Title: It's the melodies, stupid!
Product review: I read, in some newspaper, an interview with Donald Fagen where he said that the melodies in his songs where no longer important to him. Unfortunately, unless your into words, or more directly, his words, then this CD is a big disappointment. No, the melodies do not have to be like their album "Aja", but it would be nice to here something like "The Royal Scam". All of these current offerings seem to run on like one endless song. There is nothing catchy. By that I don't mean funky, but catchy like "Kid Charlemagne" or "Green Earrings". I used to think that "gaucho" was their worst album. That album is great compared to this. 20 years and this is the best they can do? Very depressed.
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