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Alive In America
''Alive in America'' is a first live album by the American rock group Steely Dan, released in 1995. Overview The album comprises recordings from their 1993 and 1994 tours, which were the first live Steely Dan performances since 1974. The tour was also supporting Donald Fagen's '' Kamakiriad'' album. Additional live tracks from the tour were later released on the " Cousin Dupree" single. Critical reception Writing for ''The Village Voice'' in 1995, Carola Dibbell found the album "(naturally) excellent" but, having witnessed most of the featured performances in person, said it "sounded better truly live" while preferring the band's complete studio-album compilation '' Citizen Steely Dan'' (1993). Track listing Personnel Steely Dan * Walter Becker – guitar, lead vocals on "Book of Liars" * Donald Fagen – lead vocals, melodica, electric piano Additional musicians * Warren Bernhardt – piano * Georg Wadenius – guitar * Drew Zingg – guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the '' album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s before shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carola Dibbell
Carola Dibbell (born April 4, 1945) is an American music journalist and author. Biography Dibbell was born in New York City and grew up in Greenwich Village. She attended Hunter College High School and is a graduate of Radcliffe College. Her short stories have appeared in ''the New Yorker'', '' Paris Review'', and other publications. She has also written music and film reviews, as well as articles about children's media, for the ''Village Voice''. Her first book, the sci-fi novel ''The Only Ones'', was published by Two Dollar Radio in 2015. ''The Washington Post''s Nancy Hightower named it one of the best science fiction books of 2015. Dibbell married music critic Robert Christgau Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and later became a ..., who introduced her to music criticism in 1974. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Bernhardt
Warren Bernhardt (November 13, 1938 – August 19, 2022) was an American pianist in jazz, pop and classical music. Early life Bernhardt was born in Wausau, Wisconsin. His father was a pianist, leading him to have early childhood exposure to piano, and he learned some rudiments of keyboarding from his friends. At five his parents moved to New York City, where he began studying seriously under varied instructors. After the death of his father in 1952 he suffered a period of depression and quit music for a time then studied chemistry and physics at the University of Chicago. In that city he was exposed to blues and jazz, which influenced the rest of his career. Career From 1961 to 1964 he worked in Paul Winter's sextet, which led to his return to New York. Once in New York, he worked with George Benson, Gerry Mulligan, Jeremy Steig and others. He also developed a close relationship with the pianist Bill Evans, who served as a mentor to Bernhardt. Bernhardt released several solo LPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja (song)
"Aja" is a song by the American rock band Steely Dan, from their sixth studio album '' Aja'', released in 1977. It is a jazz rock song with elements of jazz fusion and progressive rock. Writers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen play guitar and synthesizer, respectively, with session musicians playing the other parts. Fagen sings lead vocals. Production duties were handled by Gary Katz; the album was released through ABC Records. Musically, it is tonally sophisticated and a structurally complex work that was praised upon release as the most ambitious track the duo had ever attempted. The song's lyrics voice the interior monologue of a man who runs to the title character to escape the stresses of his life "up on the hill." Fagen claimed that it was inspired by the relative of an acquaintance, who had married a Korean woman named Aja. He has described the song as being about the "tranquility that can come of a quiet relationship with a beautiful woman." Despite its complexity, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Charlemagne
"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1976 as the opening track on their album ''The Royal Scam''. An edited version was released as a single, reaching number 82 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Larry Carlton's guitar solo on the song was ranked #80 in a 2008 list of the 100 greatest guitar solos by ''Rolling Stone''. Lyrics Writers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have stated that the lyrics of "Kid Charlemagne" were loosely inspired by the rise and fall of the San Francisco-based LSD chemist Owsley Stanley, augmented with other images of the counterculture of the 1960s:Complete transcript of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in a BBC-Online Chat , March 4, 2000 On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene |
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making Charlotte the List of United States cities by population, 14th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in Southern United States, the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. Charlotte is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose estimated 2023 population of 2,805,115 ranked Metropolitan statistical area, 22nd in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of an 18-county market region and combined statistical area with an estimated population of 3,387,115 as of 2023. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was among the country's fastest-grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peg (song)
