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Donald Fagens new one Its not offically out yet but,
I just heard 3 tracks and its steller! Classic Dan Amazing! | |
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theAudience said: Delayed a week  | |
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The Rolling Stone review:
 
Smitten with obscure wordplay and ornate sonics, Donald Fagen hasn't focused on hooks since he reunited with Steely Dan partner Walter Becker in the mid-Nineties. So it's a welcome surprise that his first solo album since 1993's Kamakiriad contains his catchiest, most immediate compositions in decades. This renewed emphasis on melody hasn't ruled out Fagen's reliably wry metaphors: The opening title track describes how Manhattan gets happy when visited by a benign feline phantom, and "Mary Shut the Garden Door" likens Bush's reign to a terrorizing invasion of Lincoln Town Cars. But the tunes are as ripe and fleshy as summer fruit: When Fagen converses with Ray Charles' ghost on "What I Do" and flirts with airport security during "Security Joan," spirited results prove Fagen can still pop amid his jazz. | |
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Lookin forward to this one much more than the new Prince. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: The Rolling Stone review:
Smitten with obscure wordplay and ornate sonics, Donald Fagen hasn't focused on hooks since he reunited with Steely Dan partner Walter Becker in the mid-Nineties. So it's a welcome surprise that his first solo album since 1993's Kamakiriad contains his catchiest, most immediate compositions in decades. This renewed emphasis on melody hasn't ruled out Fagen's reliably wry metaphors: The opening title track describes how Manhattan gets happy when visited by a benign feline phantom, and "Mary Shut the Garden Door" likens Bush's reign to a terrorizing invasion of Lincoln Town Cars. But the tunes are as ripe and fleshy as summer fruit: When Fagen converses with Ray Charles' ghost on "What I Do" and flirts with airport security during "Security Joan," spirited results prove Fagen can still pop amid his jazz. Nice. 
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Recent interviews promoting this album:
Mp3.com And coming up in about 90 minutes; an interview and session on World Cafe Live. Donald will be out on the road in the summer (Europe!? Please...); and hints at a new Steely Dan tour to follow it! Getting excited...  | |
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Ikaros said: Recent interviews promoting this album:
Mp3.com And coming up in about 90 minutes; an interview and session on World Cafe Live. Donald will be out on the road in the summer (Europe!? Please...); and hints at a new Steely Dan tour to follow it! Getting excited... Me, too! I'm gettin' kinda anxious over here!
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New track playing now...
'Security Joan' | |
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From the site:
2/21/2006 - Donald Fagen on World Cafe The World Cafe will be broadcasting the Donald Fagen session FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2006. Session is not a perfomance, unfortunately... Anyone attending the tour in march? | |
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Ikaros said: Anyone attending the tour in march?
 Unfortunately, he's another artist that's coming to L.A. while i'm in NYC....(  'Amazingly Horrible Cancellation Machine' )
Ah, anyway, here's a bulletin board review of the Donald Fagen concert in Upper Darby, PA on 3/4... As you might imagine, Fagen surrounded himself with absolutely top-notch musicians, notably the alternating lead guitars of Wayne Krantz and John Harrington and the drumming of Keith Carlock, who's also done some pounding for Sting in his career. The arrangements allowed every musician on stage a chance to shine without allowing any of the tracks to degenerate into a self-indulgent train-wreck. Carlock and the bass player (Fred Washington) really kept things moving all night. The set lasted the better part of 2 hours, and featured songs from all 3 DF solo albums as well as some nice picks from the Steely Dan catalog. We heard, I.G.Y., New Frontier, The Goodbye Look and the title track from "The Nightfly," Snowbound and Teahouse on the Tracks from "Kamakiriad," and 4-5 tracks from the forthcoming "Morph the Cat." Steely Dan highlights included "Black Cow" and a HOT rendition of "Third World Man." They also ran through a couple of interesting covers. All in all, a tremendous show. http://www.xpnonline.org/...sc&start=0 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= tA Tribal Disorder
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Ikaros said: That station is jammin' (www.xpn.org). After the Fagen interview, I just let it keep streaming. Sample tunes from Funky Friday w/David Dye... Me and Baby Brother - War Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles I Just Kissed My Baby - The Meters Somebody's Watching You - Little Sister I'll Be Around - The Spinners Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye Ashley Blue - Joey DeFrancesco Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops Bustin Loose - Chuck Brown 7th Son - Mose Allison Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White ... 
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Nice  I've been wanting to get a review from the show.
