Unfortunately, “The Goodbye Look” from Donald Fagen’s ‘The Nightfly Live’ just tries too hard to recreate perfection.

Infidelity, bottle-throwing, love and loss swirl around ‘Shoot Out the Lights,’ recorded 40 years ago this month by Richard and Linda Thompson.

The title track from Donald Fagen’s acclaimed 1982 album ‘The Nightfly’ is not quite as road-tested as “New Frontier.”

Shanti and JoAnn Pfeiffer joined Preston Frazier to discuss writing and recording the powerful first album from Atlanta’s Exquisite Gender.

A fellow Something Else! Dan-ophile once argued that “New Frontier” was one of Donald Fagen’s best songs. I didn’t agree then, but my mind’s been changed.

This live version of “Maxine” is a worthy addition to the Steely Dan canon, and the most robust early performance on Donald Fagen’s ‘The Nightfly Live.’

Here’s a look back at a handful of gems from Joni Mitchell, including an intriguing demo from the 50th anniversary reissue package for 1971’s ‘Blue.’

Osibisa, Nate Smith and Octarine Sky are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

My hesitancy with songs from ‘Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly Live’ is that it seems almost pointless to re-record a perfect album.

Leave it to Toto to conclude what may be their final studio album with “We’ll Keep On Running,” a total head-scratcher.