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   In rec.sport.football.college Archie Leach  wrote:   
   > "DokterZ"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Steely Dan.   
   >>   
   >>In my list of most-overrated bands of the 70's, along with the Eagles,  Sex   
   >>Pistols (duh) and Allman Brothers.   
   >>   
   >>Kiss were more over-exposed, but everyone knew they sucked.   
   >   
   >   
   > Please give a good explanation as to why you think Steely Dan is   
   > "overrated", besides "Well I don't like them" or "I don't understand   
   > their lyrics".   
      
   1) Almost absolute refusal to play live due to overly anal perfection   
   obsession.   
      
   2) Inability to craft an album without using 27 session guitarists,   
   14 session bassists, 22 session drummers... hell, on one song on   
   Aja (I don't recall which) they used the snare track from one session   
   drummer, and the rest of the playing from another - not because one   
   was wrong, but they liked the snare hits better on the other... and   
   then they didn't even use the entire snare track, but a single snare   
   hit the copied and grafted with overly anal precision onto the track.   
      
   3) Smooth Jazz: Hard Bop :: Steely Dan: Rock Music   
      
   ...and I like Steely Dan...   
      
   --   
   Aaron   
      
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