Steely Dan Rocks

With apologies to The Big Lebowski and the Dude’s disdain for the Eagles, no 1970s American rock band is as polarizing as Steely Dan. Movie dialogue and sitcom quips have expressed the competing passions the group inspires. Friendships have frayed over the weirdos and loners, perverts and druggies who populate the songs. Siblings have sparred over the highly polished music itself, which migrated from horn-heavy guitar jams to Yacht Rock to something precariously close to smooth jazz.