Kamakiriad

Editorial Reviews
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Any major dude will tell you that this immaculate jazz-pop collection sounds like it could have been recorded mere months, not 11 years, after The Nightfly. A Steely Dan LP in all but name, Fagen and Walter Becker offer killer horn charts, lite-funk grooves, airy guitar riffs and hipster sci-fi lyrics. --Jeff Bateman

Tracks:

Trans-Island Skyway
Countermoon
Springtime
Snowbound
Tomorrow's Girls
Florida Room
On The Dunes
Teahouse On The Tracks

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Any major dude will tell you that this immaculate jazz-pop collection sounds like it could have been recorded mere months, not 11 years, after The Nightfly. A Steely Dan LP in all but name, Fagen and Walter Becker offer killer horn charts, lite-funk grooves, airy guitar riffs and hipster sci-fi lyrics. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

We've seen the future and it's....Donald Fagen?.......2007-03-01

Whereas Fagen's earlier release "The Nightfly" focused on a central theme based in the past, 1993's "Kamakiriad" takes you on a futuristic road trip. The same can also be said of the music. While The Nightfly still borrowed largely from the Steely Dan "Gaucho" sound, Kamakiriad is much more contemporary (and hinted at the sound Dan-Heads could expect years later when Becker & Fagen resurrected the band name in 2000). This album is primarily smooth-jazz (a.k.a. "cocktail-jazz"), but it's a nice mix of up-tempo numbers and slower, smoother tunes. "Tomorrow's Girls" received some radio play, and if you remember it and liked it, this album is for you. Owners of Steely Dan material from the new millenium will also appreciate this one. I purchased this record in 1995 and it's still as fresh today as it was back then.

A couple of classics but well-done nonetheless.......2007-02-10

This album, the sophomore effort by Steely Dan alum Fagen, is not nearly as enjoyable as The Nightfly (his first effort) but there are a couple of flashes of brilliance on this album; Snowbound and On The Dunes are truly great songs that strike deep. Springtime, Tomorrow's Girls and Florida Room are most definitely enjoyable. The remaining 3 songs are good listening, especially if you are a danfan, but they lack that special something that I have grown accustomed to hearing when I listen to Fagen, Becker or Steely Dan.
Overall, a good album and a must have for any Steely Dan fan; Nightfly would have been hard to beat, so I cannot really take away from Fagen on this album, but rather just state that he set the bar a little too high on his first outing.

Best of his singles.......2007-01-14

If you like Steeley Dan, you'll like this. His best solo album.

The same yet different.........2006-08-07

I'm a Fagen fan. This isn't "The Nightfly" but you can hear the family resemblance. Pop for the jazz-lover.

You Gotta Love You Some Fagen.......2006-07-24

Kamikiriad almost turned me away when I opened the CD case and read the "plot" of the CD, about a guy who recieves some "super car" for his birthday. A little hokey, so disregard it and just listen to the songs. The first song is a good introduction, and kind of sets the leisurly jazzy tone for the album. But there are a few suprises like the upbeat "Florida Room" , and the oh so clever "Tommorows Girls".
The real prize of the album though, is the 7 minute "On The Dunes", which has your attention at first note and keeps it all the way through its nostalgic musings of things gone.

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Kamakiriad

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000EMH610
Release Date: 2006-05-02

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