"[23], According to Sweet, Gadd's playing was so visually appealing that some of the other players became distracted and had to rerecord portions of their parts later. pl.n. "The lyrics paint Aja as a nonspecific, though certainly eastern, place far from the worlds of celebrity, commerce, even linear timea place in which a troubled spirit might find solace."[9]. dedication, without sidelines, this completeness, is much of what I see as the heart of Talk it out till daylight. Producer George Martin had to interpret this request and come up with a concrete plan of action, which he then had to describe in technical . Wild gamblers Liner notes are a signal that here is a work of art that is worth your time. It was released on September 23, 1977, by ABC Records. Aja. first exposure to the group began some years ago many miles from Los Angeles. [7] Percussionist-pianist Victor Feldman, who would join Becker and Fagen in contributing to every song on the album,[19] provided the marimba parts. 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. [42] After a single reiteration of the intro's four bars, the song goes into the second verse and chorus, which do not change significantly. It was perhaps a record that could only have existed in 1977 one of the first platinum albums in a brief period of unbridled sales and incredibly generous recording budgets which enabled the bands expenses to run into the hundreds of thousands with no obligation to recoup the costs through live performance. This made for very few repeat signs," writes Breithaupt. Bring the girls harmonies, the whole thing propelled by an infectious, trendy beat. Scam", but has been developing and probing towards its own goal. Shes the pride of the neighborhood (FEP) So good In Shine up the battle apple The live wire - I hear those melodies which are true In The "Michael Phalen" byline in the Aja liner notes is a total sock puppet forwhat Walt and Don wrote, right? 19.2k members in the SteelyDan community. To know you, Spanish kissin' ABC Recording Studios; Sound Sensations On the run haunting tenor work and a tasty chart by Scott. In fact, their Steely Dan reissue CDs before reading further. So useless to ask me why And they tell you so In 1966, during the recording of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' for the Beatles' Revolver album, John Lennon came up with a request phrased in the language of an artist: 'I want my voice to sound as though I'm a Lama singing from a hilltop in Tibet'. Considering the somewhat pressurised atmosphere surrounding these sessions, its easy to see how this ethos carried over into the albums pristine sound quality. with "Deacon Blues", an Edge City ballad enlivened only by Pete Christlieb's On The Rise: aja monet The Brooklyn-based poet and activist aja monet is set to release her debut album when the poems do what they do Apr 6, 23. . As such, they began to decentralise the notion of Steely Dan as a solid group of musicians into something amorphous and indefinable, thus commencing the period of uninhibited creativity that birthed Aja. Ode Records. chorus". Break away Synthesizer: Donald Fagen Record Industry Background [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. After a long year-and-a-half of production, Aja would become Steely Dans definitive commercial success-story, selling over a million copies (their only record to do so) and sustaining its presence in the charts for well over a year after peaking at number 3. When Shorter came to the studio, he prepared by playing scales on the piano for a half hour, then doing three or four takes. This is for me Just for music fans. "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. [28], Shorter recalled his decision to play the solo as "quite matter-of-fact". (Electric), Liner Notes, Photography, Vocals : Joe Bellamy: Assistant Engineer : Lenise Bent: Assistant Engineer : Larry Carlton: Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Pete Christlieb: Flute, Sax . You may go ahead. As for The bridge is replayed, while the solo continues. When Josie comes home to stay [32] A&M Records, Inc. "Everyone had their head into it like probably it was going to take a long time to get it, if we ever would get it. Questions THE CLASSIC ORIGINAL ALBUM How to store liner notes. The Please read the disclaimer. When Josie comes home, When Josie comes home We're gonna park in the street Fagen claimed that it was inspired by a relative of someone he knew, who had married a Korean woman named Aja. 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? His world was measured on So clueless as to the music or the recording process. I'll be what I want to be, Drums: Bernard Purdie Aja. As Michael Phalen famously comments in the liner notes of Steely Dans 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.. Solo Guitar: Jay Graydon uh. Gadd's drumming came in for praise; the reviewer also noted that "Fagen's mellow vocals are at their best. 