Classic Albums - Steely Dan - Aja
1999
A vivid portrait of the 70's record AJA by Steely Dan. Band-members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recall the history of an album that was a year in the making, but rewarded with a Grammy Award and 3 hit singles. British songwriter Ian Dury, the Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald, and music producer Gary Katz all add their .. Read more
| Starring | Steely Dan |
|---|---|
| Genres | Documentary |
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Classic Albums - Steely Dan - Aja
A vivid portrait of the 70's record AJA by Steely Dan. Band-members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recall the history of an album that was a year in the making, but rewarded with a Grammy Award and 3 hit singles. British songwriter Ian Dury, the Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald, and music producer Gary Katz all add their fascinating anecdotes to this highly involving rockumentary. All in all, AJA is an inspiring look into the dedication it takes to be a musician.
| Starring | Steely Dan |
|---|---|
| Studio | EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Oct 2001 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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CLASSY
This is one of the best in the 'Classic Albums' series and provides a fascinating insight of the making of Steely Dan's Aja.
Many of the episodes in this series suffer from below-par performances when the band or artist perform the revisted tracks.
Not so with this one - the jam session towards the end is jaw-droppingly awesome. It creates the perfect effect of making the viewer want to listen to this amazing album immediately.
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Aja
Becker and Fagen - the masters of minutiae, waxing lyrical about how long it took them to put this album together. They work through, track by track, illuminating the viewer with small facets of brilliance that would probably go unheard unless they were, as they are here, pointed out - like Michael McDonald's near insanity trip trying to achieve the near-impossible harmonies that the two gurus wanted.
If you're into 'The Dan' - then you'll love this because it's just so THEM! Full of interesting pointers, facts and interviews with the musicians that played on the album.
I love it. -
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A vivid portrait of the 70's record AJA by Steely Dan. Band-members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recall the history of an album that was a year in the making, but rewarded with a Grammy Award and 3 ... -