I grew up during the 1970s and didn't think much of Steely Dan. Usually flipped the station when they came on the radio.
I don't think many teenagers usually "get" Steely Dan.
My appreciation for them started accelerating when I hit my 30s and even now, they age like fine wine.
I am a little tired of their radio hits like "Do It Again" and "Reelin' In The Years" but songs like "Kid Charlemagne" and "Don't Take Me Alive" never get tired.
I loved Steely Dan’s music, even when I was a kid in the 1970s. Maybe I was a strange kid.
Back then, I especially loved Black Friday, Josie, and FM (No Static At All).
Of course, Deacon Blues, Ricki Don’t Lose That Number, and Peg were favorites, too, but those songs were overplayed.
Luckily, Steely Dan made so much good music that there’s plenty more to choose from.
Every track on The Royal Scam is practically a masterpiece.
Other favorites:
Night by Night
Midnight Cruiser
Kings