The DU Lounge

Steely Dan's music is extremely sophisticated and the musical performances from every musician on every track are professional and profound.

Still, I understand some people's reticence because their lyrics are so obtuse as to be somewhat incomprehensible.

Yet their orchestrations and performances demonstrate superior musicianship. For example, listen to their song "Aja.": The structure of the composition is sophisticated and the playing by the musicians is amazing. Listen to Wayne Shorter's sax solo! And Steve Gadd's drum solo at the end of this epic song is beyond description except to say he's inspired!

And yet, to each their own. We recently saw the Bob Dylan film and I hate his voice and performances. Yet many of his songs are exceptional. Timothy Chalamet was terrific and he actually plays all the guitar parts! I didn't want to see the film but my wife insisted. Chalamet won me over. (I still hate Dylan's voice and performances!)

I've been a Dan Fan since Katy Lied. The song "Doctor Wu" has an incredibly inventive piano part and it inspired some of my musical endeavors.

Enjoy whatever moves you! That's one of the many things that makes music incredible.