Steely Dan vs Gaucho

Brian and Murdock get sent looking for stories of out-of-control album creations and come back with the tale of Walter, Donald, 3 years, 50 musicians, a drug problem, a tragic death, and a personal injury - aka Gaucho. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan Reelin in the Years book by Brian Sweet: https://www.amazon.com/Steely-Dan-Reelin-Brian-Sweet/dp/1468313142 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steely_Dan_members https://www.lindahoovermusic.com/bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countdown_to_Ecstasy Quantum Criminals book preview: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Quantum_Criminals/JPi0EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Die Behind the Wheel Crime Fiction: ​​https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/thornton-die-behind-wheel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aja_(album) Jonathan Clark’s Medium article: https://medium.com/@jonathanusa/the-crazy-story-of-the-making-of-steely-dans-gaucho-e4e7d68651e5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaucho_(album) The Jake Malooley reporting on “The Second Arrangement” https://expandingdan.substack.com/p/second-arrangement-steely-dan-roger-nichols-tape https://wiki-lied.fandom.com/wiki/The_Second_Arrangement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Nichols_(recording_engineer) https://rogernichols.com/wendel https://bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-many-sides-of-walter-becker.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Becker https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steely-dans-quiet-hero-inside-walter-beckers-troubled-life-wry-genius-199094/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steely-dan-most-tragic-album/