It's hard to believe almost twenty years have passed between Gaucho and this release.  The girl in "Hey Nineteen" could have a nineteen year old herself at this point.  Two Against Nature finds Donald Fagan & Walter Becker back on the music scene and in top form.  The album combines the usual Steely Dan traits of slickly produced songs with jazzy elements combined with wry and cynical lyrics.  The first single from the album is the bouncy "Cousin Dupree" which is by far the catchiest song ever written about incest.  The song belies the darker mood that permeates the album.  "What A Shame About Me" talks of personal failure and "Almost Gothic" has a feel of what could have been.  "Jack Of Speed" and "West Of Hollywood" both have smoky sounds and film noirish themes.  They are the two best songs on the album and they show that Steely Dan are amongst the finest crafters of songs in music.  Twenty years hasn't dampened or diluted their abilities.  Steely Dan makes timeless music and this album fits right in along side their other classics like Aja, Gaucho & Katy Lied.