By David Yonke Toledo Blade “I think it’s universally agreed that our music is the best possible Muzak — rock Muzak — to play in a supermarket.” — Steely Dan in a 2003 interview on NPR Two college jazz fans struggled to peddle their songs in New York’s legendary Brill Building, landed a job playing […]
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No Static At All
By Donny Kutzbach ArtVoice.com BUFFALO — I was born in 1974, so the magic of Steely Dan was probably never really supposed to be for me. It seemed meant for those who had an inkling of the power of street-corner doo wop, had heard the early Motown singles and knew the studio-created perfection of the […]
Steely Dan Concert Won’t Be a Nostalgia Trip
Gannett News Service This summer, Steely Dan will tour on the heels, not of a group album, but the release last year of the Donald Fagen solo CD, Morph The Cat. But Fagen’s musical partner in Steely Dan, Walter Becker, says fans can rest assured that even without new Steely Dan music to play, he […]
Steely Dan Fills Need for ‘Deep ’70s’ Fusion
By Sarah Rodman Boston Globe BOSTON — There are very few summer concerts one can go to and find the lead guitarist raunchily riffing on Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. But then there are very few, if any, bands like Steely Dan. Tuesday night the revered fusion duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen brought […]
Steely Dan Stands Test of Time
By Christopher John Treacy Boston Herald Don’t expect Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen to smile until the show’s almost over. Letting up any earlier would entail blowing his cool — not his style. And in the end, Fagen’s demeanor means that Steely Dan gets to remain unsoftened and undiluted with age. Sure, Fagen’s getting old, […]
Rockers Simmer Through Jazz-Influenced Set
By Jay N. Miller For The Patriot Ledger BOSTON — If there’s anything better than hearing Steely Dan’s best music performed by the rock band, it has to be hearing it performed by an expanded 12-piece outfit, which is what 4,000 fans at Bank of America Pavilion in Boston were treated to last night. The […]
Tolerating the New Tunes, Exulting in the Old
By Nate Chinen The New York Times A few minutes into its sold-out concert at the Beacon Theater on Monday night, Steely Dan uncorked a song of recent vintage. It was “Godwhacker,” from the band’s 2003 album, Everything Must Go (Reprise), and the lyrics blithely gestured toward a tale of vengeance, pursuit and, well, deicide. […]
Steely Dan Plays Eclectic Catalog of Music
By Michael Fortuna The Villages Daily Sun ORLANDO — The fans of Steely Dan gambled, and they won. Big time. The band, led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, stopped by Hard Rock Live on May 12 as part of its Heavy Rollers Tour, and a sold-out audience welcomed it with open arms. The stage […]
Review: Mohegan Sun Arena
By Donnie Moorhouse Springfield Republican UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Steely Dan played the first of two area shows on Thursday night, entertaining thousands at the Mohegan Sun Arena with a 90-minute set. The band was also scheduled to play the Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford on Friday. The jazz-rock icons are currently out on the “Heavy Rollers […]
Steely Dan Slamming Through Their Hits
By Alan Sculley Last Word Features NEW YORK — Steely Dan won’t be touring behind a new group CD this spring, or for that matter be featuring material from Donald Fagen’s recent solo CD, Morph The Cat. But Fagen’s musical partner in Steely Dan, Walter Becker, says fans can rest assured that even without new […]
