Their touring band was much larger than their typical studio band. In 1993 Becker and Fagen reunited to tour and promote Fagen's Kamakiriad. In 1993, Becker produced Fagen's second solo album, Kamakiriad. Both preformed on Zazu, a 1986 album by Rosie Vela and produced by Steely Dan's former producer Gary Katz. Becker moved to Maui, Hawaii and did some work as a producer on other's albums. Fagen continued to make music, releasing The Nightfly in 1981 to great success. Despite these things, the album released in 1980 to major success, also being 'platinum'.īreak (1981-1993) Īfter the release of Gaucho, the band disbanded in June 1981 and remained apart until 1993. These include: an important track, "The Second Arrangement", being erased MCA Records preventing Steely Dan from changing labels Becker being sued for $17 million and negative attention following Becker being hit and injured by a taxi and the band being sued by Keith Jarret for copyright violation. The album faced many challenges in production. The duo did not write songs for most of 1978 but returned to begin Gaucho.
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During this time, the band produced an original song, FM (No Static at All), for the film FM the song succeeded while the movie itself failed badly. A documentary was released of Aja's production. The Royal Scam and Aja are both ' platinum' and Aja is the band's highest charting album. Katy Lied was a commercial success but both Becker and Fagen hated the album due to perceived poor audio quality. Katy Lied, The Royal Scam, and Aja (1975-1978)
From this point the 'band' consisted of only Becker and Fagen as constants and used many session musicians. Due to this, members began to leave the band until only Becker and Fagen remained. The singles Do It Again, Reelin' in the Years (both from Can't Buy a Thrill), and Rikki Don't Loose That Number (from Pretzel Logic) were hits.ĭuring this time, Becker and Fagen wanted to spend their time in the studio while other members wanted to continue touring. This was because, according to Becker and Fagen, it was recorded while on tour. Countdown to Ecstasy preformed worse than the other two.
The band's first three studio albums were a resounding success and sold more than 2.5 million albums together. The band saw little success during this period.Ĭan't Buy a Thrill, Countdown To Ecstasy, and Pretzel Logic (1972-1974) Several songs, some of which were later used on official albums, from this time are available through multiple unauthorized collections. Kenny Vance found their music interesting which lead to them working on the soundtrack of a low-budget film for him. The two moved to Brooklyn together after Fagen graduated. They began playing locally, mostly covers of popular music but also some songs which they wrote. They discovered that they enjoyed similar music and started writing songs together. Fagen heard Becker practicing his electric guitar in a café, The Red Balloon, which Fagen liked and he asked Becker to join a band with him. History Formation and early years (1967-1972) īecker and Fagen met in 1967 at Bard College.
Seven studio albums were released from 1972 to 1980 and two more were released from 2003 to 2006 after a 23 year break. They reunited in 1993 to play their music live at concerts. The band was made by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker while they were students at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band. New York Rock and Soul Revue, Dukes of September Rhythm Revue, Jay and the Americans Walter Becker (l) playing electric guitar, Donald Fagen (r) playing melodica.Īnnandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States
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