Steely Dan
USA
Formed: 1972
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Album Rock, Hard Rock
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Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock -- with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work shows some debt to Bob Dylan -- preferring jazz, traditional pop, blues, and R&B. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinc...
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