Originally published on July 17, 2000 By Joan Anderman Boston Globe ”Let’s dip into the middle ’70s and see what we can find,” cracked Donald Fagen before easing into ”Night by Night” at the Tweeter Center Saturday. It was a classically wry comment from Fagen. Steely Dan was the ’70s for fans of pristinely crafted, intelligent […]
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Too Much of a Good Thing from Steely Dan
Originally published on July 14, 2000 By Tom Moon Philadelphia Inquirer There was a time, in the ’80s, when those obsessed with the enigmatic studio-pop outfit Steely Dan would have settled for any chance — a three-hour “Bad Sneakers” marathon — to see their idols perform live. Now, six years into a comeback built around regular […]
Rain Can’t Dull Edge of Steely
By Jim Farber New York Daily News Steely Dan’s sneaky music has always demanded a lot from its fans. But at the band’s performance Monday (July 3, 2000) at Jones Beach, Long Island (NY), a physical challenge also came into play. At the local stop on group’s first tour featuring new material in 20 years, […]
Jaded, Meticulous, Quirky
By Jon Pareles New York Times WANTAGH, NY — “It’s a strange night,” Donald Fagen said in the middle of Steely Dan’s concert tonight (7/3/2000) at the Jones Beach Theater here. “I’m not kidding.” He seemed about to explain further when his partner, Walter Becker, drily cut him off. “Another strange night,” Mr. Becker deadpanned, […]
Steely Dan is Back With Funkier Edge
By John Young Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Who makes the traffic interesting, rescues a dreary Sunday?” Fans of Steely Dan’s new album Two Against Nature know that the answer to that musical question is, “Janie Runaway.” Performing for 9,302 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion Sunday night, Steely Dan itself made it worth driving to Burgettstown for an extraordinary Sunday show. Playing […]
Steely Dan’s Sedate Style Still Slick
By Jason Anderson Toronto Globe and Mail Longtime Steely Dan partners Donald Fagen and Walter Becker seemed middle-aged even when they were still in their 20s. So it’s somehow appropriate that they’re having a career renaissance now, a few decades after the American group’s heyday in the 1970s. Last night’s (6/27/2000) show to 8,000 fans […]
Steely Dan Still Old School
By Jane Stevenson Toronto Sun TORONTO — Donald Fagen, one half of ’70s rock innovators Steely Dan, couldn’t help noticing the slow-setting sun during the band’s concert last night (6/27/2000) at the Molson Amphitheatre — their second ever in T.O. “It’s day here for a long time huh?” said Fagen, 52, looking cool in shades […]
Steely Dan Cruises on Vintage Highway
By Kevin McKeough Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — If rock ‘n’ roll is a vintage convertible barreling down a back road from Memphis to New Orleans at 2 a.m., Steely Dan is a European sedan cruising the Pacific Coast Highway at dusk, its driver musing darkly on the foibles of humanity. Polished craftsmanship, technical precision and cool sophistication were Steely Dan’s […]
Steely Dan Takes Fans Down Memory Lane
By Candace Murphy San Jose Mercury News Every concert has its turning point. That point in the evening when the melange of notes, phrases and musical stylings that have tumbled out of those immense amps and woofers suddenly aligns and makes nothing but perfect sense. It is a point of unexpected delirium. Saturday at Steely […]
Steely Dan Bridges the Gap
By Steve Hochman Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — “Here’s a tune from one of those albums in the mid-’70s,” said Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, introducing the song “Night by Night” on Tuesday at the Universal Amphitheatre. In recent Steely Dan tours, there would have been unmistakable irony to that remark, since there had been […]
