*１ｓｔアルバムが大ヒット、カットしたシングル２曲もヒットと一躍期待の新人さんとなりましたスティーリー・ダン。当然待ちかねていたのが全米ツアーであります。後年の姿を見るに信じられない事態でベッカー＆フェイゲン両氏はへろへろ。それこそカウントダウン・トゥ・デストロイになろうかと言う１ｓｔから７ヵ月後この２ｎｄアルバムの登場だ。家にあるデビュー前デモ集に入って無い曲ばっかなとこから勝手に判断するにツアー中に書き溜めた新曲ばかりでは無いかと。地名折込も多いし。歌にあまり自信の無かったフェイゲン氏も暖かヴォーカル、デビッド・パーマーさんの脱退でいよいよ腹をくくってバンドもツアーで音が練れて、バンド・スティーリーダンの真骨頂アルバムか。ところがどっこい、どうも私には後期エイジャを思い出すスタジオ・アルバムの感触もあります。シングル･ヒットも無く辛口。いよいよ正体を現す奇形ぶりが何ともはや、永遠の底無し盤かも。１曲目の「菩薩」からして奇妙。ノリノリのロックンロールの形ながらコード感は終始ジャズ。熱くなればなるほどクールダウンしていくような。こんなん他のバンドではちょっとまるで無し。２曲目のレイザー・ボーイにしてもキラキラしたビブラフォン、リム・ショットのドラム、それでいてスカンク氏のスティール・ギターがキョワーンって。一体そこはどこなんだ。ＮＹに出て来た警部マクロードみたい。そして３曲目ボストン・ラグ。どれくらい聴いたかわかりません。それが聴けば聴くほどどんどん好きになる。そのくせ歌詞はいまだに精査してないんだから(^0^)。キンキンが出てくることは確かです。ホッダー氏の突進ドラムが勇壮。星屑みたいなギターが印象的な４．の「貴方の金歯」。ドゥ・イット・アゲインの後を継ぐラテン物と言えなくは無い。けど。Ｂ面冒頭はリック・デリンジャー兄貴がスライド・ギターで参戦のショービズ・キッズ。このスライドがまた全くブルース色無し。表面上は。焦げた臭いがバーが擦られる度にするような。どうしてリックさん呼んだのか。どう頼んでこう弾いて貰ったか。６．は再出発後のライブのアンコールでもやってくれましたマイ・オールド・スクール。多分ダン史上最もハッピーな曲。でもこれではスタンディングの雰囲気では無くて年齢層に合わせて手拍子で盛り上がるってのが楽しかった。ギター・ソロは・・・やっぱデニーさんだよな。とっちらかっていながら歌ってる。よくぞこの二人に付き合ってくれたと勝手に感謝しちゃう。７．はこれが初期の味の最高曲です。のどかな魅力も確かにあったのだ。これが聴きたくて最初に戻っちゃう。これがあるから後ろこそが最高だなんて断定は出来ません。丸井のＣＭ曲には・・・なんねえだろな。過呼吸しちゃいそうなフェイゲンさんの歌素敵。そしてラストは暗闇に向けて渦巻きながら失踪する高速道路。みたいなキング・オブ・ザ・ロード。正直、このアルバムが何だったかとか今に至るまでちいとも把握しておりません。凄くイメージはあるけどとっちらかっているような。１ｓｔと３ｒｄの橋渡しみたいな位置なくせにそれがまた偉く巨大な橋で。どの他のアルバムとも似てなく。いつまでも残る？？？を味わいたくてまた聴くのだこれが。
(山)2005.5.27
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The smash hit and two cut singles are the new figures of the hit and the expectation suddenly and STEELY DAN who becomes it. 1st albumNot being possible to have waited naturally is a tour from all over the U.S.. Beccar & Faye Gen both men is slender in an unbelievable situation in seeing the appearance at later years. Only it is from 1st to the appearance of this 2nd album after 7 months that means becoming countdown Tu Destoroi. Does it enter the demonstration collection before it debuts it is in the house, does it write from a tune alone that not is to selfishness in the tour in the judgment, and does not it exist only by the collected new song?There are a lot of name of a place including, too. Is does Faye Gen that there is not so much confidence in the song also temper the sound in the tour as for the band finally deciding it by the secession of warm Vorcal and David Palmer, and the true bone top album of band Steredan?But hold on however, I also have the feeling of the studio album that recalls latter term Eija very much. There is not a single hit and either it is dry. Is the deformity that throws off one's disguise out finally Ban how any longer without an eternal bottom or .. It is strange also even in the first "Buddhist saint". The code feeling is from beginning to end jazz though it is shape of the rock'n'roll of the sea weed sea weed. The hotter it becomes, the more coolly let's do not down it. It is not for a moment at all in the band that doesn't come. It is and, and, ..Mr. skunk.. Kyowarn the steel guitar ..drum of Kirakiraed vibraphone and rim shot.. : about the second Razor waiter. Where on earth there. Coming police inspector Macrord ..filling... go out to NYAnd, the third Boston Rag. How much was listened is not understood. The more it listens, the fast it comes to like it. Nevertheless, lyrics are (^0^) because it doesn't yet examine it closely. It is certain that Kin Kin comes out. Mr. Hoddar's rush drum is brave. "Your gold tooth" of four impressive guitar like Hoshicz. It is not without the Latin thing to succeed the Du it Agan back and it is possible to say. けど。The big brother of the Rick Dellinger is a slide guitar and, ..B side.. at the beginning, it is the showbiz kids of participation. There is no blues color again at all this slide. On the surface,Do not do every time rubbed the bar the scorching smell. Why did you call that Rick was not done?How do it ask and did it play it so?6. The encore of live after Sai leaves peeling off is a my old school that did. The perhaps happiest in the history of Dan tune. .... Rac ..upsurge.. was scolded by clapping according to the age group because it was not in the atmosphere of standing in this however. The guitar solo ･･･ Dene too. It .... sings. We wish to express our gratitude of these two people often each other without permission. Initial..taste..high..tune.There was certainly a throat Japanese syllabary charm, too. It wants to listen to this and it returns first. It cannot conclude it because this is. To CM tune of Marui ･･･ . The song is wonderful of Faye Gen who seems to overbreathe. And, last is an expressway to which it disappears while whirling aiming at the dark. King Ob Za ..becoming it.. loading that wants to see. It is honest, and doesn't understand up to now. It is terrible, and the image is and. It : again greatly in the bridge of large proportions it is possible the position to lose like the mediation of 1st and 3rd. It doesn't look like other which albums. Re-..listening... want to taste Do you remain indefinitely?
