Major Dudes - Barney Hoskyns

At its core a creative
marriage between Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan has sold over 45
million albums and recorded several of the cleverest and best-produced albums
of the 1970s-from the breathlessly catchyCan't Buy a Thrillto the sleekly sinisterGaucho-making them one of the most
successful rock acts of the past fifty years. More than ten years after their
break-up in 1981, they returned to remind fans of how sorely they had missed
their elegance and erudition, subsequently recordingTwo Against Natureand Everything
Must Goduring the following decade, touring continuously, and being
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.Major Dudes
collects some of the smartest and wittiest interviews Becker and Fagen have
ever given, along with insightful reviews of-and commentary on-their
extraordinary songs. Compiled by leading music critic and writer Barney
Hoskyns, Major Dudes features
contributions from Chris Van Ness, Steven Rosen, and the late Robert Palmer,
and pieces including rare interviews and reviews of Steely Dan's early albums
from Disc, Melody Maker, and Rolling
Stone.With an afterword examining the musical legacy of and
memorializing the late Walter Becker, who since his passing Rolling
Stone has heralded
as the "brilliant perfectionist behind one of rock's most eccentric bands," Major Dudes is the most comprehensive
anthology of Steely Dan ever compiled and will be the centerpiece on every
fan's shelf.