Bodhisattva - Steely Dan live! 12 August 2006. (2/18)

[eROCtele]

I do not like "Bodhisatt". I like "Bodhisattva".

[SuperiorSwagon1]

Whats the drummer's name?

[bdkrivit]

@SuperiorSwagon1 Keith Carlock

[frankrizzo51]

All I can say is these guys are great.

[JackSchytt]

maybe a little arthur itis in walters fingers, but ya still gotta love it.

[KelsoNfun]

The Dan for life!!!!!!!!

[anycush]

wake me up when we get there

bodhisattva

bodhisattva

bodhisattva

[MrBeav62]

thank you. pls excuse my ignorance Carolyn, i had no idea of your background as a performer. do you ever do any gigs in toronto?

[MrBeav62]

thAT backup singer on the left is really beautiful (incase no one noticed)

[jagdpanther1944]

@MrBeav62

Carolyn Leonhart...you have a good taste in women as well as music:)

[Quazar64]

@MrBeav62 now you mentioned it i did.... you're right

[wkiernan]

@MrBeav62 the one on the right's real fine too

[soapbxprod]

Greatest American Rock an Roll band EVER!!!!! The guitar solo is GENIUS!

[soapbxprod]

Greatest American Rock an Roll band EVER!!!!!

[bmarlin611]

Yah, I gotta admit... Becker does tend to noodle.

[YSREBOB755]

I saw these guys in 1973 in San Diego when they opened for Elton John. What a great Saturday night. They opened with Bodhisattva and never looked back. Countdown to Ecstasy hadn't been released yet. They played almost the whole album. "Skunk" was phenominal. One of my best concert memories. I have seen them many times since and they get better with age.

[kell1reilly2]

@YSREBOB755 wow u remember that?

[MrBeav62]

great!

[ziaone]

I yearn for Jeff Porcaro to really let rip on this tune, alas he's as dead as a doornail. No-one touches the drumming on the live versions he played on.

[coachcdobbs]

What are the chord changes from 1:54 to 1:59? Those are freakin great!

[greaxuu]

Dang this is boring to watch

[matambale]

Dayum! This COOKS

[MsJollycholly]

174First - forgive my ignorance. I don't know why I made such an error. Perhaps Mr. Baxter had some life threatening illness/surgery which I mistook for mortality? Thanks for the heads up. At first I thought you were goofing on me with his military clearances related to missle defense. I thought, ' WHAAAATTTT?' Yet I've researched it and lo and behold - it's true.  Unbelievable, given he seems an unlikely 'expert'.

[twilliax]

Unusual chord progressions, shifting beats, completely original.  Great, great stuff.

[bobbycratchit]

Uh yeah. I agree it's typical Dan brilliance.

[maclag1]

very often I met people who say "I like everything but Jazz" ... SD is the best answer I think

[MsJollycholly]

where WAS skunk at this time? Had he passed away?  End of an era but still a MEAN and WICKED Axemeister, NO?

[MsJollycholly]

where WAS skunk at this time? Had he passed away? End of an era

[174FIRST]

@MsJollycholly

Mr. Baxter is still very much alive

[174FIRST]

@MsJollycholly

Mr. Baxter is still very much alive. He now consults to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. intelligence community, as well as for defense-oriented manufacturers including Science Applications International Corporation ("SAIC"), Northrop Grumman Corp. and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Go figure

[dfvinson]

This was a kickin version...but then they let Walter play. Too bad they lost Baxter and kept Walter the Noodle.- can you imagine how they'd be rippin if Skunk's ferocious genius and Denny Dias' oddities were still fueling them and their Mu chords? And if Mike M had been in the mix all along? Yikes.

But without ol' Walter, we prolly wouldn't have songs like Home At Last. I can't stand to listen to his playing, but one hell of a songwriter.

[davieIII]

Great tune - Walter's solo knocks me out. This is a damn fine version of Bodhi-sot!

[Catzi2]

Way toooooo many people just dont get it....But this ROCK MY SOX OFF!!!!!!

[1funkyangel]

the band is tight!!  Great solo guitar!

[mdonnelly1971]

You'd have to have genius level IQ to even be in this band at all.

[MsJollycholly]

@mdonnelly1971 - so very true. They're a musician's band and hence VERY few covers of the material. It's just TOO HARD.....but motivates one to practice. I'm off to do that very thing right NOW!

[SuperiorSwagon1]

@mdonnelly1971 lol

[mdonnelly1971]

I still can't believe that dorks like the Rat Pack are considered jazz singers, when this is not considered jazz. What a disappointment. Of course, Steely Dan are a million times more valuable than Frank, Deano and those other schmucks.

[lumz26]

Whoa! i didn't know Gordon Ramsey could play the drums. A chef/drummer just like Jamie Oliver, very talented guy.

[tenbarsteam]

@lumz26 Fabui Capello on lead guitar as well! Magic

[opalasattic]

My favourite song by these guys..........it's one of those great classic tunes you can listen to a million times and never get tired of.

[hotrodius]

that guitar solo is even better than the original...holy shit.

