"THE MAKING OF AJA" --STEELY DAN --- YOU'LL BE INSIDE THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH DONALD FAGEN AND WALTER BECKER IN '99 AS THEY PULL UP THE SOUNDS OF "AJA"('78 ). FAGEN AND BECKER DISOLVED THE ORIGINAL "STEELY" IN '74 , AND RETURNED IN '78 WITH THE 2 OF THEM AND BACK-UP JAZZ / ROCK STUDIO PLAYERS, CREATING THE ALLTIME CLASSIC "AJA". IT TOOK 1 YEAR FOR COMPLETION.--- SEE THEM AT THE STUDIO BOARD PLAYING BACK INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS THE DIDN'T CHOOSE , AND THE ONES THEY DID. YOU'LL HEAR TESTIMONIES FROM STUDIO ENGINEERS ON THEIR GENIUS. YOU'LL SEE WHAT MAKES FAGEN AND BECKER "TICK". YOU'LL HEAR "JOSIE", "PEG", "DEACON BLUES", --"AJA", "BLACK COW" AND "HOME AT LAST". "LIVE" MUSICIANS PLAYIN WITH THE OLD TRACKS, SOUNDING SO GREAT.----- THIS IS A REAL "COOL" DVD ALL THE WAY.
Fascinating, in depth, and rare glimpse into the minds of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, co-founders of Steely Dan and the making of their highly acclaimed, Grammy winning 1977 album, Aja.
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Any fan of Steely Dan will love to see this. The musical elements, the recording ideas, the lyrical content and the performance show why this album has endured. It was wonderful to watch these pros play this music years later and still have it sound fresh. The stories how they put it all together is a great teaching aid to all the musicians hoping to create a musical testament as fine as Aja.
The only thing better would be blu-ray.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Great DVD for any Steely Dan fan. Background info about the Aja album and the recording process and career paths of Becker and Fagen are very interesting. Music sounds great in surround sound. Brings back great memories and music.
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