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Steely Dan: Two Against Nature

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Giant Records
Released: 2000.02.29
Time:
 51:25
Category: Jazz Fusion/Rock
Producer(s): Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.steelydan.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2002.01.26
Price in €: 6,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Gaslighting Abbie (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 5:53
[2] What a Shame About Me (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 5:17
[3] Two Against Nature (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 6:17
[4] Janie Runaway (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 4:09
[5] Almost Gothic (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 4:09
[6] Jack of Speed (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 6:17
[7] Cousin Dupree (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 5:28
[8] Negative Girl (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 5:34
[9] West of Hollywood (W.Becker/D.Fagen) - 8:21

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


DONALD FAGEN - Organ, Piano, Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Horn Arrangements, Wurlitzer
WALTER BECKER - Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Horn Arrangements, Photography

TOM BARNEY - Bass
LAWRENCE FELDMAN - Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
GORDON GOTTLIEB - Percussion
MIKE HARVEY - Background Vocals
ANY HELM - Whistle
JON HERINGTON - Acoustic & Rhythm Guitar
PAUL JACKSON Jr. - Guitar
RICKY LAWSON - Drums
WILL LEE - Percussion
LOU MARINI - Alto Saxophone
HUGH MCCRACKEN - Guitar
DEAN PARKS - Guitar
CHRIS POTTER - Alto & Tenor Saxophone
JIM PUGH - Trombone
ROGER ROSENBERG - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax
DANIEL SADOWNICK - Percussion, Timbales
STEVE SHAPIRO - Vibraphone
DAVID TOFANI - Saxophone
MICHAEL WHITE - Drums
TED BAKER - Piano, Fender Rhodes
JON HERRINGTON - Rhythm Guitar
MICHAEL LEONHART - Trumpet, Conductor, Horn Arrangements, Wurlitzer, Consultant, Copyist
CAROLYN LEONHART - Background Vocals
CYNTHIA CALHOUN - Background Vocals
SAM BERD - Piano Tuner
AMY HELM - Whistle
MICHAEL HITCHCOCK - Trumpet
KEITH CARLOCK - Snare Drums
MICHAEL WHITE - Snare Drums
LEROY CLOUDEN - Snare Drums
VINNIE COLAIUTA - Snare Drums
SONNY EMORY - Snare Drums

ROGER NICHOLS - Engineer, Mixing, Technician, Executive Engineer
PHIL BURNETT - Engineer, Mixing
DAVE RUSSELL - Engineer, Mixing
KEN ROSS - Engineer
JAY RYAN - Engineer
ELLIOT SCHEINER - Engineer
JOHAN EDLUND - Engineer
ANTHONY GORMAN - Engineer
REAANN ZSCHOKKE - Assistant Engieer
SCOTT HULL - Mastering
JAN FOLKSON - Editing
JILL DELL'ABATE - Project Manager
SUZANA HAUGH - Project Coordinator

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2000 CD Giant 24719
2000 CS Giant 24719

This album of Steely Dan is winner of 4 Grammy Awards:
- Album of the year
- Best pop vocal album
- Bset pop performance by a duo or group with vocal
- Best engineered album (non-classical)



Notorious for shunning concert performances, Steely Dan's improbable live reunion in the mid-'90s eventually turned into a full-fledged reunion album. Since Steely Dan fans went two decades without even the hope of a new record, the very prospect was a delight, but it was also a little worrying, since a botched comeback would tarnish the band's legacy. Fortunately, Two Against Nature is as seductive and alluring as the best of Steely Dan's later work, with a similar emphasis on classy atmosphere and groove. Pitched halfway between Gaucho and the immaculate production of Fagen's solo album Kamakiriad, it's a graceful, intricate record that works its subtle charms at its own pace. While that means it isn't a knockout on the first listen, it's a real grower — a quietly addicting album that slowly works its way into the subconscious. It's also an uncannily natural extension of the duo's previous work, but surprisingly, it never sounds nostalgic or dated. It's clear that Becker and Fagen re-teamed because they simply enjoy working together: crafting the songs and arrangements, designing the production, shoehorning in-jokes into the lyrics, finding the exact performances that fit their specifications. In this sense, Two Against Nature is no different than any past Steely Dan effort; that's exactly why it's welcome, since they find nearly endless permutations within their signature sound. Lyrically, the album isn't quite as malicious as their '70s work, but they haven't lost their sharp humor, even on some mere throwaway lines. The real payoff, however, is musical. Each song gradually reveals its own identity through small, thrilling touches, giving the record depth and character, and fitting it comfortably into Steely Dan's acclaimed body of work. And that's as delightfully unexpected and peculiarly beautiful as anything else in their career.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide
© 1992 - 2001 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