[egyptianminor]

Great version, Herrington's starts soling kinda in the style of Denny Dias, and they still do that same 'Parker Blues' changes substituition from I to IV starting @ 1:55 just as in the '93 band w/ Drew Zingg

[LikeWiseLikeYou]

Jon Herrington plays a nice solo here.

I HATE the fact that all his solos always sound sooooooo pre-rehearsed or something. And on top of that, he's basically a hard rock blues guitarist. Like Joe Bonamassa, or however you spell it.

[enlightened147]

Tight!!  Entertain me................

[skipper8257]

Harrington is good but can not compare the Baxter or Diaz.

[jacopman]

It looks like Harrington is plaing one of those newer Gibson ES 339????

The smaller updated version of the 335............

Could that be one of them?

[fulls787]

"I'm gonna sell my house in town" !!!!!

[BOMBA1857]

Thanks for sharing!! Interesting arrangement. It seemed to be a lot tighter than other arrangements that I've heard over the years. The horns and Herington's solo gave it a jazz feel. I liked it, but it's difficult to improve on the original "classic" version!

[Marklewisdes]

I think it's pretty good...Herrington does an excellent solo..too bad they focused camera on Fagen I/O Jon...that's a hard solo to play..it's very fast...sounds different from the original..but still excellent.

[playfulmermaid]

Fab song. I agree ibmark2u2. I was thinking the singers look a little tense. Wonder why.

[ibmark2u2]

Jon Herington needs to loosen up, he is just too busy watching note for note. Dennis Diaz and Walter, they can throw it around. Ya' gottsta' put some EZ on those strings. He should listen to Alive in America for pointers.

[TheManFender]

@ibmark2u2 Why is Herington still playing with Steely and noboby else?

[kjsmom41]

Good for decades later. But nothing beats the 1973 live version in Santa Monica w/the guitar (instead of horns), Micheal McDonald and Jeff Baxter (?), and the drunk who does the intro. Damn, wish I had been there (wasn't old enough...lol)

[skipper8257]

Herrinton does a nice job on this one. Wish they would have focused on him in the solo at the 2:35 mark instead of Fagen.

[CaptainJazz92]

amen brother

[MOSKII58]

this just shows you how good Herrington is & how "great" Denny Dias is to come up w/ such a great solo he is one way under-rated guitarist/musician..

[skipper8257]

I still like the original much better. I will say that Herington does Denny's part great but different, Becker doesn't come close the Baxter's solo.

[CaptainJazz92]

1:55-2:00 great jazzy classical mix up on the chords and herington really has the chops to play over it!!!

[skipper8257]

Harrington and Becker are good but they are no match for the original soloist, Denny Dias and Jeff Baxter.

[CaptainJazz92]

gotta say, herrington is right there, becker no, but jon has amazing and versitile chops, better than the origional

[billjhyt]

If Herrington is just 'noodling' spank me with the noodle quick. I could use some of that magic in my playing.

[SvendBosanvovski]

This is one of my favourite Steely Dan compositions. It provides these great soloists with the platform to launch their virtuosity. Perfect fusion of jazz and mainstream.

[ldiedt]

After seeing the 1st guitar riff, I have decided to go back to pumping gas for a living.

Boy, that made me small.

[jackekolasnubben]

2:34 love it

[Eisteoir]

...all digging their jazz chops .

How could anyone not love this ?

Toto who ???

[pallypoo123]

hey, dkngln...that is funny! the horn section seems to have Lawrence Welkified it..yeah, the 'balls' certainly seem to be missing in this version :-(( this in 1 of my all time favorite tunes- check out Toto's live cover of Bodhissatva...smokin'!

[dkngln]

I didnt know Steely Dan played the Lawrence Welk show

[Woramot]

Believe it or not, my brother can outdo his solo. He's been playing guitar all his life. I only wished I recorded him playing this song :/

[speedsalot]

Who cares? Does your brother sell a lot of records? Music is not a competition or race.

[auzndm]

Woramot...no one believes it, no one cares.

[Herow93]

Beckers Solo makes this song 10x greater, I love Becker, he's like, my Idol

[hirak5621]

You do knw it was Denny Dias who came up with the original solos right

[Herow93]

Yer, I do, I was just reffering to this certain concert

[Eisteoir]

Don`t you just love how music brings us all closer together , folks ?

Hmmmm.............

[scruvydog]

I agree with ForeverMan!

[ForeverMan91]

walter becker is the fucking man. not as crunchy as the original solo he did but still So damn smooth on this version.

[XDJERODX]

this is the song that made me fall in love with steely dan's music!!

KEEP ROCKIN!!!!

[DebraHarris]

donald fagen will you please take me on a date? you are my dream man~~~

[OfficialRobbieMason]

great performance but i want to hear the HEAVY DISTORTED guitars harmonizing louldly at the beginning and not the horns doing it mainly

[Pappahobo]

Fiiiiine. Admite it. But... they were faster live in 73.

[logosthedestroyer]

Your point being?

[Pappahobo]

I'm not english, I don't understand your question. By the way, you play so beautiful!

