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If you like Steely Dan...dont miss this fantastic show!, they were really awesome! ...great musicianship and vibe they Rocked...really one of the best shows Ive seen in a long time, no frills, no lasers or other nonsense...just them, playing at their best..GO SEE THEM!
They put on an amazing show. It was worth the price of the ticket.
They were all unreal them voices all so sweet!! Their all in their "60's and can still rock!! My 28 yr. son & I enjoyed every minute of this concert! Worth it!! The band awesome and so were the back singers!! Everyone it was so enjoyable!!
Far beyond my expectations! They all sounded great! Hearing "Hey Nineteen" just blew me away!! Then they covered Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" - the female vocalist rocked the house. Only longed for more at the end. Nice to have Michael McDonald living in Maui and playing with his friends so frequently in the islands. Don't miss this show if they come to your town. Small venue was perfect.
Outstanding. Top drawer!!! Excellent musicians and singers. Between Donald Fagan, Michael McDonald, Bozz Scags and their decades of great music and hits you can't miss with these guys and their great back up band. Kudos to the lead guitarist, 3 piece horn section and superb back up singers both of which had beautiful, soulful voices with a tremendous range.
BEEN A STEELY DAN,DOOBIE, BOZ fan all life long. read about the NY rock/soul revue. was not ever prepared for the energy i felt, and tried returning to the stage.these guys, and the girls,too were the BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!!! SANG ALMOST EVERY SONG, DANCED IN THE AISLE,SCREAMED AND SHOUTED.please come back, and if you do, i promise to be there,loving every minute.oh yeah, i was stone cold sober. got high on the groove!!
These are 3 artists we love. We'd never seen Fagen or Skaggs before and were looking forward to this show, especially because it wasn't in the Blaisdell Arena, but in the Blaisdell Concert Hall. We were upstairs in the balcony where there was absolutely NO consideration by the sound crew for us. All we heard were horn arrays and boomy, muddled bass. You couldn't even tell it was Boz singing, occasionally, you could tell it was Fagen. Everything instrument and every voice was a jumble of sound with no delineation whatsoever. The vocals were no louder than the rest of the band. The piano didn't sound real when Fagen played it alone. If I were alone, I would have left. There were 5 of us who paid $112 each for the privilege of a huge disappointment. Had the sound man NOT overpowered the hall, perhaps it would have been passable. This hall was built for a symphony. Its acoustics are very good, but NOT when overpowered. I simply HATE to give what was probably a very good show such a poor review, but poor audio can make it or break it. When I dropped in downstairs and heard decent audio, I was shocked and my wife was angered. I've never been to a concert where we both said we should get our money back, but this was it. My wife, who is not as critical as I am said it made her want to just buy CDs in the future. This is not what going to a concert is supposed to be about. Even looking around at the other people upstairs I could tell they weren't pleased from the minimal applause while the roaring crowd was below.
It was great to hear some of Michael's, Donald's and Boz's hits but unfortunately only Boz still has his voice. The back-up girls were good although I think that they took the spotlight a little too frequently. The crowd really got into it - nostalgia.
Fagen gifted the faithful with a few of the classics from Steely Dan, McDonald belted out some of his and Boz Skaggs really impressed with how sweet his voice still is and made all HIS oldies but goodies REALLY sound great as well. Since drinks were allowed throughout the concert, my view was too often blocked by folks walking back and forth to the concessions, AND the ushers battle from start to finish with smart phone users who either can't read or don't care to follow the rules about NOT using them during the concert to take videos/pictures really took away from my experience. AUWE! The boys on stage and associates were just great tho. Right on fellahs for coming to Honolulu.
Overall a great concert - well worth the price of tickets. There was a great ensemble of musicians - a heavyweight cast for sure - in particular, I was pleasantly surprised to see "Ready" Freddy Washington on bass - did a great job on the Sly & the Family Stone classic "Thank You" - old school thumb-slapping/string-pulling funk technique - impressive. The two femal vocalists were outstanding - both Carolyn Leonhart and Catherine Russell were surely deserving of their lead opportunities during the performance. And guitarist Jon Herrington, one of the orignal Steely Dan members, was solid to say the least - his solos on the featured songs were clean and precise. Trumpet player Michael Leonhart, another "Steely" alumnus, lead a spirited brass section that perfectly complemented the collection of performers. I have to admit that The "Dukes" lost me for a while after the beginning of the show when they ventured off and did covers of (I'm guessing) some of their personal favorite songs - the exception being Boz Scaggs doing "Love TKO" - wow, he does have a great vocal style. I don't recall being particularly impressed with his vocals in the "Silk Degrees" years but if anything, he's gotten better over the years - rare in the music industry. I can't say the same for Michael McDonald. He was straining noticably during the opening numbers however seemed to regain his vocal integrity as the evening progressed. Donald Fagen - well - nothing more you can say - he's Donald Fagen - the master of unique chord combinations and vocal phrasing. Individually they each had their moments - collectively, at times they were able to create magic. I think that everyone was pretty much expecting Dukes of September to trade off between themselves - playing their hits - taking us on a nostalgic journey - going back in time to the happier moments of our youth. True for the most part but supplemented by sprinkles of cover hits selected to showcase the individual talents of these truly exceptional artists/entertainers. This brings us to a couple of obvious questions - Is this a temporary union of legends or will they "hang" for a while? Maybe a CD or two? "Come on guys - let's see it.". The Traveling Wilburys did it - it's time for an injection of excitement for music lovers. Lynne, Harrison, Orbison, Petty & Dylan did it - fast forward 10 or 15 year - why can't Fagen, Scaggs & McDonald do the same? I say "give it a shot" - I'd listen - who wouldn't?
