Title: for limited tastes only
Product review: I have to admit that I liked this LP when it first came out in '82, but I outgrew it. It just didn't "age" very well. There are still some things to like. New Frontier is the best song, and I enjoy the Lettermen-like vocal arrangements Fagan uses here and there. (Such harmonies are the same ones Brian Wilson grew up with; the ones that influenced his Beach Boys compositions) But Fagan's The Nightfly is like a wine cooler: thin and dated. It's okay as far is it goes (and that's not very far) but not satisfying for more sophisitcated tastes. If you must have beginner's jazz in your system, get Steely Dan's Aja instead. Better songs, tastier arrangements, better band leadership--it's simply a more rewarding collection of music.
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