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Steely Dan Live...your opinion?

Asked by whatthefluther (13830points) June 6th, 2009

I know people tend to fall into two very different camps in their opinion of Steely Dan…you either love them or hate them with little middle ground.
If you love them, like me, you know that Walter Becker and Donald Fagan are studio geniuses and perfectionists. Interestingly, the biggest knock against these two guys is that their sound is overly polished and produced.

As much as I like these guys, I have never seen them live before, due for the most part, to the fact they have never been a true band. Since their beginning these two guys have survived and prospered in the industry exclusively using studio musicians for their recordings and presumably for their live shows.

Fagan once remarked that he had a hell of a time getting Becker to agree to actually add a third regular member to the band, Jeff Porcaro, drummer extraordinaire who was their studio drummer as he was for dozens of other artists. Jeff, a high school classmate of mine, turned down the offer opting instead to form the band Toto with his brother and several friends.

I’ve been to hundreds and hundreds of concerts, but have never seen Steely Dan. They are currently on tour and I am considering trying to catch one of their shows. If you have seen them live, I would appreciate your opinion of their performance. Please include when (year) you saw them.

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