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waitingman) wrote2007-09-19 10:08 am
waitingman) wrote2007-09-19 10:08 am
Do It Again!!
Things to love about last night's Steely Dan show at the EntCent:
~ It was their first time in Australia.
~ We (my Foil, my father & I) were 6 rows from the front.
~ They played for over 2 hours.
~ Donald Fagen's voice was in better shape than the live DVD of 1999 would lead one to hope for...
~ The 12-piece band were uniformly & individually excellent, especially the drummer & guitarist.
~ Now they have a taste for it, we may see them again.
~ World Party were the support act & were really, really good!
Trivial quibbles & complaints:
~ You could put together another 2 hour setlist of favourite songs they didn't play.
~ AARRGGHH!! Trombone solos!!
~ Donald's keyboard set-up obscured our view of the 4-piece horn section.
~ The sound mix was a bit light on bass... unusual for the EntCent, where it's usually too bass-heavy... annoying, because the bass-player was so good.
~ Walter Becker took too many solos. He's a good player, but the other guitarist is better. Share the load, Walter!
~ It took 45 minutes to get out of the EntCent carpark.
~ I've forgotten to bring Steely Dan CDs to play at work today.
~ It was their first time in Australia.
~ We (my Foil, my father & I) were 6 rows from the front.
~ They played for over 2 hours.
~ Donald Fagen's voice was in better shape than the live DVD of 1999 would lead one to hope for...
~ The 12-piece band were uniformly & individually excellent, especially the drummer & guitarist.
~ Now they have a taste for it, we may see them again.
~ World Party were the support act & were really, really good!
Trivial quibbles & complaints:
~ You could put together another 2 hour setlist of favourite songs they didn't play.
~ AARRGGHH!! Trombone solos!!
~ Donald's keyboard set-up obscured our view of the 4-piece horn section.
~ The sound mix was a bit light on bass... unusual for the EntCent, where it's usually too bass-heavy... annoying, because the bass-player was so good.
~ Walter Becker took too many solos. He's a good player, but the other guitarist is better. Share the load, Walter!
~ It took 45 minutes to get out of the EntCent carpark.
~ I've forgotten to bring Steely Dan CDs to play at work today.