Never so much a band as the slyly crafted specter of one, Steely Dan's mid-1990s "return" to live performance was as surprising as it was perverse. They'd previously toured only once, round about the era of Watergate, pet rocks, and Shaft. A half-decade after their concert comeback and a mere 19 years after Gaucho seemingly closed out their recording career, the jazz-pop conceit of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen deliberately dropped back into a recording landscape where they weren't so much seasoned vets as alien ambassadors. Two Against Nature, indeed. The tack is instantly familiar: a musical/lyrical reconciliation of Monk and Newman, with familiar harmonic flourishes, nimble studio chops, and an icy, world-class cool, as willfully insulated from hip-hop and techno as it was from disco and Top 40. Less concerned with melodic hooks than a canny sophistication of mood and manner, Becker and Fagen never let a trite melody get in the way of a good story, whether their protagonists are plotting some nefarious obliquity ("Gaslighting Abby"), Southern-fried incest (the deliciously funky "Cousin DuPree"), or bleakly confronting dashed expectations ("What a Shame About Me"). A little more musically languorous perhaps, its trademark cynicism now undercut by hints of sadness and regret, this is nonetheless a Steely Dan album worthy of the name, and like the best of them, one whose subtle charms reveal themselves in surprising ways.

Jerry McCulley - Amazon.com essential recording



With Two Against Nature Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have re-formed Steely Dan to tell more tales of urban romance and American adventure. Fagen's 1993 album, Kamakiriad, was their last studio collaboration, and it's from there that much of Two Against Nature's sound is drawn. This time, however, the extra input of Becker's electric guitar proves to be a more visceral balance to the dry, electro-percussive production job. The standout tracks are "What A Shame About Me", "Janie Runaway" and "Jack Of Speed" - a squally, low-slung blues number reminiscent of Aja's "Black Cow". Two Against Nature is an album of punchy grooves and deft arrangements, all served up on a firm bed of Ivy League cynicism.

The Rough Guide Rock



A half-decade after their concert comeback and a mere 19 years after Gaucho seemingly closed out their recording career, the jazz-pop conceit of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen deliberately dropped back into a recording landscape where they weren't so much seasoned vets as alien ambassadors. Two Against Nature, indeed. The tack is instantly familiar: a musical/lyrical reconciliation of Monk and Newman, with familiar harmonic flourishes, nimble studio chops and an icy, world-class cool, as wilfully insulated from hip-hop and dance as it was from disco and Top 40. Less concerned with melodic hooks than a canny sophistication of mood and manner, Becker and Fagen never let a trite melody get in the way of a good story, whether their protagonists are plotting some nefarious obliquity ("Gaslighting Abby"), Southern-fried incest (the deliciously funky "Cousin DuPree") or bleakly confronting dashed expectations ("What a Shame About Me"). A little more musically languorous perhaps, its trademark cynicism now undercut by hints of sadness and regret, this is nonetheless a Steely Dan album worthy of the name, and like the best of them, one whose subtle charms reveal themselves in surprising ways.

Jerry McCulley - Amazon.co.uk



In einer sonnigen Landschaft werfen Walter Becker und Donald Fagan lange Schatten. Dieses Coverbild der neuen CD Two Against Nature ist symbolisch für das Hintergründige des amerikanischen Duos. Obwohl die Band in den 70er Jahren mit Hits wie "Do It Again" und "Rikki Don‘t Loose That Number" zu den Größten zählte, umgab das seit 1975 aufs Duo geschrumpfte Musikergespann und ihre Klänge immer etwas Geheimnisvolles. Mit dem damaligen Album Pretzel Logic gelang es ihnen, poptaugliche Songs mit jazzigen Untertönen und Latinorhythmen erfolgreich unter die Leute zu mischen. Die schon damals ausgefeilte Produktionsweise machte ihre Alben zu beliebten Testobjekten für teure Stereoanlagen. An diese Zeiten knüpfen sie auf ihrem neuen Album in vielerlei Hinsicht wieder an: Qualität, Intelligenz, hoher Anspruch und eine Spur cooler Arroganz. Die schwarzhumorigen Texte sind zwar nicht mehr so kryptisch und rasiermesserscharf, dennoch bestimmen fantasievolle Wortspiele die skurilen Minidramen. Auf dem Titelsong stolpert ein Panoptikum an Charakteren durchs Leben, Boshaftigkeit als Lebensphilosophie liefert "Gaslighting Abbie" mit Steely Dan-typischen funky Jazzbläsern und versetzten Gesangsharmonien zum trockenen Droh-Bass. Auf dem witzigen Liebeslied "Almost Gothic" schlägt das Duo musikalisch wieder einmal einen Spannungsbogen zwischen der Ost- und Westküste Amerikas, das verschlagen-verhaltene "Negative Girl" besingt ironisch die unverschämte Nervensäge, auf die viele Männer reinfallen. "A mix of elegance and function", singen Steely Dan auf "Abbie". Genau.

