Re: Steely Dan

D L Gresham (D.L.Gresham@durham.ac.uk)
Thu, 30 Nov 1995 11:27:22 +0000 (GMT)


On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Timothy G Wagner wrote:

> 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.

I agree that Steely Dan shouldn't be used as an insult, but it's quite an
accuarate description - corduroy often use Dan-esque progressions, and
the vocals are well on the way, particularly the third album...

Dan