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Saw Steely Dan

Saw Steely Dan live last evening at the Lehigh Valley MusikFest 2011 in Bethlehem, PA. I had seen them Nov 2009 in Phila and I have to say both performances were OUTSTANDING. Stupendous. Wow. Among the cuts they performed, they did all but one song off the AJA album (Deacon Blues)plus Time out of Mind, Hey Nineteen, My Old School, FM, Dirty Work, Reelin' in the Years, etc. Man, what a night. Warm summer evening under almost a full moon and clear skies. Huge band and 3 beautiful back up singers (Carolyn Leonhart is beyond gorgeous). If you get a chance to see them and you're a fan, don't miss them. They're on tour this year with an extensive travel schedule.
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corazon
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Saw them twice at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell pavilion in Houston, tour '94 & '00. Once in San Antonio at the now defunct Verizon ampitheater, in '06. Both venues are outdoors.

I must say all 3 had the best sound quality of any concert I have ever been to, indoor or out. They were crisp, clean and not at all distorted. All the musicians could easily be heard. I was completely surprised at the quality of the sound and event. All 3 were superb.

For anyone who enjoys SD I highly recommend catching them on the rare occasions they play live.

Best,

Dave
corazon
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I just realized an error in my post. One of the times I saw them was not in '00. I had already moved to San Antonio by then,'95 in fact.

So it had to be before the '94 tour, '91,'92 or '93. However I can't find anything supporting this on their site.

Best,

Dave
corazon
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Tpreaves

How was the show?

Best,

Dave
corazon
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Audiofeil, agree with you. As for Dylan, well never saw him live and thats ok. Not a big fan.

Best,

Dave
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