my "favorite" SD album (if someone who loves them as much as i do can actually have a favorite), and an absolute must listen if you're a guitar nerd. bernard purdie's drumming is beyond perfect, as is his ability to be egotistical about it. but then, if i could play like that i wouldn't bother being humble either. i would give my right arm to find a print of the artwork used for the cover, but leave it to Becker and Fagen to use a totally obscure artist. i guess for now i'll have to settle for hanging the LP album cover on my wall. my father graciously gave me all his Steely Dan vinyl when he discovered that his child had not only inherited his love of this band, but that-in essence- he created a monster by playing "any major dude" too many times when my mother was in labor. i can think of worse things to play at a time like that (although i'm not sure my mother would agree with that statement. she does hate michael mcdonald, after all. how that's possible is another story.)
