> Steely Dan is quite a lot more than just a rock band. It was more like a pop band with formidable song-writing. They're hard to place, that is certain. But y

> Steely Dan is quite a lot more than just a rock band. It was more like a pop band with formidable song-writing. They're hard to place, that is certain. But you are completely right, their melodic and harmonic content (and famously their anal-retentive perfectionism) was far, far beyond anything else. There's a reason they're held in such high regard in the industry.