web01.fireside.fm Fri, 01 May 2026 04:48:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Steelin' In the Dan - Episodes Tagged with “Can'tbuy A Thrill” https://www.steelininthedan.com/tags/can'tbuy%20a%20thrill Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:00:00 -0500 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. en-us episodic Reviewing the works of Steely Dan and suspected fellow travelers Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. yes steely dan, music, film, criticism Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett steelininthedan@gmail.com Episode 6: Like a Reelin’ Stone http://www.steelininthedan.com/6 de319730-82e1-40f6-a9d9-000b4b5cc7e6 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:00:00 -0500 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Reelin' In the Years”; Joe’s pick - “Like a Rolling Stone”; Scott’s pick - “The Rules of Attraction”; 1:38:41 yes Scott and Joe flip over to side two of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill and revisit the classic rock staple “Reelin’ In the Years.” Their verdict: it never gets old. Next your hosts cower before the intimidating authenticity of Bob Dylan as they discuss his ramshackle masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Then the boys head back to school to unpack their conflicted feelings on an old favorite, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction (2002). Scott confesses that he’s a Dawson’s Creek fan, and Joe casts Eric Stoltz as Donald Fagen in the Steely Dan biopic in his head. How’s my little girl? Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com (mailto:steelininthedan@gmail.com) Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan (https://twitter.com/steelininthedan) Links: Elliot Randall in Guitar World (https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/elliott-randall-nailed-steely-dans-reelin-years-one-continuous-take) Ben Beaumont-Thomas on Steely Dan (The Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/04/steely-dan-greatest-songs-walter-becker) Rolling Stone on “Like a Rolling Stone” (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-dylan-recorded-like-a-rolling-stone-50-years-ago-today-65422/) Sleepwalkers on Bandcamp (https://sleepwalkersbandcamp.bandcamp.com/) Steely Dan,Can'tBuy a Thrill,Reelin' In the Years,Bob Dylan,Like a Rolling Stone,Roger Avary,The Rules of Attraction Scott and Joe flip over to side two of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill and revisit the classic rock staple “Reelin’ In the Years.” Their verdict: it never gets old. Next your hosts cower before the intimidating authenticity of Bob Dylan as they discuss his ramshackle masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Then the boys head back to school to unpack their conflicted feelings on an old favorite, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction (2002). Scott confesses that he’s a Dawson’s Creek fan, and Joe casts Eric Stoltz as Donald Fagen in the Steely Dan biopic in his head. How’s my little girl?
Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan

Links:
Elliot Randall in Guitar World
Ben Beaumont-Thomas on Steely Dan (The Guardian)
Rolling Stone on “Like a Rolling Stone”
Sleepwalkers on Bandcamp

]]> Scott and Joe flip over to side two of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill and revisit the classic rock staple “Reelin’ In the Years.” Their verdict: it never gets old. Next your hosts cower before the intimidating authenticity of Bob Dylan as they discuss his ramshackle masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Then the boys head back to school to unpack their conflicted feelings on an old favorite, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction (2002). Scott confesses that he’s a Dawson’s Creek fan, and Joe casts Eric Stoltz as Donald Fagen in the Steely Dan biopic in his head. How’s my little girl?
Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan

Links:
Elliot Randall in Guitar World
Ben Beaumont-Thomas on Steely Dan (The Guardian)
Rolling Stone on “Like a Rolling Stone”
Sleepwalkers on Bandcamp

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