Daily Song Discussion #75: West of Hollywood

This is the ninth and final track from Steely Dan's eighth album, Two Against Nature. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? What’s your favorite live performance of the song? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

Studio version

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

At the end of this discussion series, I will compile the results from each discussion and create a full discography ranking.

Rating Results 1. Jack of Speed 9.32/10 2. What a Shame About Me 8.85/10 3. Almost Gothic 8.81/10 4. Negative Girl 8.53/10 5. Cousin Dupree 8.37/10 6. Janie Runaway 8.34/10 7. Two Against Nature 8.01/10 8. Gaslighting Abbie 7.68/10