Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
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Artist: Donald FagenEdition: Music CD
Format: Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Music Label: Reprise / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Morph the Cat
- H Gang
- What I Do
- Brite Nitegown
- Great Pagoda of Funn
- Security Joan
- Night Belongs to Mona
- Mary Shut the Garden Door
- Morph the Cat (Reprise)
- Morph the Cat [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- H Gang [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- What I Do [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- Brite Nitegown [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- Great Pagoda [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- Security Joan [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- Night Belongs to Mona [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix][Version]
- Mary Shut the Garden Doo ... [Dolby Digital 5.1 Mix]
- Morph the Cat (Reprise) [Dolby Digital]
Music reviews of Morph the Cat
Music Review: Wonderful!!!
Rating: 5 Stars
(Morph The Cat) - Take a straight "G Major" chord, put in a "children's song" like, 'sing-a-long' melody, harmonize with a 7th, a 6th & a 9th (OK its basically a G13 chord), let the bass line tease its way around the tonic... and there you have the "A" verse section.... its very simple AND uniquely brilliant. Go to the relative minor with the same treatment... "B" verse; well, you get the idea.... it is simple, but molding (or morphing) something so simple into something so complex is the genius. Of course when you get to the chorus where he goes to the dominant (or the 5) chord, with a slew of accidentals, it really does get a little more complex... I just think Fagen is doing something more songwriters should a least try to do... be fresh... melodically and harmonically (don't forget rhythmically). I am SOOOOoooo tired of the "re-hash" methodology in pop music... another sign of "dumbing down".
(Great Pagoda Of Funn) - This is an amazing song. It has everything. I honestly get close to weeping at the chorus. It really squeezes the emotion. It kind of oddly reminds me of something Duke Ellington might have written, had he lived in these days.
(Mary Shut The Garden Door) - This song perfectly captures the emotion of "Honey, I heard a noise downstairs"... the music reflects the lyrics.
Thats just picking out a couple of tunes, but the whole album is wonderful. This would be required listening to anyone in my class... if I taught a class. Its interesting, intelligent, humorous, grooving, moving, inspiring... the production is all around top-drawer, the performances are more than impressive, and this album will live as a milestone. Hey Donald, you just keep on raising the bar buddy... I'm with you!
Description of Morph the Cat
The first solo album in 13 years from Donald Fagan, Morph The Cat is another contemporary classic from half of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Steely Dan. With Fagan's adventurous musical depth, uniquely layered lyrics and entertaining subject matter (from a conversation with the ghost of Ray Charles to a romantic liaison with an airport security guard named Joan), Morph the Cat is the newest chapter chronicling the most sophisticated music in rock. Special Edition CD-DVD-Audio that features 5.1 mixes.General CDs
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