"Peg" is a song by the American rock group Steely Dan, first released on the band's 1977 album '' Aja''. The track was released as a single in 1977 and reached number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' chart in 1978 and number eight on the ''Cash Box'' chart. Steely Dan USA chart history Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012. With a chart run of 19 weeks, "Peg" is tied with " Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and " Hey Nineteen" for being Steely Dan's longest-running chart hit. In Canada, "Peg" spent three weeks at number seven in March 1978. Music and lyrics "Peg" has been described by AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as a "sunny pop" song with "layers of jazzy vocal harmonies", while music scholar Stephen K. Valdez said it features a fusion of jazz and rock elements. In the opinion of jazz musician and academic Andy LaVerne, the song "has the blues at its core, though it might not be apparent at first listen". The song's guitar solo was attempted by seven top studio session guita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, fifth-most populous city in the United States and the List of capitals in the United States, most populous state capital in the country. Phoenix is the most populous city of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor. The metro area is the Metropolitan statistical area, 10th-largest by population in the United States with approximately 4.95 million people , making it the most populous in the Southwestern United States. Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, is the largest city by population and area in Arizona, with an area of , and is also the List of United States cities by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie (Steely Dan Song)
"Josie" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and first released by Steely Dan on their 1977 album '' Aja''. It was also released as the third single from the album and performed modestly well, reaching number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 44 on the Easy Listening chart that year. It has appeared on several Steely Dan live and compilation albums. Composition and music Becker and Fagen wrote an early version of "Josie" well before the recordings for ''Aja'' took place. While most of the songs on the album fuse jazz with rock, AllMusic critic Stewart Mason describes "Josie" as the album's "most conventional rocker." Nonetheless "Josie" incorporates many jazz chords. Don Breithaupt sees an influence from the Delta blues, particularly in the "stark open fifths and lyric-driven rhythm," but he also notes that it incorporates "exotic open chords derived from the parallel Phrygian scale." ''Rolling Stone'' critic Michael Duffy describes it as having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village previously served as the headquarters for Transform Holdco LLC, Sears and is one of the American headquarters for Mori Seiki. Now Arena, home of the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League is part of the village. Between 2006 and 2009, the village hosted the Heartland International Tattoo, one of the largest music and dance festivals of its kind in the Midwest. History Prior to the 1940s, German settlers moved into the area west of Roselle Road and north of Golf Road, then known as Wildcat Grove. The area was sparsely populated until farmers purchased land in the area in the 1940s. In 1954, Sam and Jack Hoffman, owners of a father-son owned construction company, bought 160 acres of land in the area. The pair constructed homes and began the development of the region which now bears their name. As resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reelin' In The Years
"Reelin' In the Years" (sometimes titled "Reeling In the Years") is a song by American rock band Steely Dan, released as the second single from their 1972 debut album, '' Can't Buy a Thrill''. It peaked at No. 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and at No. 15 in Canada. Writing and performance The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals. In 2009, ''Rolling Stone'' described the track as "a prime early example of what would become the Dan's trademark vibe, marrying a sardonic kiss-off to an ex to a bouncy shuffle groove, and adding on some white-hot guitar dazzlement courtesy of Elliott Randall to bring the whole thing home." In the same interview, Fagen said "It's dumb but effective", and Becker said "It's no fun." Guitar solo The guitar solo on the original recorded version was recorded in one take. It has been rated by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page as his favorite solo of all time, and he scored it 12/10. In 2016 the solo was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarkston, Michigan
Clarkston is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Detroit, located about northwest of downtown Detroit, Clarkston is surrounded by Independence Township, Michigan, Independence Township, but administered independently since its incorporation in 1992. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 928. With a total land area of , Clarkston is the List of municipalities in Michigan, smallest city by land area in the state of Michigan. History Squatter Linux Jacox from New York (state), New York built the first house, a Shanty town, Shanty, in Clarkston in 1830. In 1832, Butler Holcomb built the second house and a sawmill. On December 12, 1840, the Independence post office was transferred to the community and assumed its name. In 1842, the Clark brothers platted a tract of land for a village and gave it the name Clarkston. Clarkston was incorporated in 1884 as a village. In 1992, the village of Clarksto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
