True Crit from BFF.fm

May 04 2021 15 ep. 53 mins 12
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Join @Jon_Digital and Lizzie Bonito on a musical journey through the discography of artists they love. Season 1 explores the work of rock cynics Steely Dan, from Can’t Buy a Thrill to Sunken Condos and everything in between.

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Sunken Condos

May 04 2021 62 mins  
This week, Lizzie & Jon reach the end of season one of True Crit. Don’s most current record, Sunken Condos shows him in fine fettle as he knits together a perfect album to round out the catalogue.We ponder over his cryptic musings one more time and discover that he’s written the most perfect crime themed song of his career. We may return to his songwriting again, should he

Circus Money - Part 2

Apr 14 2021 31 mins  
…the conversation continues. Jon continues to blow Lizzie’s mind with takes. Christ comes back as a woman, shit gets medieval in the post apocalypse and Walter sets himself as a grifter on the coat tails of a silver screen debutante. The album brings our penultimate episode of season one to a poignant conclusion. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Check

Circus Money - Part 1

Apr 06 2021 58 mins  
Walter Becker’s second solo album from 2008 proves to be a reckoning of his life and destiny. In true Steely Dan fashion, the most obscure, hard to find release in the catalogue proves to yield the most information. It’s a very vulnerable, honest record that cuts through the cynical voice we’ve heard so many times across his career. Join Lizzie and Jon as they marvel at Walt�

Morph The Cat

Mar 16 2021 56 mins  
"Storms raged, things changed forever." Never one to shy away from challenging subjects, Donald Fagen’s third solo album grapples with an event which profoundly shook the American psyche. In this episode, Jon and Lizzie explore Morph the Cat, an album rich with nuance, reflection and unexpected tenderness. Don’s superior song writing will disarm you and take you on a journey re

Everything Must Go

Mar 02 2021 56 mins  
Attention all shoppers! The Steely Dan Store is closing down for good.Jon and Lizzie browse the aisles of Steely Dan’s final studio album Everything Must Go, revisiting some of the familiar faces in Don and Walt’s musical legacy and concluding an epic chapter of rock and roll history.Time to kiss the checkout girls goodbye! Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM wit

Two Against Nature

Feb 16 2021 59 mins  
Two decades since their last album, Don and Walt rekindle their partnership, returning with Two Against Nature, a record hanging heavy with ghosts from their past. Jon and Lizzie welcome back the Gentleman Loser, this time with surgically slick production and an assuredness that only comes from a career spanning almost 30 years. No topic is off limits, no character too seedy, Steel

Kamakiriad & 11 Tracks Of Whack

Feb 02 2021 44 mins  
This week on the Steely Dan saga:Don’s had a ten year case of writer’s block. He hooks up with Walt for help with his concept record about a futuristic car. Somehow, they choose all the wrong keyboard presets and forget how to play more than two chords per song. Meanwhile, Walt follows up Don’s solo shit sandwich with a record that’s best heard quickly. ‘Nuff said. Join L

The Nightfly

Jan 19 2021 46 mins  
From the perspective of 1982, Steely Dan are no more. As we flip over to side B of the Dan saga, we find Don in a very reflective mood. A concept record based on the reflections, fears and daydreams of his youth sees a more tender side to one the most cynical songwriters of the ’70’s. Imaginary radio stations, pining after women and jolly songs about military coups brings a rec

Gaucho

Dec 08 2020 62 mins  
High in the Custerdome is where we find Don and Walt for their 7th album, Gaucho. Vaunted as the peak of recording perfection but plagued by tragedy, lost recordings and car accidents. Jon and Lizzie take you through what is often described as Steely Dan’s most clinical offering, laced with drugs, excess and near impenetrable meaning. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with

Aja

Nov 24 2020 63 mins  
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