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Saw Steely Dan

Saw Steely Dan live last evening at the Lehigh Valley MusikFest 2011 in Bethlehem, PA. I had seen them Nov 2009 in Phila and I have to say both performances were OUTSTANDING. Stupendous. Wow. Among the cuts they performed, they did all but one song off the AJA album (Deacon Blues)plus Time out of Mind, Hey Nineteen, My Old School, FM, Dirty Work, Reelin' in the Years, etc. Man, what a night. Warm summer evening under almost a full moon and clear skies. Huge band and 3 beautiful back up singers (Carolyn Leonhart is beyond gorgeous). If you get a chance to see them and you're a fan, don't miss them. They're on tour this year with an extensive travel schedule.
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wolf_garcia
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I've seen 'em live a couple of times...it is SO cool to hear that stuff loud. I'm really glad they still get out there and tour as they always have the best people in their band.
gslone
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Sure would like to see them today. Saw them back in '73, at Tampa Stadium - they opened up for Chicago. They were the original line up with Jeff Procaro on drums, and Jeff Skunk Baxter on Guitar and pedal steel. Chicago was promoting their 6th album at the time. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen.
corazon
209 posts
 
Saw them twice at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell pavilion in Houston, tour '94 & '00. Once in San Antonio at the now defunct Verizon ampitheater, in '06. Both venues are outdoors.

I must say all 3 had the best sound quality of any concert I have ever been to, indoor or out. They were crisp, clean and not at all distorted. All the musicians could easily be heard. I was completely surprised at the quality of the sound and event. All 3 were superb.

For anyone who enjoys SD I highly recommend catching them on the rare occasions they play live.

Best,

Dave
fjn04
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Just saw them a few weeks ago at Tanglewood in the Berkshires.
They are just awesome. I enjoyed every second. They were so good, my wife's texting didn't even bother me.
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mofimadness
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Your wife was TEXTING during a Steely Dan concert? That's just wrong!!! I would have made her walk home :-)
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