GAUCHO

Steely Dan

Jazz Rock/Fusion

3.71 | 209 ratings

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snobb
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I think people, who thinks that "Gaucho"is pop-rock (or soft-rock) album in jazzy clothes are absolutely right. Formally looking, almost all SD music is pop-rock/soft-rock.

I think the matter is that "jazzy clothes". How many musicians , capable to wear that "jazzy clothes"on their pop-rock body you know? I am sure-not too much.

So, I am not going to say you, that SD are experimentalists, or that they bring new blood into prog. No way. To be honest, I even don't think they are prog group, even in wide sense.

Their fantastic arrangements, highest quality sound is their arms. Looking from that point of view, "Gaucho" is more or less regular SD album. Missing the magic of "Aja", it is still unbeatable in arrangements, list of musicians, sound quality.

Looking from emotional point, it isn't as warm, as " Aja". Best description will be it is a shadow album of "Aja", using same ideas, same techiques, even very similar list of musician. So, clothes are at similar level. Just musical body by itself isn't as good, as previous one. More jazzy sound because of jazzy sounds, not because of music.

From another hand, it still very capable album, one of SD regular product of highest quality. So, if you are new for group's music, and want just to test, what they are in their best - take "Aja". If you know them from another albums, and you like their music, you will find something similar there as well.

snobb | 3/5 | 2009-8-25

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