Title: 3.5 Stars
Product review: Well well well, look who's back. It's been 19 years since Gaucho. Big-hair arena rock, electronic pop, alternative, grunge, and pseudo R&B have come and gone (or will soon... hopefully). Now Becker and Fagen return to prove that their complete disregard for trends still continues. Thank God. On the plus side, TAN seems to pick up with their sound right where they left off. On the minus side... same thing.Comparisons with past works aside, let's take the album on its own. A couple tracks ("Jack of Speed," "Almost Gothic") seem flat without much life in them. Becker's leads are repetitive and somewhat uninspired at times. But there are enough spirited tracks where they come together ("Abbie," "Dupree," the title track) to make it worth the price, especially if you like SD or just jazz/rock in general. Even if you don't, it's worth a try.. you just might start to like something new by accident.
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