It was my 8th or 9th show and it was as good as any. Keith Carlock stole the show. And that is really saying something with all the great players on that stage. The crescendos at the end of Bodhisatva were worth the price of admission alone. They stellar, peerless sound was no more evident then in the drum set it self. You could hear each piece evenly. You could hear the high regestries in the crash cymbols. They introduced Carlock last. Very strong set list though I'm not a fan of Godwhacker. Great dark cool funky re-working of Your Gold Teeth II and Show Biz kids. The only negatives were Aja - it still doesn't have the xylophones part - and the great background vocals. They weren't loud enough. But other then that what a joy. I keep on threatening to buy the 250$ seats some year. Next tour I may do it. The playing, songs, and sound somehow, are getting better.

Although Steely Dan is one of my favorite bands I wished I got to see them a lot earlier when they were still in their prime. I didn't realize what a big part the backup singers had , The musicians seemed more prominent than what I've heard listening to the recordings , compared to the lyrics , I know it's hard to sound like a studio album they made years ago but I was disappointed.That being said , I saw Paul McCartney sing and he was in top form - even at the age he is. Donald Fagan appeared to stumble through some of the words. Seats were very good.