he elevates tripe to something listenable (having Gadd on drums doesn't hurt):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT-8SLuvMvE
I saw the Steely Dan tour last year at Irvine. I think McDonald's set actually was better than SDs (and that is saying something coming from me). He sat in on a few songs, and the version of Show Biz Kids was just sick...the audio sucks, but you get the idea
And Do It Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uW9MV2aEu4