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Steely Dan Sunday, Confessions of a Side Man: Recording on Donald Fagen’s Sunken Condos, Part 3

Below is the final installment in a three part series spanning Will Galison’s first hand account of some session work on an album by one of the most notorious studio perfectionists in rock history, Donald Fagen. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “New Frontier” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): SteelyRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, “Tomorrow’s Girls” (1993)

<<< BACKWARD (“Snowbound”) ||| ONWARD (“Florida Room”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Kamakiriad got its mojo going with “Snowbound” and reached the summit at “Tomorrow’s Girls.” This song was the single spun off the album, and achieved some mild success, reaching #20 on the “Mainstream Rock Tracks” chartsRead More

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Best of October 2012: Readers pick Donald Fagen, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Beth Hart, Neil Young, Steve Hackett

The Beatles rumbled through our October reader’s poll, placing in four different spots, but the month’s leader in the clubhouse was Donald Fagen — as the Steely Dan leader issued a long-awaited solo album. You May Also Like: Part of Neil Young’s Creative Process Was Ignoring Bob Dylan Donald Fagen,Read More

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Steely Dan Sunday, “Snowbound” (1993)

Like Simon & Garfunkel’s post-band breakup hit “My Little Town,” Steely Dan reconvened for a single, new original song with “Snowbound.” You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Three Sisters Shakin’” (circa 1992): Steely Dan Sunday Steely Dan Sunday: “Paging Audrey [Demo]” (2008) Walter Becker, “The Dopest Cut / Down InRead More

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One Track Mind: Will Galison, “Bobby and Sally” (2012)

Rarely anymore does finding a long-hoped-for passion despite the creeping ennui of our too-busy, media-saturated, fashion-obsessed existence sound quite this blissfully easy — or approachably fun. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers, Aug. 16, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021):Read More

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Steely Dan Sunday, “Springtime” (1993)

<<< BACKWARD (“Countermoon”) ||| ONWARD (“Snowbound”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** It’s no fun to write about the failing of an artist for which you have an immense amount of respect and admiration, but we’ve reached that nadir for Donald Fagen with the flaccid “Springtime.” You May AlsoRead More

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‘We’ll see what happens’: Donald Fagen considers doing a solo tour behind Sunken Condos

Donald Fagen has made countless on-stage appearances over the years, but primarily as part of Steely Dan or else a rock ‘n’ soul revue like last summer’s Dukes of September shows with Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers, Aug. 16, 2017: ShowsRead More

Steely Dan Sunday: “Countermoon” (1993)

Steely Dan Sunday: “Countermoon” (1993)

Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen gets down with the slowed-down, hand-clapping funk of “Countermoon,” but it could have been better.

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Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos (2012)

Donald Fagen makes a clean break from his thirty-year-old crowning achievement, with a big assist from the Steely Dan machinery’s secret weapon. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers, Aug. 16, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget DonaldRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, Special sneak peek!: Donald Fagen’s “Out Of The Ghetto” (2012)

*** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** On Donald Fagen’s last album Morph The Cat, there’s a great tune on there where he’s imagining himself as a young man asking Ray Charles what makes him tick. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan SundayRead More