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They did stop.
However, they (David?) couldn't resist the temptation of £££££££ when they were offered huuuuge stadium-gigs several years later.
Sort of maybe, but they never really officially stopped and it's all a bit of a soap opera. It was only Roger Waters who publicly stated "Pink Floyd will not reunite" after each of the members were doing solo albums mid '80's, but the others in the band didn't feel the same way about that. They fought over the use of the name Pink Floyd in which David Gilmour et al won vs. Roger Waters in 1985. They (Gilmour/Pink Floyd) then recorded and released a studio album - A Momentary Lapse of Reason which was released within two years of the lawsuit in 1987- coupled with a giant tour. The second album came in '94 followed by another enormous tour. They (Gilmour Floyd) even released a third studio album as recently as 2014 - scraping bits and pieces from the barrel that featured keyboard bits from Rick Wright who died back in 2008.
«Mid-80s» was 1983, right after the appropriately titled The Final Cut.
I'm pretty sure David was offered lots of money for an album and a tour, which took place 4 (album) and 5 (tour) years later. This hiatus was even longer than the Stones's.
I haven't read anywhere that they planned to make albums or go on tour after The Final Cut before Michael Cohl came along. They did want to have control over the brand name, though..
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It was a fantastic show, as expected. Donald Fagen looks all of his 69 years, but he still sings and plays flawlessly, and was in a cheerful, raucous mood throughout the evening, imploring us all to keep the energy up on a Sunday night. There was a touching video tribute to Walter Becker while the band played one of his solo songs (Book of Liars).
Keith Carlock on drums is indeed a revelation...one of the best live drummers I've ever seen. Flawlessly precise with impeccable traditional grip technique.
So, was it Steely Dan I saw or Donald solo? All I know is a few thousand people came to see Steely Dan and were on their feet cheering and applauding at the end. We all left satisfied.
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I think only one of the back-up singers joined him on his solo tour. The one who sang the lead in Dirty Work.
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I think only one of the back-up singers joined him on his solo tour. The one who sang the lead in Dirty Work.
Not quite.
On Fagen's brief solo tour this past summer, "Dirty Work" was sung by guitarist Connor Kennedy.
The name of his backup band was The Nightflyers, and there weren't any Steely Dan members in the band, besides Donald Fagen.
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keefriff99
It was a fantastic show, as expected. Donald Fagen looks all of his 69 years, but he still sings and plays flawlessly, and was in a cheerful, raucous mood throughout the evening, imploring us all to keep the energy up on a Sunday night. There was a touching video tribute to Walter Becker while the band played one of his solo songs (Book of Liars).
Keith Carlock on drums is indeed a revelation...one of the best live drummers I've ever seen. Flawlessly precise with impeccable traditional grip technique.
So, was it Steely Dan I saw or Donald solo? All I know is a few thousand people came to see Steely Dan and were on their feet cheering and applauding at the end. We all left satisfied.
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Keith carlock is on another planet as a drummer
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It was a fantastic show, as expected. Donald Fagen looks all of his 69 years, but he still sings and plays flawlessly, and was in a cheerful, raucous mood throughout the evening, imploring us all to keep the energy up on a Sunday night. There was a touching video tribute to Walter Becker while the band played one of his solo songs (Book of Liars).
Keith Carlock on drums is indeed a revelation...one of the best live drummers I've ever seen. Flawlessly precise with impeccable traditional grip technique.
So, was it Steely Dan I saw or Donald solo? All I know is a few thousand people came to see Steely Dan and were on their feet cheering and applauding at the end. We all left satisfied.
Yes Steely Dan...good to hear you enjoyed it...the show must go on.
Looking forward to them coming back to California some day - like Dylan and Neil Young, I try to never miss them.
ZZ Top...same three guys since 1969. Never split up unlike Aerosmith when Crespo and Dufay came in on guitar in the early '80s.Quote
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The Doobie Brothers at The 02 is sold out so there is a demand even though
just one original member.
Remember in years to come heritage acts will be using holograms as no original
members will be around so best to see what you can of them now.
How many bands from the 70s still have all original members?
Sex Pistols
Aerosmith
Must be a couple more?
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keefriff99
Speaking of bands with partially intact lineups...I just got back from Guns n' Roses. Maybe I should resurrect that thread and post a quick review.
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keefriff99
Speaking of bands with partially intact lineups...I just got back from Guns n' Roses. Maybe I should resurrect that thread and post a quick review.
Saw them in San Antonio this past Sept...excellent show, I was impressed that they actually started 5 mins early...and they played great show...didn’t ignore any of the Chinese Democracy Stuff, played their butts off...hit the ground running and never let up on the gas. Simply incredible.
I saw them when I was stationed in England, twice and this version of the band was much tighter.