Title: Hope for better
Product review: With a new Steely Dan CD due this summer, it probably isn't worth expending energy to pan their last one. But as a hard-core fan for almost 30 years (scary) I found this effort to be tedious and predictable. To my ears, they wrapped their sound around itself to where there was little left to distinguish each song. Every trademark Steely Dan element -- memorable guitar solos, snappy horn arrangements, clever melodic hooks, oblique lyrics -- is a weak imitation of former works. I look forward to the new CD since I wouldn't want this to be the capstone to a brilliant catalog of works.
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