I like this version of Steely Dan’s “Gaslighting Abbie” even better than the one on Two Against Nature. Ricky Lawson is an ultrafunky metronome in this one, Walter Becker squeezes out some nicely twisted licks, and the arrangement is more fully developed. [Video] One plush summer you come to me ripe ...
Here’s a great dress rehearsal performance of “Cousin Dupree” from the album Two Against Nature. It features the exemplary Ricky Lawson on drums, and ends with what appears to be a spontaneous interview with Fagen, Becker, and hapless background singer. [Video]
The previous music thread was a sort of novelty video, but this one’s the real thing — an amazingly tight performance of “Babylon Sisters” from the Steely Dan DVD Two Against Nature. [Video]
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From the excellent live performance DVD Two Against Nature, Steely Dan with their classic “Kid Charlemagne.” [Video]