I am genuinely interested, please can someone link me to a song or solo from Steely dan which is so earth shatteringly good as to make up for the rest of the fondue?
Gary, it's the grimmest of grim West Coast Smooth Jazz-Rock. The Eagles are miles better.
Oh I see, you are claiming that he's a good guitarist? Two words: Jimmy Page.
****ing hell Kasp, is that the best we have to go on? Yes he can play a guitar, but as Surfing With The Alien so clearly proved, good guitar work does not a band make.
Or Dave Gilmour, or JJ Cale, or shedloads of others.
My point is exactly the same as Gary's: Yes, they are competent musicians, but the music itself is really really awful. Just wallpaper. Unpleasant wallpaper, actually.
What's masterful about it? Even Eric Clapton, who I can't stand, plays better than that.
You are totally missing the point.Well, I'm a student of the guitar for 30+ years now. My opinion is that the guitar work is miles ahead of competent. I'm not the only guitarist to think so; I'd be willing to bet even some of those excellent guitarists you've mentioned would agree.