Steely Dan and Frank Zappa were both great in their own right, but don't ever dream of comparing one to the other. Read more about it here.

Steely Dan began as a somewhat traditional band, but that all changed when their two leaders turned them into a studio ...

I mention this because I am fully aware that Aja – Steely Dan’s sixth album ... but the two albums that followed it – Katy Lied and the underrated Royal Scam are excellent as well.

Steely Dan’s fifth studio album, The Royal Scam, known for classic cuts like “Kid Charlemagne,” “The Fez,” “The Caves of Altamira,” and the gripping title ...

Before the fourth album, Katy Lied, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker had retained control of Steely Dan while the live band members were mostly replaced by session guys. One of the fresh hirings was ...