Ingeborg Schober - Amazon.de



Two Against Nature is an appropriate title for the first Steely Dan studio album in 20 years for a number of reasons. Not the least of which is the way the duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have fought against their own nature for the last several years.

During its heyday of the '70s, Steely Dan was a masterful studio band that grew so tired of touring it eventually quit the stage all together. Since re-teaming in the mid-'90s, though, Becker and Fagen have been exclusively a live act, touring almost every year.

In short, the world of Steely Dan has been turned upside down since the band reunited. While this is the same group that turned out hit after hit in the '70s, including "Ricky, Don't Lose That Number," "Do It Again," "Deacon Blues," and "Doctor Wu," it hasn't been the Steely Dan diehard fans remember.

Two Against Nature should comfort fans confused by the band's live direction in recent years. Yes, the band does plan another extensive tour this summer, but Two Against Nature does at least reassure fans that Becker and Fagen's studio wizardry remains intact.

Of course, thanks to all the advancements in studio technology and the many hybrids of music over the last two decades, Steely Dan's fusion of rock, jazz, pop, and R&B doesn't sound as sophisticated as it did in the '70s. But as the opening track, "Gaslighting Abbie," attests to, the group's success was never based around gimmicks; it was built around the pair's ability to craft memorable pop-rock hits and add that little extra touch that made you know you were listening to Steely Dan.

On Two Against Nature, that extra touch often manifests itself as a funky backbeat, sparkling harmonies, or a horn solo here and there (in the case of "Gaslighting Abbie," it's all three). The upbeat blend of the funky keyboard beats and the happy horn solos are prevalent throughout the nine-song disc, particularly on "Janie Runaway," the title track, and the engaging "Cousin Dupree."

Becker and Fagen seem to have found their happy place during the recording of Two Against Nature. And as it's presented on this extremely infectious collection, their joy is contagious.

Steve Baltin - February 28, 2000
Copyright © 1994-2001 CDnow Online, Inc. All rights reserved.



What do you remember about 1979? Bad hair? Woody Allen movies? Punk rock? Strangely enough, 1979 was also the last time an all-new Steely Dan album hit the streets. Since then, the finicky, studio-savvy duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen has released everything but an album of new material, including solo projects, reissues, retrospectives, hits collections, live albums, and early demos.

Now, a full two decades since releasing the superb but forgotten Gaucho, Fagen and Becker have reunited for Two Against Nature. The nattily groomed jazz-pop grooves that once made the group's late '70s albums so compelling are back in action - albeit with a trace of scruffiness. Guitarist Becker, a fine, tactile player, seizes numerous opportunities to stretch out, especially on the Stratocaster-led melody of "What A Shame About Me" and the funky "Jack of Speed," and writer/singer Fagen is back with his sleek compositional craftwork and enigmatic lyrics. But the faux high art that distinguished Steely Dan back in 1979 no longer cuts it in 2000. The recording's elegance and taste is good enough to please folks who still think The Royal Scam rules. But the band's new work doesn't reach the sonic peaks that songs like "Peg" or "Deacon Blues" hit 20 years ago. In fact, Two Against Nature would make an adequate outtakes album from those Aja sessions. After two decades of waiting, Steely Dan fans deserve more.

VH1 Online
© 1999 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.



