Steely Dan's Walter Becker dies at 67

[Bloody_Inferno]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/walter-becker-steely-dan-co-founder-dead-at-67-w500956

This really saddens me. I wasn't a fan of Steely Dan until my teacher started showing me how to play their songs and they've really helped with my chordal and composing sensibilities.

RIP.

 

[marcwormjim]

Ah hell.

This community won't feel the loss, but it's a major one. They play Nightfly tracks at my workplace all the time, due to Becker's songs often erring on the side of caustic.

 

[Adam Of Angels]

This is seriously sad. I'm a big fan.

 

[Triple-J]

This is pretty sad as the guy(and the rest of the band) was such a unique and interesting talent.
I got into Steely Dan because Stef from the Deftones mentioned them in a GuitarOne interview so I checked them out and never looked back because they covered a lot of ground which is something I really love and I'm not sure if people will get what I mean but I feel they're the type of band that couldn't exist nowadays because they're so diverse.

 

[Double A]

Easily one of my favorite bands. They wrote such classic songs and albums. Pretzel Logic is a masterpiece in my eyes. RIP Walter.

 

[Triple-J]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/04/steely-dan-greatest-songs-walter-becker

 

[Elwood]

A real shame - they were going to tour the UK in late October . He will be sorely missed.