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   Tim Hawryluk to R-ton   
   Re: Track by track : nr 3 , What I do   
   13 Jun 06 21:43:26   
   
   From: thawryluk@optonline.net   
      
   Actually, It's beginning to be one of my favorites.  Just a simple minor   
   blues with a iiiM7(?) resolution in the middle of the verse.  And Fagen's   
   falsetto-ey fade out.  Stellar background vocals.    Solid lyrics.   
   Beautiful harp solo.  Just about knocks the IPod earbuds out every time.   
      
   "R-ton"  wrote in message   
   news:KHlgg.463305$gg6.11794529@phobos.telenet-ops.be...   
   > Hello,   
   >   
   > "What I do" got 7/10 at first listening, now it's  9/10 ! !   
   > No other track will get 9/10, so to me it's the best track of the CD.   
   >   
   > This song may be called "quiet" ; but among all quiet songs, it is among   
   > the   
   > best I ever heard.   
   >   
   > A very nice, pure Rhodes piano,  is omni-present in this track ; it's   
   > almost   
   > an ode to the pure Rhodes.   
   >   
   > The harmonica solo has already been discussed in this newsgroup ; indeed   
   > it   
   > is very fine.   
   >   
   > The backing vocals - quite jazzy at some moments -  , together with some   
   > harmonica soloing make a wonderful apotheosis.  And this time, the backing   
   > vocals are done by sEveral people, including Caroline Leonhart.   
   >   
   > (The only somewhat strange thing is the chord just after aDORE at "she's   
   > the   
   > one you aDORE".)   
   >   
   > Any comments ?   
   >   
   > R-ton   
   >   
   >   
      
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