Posted on 04/08/2003 3:50:50 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
Steely Dan Confirms First Tour In Three Years
Steely Dan has unveiled details for its first tour since the summer of 2000, kicking off July 23 in Costa Mesa, Calif., and wrapping Aug. 31 in Syracuse, N.Y. The veteran jazz/rock outfit will be touring in support of its upcoming Reprise album, "Everything Must Go," which has been bumped to June 10 from its original May 6 release date. As the band explained in its online newsletter, "the reason, we understand, has to do with something called 'a schedule' for some entity called 'the record company.'"
"Everything Must Go" finds group leaders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker backed by drummer Keith Carlock, keyboardists Ted Baker and Bill Charlap, and guitarists Jon Herrington and Hugh McCracken. Beyond his usual bass and guitar duties, Becker takes the mic on one as-yet-unnamed tune, marking his first lead vocal in Steely Dan's history.
The album is the follow-up to 2000's "Two Against Nature," which was the group's first album since 1980's "Gaucho" and went on to win the Grammy for album of the year.
Here are Steely Dan's tour dates:
July 23: Costa Mesa, Calif. (Orange County Fair) July 24: Paso Robles, Calif. (Mid-State Fair) July 26: Kelseyville, Calif. (Konocti Harbor) July 27: Tahoe, Nev. (Harvey's Outdoors) Aug. 1: Portland, Ore. (Coliseum) Aug. 2: George, Wash. (Gorge Amphitheatre) Aug. 4: Denver (Fiddler's Green) Aug. 7: St. Paul, Minn. (X-Cel Energy Center) Aug. 8: Chicago (United Center) Aug. 9: Columbus, Ohio (Schottenstein Center) Aug. 11: Clarkston, Mich. (Pine Knob) Aug. 12: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center) Aug. 14: Toronto (Molson Ampitheatre) Aug. 16: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center) Aug. 17: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center) Aug. 19: Manchester, N.H. (Verizon Wireless Arena) Aug. 20: Hershey, Pa. (Hershey Park) Aug. 22: Wantagh, N.Y. (Jones Beach) Aug. 23: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center) Aug. 25: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun) Aug. 27: Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavilion) Aug. 29: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga PAC) Aug. 30: Atlantic City, N.J. (Etess Arena at the Taj Mahal) Aug. 31: Syracuse, N.Y. (New York State Fair)
As I understand it, 10cc is the (average?) size (in cubic centimeters) of an ejaculate - although I have never checked the validity of this assumption.
CORRECT! A metal one
A Dildo ?
All are correct. Sorta. Steely Dan is a William Burroughs reference from the book Naked Lunch. Steely Dan is a strap-on rubber penis - it is not metal. Check out this excerpt from Naked Lunch
This is also where Lovin Spoonful got their name
True, but he had some really good lead hooks.
While I am not a Steely Dan expert from my understanding of the band Becker is a bass player primarily. Steely Dan had lots of great lead players that joined their little pick-up band including Jeff Skunk Baxter (Dooble Brothers), Rick Derringer (The McCoys hang on Sloop, Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo, Edgar Winter), Larry Carlton (his solo in Kid Charlemagne is one of my favorite solos of all time very fluid)
.and others.
I did know that, and it is one of the weirdest things I've ever heard.
Apparently, he really knows what he's talking about.
"Very big when I was making the transition from jazz fan to pop fan. This always puts me in a good mood. John Sebastian (sound) is incredibly underrated. He was a fine songwriter and a great singer. These days, he's kind of a forgotten man. I guess what did him in was that song Daydream, which people got really sick of and typified The Lovin' Spoonful as sugary, good-timey music. But it wasn't typical of his work at all. There's some great music on those records. The lyrics on this are all about youth and optimism and it was probably one of the first records that celebrated rock 'n' roll for itself, pulled back and looked at what was going on culturally."
Drummer: Jim Hodder. Open for: ?? The Monkeys (no, that was Hendrix's first US Tour)
I think I win this one. I am pretty sure you are talking about Chevy Chase (as drummer) and the band opened for Jay and the Americans ("Come a Little Bit Closer") - but that was BEFORE they formed Steely Dan (actually, you did not say "as Steely Dan" - DARN, I thought I was going to looks so smart)
Their Grammy for Two Againt Nature, I'll have to admit, was bogus. Think of it as a "lifetime achievement" award in recognition of their earlier work which may not have received enough critical notice. Even that album, though, had a couple of outstanding cuts; "What a Shame About Me" ranks with their best.
Of course, as with all art, you either like 'em or you don't; rather pointless to argue about artistic merit. For me, jazz-influenced rock with actual lyrics, actual melody, an absence of screaming, and flawless production works for me.
I have no doubt that they're politically nowhere near me, but if I limited myself to conservative rock, I'd have a skinny musical library, indeed. Anyway, if ideology is important to you, some of their lyrics could be interpreted as conservative-leaning, e.g. "Only a Fool Would Say That," from Can't Buy a Thrill.
I'm delighted to hear there's one more album on the way. I'm less delighted that they're touring; they're the consumate studio band if ever there was one, and in fact it's a major stretch to call them a "band" -- it's really Fagan and Becker and whoever else they decide to take on at any given point in time.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.