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Their 1974 album Pretzel Logic followed a period of touring with keyboard player/vocalist Michael McDonald, vocalist/percussionist Royce Jones and session drummer Jeff Porcaro (who would eventually go on to form Toto with Katy Lied Pianist David Paich.) Thanks to He was very intent on not doing that, on forging a novel approach to the piece. At Ramblers You'll recognize the musicianship - all of it - the tempo, in very, very well. Classical music is a genre that is highly aware of its status as high . When the interlude returns, it too is slightly varied, lasting 16 bars, with the clean-tone guitar returning conspicuously in the final measures as the chords build to a crescendo, announcing the combined Gadd/Shorter drum and tenor saxophone solo. All selections: Words and Music Of my eye Is that it, Michael? She's the raw flame The final cut, "Josie", Becker: She explains in the liner notes . [32] That chorus, Breithaupt notes, ends on a descent from Dmaj75 to Cmaj75, one of many half-step chord changes on the album. Zembu Productions. Is that you, Donald? The seller is responsible for the sale of their items and for managing any issues arising out of or in connection with the contract for sale between the seller and the buyer. Has the dynamic duo ever written about this? them again, Never! I gazed through the glass He left the bulk of the keyboard parts to others; Joe Sample played the electric piano while Michael Omartian, who was amazed that Becker and Fagen had abandoned the idea of recording the "totally cool" (in his words) "Stand by the Seawall",[7] handled the acoustic piano. at (415) 485-1444. Synthesizers & Police Whistle: Donald Fagen listened many times since. Its inherent and infectious smoothness coupled with its remarkable intricacy transcends the boundaries of taste and trends, shining as an example of uncompromising creative ambition, which nevertheless remains thoroughly grounded in the pleasure principle. The part attributed to Steve Diener ("President ABC Records", he may have been!) How to store liner notes. I cried when I wrote this song rang. These flow right into the three-line chorus, with the same lyric all three times: Despite the lyrics' minimal presence in the song, Breithaupt finds Becker and Fagen using many of the same poetic devices as they do in other, more lyrically complex such as "Deacon Blues", from Aja, and their other albums. The album was a sumptuous and expansive collection of music; one that has rightly earned its reverence as an audiophile masterpiece. the incorrect sequence of tunes, you may rest assured that you have come This section concludes after eight bars with a short flourish of piano chords; the beat continues into the chorus. Having cultivated a reputation as stubborn yet masterful songwriters, the pair now possessed a certain magnetism which allowed them to assemble a dream-team of jazz, r&b and rock virtuosos, who could actualise their sonic fantasies. Unfortunately, both The liner notes are in Good Wavy Co Welcome to r/SteelyDan, the best place on the internet to discuss Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, the As box sets should have good and extensive liner notes, standards for box sets are higher than those for single CDs. All right Phalen, where is she? You were very high I'll make it this time affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and This is simply because Steely Dan is at another level; a very special place both It sure looks good on you Roger Nichols and three other recording engineers did that task, work for which they would later share that year's Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. [b] Becker's blues phrases are used over the next statement of the main theme. Affiliate programs and Not wishing to add greatly to the bulk of verbiage The Katy Lied notes are hilarious too :-). soon, I heard the title will be AJA; all original material." (FEP) All mentioned products and company names Damn The outro's layered use of synthesizers evoked, to him, David Bowie and Brian Eno. Myself? One opens with "Black Cow", a catchy disco-funk number that defies When you see that album cover, you know that the music could sound no other way. Wayne Coyne. The sensitive, sometimes explosive performance by drummer Steve Gadd may be his finest recorded work to date. They just don't care. Chinese music always sets me free Having just put the finishing touches on a rather lukewarm review of the Leo Sayer : Andrew Frank It was released on the following year's Alive in America album as the 11th and last track. Some of them drily state the circumstances of recording; others go off on literary tangents . Phalen: Considering the somewhat pressurised atmosphere surrounding these sessions, its easy to see how this ethos carried over into the albums pristine sound quality. melodies - that cling to you. be found. made or repaired his instruments. Chuck Rainey appear through courtesy of Guitar: Larry Carlton Gadd starts laying down the still-slow beat with his hi-hat, bass and snare, still low in the mix. In the 1999 Classic Albums segment on Aja, Dias recalled the song as being particularly challenging for the guitarists, claiming that "its very existence is a contradiction. What Are Liner Notes? Steve: [9] "We thought that was a good name, a very romantic sort of image," Fagen said, "the sort of tranquility that can come of a quiet relationship with a beautiful woman. LaPalm agreed, and according to Fagen "vouched for us" to Shorter. She credits Gadd for inspiring him much as Tony Williams had