so perfect and cool that it is almost annoying

Steely Dan, which is for many synonymous with Versnobbtheit and elitism in pop music. An "Gaucho" you can hear it especially: the craftsmanship so perfect the arrangements so sophisticated and tasteful, the production so accurately, the lyrics so cool, ironic and distant: Many find all sterile, shallow and irrelevant. An intellectual games. Where but pop is appealing to the lower Insttinkte!
I think there is little better albums. Musically is here in casually strolled in regions around in the many other musicians have never risked a glance, and some others can not even imagine. Lyrically a ridiculously arrogant concept: the songs present a complete typology of the West Coast idiots (obviously the favorite bogeyman of Fagen / Becker), as the aging, melancholy dandy ("Babylon Sisters"), the tuckigen, stupid, arrogant bouncers a Schicki- Clubs ("Gaucho"), the drug hothead ("Time Out Of Mind"), the demonic football talent scout ("Glamour Profession" with the immortal line braggart "Hollywood, I know your middle name!"). Everything cryptic, enigmatic, uproariously funny. In addition, all (!!) top studio Cracks the early eighties in top form together on an album. "Gaucho" is a trip. Have heard so often barely a plate. And discover something new again and again. Buy!