Kamakiriad (studio album)
by Donald Fagen
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Kamakiriad is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Donald Fagen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Donald Fagen is The Nightfly which is ranked number 695 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,503.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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85/100  | 04/19/2024 04:26 |  ScrumpyArbuckle | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 11/30/2023 21:55 |  Tamthebam | | 69/100 |
80/100 | 08/06/2023 23:00 | slimharpo | | 69/100 |
10/100 | 07/08/2023 10:15 | RemainInLight | | 36/100 |
65/100 | 04/02/2023 11:31 |  MW19704U | | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1994. The winner was the soundtrack to The Bodyguard.
Solid solo release for Fagen. Not as good as The Nightfly, but still worth listening to. The inner trio of Snowbound, Tomorrow's Girls and Florida Room in particular is very good.
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 22:30
E' ingeneroso parlare di delusione a proposito di "Kamakiriad". Va bene che l'autore è lo stesso dell'inarrivabile "The nightfly" e di non pochi capolavori con gli Steely Dan, ma da quei dischi sono a quel punto passati dieci o vent'anni e allora cosa si pretende ? La penna non è più la stessa; soprattutto non lo sono il tiro ed il suono ma, una volta accettato il fatto di avere per le mani un "altro" Donald Fagen, il disco non è poi male.
Over a decade after The Nightfly, Fagen's second solo work somehow surpasses its predecessor. For years I thought that the first three songs were somewhat indistinguishable and that things didn't really kick into gear until "Snowbound" but now I've finally grasped the individual personalities of all 8 songs. The album really hits its peak with "Tomorrow's Girls", "Florida Room", and "On The Dunes" before leaving us with the upbeat "Teahouse On The Tracks".
I realize the Steely Dan/Donald Fagen style of songwriting, arrangement, and production isn't for everyone but I've always felt that music needed this kind of craftsmanship to act as a counterpoint to the 3 chords style of rock. Kamakiriad is an adult record that appeals to certain tastes. If you share those tastes, you'll appreciate this as the masterpiece it is.
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