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Edition 399 - March 19th, 2006
After suffering a case of what might be termed severe writer's block for a good portion of the 80s, Donald Fagen, he of Steely Dan fame, appears to be entering what may prove to be the most prolific part of his career. The new millennium has already given rise to two new Dan projects and with the release of Morph the Cat, the album represents Fagen's third full creative outlet in the past six years.

Fagen had previously issued a pair of solo projects in 1981 and 1993 but with Morph the Cat, the album appears as the most recent in a very powerful and at times deeply personal trilogy. To quote Fagen, "The Nightfly is sort of looking from the standpoint of youth, "Fagen explains. "Kamakiriad would be more about midlife. This new one is about endings really." ...
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