I let the station run afterwards too. I got a bit more of an indie-flavoured pastiche experience from it. The Dutch (European?) release date for Morph the cat is the 10th of March, but I haven't checked if it indeed arrived. We'll see after the weekend. | |
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OK, I got the CD on Saturday and it's absolutely AMAZING! clearly not out of this world 
my only complaint, it could have been longer, only 8 songs after what 13 years?? still album of the year fo'sure. as expected. current favesare What I Do, Security Joan, Morph the Cat, H Gang... fuckit, all of them  Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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2freaky4church1 said: Lookin forward to this one much more than the new Prince.
no doubt about that Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Ikaros said: Anyone attending the tour in march? I just woke up, but I'm gonna get hooked up for 3/27 at the Wiltern. I'll run out and cop the cd tomorrow. Uhh I mean on Tuesday. [Edited 3/13/06 0:56am] uhhh NO I'm not! These prices are totally OUT OF MY LEAGUE!! (plus they're RESERVED! YUCK!) Wiltern Los Angeles, CA $97.50 - Main Floor Level 1 Reserved (Seated) $97.50 - Main Floor Level 2 Reserved (Seated) $97.50 - Main Floor Level 3 Reserved (Seated) $89.50 - Main Floor Level 4 & 5 Reserved (Seated) $97.50 - Loge Reserved (Seated) $69.50 - Mezzanine (Front Section) $49.50 - Mezzanine (Rear Section) http://wiltern.com/events.aspx [Edited 3/13/06 1:20am] test | |
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Dancelot said: OK, I got the CD on Saturday
and it's absolutely AMAZING! clearly not out of this world
my only complaint, it could have been longer, only 8 songs after what 13 years?? still album of the year fo'sure. as expected. current favesare What I Do, Security Joan, Morph the Cat, H Gang... fuckit, all of them Co-sign! Picked it up Saturday too and I love it, it is better than Kamakiriad and much better than the last Steely Dan album. Classic stuff IMO. I have the feeling I will play this one much more than the new Prince album, hehe! Dude's amazing, what a display of talent... RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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funkaholic1972 said: Dancelot said: OK, I got the CD on Saturday
and it's absolutely AMAZING! clearly not out of this world
my only complaint, it could have been longer, only 8 songs after what 13 years?? still album of the year fo'sure. as expected. current favesare What I Do, Security Joan, Morph the Cat, H Gang... fuckit, all of them Co-sign! Picked it up Saturday too and I love it, it is better than Kamakiriad and much better than the last Steely Dan album. Classic stuff IMO. I have the feeling I will play this one much more than the new Prince album, hehe! Dude's amazing, what a display of talent... not sure about Kamakiriad though, that one is hard to top... but hey, it's still so young and growing by the minute... so ask me once again in a month Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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PFunkjazz said: Ikaros said: Anyone attending the tour in march? I just woke up, but I'm gonna get hooked up for 3/27 at the Wiltern. I'll run out and cop the cd tomorrow. Uhh I mean on Tuesday. [Edited 3/13/06 0:56am] uhhh NO I'm not! These prices are totally OUT OF MY LEAGUE!! (plus they're RESERVED! YUCK!) [Edited 3/13/06 1:20am] That's steep indeed... But hey, this is his first solo-tour ever, and when will the next one be? On the other hand, with the rumoured new Dan tour; they most likely throw in a couple of the new tunes, because they already toured the previous album in 2003. Will get the album today... | |
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Dancelot said: funkaholic1972 said: Co-sign! Picked it up Saturday too and I love it, it is better than Kamakiriad and much better than the last Steely Dan album. Classic stuff IMO. I have the feeling I will play this one much more than the new Prince album, hehe! Dude's amazing, what a display of talent... not sure about Kamakiriad though, that one is hard to top... but hey, it's still so young and growing by the minute... so ask me once again in a month I think the songwriting on this one is more solid, and the tunes sounds less alike than on Kamakiriad. Not to say that Kamakiriad is bad of course, hehe! RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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Ikaros said: PFunkjazz said: I just woke up, but I'm gonna get hooked up for 3/27 at the Wiltern. I'll run out and cop the cd tomorrow. Uhh I mean on Tuesday. [Edited 3/13/06 0:56am] uhhh NO I'm not! These prices are totally OUT OF MY LEAGUE!! (plus they're RESERVED! YUCK!) [Edited 3/13/06 1:20am] That's steep indeed... But hey, this is his first solo-tour ever, and when will the next one be? On the other hand, with the rumoured new Dan tour; they most likely throw in a couple of the new tunes, because they already toured the previous album in 2003. Will get the album today... Fagen solo I can pass. New Dan, I might have to wax that ass. test | |
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PFunkjazz said: Fagen solo I can pass. New Dan, I might have to wax that ass.
Playing Morph the cat now... this will stay in the CD-player for quite a while. Tight playing, hooks, harmonies, arranging and most of all great songs. | |
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I'm playing it now, Love It!!!!! "The Great Pagoda of Funn" is currently Kickin My Ass!!.....
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paligap said: "The Great Pagoda of Funn" is currently Kickin My Ass!!.....
.... I have to wait until lunchtime to get my ass kicked. 
 Note to self: Be sure and get the 5.1 Surround version.
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I'm not buying it until I hear good reccomendations from The Audience and DavidEye  | |
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Ottensen said: I'm not buying it until I hear good reccomendations from The Audience and DavidEye
THe entire album(cd) is streaming at www.mp3.com enjoy  A happy face, A Thumpin Bass, For A Lovin' Race. PEACE. | |
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