by topflytmedia@gmail.com | Nov 14, 2024
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,...
by topflytmedia@gmail.com | Nov 14, 2024
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...
by topflytmedia@gmail.com | Nov 14, 2024
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...