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Steely Dan -Perfection In Performance [DVD] [2010]

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12 April 2010 		—
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Genre video_ML
Format PAL
Contributor Steely Dan
Language English
Runtime 115 minutes

Product description

Jazz rockers Steely Dan, led by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, perform their greatest hits, including 'Peg' and 'Do It Again' in front of a live audience.

Product details

  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.8 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm; 58.97 g
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 115 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 12 April 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Steely Dan
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Intergroove Dvd
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0038QGXMC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Jazz Buff
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential listening for all fans of ''the Dan'.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2013
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Having seen and experienced the sheer brilliance of Steely Dan live in Birmingham on their last two visits it's great to have this DVD of a great line-up in performance. If you are only going to buy one Steely Dan DVD then I would recommend 'Two Against Nature - Lush TV Party in Sensuous Surround Sound' on which Fagen's vocals sound stronger. However, on this recording you do have the added benefit of the sensational vocals of Michael McDonald. As Donald Fagen stated of McDonald's on the liner notes of the highly recommended CD entitled 'The New York Rock and Soul Revue' - "When he sang alone, the crowd reaction made me wonder what I was doing up front."

This is a great concert, by a wonderful group of musicians, playing some fantastic songs from the impeccable Steely Dan songbook. Buy it!
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I. Macqueen
5.0 out of 5 stars Steely Dan in Good Form
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2019
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Good Quality DVD and great music from Donald Fagen and Walter Becker RIP in their heyday.
Great Tracks Excellent Musicianship and vocals - Thoroughly enjoyable after many viewings. Watch and Enjoy.
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P. M. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars A great band on top form
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2011
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This North Carolina concert from back in '06 (I think) is a good record of Donald and Walter's wonderful touring band of the second half of the decade. Keith Carlock and Freddie Washington lay down a great groove, the perfect foundation for those wonderful songs. Highlights, and there are many, include a very jazzy "I got the news", a sultry "Dirty Work" featuring the excellent CIndy Mizelle and Carolyn Leonhart, and the old warhorse "Do it again", with guest Michael McDonald singing lead.

The lighting's not fantastic, but it's a decent dvd of a great band at the top of their game. Recommended.
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Stevie Stingray
5.0 out of 5 stars All the classics....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2010
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Great visuals...some of the colours are a little 'heavy' and there is the odd missed shot...also its not in 5.1 but the overall sound is very very good.....the real attraction of this concert is that all of the material is pre- 1980 'the golden era' !...a kind of rarity compared with the other SD dvd's available....Recommended...!!
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lexiebeck
1.0 out of 5 stars Very poor quality DVD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2014
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I bought this DVD as a Christmas present for my other half as he is a big Steely Dan fan (as am I). The DVD was of very poor quality. Parts of the DVD did not work. The parts that did were not good. Bad lighting, poor sound quality. Bad recording. This should not really be on sale.
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R. Harris
3.0 out of 5 stars An insult to a superb band
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2012
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Why on earth has this DVD been allowed to released for general consumption? With all of the technology and expertise available you'd think they could produce something with a decent 5.1 sound. Also, the picture quality leaves a lot to be desired and there is a general air of "sloppiness" about the whole thing.
Having said all of that I have to admit to being a Dan fan so have tried hard to put all of these issues to one side. And having done that I have to admit to enjoying it. But, if only somebody had taken more care. As an aside, one has to ask why they have moved so far away from what they produced in the early days before their journey into funk/jazz and away from the wonderful melodic craftsmanship that is self-evident on their albums prior to Aja. I still love them though.
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Coops
5.0 out of 5 stars Steely Dan are to music what Shakespeare is to Literature
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2013
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In other words: the very best. If you like musicality to be cerebral rather than visceral you'd have to admit there is no-one better. Such a fantastic back catalogue of songs and top musicianship throughout. Ok the camera work occasionally leaves something to be desired but there is so little of the Dan available on quality DVD that this is indispensable..
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The Mighty O
4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2011
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Covering a lot of the older tunes in Steely's repertoire, this is a great concert dvd.
It's only let down is vhs picture quality and some iffy camerawork.
Apart from that, there's some great grooves to enjoy.
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GregforLuck
5.0 out of 5 stars And you thought that they were great?
Reviewed in the United States on 11 June 2014
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So, you think that they are GREAT? They ar. They are like no-one else. Trust me, NO-ONE ELSE. The thing about this is that Quality is not and never compromised. One of my sleepers in my collection, that I will always put on no matter what I am doing! GREG
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Ataru
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection as always...
Reviewed in Italy on 27 November 2014
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La ricerca della perfezione maniacale ha sempre contraddistinto i lavori in studio della premiata ditta Becker & Fagen, ne sanno qualcosa i collaboratori occasionali che hanno lavorato con loro (persino il grande Mark Knopfler, dopo una giornata trascorsa in studio, se ne andò imbufalito promettendosi che mai più avrebbe lavorato ancora con quei due...), ma sembra che anche dal vivo la storia si ripeta: tutti i pezzi vengono eseguiti con dovizia e classe anche se, paradossalmente, quello meno convincente è proprio Do it again, che li ha fatti conoscere al mondo e rimane forse la loro composizione più famosa. Due ore di ottima musica live che farà la felicità degli appassionati del genere e non solo. Consigliato.
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Abraham
3.0 out of 5 stars Sound ist Mist
Reviewed in Germany on 6 September 2010
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Naja, von Studio-Pedanten wie Steely Dan habe ich mir mehr versprochen. Der Sound: superdünn, nur Drums. Man merkt, Fagen war mal Drummer. Wenn er sich das Machwerk überhaupt angehört hat.
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jackyto
4.0 out of 5 stars Faute de mieux
Reviewed in France on 6 August 2010
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La set liste de se DVD et top, le son et l'image un peu moins, enregistré avant Two against nature, donc fin 90. Je m'attendais à un concert plus récent, il n'y a pas d'information sur l'année et ou il à étais enregistré, il serais donc temps que nous puissions avoir un B- Ray de se groupe qui le mérite largement, je les ai vu en 2007 à Paris et ils avaient un son incroyable, mais n'ayant pas enregistrer depuis 2003 (Everything must go) nous pouvons attendre encore longtemps.
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Ruben Batista
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD CONCERT WAS AWESOME
Reviewed in the United States on 23 September 2013
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I ACTUALLY BOUGHT TWO OF THE SAME. I KNEW MY BROTHER IN LAW WOULD ENJOY IT ALSO SO I PURCHASED AN EXTRA ONE FOR HIM. HE REALLY ENJOYED IT. IT MAY BE THE BEST ONE IN MY DVD CONCERT COLLECTION.
THANKS AGAIN.
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