10 Most Hated Classic Rock Bands Of All Time
8. Steely Dan
All the great bands to come from rock's golden period had a way of grabbing you by the throat and luring you into their sonic madness. If you weren't able to get the people to dance or headbang from the word go, you were gently toeing the line between being "mellow" or just plain boring. Even though these acts were more downtempo, no other band got as much undeserved ignorance as Steely Dan.
It might sound strange from a rocker's perspective, with much of the band's work sounding like the stuff that you'd hear on a second rate yacht trip. On the contrary, the work that this band has done is some of the most experimental rock music ever made. The musical duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker masterminded some of the most brilliant performers from the jazz and fusion world to turn their tracks into musical marvels, while also pushing the boundaries of what modern music production could do.
Sure, the songs may not have the same blast of energy as a harder rock track, but the real magic comes from this band's close attention to detail. It's pretty easy to put them in the "Dad Rock" category, but once you pick up an instrument, you'll realize how wrong you were for counting these guys out.