GAUCHO

Steely Dan

Jazz Rock/Fusion

3.71 | 209 ratings

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progrules
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By the time Gaucho was released everybody was already used to jazzy SD for a long time because that cautiously started on their 4th album or maybe even on Pretzel Logic for a bit.

But the real jazz break through for the Dan was of course on this 7th release Gaucho, easily the most jazzy album in their discography. I mean the first two songs say it all for that matter. Babylon Sister and Hey Nineteen are by the way also incredibly high standard songs where sheer quality and beauty are concerned. This also goes for the title track by the way and that sums up the highlights for me but on the other hand the rest of the songs are very good too so that makes this album a strong contender for 2nd best by this band (after Aja of course) but it has a strong rival in The Royal Scam for that position. It's a tough call really.

But whatever, it's a clear case of 4 stars for me and even a shade higher (4,2).

Song by song ratings: 1.Babylon sisters 4,2* 2. Hey Nineteen 4,4* 3. Glamour profession 4,2* 4. Gaucho 4,4* 5. Time out of mind 3,9* 6. My rival 4* 7. Third world man 4,1*

progrules | 4/5 | 2008-8-26

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