Alive In America – Steely DanOctober 17th, 1995 or iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Pop Released: Oct 17, 1995 Customer Ratings (22 Ratings)
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Alive In America – Steely DanView More By Steely Dan. Customer Reviewsalive in america (5 stars)whoever wrote the 'itunes' review of alive in america is clearly void of understanding the beauty of this performance. pulling off these songs and arrangements live is a monumental task. fagen and becker did it so skillfully after not having been on a stage together in almost 15 years. please, if you don't understand something, don't write about it. this album is a 'must have' for anyone who appreciates the amazing beauty of steely dan. Amazing (4 stars) Whoever wrote the iTunes review for this got it wrong. The fact that Steely Dan could pull off these songs live at all, most of which were only ever done in the studio with a wide variety of session musicians, is an amazing feat of musicianship. The opening three tracks are among the finest in all of the Steely Dan catalog, in fact Green Earrings and Bodhisattva actually outdo the versions on the original albums. Reelin' In the Years and Boo Truly "Alive in America" (4 stars) My only question for the iTunes reviewer: compared to what? What's lost on the reviewer is the comparative complexity of pulling off these songs LIVE. Like any truly talented and skilled musicians, each LIVE cut expands on the original song in subtle but refreshing ways. If you loved the original song, each cut on this album brings enough familiarity to assuage your need for a live version, but adds a mildly jazz-like "in the moment&quo BiographyFormed: 1972 in Los Angeles, CAGenre: Rock Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock — with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work shows some debt to Bob Dylan — preferring jazz, traditional...
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