Walter spot on talking about songwriters and lyrics, quick to mention Dylan and rightly so. Steely Dan lyrics weren't always appreciated back then. I remember an interview from the 70s when they were critical of Wings' "Silly Love Songs", and rightly so! Compared to such gems as "Before the fall, when they wrote it on the wall and and there wasn't even any Hollywood". Who else would write about the earliest cave paintings? I digress but many thanks for your upload.
Buckingham's ego seems to get in the way of ALL his relationships, private or professional. Telling, very specifically, John how to play the bass is pretty damned arrogant!
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
Chicago may have introduced Jazz-Rock fusion but Steely Dan took it into the Stratosphere ! The “Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam, Aja Era” is My Most Favorite Steel Dan Albums !
@7:12 with the various guitar solos is hilarious. When I was in a band we would have just said 'okay that's it' if the guitarist managed to get through without making a mistake. Never accept third or second best, haha.
Don and Walter could fly to the far reaches of Siberia and within twenty-four hours of touching down, they’d have the ten best musicians in that part of the world inside a studio, making incredible music. Those guys attracted talent like ants to a picnic.
No mention of Michael Omartian nor Steve Gadd ... shocking and disappointing. Thanks Rick Beato for including them and all musicians in his love and education of this Aja thing I never liked ... now years later I respect it (but will never own it).
I bought this Documentary back in 2000 I think it was on DVD, I didn't really know much about the album , I knew Fleetwood Mac from the album Tango in the night from the late 80's, but after watching this I did buy the album on CD and was blown away. Amazing album. It makes you think, we as the consumer go and buy the finished product from the record shop, but we have no idea what blood sweat and tears goes into making an album!
I’m 61 and this is on my top five albums. Aja sets me free. I get into trouble though because I tend to drink too many adult beverages when listening to.
The only part of this that annoyed me was them talking about the sax on Asia, right through one of the greatest drum solos in history, performed by Steve Gadd. There had never been drum solo of that magnitude on pop song. And it remains a classic to this day.
One of the best groups of all time... I say that reserved because tastes vary but musical talent and writing is extraordinary, nearly any real artist would agree
"to take the song beyond perfection and loosen it up a little" I've never heard a more accurate description of this albums sound. a very insightful doc.
Good call, he played Peg... but we got Purdy and Marrota... maybe not available to be highlighted for the video... Everyone thats a fan knows he was there
Of course there are so many more, but as of this moment there are 3 standout famous musicians who decided early on that "Because I like enjoying music that sounds unlike anything else out there, if I don't hear it, I'm gonna create it" 1- Prince 2- Donald Fagen & 3- Walter Becker who said: "Hear! Hear!"
