Steely Dan

by Brian Sweet

Overview

Reelin' In The Years is the acclaimed biography of Steely Dan, now updated to include details of Walter Becker passing and Donald Fagen's continued touring with the band.The only book ever to have been published on Steely Dan. Brian Sweet, former editor and publisher of Metal Leg, the UK based Steely Dan fanzine, draws back the veil of secrecy that has surrounded Becker and Fagen. Here at last is the true story of how they made their music and lived their lives. Includes many photographs and a complete discography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787600638
Publisher:	Omnibus Press
Publication date:	09/01/2018
Edition description:	Updated Edition
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	291,952
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Brian Sweet is the author of The Complete Guide to the Music of Steely Dan, the only other book on the group to have been published and is a noted Steely Dan archivist and collector. He lives in Somerset, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Acknowledgements 3

Chapter I The Red Balloon 5

Chapter II Shuffling Up Your Downs 25

Chapter III Proud To Be Your Slave 56

Chapter IV Thirty-Five Sweet Goodbyes 79

Chapter V Slow Hand Row 94

Chapter VI Laughing At The Frozen Rain 123

Chapter VII Luckless Pedestrians 141

Chapter VIII The Crimson Tide 162

Chapter IX Bodacious Cowboys 188

Chapter X New Frontier 220

Chapter XI Big Noise, New York 237

Chapter XII C'mon Snakehips 271

Chapter XIII Sizzling Like An Isotope 288

Chapter XIV Third Hand Rose 303

Chapter XV Pamela's Pistol Dawn 321

Chapter XVI Heroic Escapades 330

Chapter XVII Any Random Star 341

UK Discography 352

Donald Fagen 361

Walter Becker 363

Becker and Fagen Involvement Discography 364

Walter Becker Productions 367

Index 369