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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
danlib1
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As someone who can recall the lyrics to at least 30 Steely Dan songs, I must admit I've spent thousands of hours enjoying their work since "Can't buy a Thrill" came out when I was in High School.

I hate to be argumentative, but several cuts off "Everything Must Go" are so damn good I fail to see how anyone who ever cared for the Dan could not love them.

"Godwhacker", "Everything Must Go", "Things I Miss The Most" are just killer tunes in my opinion.

Fagan and Becker together are FAR better than either alone, and having seen them live 3 weeks ago I can attest to the fact that they still have the magic.
cwlondon
1,198 posts
 
Danlib1

I do agree that Godwhacker was an instant classic.

And dont get me wrong, I would still say I am a huge fan.

But most of the recent stuff does seem to lack some evolutionary dimension which has been a disappointment.
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.
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