Andy Omdahl

Andy Omdahl

Almost Gothic, Two Against Nature: this song has fascinating lyrics, portraying what appears to be a typical Steely Dan topic: an older man falling for a charming albeit unstable younger lady, but the song is actually an exercise in using what appear to be metaphors,...
Rich Cole

Rich Cole

My earliest memory of being knocked out by a Steely Day song was hearing the guitar intro to “Josie” on the radio. I was driving and had to pull over to hear it better. I wondered how something this compositionally interesting and arcane made it onto pop...
Jack Klitzman

Jack Klitzman

Steely Dan compositions were new to me when I joined a SD tribute band after my college years. As I studied the music, a whole new world opened, with accessible melodies and novel and jazzy harmony. The arrangements allowed each instrument’s part to be heard, as in...