Yeah, I don’t hate them. But they are annoying because I was trapped in the family station wagon with simulated wood door panels for much of the 70s as a kid...and it seemed all that was playing on the AM radio was Steely Dan or Chicago on a loop.
Steely Dan had some great deep cuts though. I can skip the ‘hits’ and mostly enjoy the rest of the songs.
Funny. A former co-worker was a lifeguard and Steely Dan was on the pool’s malfunctioning sound system, it looped all day. He has a similar experience as you.
“Peg” and “My Old School” are my favorites.
Yeah. I was “trapped” in high school with all these horrible bands being so popular and ubiquitous.
Your story reminded me of my situation: initially I liked them, bought two of their albums. Then, while I college a very sexy woman moved into the apartment above me. She had two annoying habits. First, she was a cocktail waitress and got home each night shortly after midnight, usually not alone. I was invariably awakened by the steady drumming of her headboard against the wall. This succeeded in waking me up and getting me in the mood, IYKWIM. Unfortunately, it did not have the same effect on my wife. The second was she played Steely Dan endlessly. I must have heard Bodishatva 100 times. I have not played Steely Dan since.
I had the same childhood!
LOL! You had it better than I! It was MUZAK in our station wagon!