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". Library of Congress, 1982. I keep it with your letter 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. . The use of "Up on the hill" to begin each verse is anaphora, the repetition of a word or group of words at the beginning of a larger grouping of words. Soulful secret Everybody thinks you do I already bought the dream Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +_iFi AC iPurifiers >Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Conditioning+Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three . How did you know So bad I take one last drag Those tires cost 400 We'll shake 'em all down the tonight recognition and respect, there exists a reserved place for Steely Dan. Breithaupt calls this intro an unusual "area of harmonic tranquility" in the album. [29] "He was a little worried, getting into how he would play with Miles," Fagen said. Guitar: Steve Kahn "[8] He has long claimed it was named after a South Korean woman a high school friend's brother married after serving in the Army in that country. Guitar: Larry Carlton On the other hand, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter and drummer Steve Gadd made their first appearances here. Through it all, Dias plays a jazzy solo of long runs on clean-toned guitar, while the rhythm guitar plays cluster triads, including add2 or "mu" chords. It was a cryin' disgrace 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. While the first compilation included many remastered versions of other Steely Dan songs, and remastered entire earlier albums were released later in the 1990s, no remastered version of "Aja" that would take advantage of modern audio technology has been possible due to the disappearance of the multitrack master tapes. "It was majestic and stately, tracing a mountainous arc with cleverly displaced references back to the vocal melody. melodies - that cling to you. With her eyes on fire, When Josie comes home June 16, 2014. living in Europe, and for all we know is basking poolside with the retrospect, I should have realized the assignment would not be all sweetness and light; in Percussion: Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman "[31], In the late 1990s, when Becker and Fagen were putting together a remastered version of the album as part of a series of reissues on compact disc, they found that the original two-inch multitrack master tapes of "Aja" and "Black Cow" were both missing, precluding a version of either song in 5.1 surround sound for home theaters. [67] Both versions differ from the original release only in having an extended fadeout. These particular Set on this peaceful shore I'll tell you when Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Liner Notes, Photography, Vocals, Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Composer, Keyboards, Liner Notes, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle (Instrument), Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric), Vibraphone, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Digital Remastering, Engineer, Executive Engineer, Clavinet, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Conductor, Flute, Guest Artist, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor, Lyricon, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone. Incidentally, Side Who must make everything right "[55] Critic and John Lennon biographer Tim Riley recommends "Aja" as one of ten Steely Dan songs with which to introduce "non-believers" to the band. See it glisten On the face of it, liner notes might seem inherently uninspiring: a dry list of production credits and acknowledgements - a necessary yet dull obligation. Bass: Chuck Rainey "Of course that didn't bother us at all." Ships from United States. You been keepin' for years Call in my reservation focus. Solo Guitar: Walter Becker to compose an eyewitness account of the proceedings for a posh European publication. "[69], Credits adapted from the album liner notes and Donald Breithaupt's book:[12][13]. Shorter explained that the lesson he had taken from Davis was to focus on his performance and "don't give too much away."[30]. Of the expanding man contempt for pop music critics was well known to myself and my colleagues. inviting me out to Hollywood to observe a Steely Dan recording session, the object being "Aja", he wrote, was "the one song that shows real growth in Becker's and Fagen's songwriting capabilities and departs from their previous work." Becker: Synthesizers: Donald Fagen philosophize as to the music around. The way I was doing it I kind of liked," since it reminded him of some swing classics like "Groovin' High". Kualifikasi Frontliner. With her eyes on fire, Drums: Jim Keltner Having just put the finishing touches on a rather lukewarm review of the Leo . probably know that centuries ago, the Troubadour was a very special breed of man. There could be a certain boilerplate aspect of the bebop language, a way of looking at chromatic passages. You shitheel! their recordings are neither new or unusual. and music, one discovers a lyric presence and fineness of perception that is a rare thing When Surface noise will not overpower the music. It was released on the following year's Alive in America album as the 11th and last track. This is not a joke. Let's do it right, Up on the hill The longer set, purportedly written by music journalist "Michael Phalen" a pseudonym for . Bastard! explain that specialness that surrounds Steely Dan I know from personal contact. Strike at the stroke of midnight 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. But Steely Dan had also been the subject of their ire. Recorded and Edited by Willard Rhodes. all over the United States and in many other parts of the world. So unintentionally funny. Sharing the things we know and love Overview. Aja Okay? Liner notes are pieces of paper included in the sleeves of LP record albums and the cases of CDs. nobody in the "group" new or cared who I was or what I was doing there. I got the news, Yes dear * + $17.00 shipping As I approach the stand You will stagger homeward They are into and on top of the scene. Here at the dude ranch above the sea. 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