Will 
I was fortunate to see #SteelyDan on their hometown 10-night stand in 2016 at Manhattan's #BeaconTheater. #WalterBecker was in great form; no sign that he would shortly stop touring. They were doing a different complete album every night. I caught the 'Aja' night. Doesn't get much better.
RadiDaddy@WilliamRobert Allow me to envy you. That must’ve been an amazing evening.
@RadiDaddy Honestly feel humbled to have witnessed Walter before he passed. So much joy in their music.
James DeVol@WilliamRobert Have seen them nine times...last one was after Walter died..
@jadevol #ChuckRainey or #TomBarney on bass? I mean, my god they had great players. Any faves you want to name? Any fave shows?
@WilliamRobert Tom Barney...probably my favorite was the third time seeing them at Pine Knob...had a young beautiful female friend (24 years younger) who really played up the old guy/young woman theme that runs through their music...bought lawn seats and it started to storm so they moved us down to about 15 rows back from the stage...I think it was around 2003...Before Cornelious Bumpus died...had the hots for Carolyn Leonhart....never saw a bad show...
@jadevol I think Michael and Carolyn Leonhart were in the 2016 band. I'm a fan of Michael since he co-produced the #DonaldFagen solo album, Sunken Condos--just killer. I agree, never a bad show.
@WilliamRobert listen to "Sunken Condos" almost every weekend on the bike....either that or "The Nightfly" Donald just released two live albums last fall...one is "The Nightfly" yep, they've been with them since the first time I saw them in 2000...when Donald was inducted into the jazz hall of fame it was just he and Carolyn doing "Florida Room" on stage
@jadevol Listened to a live '93 version of IGY today, real loud. Probably rate that as my number one Dan song at the moment. I know The Nightfly is technically solo #Donald, but I believe #Walter was co-producer. Anyway, just a great song. That and Bad Sneakers, which should have been a number one single if there was justice in the world.
@WilliamRobert Walter played on it, too...just like he did on Kamakiriad..."Bad Sneakers" is the first song on one of my SD playlists followed by "Black Cow"...I think my favorite is "Pretzel Logic"...only saw them do that once...first song of an encore...every time I hear "IGY" I think "where's my spandex jacket, Donald?" "Doctor WU" and it's range of emotions gets me every time I hear it....
@jadevol Agree--Dr. Wu is a deep track, musically and lyrically. Just the chord progression before the line 'Katy lies' is something else. Listened closely to it yesterday and it sends chills.
@WilliamRobert yeah, the line"Katy lied, I was halfway crucified, I was on the other side of no tomorrows" I get chills when I hear that song, too...
RevJeber@jadevol @WilliamRobert
The Nightfly is an excellent album. I’ve been a Steely Dan fan for years, but that album floored me.
The Nightfly is an excellent album. I’ve been a Steely Dan fan for years, but that album floored me.
@jeber that's my Saturday first ride music every weekend...
@jeber @jadevol The quality of #DonaldFagen's solo records is just off the charts. The Weather in My Head is a 21st century anthem.
@WilliamRobert @jeber I always think Jon Herrington is channeling B.B. King in that one..
@WilliamRobert real particular about everything...all of his stuff sounds the way it does because he wants it to sound like that...there is a show about the making of AJA where he and Walter sit a sound board an explain how they made it...funny at times
@jadevol Yeah, great doc. Watched it several times. Favorite line is Dean Parks: "Perfection is not what they're after. They're after something you want to listen to. We would work past the perfection point until it became natural."
@WilliamRobert I liked how the musicians tell what they brought the studio and explan their part in it
@jadevol Yeah, especially #ChuckRainey talking about how he went against what they were asking him to play, and making it sound great. To have Chuck Rainey with #BernardPurdie & #JimKeltner & #SteveGadd on drums is something.
@WilliamRobert not sure if you've seen the "Two Against Nature" dvd but it's a live studio concert with the song breaks of Donald and Walter just talking to people....pretty funny at times...and the last song is a crushing version of "Pretzel Logic"
@jadevol Yeah, I think that's a superb live recording (I think of it as the Plush TV concert). Great sound. Tom Barney on bass. Love it. Don't know how many times I've watched it.
@WilliamRobert yeah, me too....that came out just before I got to see them for the first time...
@jadevol Also, Becker's solo on Pretzel Logic is stellar. Yes, it's crushing.
@WilliamRobert Walter is not flashy at all but he brings the SD sound in his guitar playing...and he even sang on "Book of Liars" on Alive in America
Tim@WilliamRobert
I'm very jealous.😆
I'm very jealous.😆
@voidspace I see you're based in SE London, Tim. The London jazz - hip hop scene is I think maybe the most interesting in the world--so it's me that's jealous. Plus you've got Gilles Peterson. I'm in Canada, so I'm living vicariously.
@WilliamRobert
Yes. I love Jazz. Both my sons are | were very into Hip Hop. they both good guitarists and are more into metal now. But we're all incurable Dan Fans 😆
Yes. I love Jazz. Both my sons are | were very into Hip Hop. they both good guitarists and are more into metal now. But we're all incurable Dan Fans 😆
@voidspace Yeah, every generation seems to speak Dan-ish. But I look at a British musician like, say, Alfa Mist, and he's combining genres in an interesting way. Richard Spaven & Mathew Halsall are a couple of other British players that come to mind. Halsall is more straight-up jazz. It's a great scene in the UK.
@WilliamRobert
Appreciate the tip-off. I could do with some refreshingly new material to listen to. 😊
Appreciate the tip-off. I could do with some refreshingly new material to listen to. 😊