Introducing the Band
Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Eli Lake, columnist for Bloomberg View. Follow Eli on Twitter at @EliLake and read his work here.
Eli‘s Musical pick: Steely Dan
From Brill to Can’t Buy A Thrill: the formative years
Steely Dan tries to be an actual band, then thinks better of it: Countdown To Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic
The transition into studio obsessionalism: Katy Lied and The Royal Scam
Aja and Gaucho: from the perfection of jazz-rock fusion to the drawn-out hangover
Aftermath and reunion: Fagen’s The Nightfly and the reunion albums
Finale
Eli, Scot and Jeff each pick their two key albums and five key songs by Steely Dan
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