Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it?

Hope this helps clarify my notion of "too perfect".

Sorry, we'er going to have to agree to disagree on both the estimation of emotion and the definition of "too perfect"! ;-)

Sorry, we're going to have to agree to disagree on both the estimation of emotion and the definition of "too perfect"! ;-)

Of course, emotional connection is very listener dependent :-) .

But I will make sure to put Donal Fagen on my table tonight. Interestingly, I even own two copies of Nightfly (CD and Vinyl)....

All the best,

Rene

Are we listening to the same LP? The Borg? Wow.

I accept Nightfly is a milestone recording along with DSOTM, Roxy Music Avalon and other great recordings out there. Musically it is great too...great piano, great vocals and great melodies.

My beef with the drumming is really a minor aspect.

As for the Borg.....just trying to resist assimulation of the machines, which are reponsible for "polishing" so much of what we hear today on commercial CD's (if you have been disappointed by a live performance then you know what I mean).

I love the Nightfly but have to agree with some comments about the drum sound making the overall feel a wee bit mechanical.

This will open another whole can of beens,but I've recently upgraded my system and this very "digital" recording has suddenly gained a depth and complex realisum that I did'nt think existed.The same for Morph which I feel is a great accomplishment especially for Fagen at this advanced point in his career.Buy the way my system is ARC150.2,CD3mk2,ARCLS26 and proac 1sc's.