Sure, Steely Dan are a decade or two late in delivering Two Against Nature, their follow-up to 1980's Gaucho. But time may finally be on the side of rock's most illustrious music geeks. The old knock on Steely Dan was that they were too good for their own good - if Walter Becker and Donald Fagen had recorded a studio album during rock's extended Amateur Hour of the early Nineties, they might have been publicly flogged. Unlike their El Lay-based muso contemporaries, Steely Dan managed to mix their craft with some truly crazy shit - slick-sounding songs about perverts, assassins, divorcees and other non-strangers. We should have expected no less from a band named after a dildo, albeit a hugely literary one.

Two Against Nature is Dan defined. The album mixes world-class chops and jazzy, postgraduate soul sound with some wonderful, vague storytelling (sample simile: "sizzling like an isotope"). As always in Steely Dan's marvelously impressionistic world, we often don't know what the hell the people in the songs are actually doing, but we're pretty damn certain that they shouldn't be doing it at all. Still, what makes Two Against Nature work isn't its cerebral ellipticity but its stunning musical clarity. That's all the more impressive because the album is less a summit of super sessioneers (... la the group's past efforts) than it is a showcase for what Steely Dan's core twosome can do - reluctant guitar god Becker remains a fluid, precise player, while Fagen covers the keyboard waterfront with a variety of jazz and R&B styles. Also shining are the assorted drummers, including Vinnie Caliuto, Ricky Lawson and particularly the great Sonny Emory.

The immediate grabber here is "Cousin Dupree" - a bouncy midtempo charmer that has a little of the dirty-older-man magic that helped make Gaucho's "Hey Nineteen" an enduring anthem for every Humbert Humbert wanna-be. Also memorable are "What a Shame About Me," which has a "Deacon Blues"-like charm, and the more luxurious, autobiographical sounding "West of Hollywood."

Two Against Nature gets a little chilly here and there, but that sort of cool has long been a part of the Dan's distinctive nature. Here's hoping these two kids pick up the pace so we can get a few more albums out of them before all of us stop reelin' in the years.

DAVID WILD - RS 836
© Copyright 2001 RollingStone.com
 

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GASLIGHTING ABBIE

One plush summer you come to me ripe and ready
And bad through and through
With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping steady
Between me and you
Lovin' all the beautiful work we've done, cara mia
And it's barely July
If we keep on boppin' until Labor Day
Li'l miz Abbie - bye bye

What will it be - some soothing herb tea?
That might be just the thing
Let's say we spike it with Deludin
Or else - maybe tonight a hand of solitaire

CHORUS:
Flame is the game
The game we call gaslighting Abbie
It's a luscious invention for three
One summer by the sea

With the long weekend that's comin' up fast
Let's get busy
There's just too much to do
That black mini looks just like the one she's been missin'
Feels good on you
There's a few items we need in town - allez-vous girl
There's no time to waste
Such as fresh cable and fifteen watt bulbs
Couple dozen - it's a big old place
Let's keep it light - we'll do a fright night
With blood and everything
Some punky laughter from the kitchen
And then - a nice relaxing hand of solitaire

CHORUS

You can choose the music
I'll set up my gear
Later on we'll chill and watch the fireworks from here

How can you knock this mighty spitelock
Check out the work itself
A mix of elegance and function
That's right - a tweak or two and then she's out of here

CHORUS


WHAT A SHAME ABOUT ME

I was grinding through my day gig
Stackin' cutouts at the Strand
When in walks Franny from NYU
We were quite an item back then
We talked about her films and shows and CDs
And I don't know what else
She said, yeah, Hollywood's been good to me
But tell me - how about yourself

CHORUS:
I'm still working on that novel
But I'm just about to quit
'Cause I'm worrying about the future now
Or maybe this is it
It's not all that I thought it would be
What a shame about me

She said, talk to me, do you ever see
Anybody else from our old crew
Bobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize
Now he's coming out with something new
Alan owns a chain of Steamer Heavens
And Barry is the software king
And somebody told me in the early 80's
You were gonna be the Next Big Thing

CHORUS:
Well now that was just a rumor
But I guess I'm doin' fine
Three weeks out of the rehab
Living one day at a time
Sneaking up on the new century
What a shame about me

What a shame about me
I'm thinking of a major Jane Street sunrise
And the goddess on the fire escape was you

We both ran out of small talk
The connection seemed to go dead
I was about to say, hey, have a nice life
When she touched my hand and said:
You know I just had this great idea
This could be very cool
Why don't we grab a cab to my hotel
And make believe we're back at our old school

