Steely Dan: "Steely Dan's name has been popping up as a hip musical crush. Remember, this glossy bop-pop was the indifferent aristocracy to punk rock's stone-throwing in the late 70's. People fought

Is this just a sign that I'm closer to 30 than 20? Am I becoming more of a true ilm-or?

I've said this before but I suspect the fact that my parents never liked any rock ever has given me a different relationship with classic rock than many North Americans my age.

I think you could do a lot worse than the compilation A Decade of Steely Dan. It's not perfect -- it omits "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" or "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" or "Barrytown" in favor of the inessential "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" -- but it's got a lot of the classics, and it'd help you figure out which era of the Dan you like best.

i started listening to them when i was 17!

-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), March 17th, 2006 11:07 AM. (jaymc) (later) (link)

haha i awkwardly hooked up with some cornell u. hippie chick in college while we played 'aja'.

I still have a hard time figuring out my personal heirarchy, but it's more or less Countdown>Royal Scam>Pretzel Logic>Aja>Can't Buy>Katy Lied>Gaucho.

-- Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonix...), March 17th, 2006 10:35 AM. (baaderonixx) (later) (link)

And with those two statements, I have a new addition to my Netflix queue.

Reviewer: GREENHOUSE EFFECT CLARK "KLAUSE" (SAN DIEGO)
We've all heard these songs 1000 times on the radio but it is for a reason.........to get to the song called; "DIRTY WORK"....ITS a good one, then theres "Any major dude" and lots a' other good clean listening fun here....This band is comprised of great musicians and quality songwriting that can get tedious and old ...but only after 1000 plays so..if yer not familiar with this, then I HIGHLY recommend you get INTO IT...IT WILL CHANGE YOU...IF YER STUCK ON 90'S PUNK ROCK, THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO BREAK FREE AND GROW UP STUPID and get out OF IT...THIS IS STEELY DAN...THIS AIN'T DIRE STRAIGHTS OR MTV OR STING...GET INTO THIS ...and get into Chicago...MAKE THAT BREAK NOW FROM LAME ALTERNATIVE ROCK WHILE YOU CAN ...before it destroys yer life and turns you into a 'life time boy" ...and you wake up at 40 where you WERE AT 26...UPSTAIRS IN YOUR BEDROOM NEXT TO YOUR MOTHER'S ROOM !

i saw steely dan with my mom, once. she likes them.

As much as I love Steely Dan, it's just of archival interest to me...

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000011AA/104-8171844-8508707?v=glance&n=5174

I don't "Everthing Must go" well enough yet.

...until about a year ago. It started sounding good. I just didn't get it before. This is a really interesting thread and a good starting point for me to start exploring their work.

i grew up listening to Steely Dan; my dad was a big fan. I've gone through periods of listening to them less, but they've been an official 'favourite band' since i was 12 or so. a number of songs have a lot of childhood associations for me. i.e. asking my dad what 'Charlie Freak' was about, and learning all about drugs!

The Yacht shall rise again.