My Steely Dan Ticket Has Just Arrived.

[Bigbad]

But it’s not, though, is it?
It’s just Steely.
Or Dan.

Do you think Donald Fagan be continuing the tour so soon after Walter Becker’s death?

Just curious to know what other people think.

[Bigbad]

^^
should be continuing

[albaqwerty]

difficult decision for the guy.
Do you carry on and dedicate to the memory or just pull the plug?

I think carrying on is the right call.
Extremely sad circumstances tho.

[goodgoalie]

I think it's possible that Donald Fagan will continue to tour - had already done gigs without Walter Becker when WB was ill , and, as the singer, he is the 'sound' of Steely Dan

[Togo]

I would think that a band will indeed turn up and play Bigbad. Walter and Donald Fagan were only two musicians in a band that has had a few different line ups. It depends I suppose on how hard Fagan has taken it, though I think it was not unexpected. Walter had not been well for a while. If they play You must go and pay your respects with all the other fans lucky enough to have tickets. I would.

[Bigbad]

I can’t help but think that if a ‘regular’ (for want of a better word) band member dies, then it’s OK to carry on.
But Steely Dan were essentially a ‘double act’.
Like most double acts, one is always more popular than the other, but somehow this isn’t sitting right with me.
They had been together for so long, I can’t make up my mind if it’s respectful to carry on, or the other way round.
Oh well, I’ve got until the end of October to make my mind up whether or not to go.
I have seen them 3 times already.

[douglas9401]

I think you'll be okay Bigbad.

Jethro Tull are touring next year for their 50th anniversary and Ian Anderson's the only original member left (although there may be guest spots, apparently).

http://jethrotull.com/50th-anniversary-uk-tour-in-2018/

[Togo]

And liver spots Douglas.

[douglas9401]

Spin me back down the years, to the days of my youth, Togo. :-)

[Togo]

Me too Douglas. I was there as well. Happy daze. :))

[andy-hughes]

In the seventies, I always remember Steely Dan as a band who took the 'jazz' approach to their line-up - people came and went as projects evolved and shifted, and it was never a band of 'personalities'.

For that reason, I think Steely Dan can be whoever the members want it to be. Losing one member, even a key member, is rarely a reason for an entire band to cease to exist.

Thin Lizzy carried on for years without either Phil Lynott or Brian Downey, and Doctor Feelgood have no original members in their line-up.

So I will go and see The Dan, and not fret about the change in the people playing their timeless music.

[jno]

I saw the Who a while back; only two of the four. They were fine. There may come a point where the members no longer want to go on with it, but if the audiences are happy, that's a good reason to continue.

[andy-hughes]

jno - Me too, and I have seen the band with the original four members.

It didn't detract from the performance that the two other members are not the originals - but I am not a massive Who fan, it depends on your allegiances I guess.

[jno]

I'm a big enough fan to buy a ticket, if that counts. There may be purists who refused to do so on the grounds that Keith Moon wouldn't turn up, but Zak Starkey's okay by me..

[davegosling]

Keith Moon, technically anyway, is hugely overrated. His timing was all over the place, and not just when he was off his face.

There's that famous "mistake" at the end of the studio version of "Won't Get Fooled Again", just before Roger's scream and "Meet the new boss" - both Kenney Jones and Zak Starkey played / play it without the mistake.

But The Who were neither prog nor jazz, so technical accuracy isn't really relevant. Moon was brilliant live and the band was never the same without him.

[tonyav]

I'd have liked to have seen them, jno. Moon the loon or no.

[davegosling]

I saw them for the time in the Glasgow Apollo, late 70s IIRC.

And it was bloody loud!

[Toorak]

I saw them at the 'who puts the boot in' concert at Celtic park in 1975/6? Alex Harvey played too....and Little Feat

[Toorak]

http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/who-ptbin-76-glasgow.html

[andy-hughes]

davegosling - //Keith Moon, technically anyway, is hugely overrated. His timing was all over the place, and not just when he was off his face. //

Are you basing that on knowledge, or is that just your opinion?

[davegosling]

Through listening, mainly.