[xforge]

Weren't we all. Pappahobo.

[mrrichardfeder]

Reading some of these comments, and laughing. Are you people serious? This is a killer performance of one of the Dan's all-time classics. Herington's solo alone is worth the price of admission. Carlock's drums. And the way they sing "Bodhi-SOT!!" Even Walter can't spoil it with his usual noodling. Major.

[cathoderoy]

Major mess.

[notthebannerboys]

@mrrichardfeder What he said! :)

[brianab31]

@mrrichardfeder Right on! The drums are amazing! My dad's a jazz drummer and this guy is talented and holding his sticks correctly! (That ALWAYS seems to make a difference in my dad's opinion. :-D)

[neshquabishkuk]

Oh wow Toto, they figured out overdrive. That made it totally cool. hahaha! So lame!

[Eisteoir]

Are you one of the flying monkeys who escaped from Oz ?

[willcate]

THE DAN..... great in 1973 and still great today.

[MetroidMan15]

And forever will be until the end of his days =)

[TheManFender]

@willcate How I agree with you. Heard them 1973 and still listen to them,

[snowguy54]

this was on my birthday :)

[Wesbound1]

This is mind blowing guitar playing.....

[hartforp]

Sorry to say this is a very watered down version of the original and the guitar work is very much a soft rock version.Try the Toto cover to get much closer to the original which is one of the worlds great rock classics,this is far too soft and jazzy even for the greatest band in the world who I dearly love.

[Cracko90]

You are right, Toto cover is off the hook. Frenzied, frenetic and fun as h3ll to listen to.

[Wesbound1]

Wonderful.........

[Eisteoir]

Push back the furniture .......

[punkrockefeller]

yuk. the horns kilt the sh*t out the whole song. not the same dan w/o denny n skunk, plz remove. voted 100% horrid.

[bigace511]

punkrockfeller except it the way it is, horns just make it sound better anyway

[punkrockefeller]

no!

[ESSAIRYD3R]

agreed

[punkrockefeller]

thanx!

[Rudog47]

wow! the white girl is beautiful

[RAWRIAMSPOON]

racist >:(

haha, just kidding, she is. :P

[freddyo]

The black one looks better.

[xforge]

Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery, who is a great singer and has a musical resume about 90 miles long. All the Dan's chick singers are stupefyingly talented *and* majorly hot. Dunno how that happens bu there ya go.

[abuelotejano]

Really love the way all the musicians are showcased in one fashion or another. They are so integral to the overall whole performance.

[Richbrun120]

great song. one of my faves

[A4387]

Lukather's (from Toto) favorite band is Steely Dan, so both bands are SUPERB. I like the rock from TOTO better but that is just my own taste.

[cathoderoy]

This incarnation of Steely Dan's version AND Toto's version SUCK!!! There should be no no contesting it...they're beyond criticism. It should be obvious to any musician that's been influenced by the brilliant, beautiful, perfect studio version that this is muzak in comparison. When Becker's solo came up, I would have been on the ground laughing.

[A4387]

You make it a contest when saying this one or that one sucks. I love TOTO's version and that is just my own taste. No contest. Toto and Steely Dan both great band's.

[xforge]

When sixty years old you are, draw appreciative crowds like this you will NOT.

[Eisteoir]

Well said , xforge.

[Hazafi4life]

$50 says you'd never even got in the door of the ampitheatre.......let along be on the floor laughing....At Becker?...haha.. you're funny .. hahah....go crawl back in your perfect studio world... idiot

[ForeverMan91]

I'm sure you possess a ton of credibility to make a statement like that. Can you outdo becker's solo here? Most likely not, so please fuck off.

[peppersdog]

Yes, brother! Of course Herrington plays better, but wouldn't we all HATE it if Walt didn't take his turns soloing? And I can't stand when someone calls his playing "noodling." If he wants to call it that, OK. To me, it's all good!

[bigace511]

this bodhisattva is way better, its original. not to rocklike. this song is a fusion anyway.

[bigace511]

i like comparing this song to chameleon by herbie hancock.

[bassmaster947]

toto's is awsome i agree

[snoopdouggydougg]

i miss jeff "skunk" baxter playing lead like on the original

[convicsik]

Im really really digging this song, and now I really love it considering how much the singer looks like Robert Englund ( Freddy Krueger )

[A4387]

Toto's Bodhitsava is way cool. With Steve Lukather on guitar.. it rocks!

[Totofan99]

Toto's version is fantastic!!

[WallDamus]

Lukather band might just be the only band that can do this song justice as a cover. But that is as a cover...

[stevieVantanna]

is that a mirror behind donald or is someone else playing piano?

[doedoe1]

huh ? Jeff Young is behind Donald....

[oldbunny]

Jeez, this is great...good quality, fine performance. Thanks for putting this up!

[weoiuwe]

This would sound awesome with michael mcdonald on it

[fcgilbertgaruda]

sounds good, but it's not the same without Jerome introducing the band, like on the "Gold" recording of the song at Santa Monica Civic. tashi deleg, anyways!