Title: Not a case of dynamite.
Product review: A wholly weak and unsatisfying effort by these long-ago burned-out musicians. It's not good enough for Fagen and Becker to stay close to the old Steely Dan formula. Sure, this new stuff sounds a lot like the old stuff. So what? What is missing is any sense of inspiration or innovation in these pieces. These songs come across as pale imitations of Steely Dan tunes. They could pass for Goucho outtakes. Some of them are incredibly annoying. Janie Runaway has to be the most irritating tune I've heard in a long time.I wanted to like this CD, I really did. Unfortunately, I will soon be relegating it to the dustbin along with my Jewel CD (what was I thinking there?). This album will soon be forgotten by not just FM radio but by most of the fans currently praising it as worthy of your attention. You have been warned.
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