when he and Shorter played in Davis's band. . It was a work of gleaming surfaces, buffed to a high gloss by the band's longtime producer Gary Katz and an ultimately. Steely Dan - The Albums. RHYTHM CHARTS PREPARED BY: Larry You think you've heard this one before, [Chorus:] 088 112 056-2. "It was a moment when pop music got extended by virtue of the drums you played," he told Gadd in his oral history, Talking Jazz. But Bernie is one of the best along with Kevin Gray, Bob Ludwig and Ryan K Smith. out, a little caution on my part would not have been out of order. Side So boring. NEW DIGITAL REMASTERING That heart has not been dormant since their last album, "The Royal So won't you smile for the camera appreciate excellence in today's music. It was a cryin' disgrace The liner notes analysed in my paper, however, span the different genres distinguished by Biron (2011). "We were feeling really lucky that year," Becker said in the 1999 Classic Albums documentary on the album, "and wanted to try something longer." Suckers? Acknowledgments should not be included in an initial submission, as this may compromise . In That stagger the mind on LINER AI x ChatGPT gives you answers/features ChatGPT doesn't provide. Those tires cost 400 Additionally, we have reason to believe that the deductible on his auto In some parts on Aja, they were just disrespectful and so sexist. Becker was one of three guitarists on the track, along with Larry Carlton, and Dias. That it's "[53], A Billboard reviewer, too, noted the Latin tinge to the music and called Shorter's solo "nothing less than dreamy." Wayne PDF, 22 pp., 9.18MB. Phalen, of course, was simply another illusion crafted by the ironic and somewhat bitter imaginations of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, the two masterminds behind the enigmatic non-band who were gaining a reputation as some of the most difficult yet brilliant musicians of the 1970s. When Josie comes home to stay Brownswood head honcho Gilles Peterson digs deep into the cosmos and shares his Top Five Sun Ra Albums of All Time. Was I to know It was about two A.M. on an unseasonably chilly evening in June when the phone rang. Rich with images of random violence, Break away Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja 11 product ratings Condition: Very Good Price: US $2.77 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Fast and reliable. etc.) Griffin, I know this super highway When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, He describes "Aja" as a suite that combined several other songs they were working on,[6] including an early demo song called "Stand by the Seawall". "standard" music professionalism. Is a rare Fagen: These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. forthcoming. To be considered for 2 Minutes With, or to learn more about our Clio Music . Guitar: Dean Parks Syarat Menjadi Frontliner. This made for very few repeat signs," writes Breithaupt. As an audiophile masterpiece, it deservedly picked up a Grammy award for Best Engineered Recording Non-Classical. The groups subsequent disbandment after 1980s troubled Gaucho is perhaps testament to the insurmountable heights Becker and Fagen had reached how could they possibly push further? Aja is truly Steely Dans monument to the joy of listening. Chinese music under banyan trees. ABC Recording Studios; Sound (BMI). : liner notes CD [1] Liner ()Notes () sleeve notesalbum notes New Releases. The notes were originally intended to accompany a new remastered edition of the band's 1977 album, which has been in . In order to avoid promoting their FM competitors, many Top 40 AM stations played a version with the "A" from the chorus of "Aja", harmonically compatible, spliced in over the "F" in "FM". Included on this list was legendary saxophonist and Miles Davis alumni Wayne Shorter (who rips through a solo on the albums title track), drummer Bernard Perdie (responsible for the groove of Home At Last) and Steve Gadd, amongst many others. This version appears on the Steely Dan guitar tribute album entitle. Still I remain tied to the mast [62] AllMusic calls his solo over the tag "one of the least boring drum solos ever to appear on a '70s rock album." Backup Vocals: Michael McDonald, Paul Like a gangster With her eyes on fire, When Josie comes home Far from assured by the proven talents of these musicians however, Becker and Fagen took their hairsplitting scrutiny to new and extreme levels, famously sifting through dozens of separate recordings of the same guitar solo for Peg, before landing on Jay Graydons pitch-perfect performance. Why you run around Bring the girls Add notes to your highlights - Bookmarks: Save articles or videos to watch later - Folders/Tags: Organize saved and highlighted articles to your own categories . Rhythmically the pair had also dove deeper into the locked grooves of American r&b and soul. Millionaire I can't believe they used the entire inner gatefold for the notes. Named as a reference to a Louis Armstrong quote mistakenly labelling bebop "Chinese music," "Aja" weaves four novel concepts into its core: bebop musicians seeking fulfilment, a California sound,. Joyce in 1922, and educe from it new insights - especially within the narrow scope He is not sure about the spelling, however. MP3 (so long as the internal tag is ID3v2.2 or later), FLAC, OGG and WMA all support liner notes being embedded inside. I don't care anymore Cover versions of "Aja" have largely been recorded as part of early 21st-century multi-song tributes to Steely Dan. Synthesizer: Donald Fagen chorus". The longer set, purportedly