Steely Dan: Dilectus [DVD] [2012]

There is a lot more Dan around than there used to be - tours, bootleg audio, compilations and a few excellent DVDs (not to leave out "Nearly Dan" tribute band who are pretty much the next best thing and really worth seeing). Why would you need this? The arrangements don't change much (always immaculate musicianship of course), there are no visual tricks and, let's be honest, they are not the most photogenic of guys (the girls are great, of course). But you DO need this because if you are a true fan of modern music - the quality of song, groove, arrangements and the musical proficiency - there is NOTHING better than Steely Dan. This DVD is annoyingly 4:3 aspect ratio and logo'd in the top right corner of the screen, but camera work is better than "Perfection in Performance" and the sound quality is just fine. They are the masters - sadly, the rest of us fall into the "not worthy " category. I've always said that if I were given two musical wishes the first would be to be good enough to play in Steely Dan and the second one would be to be invited to do so. So, OK I'm biased...but you still need this DVD.

With Steely Dan official release concert videos being a rarity and aside from the fabulous `Two Against Nature' DVD which is now quite expensive new which would indicate it is discontinued there are only poorer quality offerings like this one which I'm glad I took the chance on.This concert is from the `Everything Must Go' U.S.tour in 2003.The performances are first rate as you would expect from this band of amazing musicians and fortunately the audio quality even though only in stereo is also very acceptable.The let down is the video.It's watchable but nowhere near the pristine hi def video of some recent blu ray concerts and some weird stuff happens intermittently like a fixed shot of the bands backdrop which lasts for 30 seconds then goes back to the band.Also the logo of the video company `Echoes' is permanently visible in the top right corner of the screen.It didn't bother me but it might annoy some.On the upside the camera person at least had the camera focused on the right musician during the solos of which there are many.TRACK LISTING: CUBANO CHANT( Instrumental Band only cuban/jazz intro) AJA - TIME OUT OF MIND- GODWHACKER - CAVES OF ALTAMIRA - BLACK COW - BABYLON SISTERS - SLANG OF AGES - PEG - HOME AT LAST - THE STEELY DAN SHOW - JANIE RUNAWAY - HEY NINETEEN - HAITIAN DIVORCE - THINGS I MISS THE MOST - PARKERS BAND - JOSIE - KID CHARLEMAGNE - DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE - MY OLD SCHOOL - FMBAND LINEUP:CORNELIUS BUMPUS - SAX , TOM BARNEY - BASS , TED BAKER - PIANO, KEITH CARLOCK - DRUMS, JIM PUGH - TROMBONE, MICHAEL LEONHARDT - TRUMPET, WALT WEIZKOPF - SAX, CYNTHIA CALHOUN - B/VOCALS , CINDY MIZELLE - B/VOCALS, CAROLYN LEONHARDT - B/VOCALS.So if you can overlook the poor video quality and lack of 5.1 surround and hey have you ever been to a live concert presented in surround sound anyway, then this is worth the purchase.Maybe just for the diehard fans though but unless the band give us an official release this is the best we can do for now.I enjoyed it thoroughly.

A great konsert with my favorite guitarist doing an outstanding job. It hash't the greatest picture and sound quality but they made us a favor to release this DVD.

Good performance but the sound is in mono which is a disappointment.

great listening and viewing at their best brings back those halcyon days of reasonably priced gigs that a student could go to

This is a really nice 2003 Dan concert. The video quality is a little grainy, the audio is fine and the camera work is pretty good. I think it was filmed at a concert in Detroit (Pine Knob). Walter Becker sings "Haitian Divorce", which is a bonus. The set list is impressive. Now the bad news; someone has some unrelated random visual image effects, and has decided that this project would be an ideal opportunity to show them off. This was a bad idea. It doesn't completely ruin the experience, but you wonder abut the overall judgement of such people, when entrusted with the crown jewels as far as back catalogue goes. You should still buy it, but it isn't a match for "Two Against Nature". It would be pretty good if the Steely Dan people got a hold of this and did it right, with the original source material (and any other unreleased filmed concerts out there).

Not much live steely dan so this was great to see

avoid this at all costs if grading as a bootleg i would give the picture and sound quality a c- who authorised this . waste of 13.00

A good 21st century night at The Steely Dan Show! --roll with the home boys, knock on the wood-- ADDENDUM--July 18--2016-- REGARDING -- "The Steely Dan Show" -- LEGEND has it--Walter Becker and Donald Fagen never wrote a proper love song--BUT--the life they love--and the people like us--WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE---------- ARE LOVED--in this song-- for more information --TTSS--IN MY OWN DREAM (V 19) --DILECTUS DEFINITION... (V 20)---and MISS/UNDERSTANDING (V 13) --LIKE THE AIR/WE BREATHE (V 60)

Concerto risalente a 12 anni fa. Walter e Donald sono impeccabili come sempre e la band che li accompagna è davvero di primissimo livello, esecuzioni accuratissime e assoli da brividi. "Purtroppo" mancano Do it again (probabilmente il loro pezzo più noto) e Rikki don't lose that number (la mia preferita) ma c'è di che riconsolarsi abbondantemente con oltre due orette di Musica di livello. Qualità audio buona ma solo stereo, niente multicanale; qualità video scarsa, siamo sui livelli di una mediocre vhs. Comunque consigliato per la qualità degli artisti sul palco.

Wer immer noch Steely Dan hört, kommt an dieser DVD nicht vorbei.- Virtuous gespielt.- Abwechslungsreich.- Spielfreude.Nach all den Jahren.P.S.: Kein Gerede oder Interviews - nur Musik.

J'adore ce groupe depuis de nombreuses années,d'excellents musiciens une rythmique d'enfer........le DVD est filmé avec une caméra très moyenne et un éclairage d'une autre époque ....il reste les morceaux toujours très bons alors cela compense ma déception.travail d'amateurs

2003年、ミシガン州ClarkstenのPine Knob Amphitheaterのライブ。相当出回ったBootlegなので、カブらないように。Fagenが皮のシャツジャケットにグレーの「BE-BOP DADDYS」のTシャツを着ているもの。Youtubeにも沢山Uploadされている。在りし日のコーネリアス・バンパスが懐かしい。ずっとジョン・ヘリントンには馴染めないけれど（とても良いプレイヤーだと思うけど）、ベテランSteely Danファン的には、そうしたことも受け止めつつ、居間の大画面TVで流しながらウィスキーのオンザロックでも飲みながら、映像付きBGMにしてくつろぐことにしています。屋外ステージの抜け感があり、FagenもBeckerもリラックスしながら演奏している感じですしね。ライン録音ですがいまいち音の解像度が悪くて、やはりオフィシャルの録音品質を求めてはいけません。それでもBootlegとしては非常に良いと思います。タイトルの"Dilectus"はラテン語由来で、敬愛する、という意味だそうで。収録曲は以下の通り。01. Cubano Chant02. Aja03. Time Out Of Mind04. Godwhacker05. Caves Of Altamira06. Black Cow07. Babylon Sisters08. Slang Of Ages09. Peg10. Home At Last11. The Steely Dan Show12. Janie Runaway13. Hey Nineteen14. Haitian Divorce15. Things I Missed The Most16. Parker's Band17. Josie18. Kid Charlemagne19. Don't Take Me Alive20. My Old School21. FM(No Static At All)