Steely Dan, very talented Rock group have released their latest album titled Two Against Nature and Wow! It’s really a good one. It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that’s exactly what I must say about this one. There simply is NOT a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with each song standing tall on it's own.
These days it’s a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.
Overall Two Against Nature is an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Rock collection. Truly an outstanding Rock CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.
While this entire album is really very good some of my favorites are track 2 - What A Shame About Me, track 3 - Two Against Nature, and track 9 - West Of Hollywood
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 6 - Jack Of Speed. This is a great track!
Two Against Nature Release Notes:
Steely Dan originally released Two Against Nature on February 29, 2000 on the Giant label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Gaslighting Abbie 2. What A Shame About Me 3. Two Against Nature 4. Janie Runaway 5. Almost Gothic 6. Jack Of Speed 7. Cousin Dupree 8. Negative Girl 9. West Of Hollywood
Steely Dan: Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards); Walter Becker (guitar, bass).
Additional personnel: Hugh McCracken, Jon Herington, Dean Parks, Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar); Roger Rosenborg (clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone); Roger Rosenberg, Lawrence Feldman (clarinet, saxophone); Roy Hitchcock (clarinet); Lou Marini, Chris Potter, Dave Tofani (saxophone); Michael Leonhart (trumpet, Wurlitzer); Jim Pugh (trombone); Ted Baker (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Steve Shapiro, Dave Shank (vibraphone); Tom Barney (bass); Keith Carlock, Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael White, Ricky Lawson, Sonny Emory, Leroy Clouden (drums); Daniel Sadownick, Gordon Gottlieb (percussion); Amy Helm (whistler); Carolyn Leonhart, Cynthia Calhoun, Michael Harvey (background vocals).
Engineers include: Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner.
Recorded at River Sound, Clinton Sound and Electric Lady, New York, New York; Hyperbolic Sound, Maui, Hawaii.
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