![]() The new Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! and a live remake of Fagen’s The Nightfly, both recorded on tour in the US in 2019, add a considerable (if relative) weight to the band’s live legacy on record. Until now, the only official live album of the band was the slightly underwhelming Alive In America, recorded during their first reunion tours in 19. Unlike most of their classic rock peers, there’s no double-live Steely Dan collection from the era to enjoy (though the curious should seek out the various bootlegs and radio broadcasts that circulate on the web). Preferring the hermetically sealed environment of the studio to dingy clubs and theaters, Becker and Fagen stopped touring in the mid-1970s. ORDER NOW: The Rolling Stones are on the cover of the November 2021 issue of Uncut.Steely Dan’s records sounded perfect but the jaded, wasted and weird characters who populated That elevated level of craftsmanship always carried with it a healthy dose of irony, of course. During their 1970s heyday, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen became increasingly meticulous when it came to session musicians and state-of-the-art recording techniques, creating LPs that still stand as the epitome of sonic perfectionism for the era. Steely Dan have a well-deserved reputation as the ultimate studio band.
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