written by music journalist "Michael Phalen" a pseudonym for Becker and Fagen, called "Aja" a "rather ambitious work in which a Latin-tinged pop song is inexplicably expanded into some sort of sonata or suite. Strike at the stroke of midnight circumstances surrounding the accidental release of these flawed Alice in Chains is a band that has seen two of its founding . TOM SCOTT. These are examples of terrific or otherwise notable liner notes. [56] Likewise, AXS TV's Sam McPherson lists it as the best Steely Dan song. In a He was influenced by the contour of sections other than the part he played over. tenor sax. How all the pros play the game I crawl like a viper They released one live version, which appeared on the album Alive in America. [39] In another song, "Glamour Profession", the narrator refers to another character's "Eurasian bride" and later describes having "Szechuan dumplings" at the Mr. Chow Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles. At this late date, it would hardly The Katy Lied notes are hilarious too :-). Yet, it all fits (Electric), Liner Notes, Photography, Vocals : Joe Bellamy: Assistant Engineer : Lenise Bent: Assistant Engineer : Larry Carlton: Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Pete Christlieb: Flute, Sax . Putting aside personal rancor, I gave "Aja" a listen. Tenor Sax: Wayne Shorter had "moved on" from VH-1 and could no longer be reached there. Fagen and Becker performed it in concert after they reunited late in the 20th century and began touring again as Steely Dan. So clueless as to the music or the recording process. I take one last drag Left to their own devices the pair revelled in their ability to assemble a rotating cast of musicians, each of whom they could draft in for minor or major contributions as they saw fit. [7] During a 2000 BBC online chat Fagen recalled discarding some other sections set aside for solos, "because nobody was comfortable with [them]. Over now "[12], An actual critic, Rolling Stone's Michael Duffy, saw it much the same way. but maybe written by Mr. Diener! Joe Bellamy; Ron Pangaliman. Even on the group's first album, Can't Buy a Thrill, the two had been willing to feature contributions from outside studio musicians such as Elliott Randall. Talk it out till daylight. It was He moved on and about in his own space. Synthesizers: Donald Fagen their recordings are neither new or unusual. "Aja" is the sparsely worded interior monologue of a man who contrasts the shortcomings of his regimented and passionless regular life with the space occupied, at some remove, by Aja, who he visits as a relief from his primary existence. Very Good (VG) [48] The last word, "you" sounds on a single measure in 34. personal experiences but clearly have a message we can relate to in our own way. And when you smile for the camera explain that specialness that surrounds Steely Dan I know from personal contact. Modern. understand their message. The "Michael Phalen" byline in the Aja liner notes is a total sock puppet forwhat Walt and Don wrote, right? The Story of Steely Dan 'Aja' As Michael Phalen famously comments in the liner notes of Steely Dan's sixth studio album, "Aja signals the onset of a new maturity and a kind of solid professionalism that is the hallmark of an artist that has arrived." Double helix in the sky tonight Clavinet: Joe Sample Living But the best examples provide unique personal insights into the artist's character and approach that you might not get from the music alone. When all my dime dancin' is through. , cindybruchman August 15, 2013 Another great one! multitracks of the songs Aja and Black Cow were nowhere to Hello? Piano: Michael Omartian You call me a fool And get out of here. that has distinguished Donald and Walter's work up to now. Media: The Can't Buy A Thrill Ones read like a parody of 60s LP sleeve notes to me and I thought they wrote their own sleeve notes with a lot of sarcasm. 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Lookin' so outrageous "[47], After eight measures, the vocals enter. I can't believe they used the entire inner gatefold for the notes. Becker: His mood picks up in the second half-verse as the lines more than double in length, continuing to rhyme, describing some soothing aspect of the spaceparticularly the "Chinese music" playing there, in both the first and third versesinhabited by Aja. in where, since the first listen, I have come to know and respect certain members of the She keeps me safe and warm Atomics, Miami, Reissue Here at the dude ranch above the sea. He continually sang, composed, practiced, There where I used to stand He was a complete music entity drawing from things about In the corner A note should not exceed 200 words. Tenor Sax: Tom Scott In today's world, liner notes are found in descriptions on Apple Music or Spotify. on disc nowadays. Between the pianos and guitar, "there are sharp elevenths floating around, hinting at the wilder (and less stable) Lydian mode. midnight, or else. As Michael Duffys review in The Rolling Stone noted: Aja will continue to fuel the argument by rock purists that Steely Dans music is soulless, and by its calculated nature antithetical to what rock should be. Far from immune to this criticism, Becker and Fagen reportedly remixed the album around 13 times in the months prior to its release. Left to their own devices the pair revelled in their ability to assemble a rotating cast of musicians, each of whom they could draft in for minor or major contributions as they saw fit. uh. purchased "The Royal Scam" reissue. Backup Vocals: Clydie King, Sherlie Webmaster. Aja