretzel Logic (Reissue)	4:32	$1.29
18.	Any Major Dude Will Tell You	Pretzel Logic (Reissue)	3:08	$1.29
19.	Time Out of Mind	Gaucho	4:13	$1.29
20.	Do It Again	Citizen Steely Dan 1972-198..	5:56	$1.29
21.	Home at Last	Aja	5:35	$1.29
22.	Haitian Divorce	Royal Scam	5:51	$1.29
23.	Don't Take Me Alive	Royal Scam	4:16	$1.29
24.	Hey Nineteen	Gaucho	5:08	$0.99
25.	FM	Citizen Steely Dan 1972-198..	5:05	$1.29

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