I have never owned a Steely Dan CD before...and quite frankly, didn't plan on it .  I liked their older stuff, but was never a big fan, etc.  I got this CD strictly to find out what all the hub-bub was about.  I enjoy a  nice smooth easy listener, especially when I have company over.  I got the  CD and liked it from the first play.  It is very obviously a Steely Dan CD  but is easy on the ears and is infectious just the same.  The vocals are  unmistakenly them and the style is pretty similar to the older stuff.  If  you are someone who enjoys the stuff from the 80's like Little River Band  or the Doobie Brothers....then chances are you are going to love this new  release.  Don't over look it just because you are not a Steely Dan  fan....I'm certainly glad that I didn't.