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Alive In America, Steely Dan

Alive In America – Steely Dan

October 17th, 1995

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iTunes Price: $9.99

Genre: Pop

Released: Oct 17, 1995

Customer Ratings
     

(22 Ratings)

Essentials

Steely Dan
Steely Dan

FM Gold
FM Gold

1973
1973




Alive In America – Steely Dan

NameArtistTimePrice
1.
Babylon Sisters (Live)Steely Dan6:47$0.99
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Green Earrings (Live)Steely Dan5:20$0.99
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Bodhisattva (Live)Steely Dan5:47$0.99
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Reelin' In the Years (Live)Steely Dan6:24$0.99
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Josie (Live)Steely Dan6:11$0.99
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Book of Liars (Live)Steely Dan4:19$0.99
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Peg (Live)Steely Dan4:19$0.99
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Third World Man (Live)Steely Dan6:38$0.99
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Kid Charlemagne (Live)Steely Dan5:16$0.99
10.
Sign In Stranger (Live)Steely Dan6:33$0.99
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Aja (Live)Steely Dan9:02$0.99

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Customer Reviews

alive in america (5 stars)
whoever wrote the 'itunes' review of alive in america is clearly void of understanding the beauty of this performance. pulling off these songs and arrangements live is a monumental task. fagen and becker did it so skillfully after not having been on a stage together in almost 15 years. please, if you don't understand something, don't write about it. this album is a 'must have' for anyone who appreciates the amazing beauty of steely dan.

Amazing (4 stars)
Whoever wrote the iTunes review for this got it wrong. The fact that Steely Dan could pull off these songs live at all, most of which were only ever done in the studio with a wide variety of session musicians, is an amazing feat of musicianship. The opening three tracks are among the finest in all of the Steely Dan catalog, in fact Green Earrings and Bodhisattva actually outdo the versions on the original albums. Reelin' In the Years and Boo

Truly "Alive in America" (4 stars)
My only question for the iTunes reviewer: compared to what? What's lost on the reviewer is the comparative complexity of pulling off these songs LIVE. Like any truly talented and skilled musicians, each LIVE cut expands on the original song in subtle but refreshing ways. If you loved the original song, each cut on this album brings enough familiarity to assuage your need for a live version, but adds a mildly jazz-like "in the moment&quo

Biography

Formed: 1972 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock — with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work shows some debt to Bob Dylan — preferring jazz, traditional...

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Top Songs By Steely Dan

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Reelin' In the YearsCan't Buy a Thrill4:37$1.29
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Do It AgainA Decade of Steely Dan (Rem..5:56$1.29
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PegAja4:00$0.99
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Dirty WorkCan't Buy a Thrill3:08$1.29
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Deacon BluesAja7:36$1.29
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Hey NineteenA Decade of Steely Dan (Rem..5:07$0.99
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Rikki Don't Lose that NumberA Decade of Steely Dan (Rem..4:32$1.29
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JosieAja4:30$1.29
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Black CowAja5:10$1.29
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AjaAja8:00$1.29

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