How Steely Dan finally made their perfect album
269K views · Jan 16, 2022 · Music
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@davidhartley94 · 3 years ago · pinned
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@bevo65 · 3 years ago
For those of us who were listening in 1977, this album was full of hits. Peg, Josie, and Deacon Blues all cracked the top 40. These and other singles from Aja were on heavy rotation, especially on adult contemporary and AOR stations.
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@Geoff_24 · 3 years ago
Steely Dan is truly one of the best bands ever imo, and there's no group I respect more. The tightrope they walk is incredible.
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@BillWillyBillyBill · 3 years ago
Well, what we have here is a young man with excellent taste in music. Great review!
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@barnabyaprobert5159 · 3 years ago
This is like Brian Wilson "building" the album Pet Sounds. Brian wrote the songs, the Beach Boys sang, but every instrument was played by session players (The Wrecking Crew mainly).
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@johnwilliams1223 · 3 years ago
1977 was such a great year for music. We got Aja, Animals from Pink Floyd, Even In The Quietest Moments from SuperTramp, and Rumors from Fleetwood Mac. Just to name a few.
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@markrosenthal9108 · 3 years ago
From the guy who wrote "Deja Vu", David Crosby said about "Aja": “Stunning writing. Stunning production, stunning singing, outstanding playing, but songs. Unbelievable goddamn songs. It’s too good. They’re all fantastic”.
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@robertjohnson1602 · 3 years ago
Aja is the jewel in Steely Dan's crown. Quite simply it is Dan at their finest. A never to be repeated record that is perfect.
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@ericmcdonald7313 · 3 years ago
As a 70s kid, this record is one of top 10 of the decade of incredible albums.
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@sassyt1545 · 3 years ago (edited)
I just about wore the grooves off that album. Aja came out in September 1977, my freshman year of college. I know I drove people crazy in my dorm because I played it for months. I didn’t care. I still love every song on that album.
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@MiC-T · 3 years ago
I thank God and my Dad that I started listening to Steely Dan when I was about 5 years old. I've had that blessing nearly my entire life.
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@slagletoby · 3 years ago
I was in my boat on the calm ocean the other day and I shut the motor off, went adrift, and listened to the entire Aja album. I enjoy heavenly moments in life 🙏
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