How Steely Dan built a tense, guitar-driven standoff narrative on The Royal Scam, featuring Larry Carlton's most aggressive performance and a lyric that turns urban violence into existential theater.
How the opening track of The Royal Scam delivers Larry Carlton's most iconic guitar work, Jeff Porcaro's propulsive drumming, and a eulogy for the counterculture wrapped in immaculate pop-rock.
How a salvaged track became the perfect eulogy for the Gaucho era, featuring Larry Carlton's weeping guitar and the final silence of the machines.