Steely Dan
Steely Dan—the brainchild of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen—stands as one of the most brilliant anomalies in rock history. Operating less like a traditional rock band and more like a pair of meticulous musical directors, they spent the 1970s radically rewiring the boundaries of popular music. What truly sets them apart is their legendary, obsessive pursuit of sonic perfection. They famously auditioned dozens of the world’s top studio musicians just to pin down a single perfect guitar solo or drum […]