CHORUS:
I said babe you look delicious
And you're standing very close
But like this is Lower Broadway
And you're talking to a ghost
Take a good look it's easy to see
What a shame about me
What a shame about me


TWO AGAINST NATURE

Bad news breaking in 18A
Missy's kitty turn inside out she say
Spider queen demon and that whole crew
Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew
All the nice people those goodly souls
Quaking in their respective hidey-holes
Everyone's wasted in this gruesome dream
Not a one of them left to hear you scream

CHORUS:
Two against nature don't you know
Who's gonna grok the shape of things to go
Two against nature make them groan
Who's gonna break the shape of things unknown

Madame Erzulie she come last night
Bang you silly but leave a nasty bite
There on your nightstand much worse than that
Panatela and old black derby hat

Call your doctor - call your shrink
Western science she strictly rinkydink
They all masissi but we hang tough
Apsatively gonna help you beat that stuff

CHORUS:
Two against nature tan and lean
Puttin' big heat on skanky things unseen
Two against nature slinging dread
These boys wanna bang the skulls of things undead

T-Bone Angie she champion liar
Sew the mouth shut with rusty chicken wire
Brother Lou Garue and the Jerry Garry
Sprinkling chicken water gonna hush all three
Beautiful housewife in deep distress
'Specially you deserve our very best
Two against nature they got that stuff
Good things happening when you see about us

CHORUS:
Two against nature love this gig
Pull up the weeds before they're too damn big
Two against nature stand alone
Who's gonna chase the shape of things unknown
Two against nature don't you know
Who's gonna drop the boom on things to go
Two against nature make them groan
Gonna go bang-zoom to the moon on things unknown

Scrape the wallboards the whole damn batch
Catch the maggoty eggs before they hatch
Pepper and ratbone make damn sure
Shake the rubbish out on the patio floor
Soak the timber with special spray
Nuke the itty bitty ones right where they lay
Whip the bastards while they still green
Take the firemop - sweep it kissing clean


JANIE RUNAWAY

It must have been my lucky Thursday
Your dad went on that spree
Before the crew could put out the fires
You hopped a bus for NYC
Down in Tampa the future looked desperate and dark
Now you're the wonderwaif of Gramercy Park

CHORUS:
Who makes the morning fabulous
Who says today's a fun day
Why do I feel like sailing again
Honey it's you - Janie Runaway

Let's grab some takeout from Dean and Deluca
A hearty gulping wine
You be the showgirl and I'll be Sinatra
Way back in '59
Sweetness in heels - look at you - in long black gloves
Come to old blue eyes tell me - who do you love

CHORUS:
Who makes the traffic interesting
Rescues a dreary Sunday
Who makes me feel like painting again
Honey it's you - Janie Runaway

Let's plan a weekend alone together
Drive out to Binky's place
The sugar shack in Pennsylvania
Or would that be a federal case?
We'll take the Big Red - the Blazer - it's nice inside
And guess who's coming along for the ride

CHORUS:
Who has a friend named Melanie
Who's not afraid to try new things
Who gets to spend her birthday in Spain
Possibly you - Janie Runaway


ALMOST GOTHIC

I'm working on gospel time these days
(The summer - this could be the cool part of the summer)
The sloe-eyed creature in the reckless room she's so severe
A wise child walks right out of here
I'm so excited I can barely cope
I'm sizzling like an isotope
I'm on fire so cut me some slack

CHORUS:
First she's way gone then she comes back
She's all business then she's ready to play
She's almost gothic in a natural way

This house of desire is built foursquare
(The city - the cleanest kitten in the city)
When she speaks it's like the slickest song I ever heard
I'm hanging on her every word
As if I'm not already blazed enough
She hits me with the cryptic stuff
That's her style - to jerk me around

CHORUS:
First she's all feel then she cools down
She's pure science with a splash of black cat
She's almost gothic and I like it like that

This dark place so thrilling and new
It's kind of like the opposite of an aerial view
Unless I'm totally wrong
I hear her rap and brother it's strong

I'm pretty sure that what she's telling me is mostly lies
But I just stand there hypnotized
I'll just have to make it work somehow
I'm in the amen corner now
It's called love - I spell L -U- V

CHORUS:
First she's all buzz then she's noise-free
She's bubbling over then there's nothing to say
She's almost gothic in a natural way

She's old school then she's like young
Little Eva meets the Bleecker Street brat
She's almost gothic but it's better than that


