Alive in America
Occupation
- Vocals, Keyboard: Donald Fagen
- Guitar, Vocals Walter Becker
- Guitar: George Wadenius
- Guitar: Drew Zingg
- E -Bass: Tom Barney
- Drums: Peter Erskine
- Drums: Dennis Chambers
- Tenor Saxophone: Cornelius Bumpus
- Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone: Chris Potter
- Soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Bob Sheppard
Alive in America is the first live album by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan. It was published in 1995.
General
The album was after fifteen years of absence and a reunion of the band in 1993, the first release after Steely Dan's last studio album Goucho; 1991 had Walter Becker at Fagans New York Rock and Soul Review participated; In 1993 he produced Fagans solo album Kamakiriad. The title of the live album were recorded on tours of Steely Dan in 1993 and 1994.
Title list
All songs were written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, unless otherwise indicated.
Reception
Allmusic critic Thomas Erlewine wrote:
"Alive in America is pleasant, but it does not provide new insight into Steely Dan as a musician or Becker and Fagen as a songwriter. It's a fun while it lasts, but leaves no lasting memories. "
In Rolling Stone, the album was very critically assessed and received only two out of five stars. Although the reunion tour was successful in the years 1993/94, the album was immaculate sounding and void. The highly polished kerberized versions of ten gems from the 1970s ( and a superfluous piece of Becker's current solo album ), it would hardly be able, once again going on show in which the subversive influence of the band had been lying on pop and jazz.
Other musicians
- Catherine Russell - percussion, background vocals, flute
- Diane Garisto - backing vocals
- Brenda White- King - background vocals