S5E2b - Jazz Rock Fusion, Part II: Steely Dan (Underrated) - with Matthew Crosby

We are joined once again by writer, comedian, broadcaster and podcasting legend Matthew Crosby for Part II of our jazz rock fusion-themed episodes. This time, Matthew is talking about one of his all-time favourite bands - Steely Dan.

Matthew admires how Steely Dan manage to make music which is simultaneously "interesting, weird, complex" as well as "singable, hummable, pop" - and loves how their tunes are also accompanied by arch, witty lyrics.

However, he's had some difficulty in generating a similar level of enthusiasm about Steely Dan amongst his friends. Will he be able to convince Fran (dad rock specialist) & Babs (melody sceptic who previously thought they were an Americana band from the late 80s) to get on board the yacht rock boat? 

We recommend checking out the "The Very Best of Jazz Club" (presented by Louis Balfour) from the 90's TV show Fast Show on YouTube.

Listen to both of Matthew’s shows - become a neighbour on Pappy’s Flatshare, which Matthew presents alongside his Pappy’s sketch troupe colleagues Tom Parry and Ben Clark. You can catch Matthew every Sunday morning (8am-11am UK time) on the Ed Gamble & Matthew Crosby on Radio X show - and if you can’t listen live, there’s also a podcast of the show available for all you Lazy Snoozans. You can also follow Matthew on Twitter and Instagram. 

You can find the playlist for this episode on Spotify - it includes all songs from Matthew’s playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode.

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