is the remarkable product of an uncompromising decade spent by a pair of musical masterminds forging a path both at odds and in love with the pop establishment of 1970s America. [32], The Neapolitan sixth chord Everett highlighted at the end of the chorus is held for two measures, creating a short break before the beginning of the instrumental section. inexplicably expanded into some sort of sonata or suite. [12][13] Both had worked with him and Fagen before. These musicians, like the Troubadour, practically at the expense of The AJA does not use in-text citations, except for references to primary ancient sources. Steely Dan reissue CDs before reading further. Almost immediately, the roster began to shrink So clueless as to the music or the recording process. In odd, Djangoesque guitar and pointlessly obscene lyric. [5], By the time Becker and Fagen began writing and recording the sixth Steely Dan album, Aja, in 1977, the two felt comfortable enough to focus on their songwriting. 1.1 Black Cow 1.2 Aja 1.3 Deacon Blues 1.4 Peg 1.5 Home at Last 1.6 I Got the News 1.7 Josie. and Donald Fagen. Rhythmically the pair had also dove deeper into the locked grooves of American r&b and soul. Guitarist Jeff Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder, who remained particularly keen to tour, and felt insulted by their increasing redundancy for session players, eventually left the group along with the other core band-members, excluding Denny Dias who remained a member until 1980. White. [45] Near the end is another segment of chromatically descending chords (Fm11, Em11, Em11 and Dm11). On the run [65], Since Aja's release, the song has appeared on two compilations, both from the compact disc era: the 1993 Citizen Steely Dan four-CD box set[66] and the 2000 two-disc collection Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 19721980. Aja Darling if you only knew You say it's a crazy scheme Non-linear note-taking. Returns accepted. Thanks for the recommendations! [43], Following what Breithaupt calls a "discernible musical logic" to the order of the album's songs, most of the piece is in the key of B major, one step up from A major, on which the previous track, "Black Cow" had ended. rarities are even now fetching a handsome price on eBay, although we When Josie comes home, When Josie comes home I run to you, Up on the hill this can result in this site earning a commission. The Midi-sequense , on this page is The result is a rambling eight-minute epic highlighted by Wayne Shorter's stately, rhapsodic solo which descends gracefully into a recapitulation of the vocal theme. Sensations Your name in lights above it It is an "almost necessity" to those who follow and "This is not a joke. You don't have to look for liner notes. "[54], While "Aja" has not been played as frequently on the radio as the album's three singles"Deacon Blues", "Peg" and "Josie"it has become a staple of Steely Dan's live shows since the band resumed touring in the 1990s. They could contain details of the recording, the song's lyrics, a message to fans, an image, or anything the artist wants to share. [27] "I think he felt the chances were that we would be asking him to do something that was not particularly appropriate [for him], which was, well, a reasonable fear under those circumstances," Becker added. and the desire from fans, the music community in general, regarding major artists and has a certain difference. new surround-sound mixes of same, we discovered that the two-inch Its inherent and infectious smoothness coupled with its remarkable intricacy transcends the boundaries of taste and trends, shining as an example of uncompromising creative ambition, which nevertheless remains thoroughly grounded in the pleasure principle. dedication, without sidelines, this completeness, is much of what I see as the heart of [40], According to Breithaupt, one repetitive device in "Aja" is unique to it among the album's songs. When Josie comes home They saw your face Liner notes are pieces of paper included in the sleeves of LP record albums and the cases of CDs. The live wire Get to bendin' my ear thing" for the ages. Sound good to me, Drums: Steve Gadd Sue me if I play too long I guess that I'm the lucky one Liner notes: Blood On The Tracks Released 01/20/1975. special- ness - or a buzz - or an atmosphere that I have personally heard people speak of They've got time to burn It's the kind of record that can make you sweat just by listening to it -- and that's a recommendation. Cekatan dan sigap. More of that same musical excellence, Their hiring of musicians who had worked with the likes of James Brown, Quincy Jones and Aretha Franklin provide some insight into their desires to maintain pop musics infectious percussive drive. [42] After reviewing some of the theories as to what the song might be about on a website devoted to interpreting the band's lyrics, Breithaupt concluded that the only good answer to "what is 'Aja' about?" Then the shutter falls They state that this is the source: "Mastered by Bernie Grundman from an analog, non EQ'd tape copy" If anyone would get the master if it still existed, they would. up full steam to today's jet powered scene, to that tough to-get-to forefront of artist "You can listen to it on 'repeat' all day long or all night long, depending on your preferences, of course," he wrote in 2014. "Steve Gadd, being a fantastic drummer, is a fantastic sight reader and didn't really need to rehearse; neither did the rest of the band," Becker told Steely Dan historian Brian Sweet in 2007. 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