Album of the day (#2013): Aja by Steely Dan - Music

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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

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Applerill

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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.

Romanelli

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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?????
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Applerill

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Age: 31

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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

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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.
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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

rkm

"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.

rkm

While "Aja" is most often cited as their best, I think "Gaucho" is neck and neck with it.

RockyRaccoon

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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
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Ognoo

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fucking slick as shit I love it
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