Drummer reacts to "Green Earrings" & "Bodhisattva" (Live) by Steely Dan

[@hoppers13]

DAN. Nuff said. My keyboard player, the late and very much lamented Michael C Robbins and me used to have such fun playing Bodhisattva live. At one gig he called Steve, our bass player,a primadonna, and in the middle of Bodhisattva they got off stage and went outside to have a fist fight in the rain. We carried on with drums, sax and guitar until they came back in and carried on as if nothing had happened. What a long, strange trip this life has been.

[@JoeCruz-hs2yt]

steely dan by far the top 3 bands of all-time in my book !

[@sueprator9314]

I was going to say they are my #1 but there are a couple of others that are Life favs also

[@jml-rj5re]

Drew Zingg on the Green Earrings solo. Good keyboard solo - Donald on the Rhodes. Cornelius Bumpus on sax. Walter with the outtro solo.

[@richkurl]

Green Earrings: Drew Zingg on the guitar solos, Bernhardt on electric piano, Cornelius Bumpus (RIP) on tenor sax, Bill Ware on vibes, Erskine on the skins. Georg Wadenius opening guitar on Bodhisattva, Walter outro solo. The last cut is Aja, performed in Irvine CA 9/16/94 - we were there. Tightest, most cohesive live band I've ever seen.

[@-R.Gray-]

Peter Erskine, who played with Weather Report and many other people, used to give Neil Peart jazz drum lessons for a while in the 2010's. He said in an interview that he and most of the band on the 1993 Steely Dan tour were concentrating on trying to duplicate what was on the records - while Fagan was probably looking for more improvisation. That's why he figures he was replaced by Dennis Chambers the next year.

[@DennisReichel]

Interesting. Listening to this track I think of Zappa and Weather Report.

[@jimmoore8951]

The Dan was at their best IMO when they let the players cook (see Shorter and Gadd on Aja). Erskine has the chops and resume to play by feel, as does Chambers and pretty much everyone they hired. Charts are only a starting point for great musicians

[@realbser1956]

Aahhh, Steely Sundays.

[@bryanschuler7158]

Steely Dan…..the best band in the land

[@joelliebler5690]

Wow’ Green Earings live is incredible!

[@thruppence-ys9zp]

Love the way the different musicians trade off. Very jazzy

[@TheMafrand]

The guitar solo on Green Earrings is one of my favorites. Sound just as good live...

[@danmccann393]

Hard to beat the 2 original guitar solos on green earrings but the drew zingg ones are really close. Incredible version

[@corawheeler9355]

That will get the day started ... amazing

[@L33Reacts]

what a way to wake up!

[@jimforman3754]

The Dan is a huge rabbit hole. Have Fun!

[@Coquinagirl]

Relax❤️ Very cool live Steely Dan songs. I really enjoyed them both. Green earrings liveliness👍🏼! Oh.🙂a 2 month old Lee when they jammed! The Finale. Yes!

[@rodolfogonzales6818]

First time hearing this live version, fantastic 😊😊😊

[@richkurl]

Great reaction as usual. And thanks for reinstating the full Frisby toss. Absolutely amazing.

[@L33Reacts]

LOL I was hoping folks would realize I brought it back. That is a nice Toss. I taught her well lol

[@richkurl]

@@L33Reacts I noticed recently that it was edited out just before the release on recent vids, so I'm glad you reinstated it. I played Ultimate Frisby in college back in the late 70's when Frisby was all the rage, so I can recognize a "natural". I bet about 1% of little daughters can do what she did. BTW, you're missing 1 essential track on Countdown to Ecstasy - King of the World. One of my top 10 SD tracks.

[@rossjoseph3844]

I was at this show in 94 at the Palace in Auburn Hills Mi. 30 years ago. This was a really great lineup. I wish Drew Zingg would have continued with "The Dan" he plays some of the tastiest licks anyone has played with SD. Jon Harrington is also great but of the two, I prefer Zingg. Check him out with Fagen on the New York Rock & Soul Review album.

[@L33Reacts]

zing was on fire here! that solo he ripped was amazing.

[@danielmccann8325]

Agree with you about Zingg, an underappreciated guitar master. His live stuff later with Boz is incredible as well.

[@donholl]

That fanfare at the end of Bodhisattva is insane - Chambers sounds like he (appropriately) transforms into one of the Hindu deities with 4-more arms.

[@elkalabaw7665]

i think it was georg wadenius who played guitar on bodhisattva.

[@heartoftherose]

This is obviously well done, and it's interesting as I've never heard it, but it just makes me wish I was listening to the original studio albums. Thanks, Lee!

[@L33Reacts]

sadly we've already worked through most of them, so we are at the live stuff now! I still appreciate it for what it is. they do a killer live rendition of most of these so far.

[@Hare_deLune]

As I understand it, a Bodhisattva (in the Buddhist tradition) is a being who has achieved enlightenment, but selflessly rejects Nirvana to remain on Earth and help others on their path in life.

[@SuperBrewster1]

That's me on the back cover of the CD

[@flor9389]

The version of Bodhisattva with the intro (might be on greatest hits) is fire!!!

[@lancealrick6898]

The Citizen Steely Dan collection has it, live in Santa Monica!

[@MJ1]

Please dear god I hope you got the intro to Bodi….

[@lancealrick6898]

It's on the Citizen Steely Dan album and it is epic.

[@Hare_deLune]

@@lancealrick6898 Also on 'Steely Dan Gold'.

[@eviekelpie1]

Bodhisattva is one of my favourite Steely songs. Have you done, Josie and The Fez?

[@sueprator9314]

Green Earrings is ok - it is fine- its just jazzier , I am being spoiled, and the horns sound like Tower of Power (which is just fine). I am here for Bodhisattva! I wanted to hear your reaction to the live version. Can't wait!

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Silky Steely Dan

[@ifsmarketsph2585]

Better version of Bodhisattva is from the album Countdown to Ecstacy especially the instrumental part.

[@L33Reacts]

i've done it. if i'm covering a live dan track, i've done the studio.

[@ifsmarketsph2585]

@@L33Reacts oh sorry. I was not able to check that.

[@barbarjinx3802]

Beastie Boys do a song called Boddhisattva Vow. Very cool track worth listening to. They became big Free Tibet advocates.

[@sydnoids1]

Not Walter on the awesome solo(1st one). He doesn’t play like that

[@laurencaulton103]

The Seventies had both simple stuff like the B52's, and the best musicianship like Steely Dan. All on the same radio stations.

[@masapell]

Bodhisattva is so different at this tempo! Love it much more than the studio cut tempo. Love me some Cornelius Bumpus! To think, the incomparable Chris Potter is in the horn section. He is a monster sax player and has great solo material. Below is Cornelius with Ambrosia. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6PZdmx9acmInJYfeature=shared

[@DennisReichel]

Maybe some Zappa influence in Green Earrings...

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Where would rock be without cheesy horror movies ?

[@tomlyons2633]

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[@yourebusted5786]

I've seen Bumpus twice and just can't get myself to like his style. It's like he goes out of his way to ruin a good song. It's nothing more than noodling.