Steely Dan: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2001

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/steely-dan/bio/

Official Site: http://www.steelydan.com/siteguide.html

Steely Dan infused jazz and funk together with rock to create a unique sound. The music tends to be complex and they have been criticized for overproduction. Their strength derives from sarcasm and human themes ranging from drug abuse to relationships.

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met in 1967 and moved to New York in 1969 to sell their songs to the famous Brill Building. It took three years of hard work before they began to experience success.

Do It Again (1972): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgYuLsudaJQ

Reelin’ in the Years (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBllejn5fVA

Rikki Don’t Lose That Number (1974): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfZWp-hGCdA

Kid Charlemagne (1976): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGr6knsm8t0

Peg (1977): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArQtVcM7w5Q

Deacon Blues (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck1N1I-LzWc

Hey Nineteen (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipc9pL27krs

They broke up in 1981 and reunited in 1993.

Cousin Dupree (2000): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxknEhmqObY

They defeated Eminem for Album of the Year at the Grammy’s in 2001. They continue to tour to this day.

893. Without Me by Eminem (2002)

Eminem announced his return to the music scene with the release of "Without Me." The song mocks Dick Cheney, the FCC, MTV, Moby, Limp Bizkit and even himself. The video is brilliant portraying Em as Robin to Dr. Dre's Batman and takes the mocking further as it includes reality tv and Osama Bin Laden. For a brief time, rumors swirled that El Queda put a hit on Eminem for the video, but this proved false.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkUvmDQ3HY

Love The Way You Lie by Eminem ft. Rhianna

#1 this week. Rhianna is soooo overrated. She can't sing, but her handlers know what to throw her way. The song title is appropriate. The Beatles outsold everyone in the last decade. After announcing this, the industry decided they needed a contemporary act to be #1 for appearances. So, they came back later and announced Eminem was the top selling artist of the 2000s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46eac7tmXVg