Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has always had his finger on the pulse, and once rated a Steely Dan song, better than perfect.

Issued 40 years ago this week, Steely Dan’s sixth studio album “Aja” is still a demarcation point for a great divide among rock listeners. The main bone of contention was picked at in Rolling Stone’s ...

"These people are too fancy, they’re too sophisticated," William S. Burroughs said of Steely Dan in 1977. "They’re doing too many things at once in a song." Burroughs, who had no personal connection ...

When it comes to performances of the best-known jazz-rock album in popular music, it’s next to impossible to imagine anything outdistancing the live version of Steely Dan‘s Aja that thrilled a ...

Steely Dan are one of those bands you either love or hate. To some, they represent the highest peaks of songwriting and studio craft, with lyrical vignettes about lost souls and strange characters ...

That said, the second night was by no means a bust. The island breezes wafting through much of “The Royal Scam” made for an inviting escape, especially during “Sign in Stranger” and “Haitian Divorce.” ...

It was a night when East Coast cynicism crashed head-first into Hollywood decadence, ’70s style. Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were in town Monday, kicking off a four-night residency at ...

To prepare for their current tour, Steely Dan had to relearn their own music. The band will perform one of three albums "Aja," "Gaucho" or "The Royal Scam" in its entirety on select dates of their ...

When it comes to performances of the best-known jazz-rock album in popular music, it’s next to impossible to imagine anything outdistancing the live version of Steely Dan‘s Aja that thrilled a ...