Re: Steely Dan

Shannon Titus (bim@sirius.com)
Thu, 30 Nov 1995 08:32:54 -0800


I never thought I'd be saying this in public, but I also think that Steely
Dan rocks. Steely Dan contained basically, the best, most recognized
studio musicians of the 70's. Their sound may not appeal to everyone (a
friend of mine thinks that their music sounds like it belongs on a porno
film soundtrack), but you have to recognize the fact that they're
incredible musicians.

>Question:
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>Why is Steely Dan being thrown around as some sort of insult on the list?
>Steely Dan are geniuses (well, maybe just Donald Fagen). Brillant
>Songwriters with good production. I can't even conceive of anyone
> putting Steely Dan and Corduroy in the same sentence.
> Maybe if you called Corduroy Raw Stylus-esque (all frosting, no cake), it
>would be a proper insult, if not an accurate description. I don't know.
>
>Later-
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>Tim From Buffalo
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