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albummaster
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Location: Spain
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- #1
- Posted: 06/03/2016 20:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#2013): Aja by Steely Dan
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Today's album of the day
Aja by Steely Dan (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1977.
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Overall rank: 226
Average rating: 82/100 (from 443 votes).
Tracks:
1. Black Cow
2. Aja
3. Deacon Blues
4. Peg
5. Home At Last
6. I Got The News
7. Josie
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago 
- #2
- Posted: 06/03/2016 21:18
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I think the first time I'd heard of Steely Dan was in an AllMusic review of NIN's The Fragile that I read in 2008, comparing Trent Reznor's recording auteur to those two guys. Needless to say I was confused when I finally got around to listening to this a year later, as I found this to lack any of the "deep" seriousness stupid 15-year-old me saw in Trent Reznor's lyrics at the time.
Eventually, though, I slowly became less of an idiot, and while I still strongly prefer Pretzel Logic, this is alright. "Black Cow" is definitely a good banger to get you to dance with those cute baby boomers you meet at weddings.
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Romanelli
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Location: Broomfield, Colorado 
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- #3
- Posted: 06/03/2016 21:20
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Applerill wrote: | I think the first time I'd heard of Steely Dan was in an AllMusic review of NIN's The Fragile that I read in 2008, comparing Trent Reznor's recording auteur to those two guys. Needless to say I was confused when I finally got around to listening to this a year later, as I found this to lack any of the "deep" seriousness stupid 15-year-old me saw in Trent Reznor's lyrics at the time.
Eventually, though, I slowly became less of an idiot, and while I still strongly prefer Pretzel Logic, this is alright. "Black Cow" is definitely a good banger to get you to dance with those cute baby boomers you meet at weddings. |
Wait...you complain endlessly about "dadrock"...but you can get behind STEELY DAN????? _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago 
- #4
- Posted: 06/03/2016 22:18
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Romanelli wrote: | Applerill wrote: | I think the first time I'd heard of Steely Dan was in an AllMusic review of NIN's The Fragile that I read in 2008, comparing Trent Reznor's recording auteur to those two guys. Needless to say I was confused when I finally got around to listening to this a year later, as I found this to lack any of the "deep" seriousness stupid 15-year-old me saw in Trent Reznor's lyrics at the time.
Eventually, though, I slowly became less of an idiot, and while I still strongly prefer Pretzel Logic, this is alright. "Black Cow" is definitely a good banger to get you to dance with those cute baby boomers you meet at weddings. |
Wait...you complain endlessly about "dadrock"...but you can get behind STEELY DAN????? |
Even worse, Romanelli. I can get behind Ted Nugent and the Grateful Dead
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alelsupreme
Awful.
Gender: Male
Age: 28
- #5
- Posted: 06/03/2016 23:38
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Sickeningly slick, in sound and execution. This is the worst possible way one could interpret the term "jazz rock" as a concept. Deacon Blues is the sole highlight here, a fantastic track. The rest ranges from decent to nauseating, too clean and tame by far. _________________
Romanelli wrote: | We're all fucked, lads. |
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- #6
- Posted: 06/04/2016 00:51
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Applerill wrote: | Romanelli wrote: | Applerill wrote: | I think the first time I'd heard of Steely Dan was in an AllMusic review of NIN's The Fragile that I read in 2008, comparing Trent Reznor's recording auteur to those two guys. Needless to say I was confused when I finally got around to listening to this a year later, as I found this to lack any of the "deep" seriousness stupid 15-year-old me saw in Trent Reznor's lyrics at the time.
Eventually, though, I slowly became less of an idiot, and while I still strongly prefer Pretzel Logic, this is alright. "Black Cow" is definitely a good banger to get you to dance with those cute baby boomers you meet at weddings. |
Wait...you complain endlessly about "dadrock"...but you can get behind STEELY DAN????? |
Even worse, Romanelli. I can get behind Ted Nugent and the Grateful Dead
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Do not mention The Dead in the same breathe as the rest of this drek. Honestly I don't get how they're even similar in tone or legacy or really anything other than relative age.
Anyway yeah this album is trash. The musical equivalent of a plastic Easter egg and not even one of the colorful ones. Like just plain white. Very plain and very white. And without any candy inside obviously. Just a bunch of fucking hot air
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- #7
- Posted: 06/04/2016 01:39
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"Deacon Blues" is my favourite track, probably because while Donald Fagan often comes off as a smart arse, there is a touch of humility here.
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- #8
- Posted: 06/04/2016 01:40
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While "Aja" is most often cited as their best, I think "Gaucho" is neck and neck with it.
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RockyRaccoon
Is it solipsistic in here or is it just me?
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Location: Maryland 
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- #9
- Posted: 06/04/2016 02:02
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Damnnn all the Steely Dan hate. I like this album a lot, though I think Pretzel Logic (and maybe Can't Buy A Thrill) is better, it's still a really good album, the musicianship on it is killer _________________ Progressive Rock
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SuedeSwede
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Gender: Female
Age: 27
Location: On a cloud 
- #10
- Posted: 06/04/2016 03:32
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fucking slick as shit I love it _________________
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