JACK OF SPEED

Teddy's rolling now most every night
Skatin' backwards at the speed of light
He's changed - in a thousand little ways
He's changed - yes indeed
You know he's movin' on metal, yes he's
Hanging tight with the Jack of Speed

Sheena's party - there's a case in point
That right-wing hooey sure stunk up the joint
He's gone - he walks through the old routines
But he's gone - guaranteed
He may be sittin' in the kitchen, but he's
Steppin' out with the Jack of Speed

You maybe got lucky for a few good years
But there's no way back from there to here
He's a one way rider
On the shriek express
And his new best friend is at the throttle more or less

He can't hear you honey - that's alright
Pack some things and head up into the light
Don't stop - he'll be callin' out your name
But don't stop when you hear him plead
You better move now little darlin' or you'll be
Trading fours with the Jack of Speed


COUSIN DUPREE

Well I've kicked around a lot since high school
I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs
From keyboard man in a rock'n ska band
To haulin' boss crude in the big rigs
Now I've come back home to plan my next move
From the comfort of my Aunt Faye's couch
When I see my little cousin Janine walk in
All I could say was ow-ow-ouch

CHORUS:
Honey how you've grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play
When we were three
How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree

She turned my life into a living hell
In those little tops and tight capris
I pretended to be readin' the National Probe
As I was watchin' her wax her skis
On Saturday night she walked in with her date
And backs him up against the wall
I tumbled off the couch and heard myself sing
In a voice I never knew I had before

CHORUS

I'll teach you everything I know
If you teach me how to do that dance
Life is short and quid pro quo
And what's so strange about a down-home family romance?

One night we're playin' gin by a cracklin' fire
And I decided to make my play
I said babe with my boyish charm and good looks
How can you stand it for one more day
She said maybe its the skeevy look in your eyes
Or that your mind has turned to applesauce
The dreary architecture of your soul
I said - but what is it exactly turns you off?

CHORUS


NEGATIVE GIRL

She's lost - she's late
She's zooming on a couch somewhere
Or high - or home
I'm not supposed to call her there

I wait - I smoke
I stare into my coke
It's happening again
I tell myself that it's over and done, amen

Her skin - like milk
It's like she's never seen the sun
Some hearts to crunch
Is more like her idea of fun
I know - she's ill
I'm cruising for a spill
I'm hanging just the same
I need to be in the heat
Of her cold white flame

CHORUS:
Another negative girl
At the edge of the frame
Deliciously toxic
The original classic thing - more of the same

She's in the zone
Crying on the phone
I need you here
I'm on the street again
Staggering out into the burn of the brain dead dawn
To arrive in time to find her gone

She's on the train
To somewhere up by Fordham Road
Her reptile brain
Locked down and ready in combat mode
Some cash - a key
This guy she has to see
A doctor friend uptown
And maybe she gets to me when she comes back down

CHORUS:
Another negative girl
Spinning out of the frame
Exquisitely limpid
The original classic thing - more of the same

A goof - a buzz
If that is what it was
Then how do you explain
The way she looks when she's
Dragging me out to dance with her
In the summer rain

CHORUS:
Another negative girl
At the edge of the frame
Exhausting and luscious
The original classic thing - more of the same


WEST OF HOLLYWOOD

Brother in tears
Look at this chain of sorrows
Stretching all the way from here and now to hell and gone
I was Kid Clean
She was Anne de Siecle
Just a thrill away from punching through to the cosmic wow
It started out good
Then it got lots better
Makin' up the rules as we went along
But with a business like this
There's an gnarly downside

CHORUS:
I'm way deep into nothing special
Riding the crest of a wave breaking just west of Hollywood

Swingin' so hard
We burned right through the summer
Till the axis of pain/pleasure sheared the arc of desire
From the Rebus affair
To the streets of Culver City
Places and events slip below the horizon line
Now at this time
Into our pretty story
The truth compels us
To bring a certain name
Meet if you will
Doctor Warren Kruger

CHORUS

She reached out for my hand
While I watched myself lurch across the room
And I almost got there

Look in my eyes
Can't you see the core is frozen?
You can't ask me to access the dreams I don't have now
Sadly for us
Our little talk is over
So together we'll endure the tyranny of the disallowed
Don't you love Port Blanc
When Hooterie is over
When the girls get easy and the crowds are gone
A weekend of bliss
Then the rainy season

CHORUS

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