Dick Goldberg
2006-02-13 16:19:00 UTC
from the 2/23/06 issue: (written by Brian Hiatt)
3 1/2 stars
Call it Steely Don: The first single from Fagen's upcoming third solo album
is all but indistinguishable from his work with Steely Dan partner Walter
Becker. But even more than the band's strong recent albums, the tune's
robo-sleek rhythm section, jazz-damaged chords and storytelling lyrics evoke
the Dan's Aja-era peak.
3 1/2 stars
Call it Steely Don: The first single from Fagen's upcoming third solo album
is all but indistinguishable from his work with Steely Dan partner Walter
Becker. But even more than the band's strong recent albums, the tune's
robo-sleek rhythm section, jazz-damaged chords and storytelling lyrics evoke
the Dan's Aja-era peak.