Okay, shit's about to get real: Gaucho by Steely Dan Vs The Nightfly by Donald Fagen - good luck!
Like most of the other polls, I've heard neither so haven't voted. I must say it's been a strange selection of albums on the whole.
ie one has Mark Knopfler on it but the other doesn’t?...may have to go to penalties...
ie one has Mark Knopfler on it but the other doesn’t?
Nightfly for me. The bass playing/sound just knocked me out when I first heard it. It was my entry-point into Steely Dan, though when I got to Aja shortly after I realised I’d heard a lot of it already.
I’ve no idea why given it was such an early digital recording, but Nightfly on vinyl sounds astonishingly good. I have a promo-stamped UK 1st press and it regularly comes out for a spin.
Definitely feel the same - Mind you Gaucho has got 'Third World Man' on it.Great post-too close to call- BOTH!
Like most of the other polls, I've heard neither so haven't voted. I must say it's been a strange selection of albums on the whole.
Indeed. I've always been very disappointed in the CD version which is pretty meh...
The Nightfly CD is cut very low compared to modern CDs and for my taste lacking a little if the bass warmth/weight of the vinyl, but I’d still rate it as very decent.
I don’t think this one has been remastered aside from the DVD Audio and SACD versions. There is some suggestion that the Japanese and WG ‘targets’ are subtly different, though as I understand it all other copies are the WG ‘target’ minus the label paint job.
I recently ordered the hybrid SACD out of curiosity as a Japanese Amazon seller was doing it at a half-way reasonable price, so I’ll be curious to hear that when it lands. It allegedly sounds more like the vinyl, i.e. warmer/weightier.