Lets play word association. You say 'Steely Dan', I say - precise, cool, bluesy, jazzy, mature, thoughtful, clever, serious, catchy, timeless, flawless, and hopefully you get my drift.
Steely Dan were one of the bands that taught a younger me, that there was much more to music than three chord rock anthems, or in them day's who looked the part.
When I bought Pretzel Logic, it became my favorite album of the time. I obtained a copy of a 1994 concert a while back, and was impressed with how good they sounded.
I went to see them in London in 1974, I even remember the hassle our driver had finding somewhere to park, and the subsequent frantic search for a bar, before the gig.
Arriving at the venue, the foyer was a sea of faded denim, and hair, so many long haired blokes, it seemed the hippies were back, from memory it seemed a rather male audience.
So when I obtained a boot of the show recently I have to say I was over the moon. I was almost nervous when I began to play it, hoping it was at least listenable, and looking for signs that this really was the gig I had attended thirty plus years ago.
The memories flooded back, this was definitely the show (all I need now is for someone to tell me, if it really was Kiki Dee supporting them?? as that remains a vaguer recollection).
The quality of the boot is astounding, definitely from the sound desk, and mastered, with some thought.
So here's some of the gig, if I get time I will upload the concert, it really is worth sharing.
Steely Dan - Reelin In The Years - Live The Rainbow 1974 Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Live The Rainbow 1974
Enjoy, if you are desperate for the rest drop me an email, and remember I WAS THERE !!!!
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Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
As promised one of the best gig's I attended in the first half of the 1970's.
