About this episode
Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) with guest Eli Lake, columnist for Bloomberg View. Follow Eli on Twitter at @EliLake and read his work here . Eli ‘ s Musical pick: Steely Dan From Brill to Can’t Buy A Thrill : the formative years Steely Dan tries to be an actual band, then thinks better of it: Countdown To Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic The transition into studio obsessionalism: Katy Lied and The Royal Scam Aja and Gaucho : from the perfection of jazz-rock fusion to the drawn-out hangover Aftermath and reunion : Fagen’s The Nightfly and the reunion albums Finale Eli, Scot and Jeff each pick their two key albums and five key songs by Steely Dan Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.