Elton John—great
Moody Blues—great
The Rippingtons—great
David Sanborn—great
Bobby Caldwell—great
Michael Franks—great
Yes —almost great
Bread—great
Eagles—OK
Jackson Browne—OK
Linda Ronstadt—OK
Steely Dan—terrible
I love Steely Dan, but I have heard that they were very hit and miss in concert. I think touring wasn’t Fagan’s thing and Becker was up and down due to substance abuse. I think the backing band tended to vary, too. You had to catch them on a good night.
The only overlap between your list and mine was the Moody Blues. I saw them at least 3 times, possibly 4. The first time was on the Long Distance Voyager tour - my first concert, invited by friends, bad seats (3rd deck, side/behind the stage), I really didn’t know their music, and I wasn’t impressed. I did start listening to their music, however, and by the next tour (The Present was the album) I was a fan. I’m pretty sure I saw them on that tour, but I couldn’t find the date of the show.
I saw them twice on the Other Side of Life tour, and they were great both times. By that time I was a regular concert-goer and we didn’t do bad seats. We either camped out for tickets or bought from scalpers (who were the StubHub of the 80s.) The seats make a big difference in the experience.