AS ALWAYS THE MUSIC ON THIS DVD IS GREAT,DONALD AND WALTER STILL HAVE IT,BACKING MUSICIANS AND SINGERS ARE AS ALWAYS TOP NOTCH.THE ONLY ISSUES I HAVE IS TO ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOOOO MUCH BETTER IF ALL THE NONSENSE INTERVIEWS WERE DONE AS A SEPERATE ADD ON FEATURE, NOT BETWEEN EACH SONG,IT WOULD FLOW MUCH BETTER IF THEY JUST SHOWED THE CONCERT FROM FRONT TO BACK.THE ONLY OTHER THING IS BECAUSE OF THE LOW LIGHTING OF THIS CONCERT THEY TEND TO HAVE WAY TO MANY LOW ANGLE CAMERA SHOTS AND SKIP AROUND TOO MUCH,ALMOST ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU DIZZY, MAYBE I'M JUST GETTING OLD, BUT I DO STILL LOVE THE MUSIC
20 years after Steely Dan's last studio album, Gaucho, we have been re-introduced to the greatest band of the 70's. The wait was worth it. Granted, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (the driving force behind SD) released "solo" projects that they worked together on (and I recommend all, especially "The Nightfly" by Fagen), but this is the first SD studio album since 1980. "Two Against Nature" takes off beautifully with GASLIGHTING ABBEY, a heavily bass-influenced tune about a love triangle. GREAT song, funky and jazzy with a new edge to the old SD sound. WHAT A SHAME ABOUT ME is an awesome self-loathing, soul searching tune about how cruel life can be if you let it beat you down. The music is heavy on keys and guitar and has a great jazz backbeat. Pure SD negativity and sarcasm. The title track, TWO AGAINST NATURE, is a little exploratory, a bass lover's dream with great percussion and keys and some really bizzare, jazz sax that is the closest thing to 'free-form' jazz that I have heard from SD. JANIE RUNAWAY, JACK OF SPEED, COUSIN DUPREE & WEST OF HOLLYWOOD all strike true in the SD classic jazz/rock/blues/funk genre that they are known for. ALMOST GOTHIC is a great, soft, bluesy tune with soft percussion and soothing keys nicely supported by R&B backing vocals and some smooth guitar work. NEGATIVE GIRL is perfect. Another experiment in diminished sound, that comes off perfectly, showcasing Fagen's developed style of singing and some nice piano work with smooth guitar. I am a SD fanatic, and this album did not disappoint. 20 years later, the bad boys of the 70's still got it. They may be older and wiser, but they are still smart-assed and socially biting, cynical as hell. The album is definitely lighter in the sound department but it seems to me that the guys have just refined their sound as they grew musically, fully embracing the jazz roots that they love.Read full review
This is one of the best sounding surround mixes that I 've ever heard, on dvd video, mix by Elliot Scheiner, I bought this for a friend, the players are TOP NOTCH, and the background singers great and gorgeous! nuff said? I love this dvd ,out of print, maybe they will blue ray it someday. I can but it two more times!
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A must-have. All the songs in the setlist are VG+. This band iteration is good looking & great sounding. Superb performances abound: My favs are: Green Earrings Bad Sneakers Black Friday ...but every track is entertaining & wondrous. This is the most important DVD in my collection. If you dig SD, you cannot go wrong.
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This is a rare opportunity to see the late, great Walter Becker in action with his partner Donald Fagen, and a fantastic version of the Steely Dan band. Although I could have gone for less of the director's quick cuts and quasi-arty camery angles, overall this is a great disc. The little vignettes in between songs with Donald and Walter interviewing their band members public access-style are great fun, too.
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