A literary and visual exploration of the songs of Steely Dan, in short essays full of cultural context, wild speculation, inspired dot-connecting, and the occasional conspiracy theory.
Wry, playful but deeply incisive ... A gonzo helping of music criticism dessert ... The best part is that it illuminates details the rest of us may have glossed over for years.
A lively series of ruminations about individual songs, loosely pegged to the characters who populate those songs ... A celebration and an artifact of the current Steely Dan moment ... In sharp and funny chapters, Pappademas riffs on this cast of characters in ways that capture the band’s cultural context and musical debts.
Steely Dan fans should love this book. And if you’re not a fan of that non-band band, but love good writing about rock music, Quantum Criminals is still worth reading.
