Steely Dan Millenium All Stars / Manhattan Center Studios 1995 / 1CDR

Steely Dan Millenium All Stars / Manhattan Center Studios 1995 / 1CDR / Uxbridge
Manhattan Center Studios, NYC, USA 17th October 1995

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STEELY DAN in the 90’s restarted as a live act. A superb sound board album that should be called an extra edition of the official work “ALIVE IN AMERICA” is now available.
This work contains two records that took place in one day. It is a piece that couples the radio broadcast live recorded at “October 17, 1995 New York City” and the rehearsal on the day. In the 90’s, although they didn’t leave any studio work, they were active in live performances, and it is memorable that they came to Japan twice. It’s also a good opportunity, so let’s take a bird’s eye view of the activity history of that era.

● 1992
・ August 18: Philadelphia performance
● 1993
《May 25: Release of Fagen’s “KAMAKIRIAD”》
・ June 20: Philadelphia performance
・ August 13-September 26: North America # 1 (34 performances)
● 1994
・ April 15-24: Japan #1 (8 performances)
・ August 19-September 18: North America # 2 (22 performances)
《September 27: Release of Becker’s “11 TRACKS OF WHACK”》
● 1995
《“ALIVE IN AMERICA” Released on October 17》
・October 17-22: New York (3 performances) ← Coco
● 1996
・ July 5-August 17: North America # 3 (31 performances)
・ September 2-15: Europe (10 performances)
・ October 8-13: Japan #2 (5 performances)

This is the 90’s Steely Dan. Although it was only “ALIVE IN AMERICA” in terms of work, the New York performance of this work was a radio appearance on the day of its release. This work recorded on such a day is a two-part soundboard album. “First half = studio rehearsal on the day (about 44 minutes)” + “second half = live performance (about 29 minutes)” reproduces a memorable day. Both are completely official-class ultra-superb products … …. This work is a copy of such an official sound source. . . No, then. Both the rehearsal and the main part of the live are the decision board that updates the longest and highest peak.
From the first half of the rehearsal, it was the best and longest ever. The five songs to be played in the production are carefully checked, and the performance is serious. A solid live performance that can be enjoyed as a studio live without an audience is poured into the sea garden on the domi direct sound board. Of course, there are plenty of umami unique to rehearsal. Eno also gives instructions to the members, and voices confirming details between takes are vividly recorded. That’s why you can be present behind the scenes as one of the people involved.
And then the second half of the live show. Four songs were officially distributed here, but this work is a complete version that includes “Bad Sneakers” which was not there. “Bad Sneakers” is a delicious song that I could not listen to even in “ALIVE IN AMERICA”. The point is the last “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo”. This is also a number not included in “ALIVE IN AMERICA”, but the live performance itself is extremely rare. There may be many people who touch live performance for the first time in this work.

This is the “continuation of ALIVE IN AMERICA”, which has renewed the longest record with completely official-level sound quality. While featuring two songs that cannot be heard in the official work “ALIVE IN AMERICA”, the day of release is documented with rehearsals and commemorative live performances. It is exactly one piece that I would like you to collect side by side with the official work. Please enjoy it to the fullest.

★ Stereo sound board recording of “October 17, 1995 New York City”. On the day of the release of the official “ALIVE IN AMERICA”, “first half = studio rehearsal on the day (about 44 minutes)” + “second half = live performance (about 29 minutes)” are recorded. Roger Nichols is in charge of the mix, and both the rehearsal and the main part of the live are the longest ever. “Bad Sneakers”, “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo”, which cannot be heard in the official “ALIVE IN AMERICA”, and rehearsals where the backstage is transparent can be enjoyed with completely official quality “Sequel to ALIVE IN AMERICA”.

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