Title: Walter's guitar failure sinks cd
Product review: This disc suffers from dreary guitar work by Walter Becker. The sparkling electric guitar all-star contributions that have been the jewels in the Dan's crown are missing in action.Weak-sounding and unconvincing riffs halt and stutter repetitively, ranging from blues-like to jazz-tinged. He never lifts or carries these songs, not even for a moment.Imagine Third World Man or Kid Charlemagne without the transforming and riveting Larry Carlton solos, or Bodishattva or Your Gold Teeth II without Denny Diaz's facile and melodious artistry and you get the picture.When I see the name Steely Dan, I expect emotional and technically brilliant guitar playing along with the usual smarty-pants attitude and sophisticated songwriting.Can't Walter just play bass?
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