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Title: Steely Dan - Greatest Hits
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Jazz, Jazz Rock, New York City, New York 5/26
Condition: EX (VZ) | Members: Donald F (48' - ), Walter B (50' - 17')
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Walter Becker’s late-70s life was shadowed by addiction, legal trouble, and chaos behind music that sounded almost surgically controlled.
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Studio Lore: By the time this collection appeared, Steely Dan had mostly abandoned normal band life and turned into a perfectionist studio project.
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Media Narrative: Greatest Hits works like a map of their strange trick: cynical lyrics, jazz harmony, and radio-friendly polish hiding deeply unsentimental stories.
