{"product_id":"steely-dan","title":"Steely Dan By Sweet, Brian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReelin'' In The Years\u003c\/i\u003e is the acclaimed biography of Steely Dan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalter Becker and Donald Fagen, a couple of cynical New York jazz fans wormed their way into a record contract and astonished critics with their first album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan''t Buy a Thrill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1973. Nine albums later, they were among the biggest selling acts in the world. Steely Dan were different from the rest of rock''s super-sellers. They rarely gave interviews and, after some early bad experiences on the road, they refused to tour. They didn''t have their photographs taken and few people knew what they looked like. Steely Dan weren?t even a proper group; it was two musicians and a producer, yet every top notch player in the world lined up to appear on their albums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book draws back the veil of secrecy that surrounded Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Here is the story of how they made their music and lived their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Sweet, former editor and publisher of \u003ci\u003eMetal Leg\u003c\/i\u003e, the Steely Dan fanzine, draws back the veil of secrecy that has surrounded Becker and Fagen. Here  is the true story of how they made their music and lived their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes many photographs and a complete discography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57844528939390,"sku":"NW9781915841841","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/steely-dan","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}