Cousin Dupree on KFOG - dissapointing
Knows Better
what they got. It is the most non-representative cut on the album.
You'll get "twists and turns" a plenty from the whole disc.
NetSeek wrote:
> I've just heard Cousin Dupree on Kfog and - this is very hard
> for me being a major dan-freak - frankly, I'm rather
> disappointed.
>
> 21 months in the studio and this is the result.
>
> Its a pop song. The lyrics seemed somewhat banal and
> irrelevant, and didn't really say anything - written in the
> first person, portraying in part, how the narrator wants a
> kiss from his Cousin Dupree (at least, this will be how many
> understand it, as its repeated over and over).
>
> In comparison to the beautiful twists and turns we know of
> 70's Dan, this just doesn't break any new ground or even
> compare with their past stuff. The tune itself seemed a little
> flat, like the awful mix of Kamakiriad (in my humble opinion),
> the snare drum like a cardboard box (and for that matter, the
> drumming *too* minimalist - maybe even compressed via those
> soul destroying computers again!), and no real hooks or a
> strong chorus to grab the listener. The guitar work was okay
> - certainly not their best, but perhaps the best element of
> the song, also with some tasty Rhodes (or similar).
>
> Of course, it was a good song but there is *absolutely*
> nothing special about it. I would be very surprised if it
> reached the top of the charts. We are all used to nearly every
> SD song being special in some sublime way, but this simply
> just did not cut it for me.
>
> The song was in contest with an Eric Johnson cover of the
> First Noel (?) and many Dan fans rang in to give their vote,
> but I got the impression it was just because it was W&D and
> not necessarily the strength of the song. In fact, one or two
> self-acclaimed Dan-fans rang in to vote for the other song
> complaining how poor Cousin Dupree actually was....
>
> Steely Dan won the match with 94% votes - hardly surprising
> considering the song it was in competition with. Other
> listeners will no doubt have other opinions, but this my view
> and I sincerely hope after a few more listens I'll have a
> different perspective.
>
> Rock on the rest of TvN....please...
>
> Yours, terribly disappointed
>
> Mark
> Portland, OR.
NetSeek
KCW3001
mee...@sympatico.ca
>> Of course, it was a good song but there is *absolutely*
> > nothing special about it.
>I'm out in the northern boondocks, so I'll probably never hear it. Does it sound quirkily jazzy at all?
>
>
Jason Wilcox
right...