Steely Dan
"Aja" jazz-rockers
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in 1972, known for sophisticated jazz-influenced pop music with cryptic, literary lyrics.
The duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker created meticulously produced albums like *Aja* and *Gaucho*.
The name comes from a steam-powered dildo in William S.
Burroughs's novel *Naked Lunch*.
Worldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- urbaneRefined and courteous
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
literate · cryptic · sardonic · perfectionist · meticulous · layered · slick · wry
Joining into unity
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
arrangement · polyrhythm · modal · instrumental · session musicians · horn section · chromatic
Female given name
Without roughness or difficulty
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- soft rockLow-durability sedimentary formation
- Doobie BrothersSeventies rock group
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
Michael McDonald · laid-back · radio friendly · easy listening · seventies · West Coast sound
sophisticated
Worldly and cultured
ironic · literate · cryptic · sardonic · perfectionist · meticulous · layered · slick · wry · smooth
fusion
Joining into unity
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
harmony · arrangement · polyrhythm · modal · instrumental · session musicians · horn section · chromatic
Peg
Female given name
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- soft rockLow-durability sedimentary formation
- Doobie BrothersSeventies rock group
Michael McDonald · breezy · laid-back · radio friendly · easy listening · seventies · West Coast sound
- Yacht RockMichael McDonald, Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, Peg, Rosanna
- duosSonny and Cher, The Everly Brothers, Lennon and McCartney, The Righteous Brothers, Righteous Brothers
- Rock BandsLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors
- Jazz Fusionjazz fusion, fusion jazz, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis
- NYC BandsRamones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Wu-Tang Clan
- Prog RockKing Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, prog rock
Steely DanThe Ramones
Ramones · Sex Pistols · The Stooges · punk rock · The Clash
Steely DanGrateful Dead
Legendary jam band
Phish · The Rolling Stones · Bruce Springsteen · James Brown · Allman Brothers Band
Steely DanThe Ramones
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