Steely Dan
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are back on tour with Steve Winwood!
Steely Dan
All that mattered was the music itself - the sweet spot fusion between jazz and funk, ornamented with those sinuous guitar rhythms, meticulous bass lines and dramatic drum solos.
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Steely Dan
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are back on tour with Steve Winwood!
Why see Steely Dan?
earth after hours tour
With music characterized by complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies, Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and the late Walter Becker were famed for their cerebral, wry and eccentric lyrics. Despite the avant-garde nature of their music, their musical marriage turned out to be a winning formula - they have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001.
Once reclusive, the band now tours more than they ever did in their heyday, dusting off the classics and reinventing them in a way only Steely Dan can. Following the passing of Walter Becker in 2017, the line up currently consists of Donald Fagan and a group of expertly talented musicians. Expect genre-bending, virtuosic interludes, and of course, that trademark groove. Don't miss them live in 2020 on the Earth After Hours tour, where they will once again be joined by Steve Winwood!
Reviews
Customer reviews
27 reviews, average rating: (3.3 Stars)
Lester
Great room, tight band, crowd of slobs...
DATELINE: Venetian Theater, 4/28/19
After many thwarted attempts to see the band live, me and the misses settled in the lovely and acoustically solid VT. The entire performance was reminiscent of an old school R&B jazz review which should be no surprise.
Excellent set list that covered all the bases albeit the inclusion of "FM" (too Top 40 considering the band's deep catalog, but easily digestible for the audience) and "Dirty Work" which is a tremendous song with David Palmer's plaintive vocal but "lounge-y" as done by the female backup artists.
With the exception of hard core Dan fans and budding music students (a master class if ever there was one) the crowd appeared to be ancient Midwesterner's who on a lark dropped by on their way to the Kwik-E-Mart to get a gallon of vanilla ice cream and Hershey's syrup. (See: FM) with no thought of stepping out.
Perhaps Nevada's lax cannabis law accounted for the malaise but methinks 8:00pm was bedtime for many. Too bad, great show!
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Stan
Steely Dan at the Stranahan......
The Band was tight......Mike Leonhart and the brass were remarkable......Carolyn
Leonhart and the Danettes sounded like angels.....Drummer, Keith Carlock never missed
a beat......Herington's guitar was perfect.....Donald Fagan's voice and keyboards were on
the money....Walter was smiling down!.....Perfect sound with a great light show......Hotter
than the 104 degree Toledo Zoo show in 2011..... ... Read more
AD Houston
Donald Fagen Once Again Rises to the Occassion
Considering his age and the fact that he has lost his long term partner, Donald Fagen still delivered the goods to a fond and equally aging, sophisticated audience.
His team of virtuoso musicians led by Musical Director Jon Herrington delivered a tight set list with the occasional departure from the original recordings with just enough flavor to deliver the intended moment of extreme pleasure.
My only suggestion would be to start earlier in the evening and lose the opening act so that the merry band of old hippies in attendance can get their fill before arriving home around midnight.
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