Major dudes a steely dan companion and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle learn more enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Major dudes introduces us to steely dans core duo of becker and fagen just before the release of their first album 1972s cant buy a thrill abc produced by gary katz. Major dudes covers donald fagens solo albums and ends with david cavanaghs obituary of walter becker published in uncut in november of last year for a dan fan its fascinating to read about what the critics were hearing which was a combination of baffled satisfaction baffled ambivalence and baffled displeasure. Steely dan was never a band per say rather a concept in that case steely dan could never be dismembered in that case steely dan could never be dismembered on the one hand with major dudes a steely dan companion youve got archived reviews and interviews on steely dan that can be dug up if you have access to your uncles crate of . Major dudes a steely dan companion is a collection of previously published articles dating from the bands emergence in 1972 through the death of walter becker in 2017