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Morph The Cat : Revisited

I recently purchased the Donald Fagan LP Morph the Cat. Man, I believe this is the best sounding rock LP i have ever purchased (at least one of the best). I saw a post a while back in which some posters felt that the LP was a disappointment in that it had no top end to it, and that it was bass heavy. I found that with a small VTA adjustment, the top end sparkles without losing the tight, deep bass. I love every song on this LP. It is much better IMO than the recent Steely Dan LP's. Anyone else have any thoughts on the sound of this LP?
slowhand
ben_campbell
1,164 posts
 
Cwlondon I would agree totally about your analysis regarding the recent output.
dsk
36 posts
 
I just tried to listen to the red book. What is the deal? It sounds so lifeless and flat. It seems like it has the depth of a paper towel. I tried it having my Pioneer dv59avi decode it and having my Sony Da4es decode it and I dislike the sound both ways. In both cases, I listened to it in 2.0. I like Fagen and the Dan, have all the albums, been to many live shows, so it isn't that I don't like the music. I really like Everything Must Go, which I have on DVD-A and vinyl. I also like Two Against Nature, which I have on DVD-V and redbook. Anybody else have this reaction to the sound of Morph?
tvad
9,467 posts
 
I was listening today to the redbook version of Morph played back on my 1992 Sony ES changer feeding a $500 Paradisea DAC. Outstanding, and anything but flat and lifeless.

Still, the DVD-A beats the redbook version hands down.
slothman
311 posts
 
Qdrone, I believe Ry Cooder's 1979 "Bop Till You Drop" to have the distinction of being the first DDD recording prior to Fagen's 1982 "Nightfly".
txguy318hou
7 posts
 
Morph ain't bad, but it doesn't really have a stand-out track like the other two...kinda like the two latest SD albums...OK...I'll admit "Cousin Dupree" off "Two..." is a toe tapper...I am surprised no one mentioned Kamakiriad...it is my favorite Fagen solo project...the plucked bassline on "Tomorrow's Girl" will test your amp and speakers...also the one about a party in an A-bomb shelter is pretty cool...can't recall the name of the tune right now...you can't go wrong with The Dan, but for me, older is better...
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