"Alive In America" is a live album by the American jazz rock group Steely Dan, released in 1995. It is Steely Dan's first live album. Recorded during 1993 and 1994 tours, the concerts from which the album is constructed marked the first live Steely Dan performances since 1974. When Donald Fagen and Walter Becker re-formed Steely Dan in 1994, they didn't put out a new album. They undertook a tour of sports arenas, their first tour since the days of "Countdown To Ecstasy".
Since Steely Dan became stars after they retired from performing, many of their dedicated fans never got a chance to see the group in concert. Given those circumstances, maybe the uniformly positive reviews of the tour were predictable. The tracklist was definitely well chosen, and the songs chosen, for the most part, were well-suited to live performance, and lost little in the transfer. Part of this is because Steely Dan does not overencumber itself in studio effects that cannot be replicated in a live setting.
The vocals were excellent Donald Fagen is someone who handles live performance as well as studio work, and sounds just as good either way. You won't have to worry about being disappointed his voice is just as clear as ever. Mr. Fagen isn't the only good singer with Steely Dan, however.
Walter Becker does a very nice job with "Book of Liars", this song midway through the album serves as a very interesting break. Even though Donald Fagen is the traditional voice of Steely Dan.
Since Steely Dan became stars after they retired from performing, many of their dedicated fans never got a chance to see the group in concert. Given those circumstances, maybe the uniformly positive reviews of the tour were predictable. The tracklist was definitely well chosen, and the songs chosen, for the most part, were well-suited to live performance, and lost little in the transfer. Part of this is because Steely Dan does not overencumber itself in studio effects that cannot be replicated in a live setting.
The vocals were excellent Donald Fagen is someone who handles live performance as well as studio work, and sounds just as good either way. You won't have to worry about being disappointed his voice is just as clear as ever. Mr. Fagen isn't the only good singer with Steely Dan, however.
Walter Becker does a very nice job with "Book of Liars", this song midway through the album serves as a very interesting break. Even though Donald Fagen is the traditional voice of Steely Dan.
Track listing
01. "Babylon
02. "Green Earrings" (Becker, Fagen) - 5:20
03. "Bodhisattva" (Becker, Fagen) - 5:47
04. "Reelin' In the Years" (Becker, Fagen) - 6:24
05. "Josie" (Becker, Fagen) - 6:12
06. "Book of Liars" (Walter Becker) - 4:19
07. "Peg" (Becker, Fagen) - 4:19
08. "Third World Man" (Becker, Fagen) - 6:38
09. "Kid Charlemagne" (Becker, Fagen) - 5:16
10. "Sign in Stranger" (Becker, Fagen) - 6:34
11. "Aja" (Becker, Fagen) - 9:00
Walter Becker - guitar, vocals
Donald Fagen - vocals, melodica, electric piano
Warren Bernhardt - piano
Georg Wadenius - guitar
Drew Zingg - guitar
Tom Barney - bass
Cornelius Bumpus - tenor saxophone
Chris Potter - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Bob Sheppard - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dennis Chambers - drums
Peter Erskine - drums
Catherine Russell - percussion, background vocals, human whistle
Bill Ware - percussion, vibraphone
Diane Garisto - background vocals
Brenda White-King - background vocals
Notes
Producer: Donald Fagen
© 1995
Notes
Recorded: August 19, 1993 – September 19, 1994
Genre: Jazz Rock, Live
Length: 66:36
Label: Giant Records
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