Not exactly an indie or obscure group, but I still love Steely Dan just the same. This Album called "Two Against Nature" came out in the year 2000, and was their first studio release in twenty years!
Why did they make us wait so long??
I was lucky enough to see Steely Dan perform 'Live' before Walter Becker passed away, and it was one of the best, if not the best, concert I've ever had the pleasure to attend!
The last song on this album is just awesome; it's Steely Dan perfection for about four and a half minutes, and then it turns into a solo jazz song by killer saxophonist Chris Potter for the remaining four minutes.
That's one of the things that was so great about these guys, they didn't mind stepping back and sharing the spotlight, and it was the same thing when I saw them 'live."
When "Two Against Nature" was released in 2000, it was hard to believe that 20 years had passed since the previous Steely Dan album in 1980. They hadn't lost a step. They were as tight and sharp as ever, both in their playing and in their songwriting. And, now, it's been more than 20 years since "Two Against Nature" was released, and it still sounds fresh.
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