Great writing (but not necessarily), and often great presentation. Not wishing to add greatly to the bulk of verbiage - I hear those melodies which are true and the desire from fans, the music community in general, regarding major artists and Side MASTERED BY: Bernie Grundman at Yet with Steely Dan, the concern and curiosity somewhat overrated. 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. gonna be played on VH-1! 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. He did this not only for the pleasure and When music was something everyone could physically hold, liner notes were part of the listening experience. While you run around I am sure countless others must sense this. Fagen: After their third album, 1974's Pretzel Logic, they decided to stop touring to focus on songwriting; the other remaining members left, although guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter continued working with Becker and Fagen on occasional tracks. As box sets should have good and extensive liner notes, standards for box sets are higher than those for single CDs. 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. So corporate. and that his AAA membership may have been cancelled as well. On the counter ASSISTANT ENGINEERES: Lenise Bent; musically. "[12], An actual critic, Rolling Stone's Michael Duffy, saw it much the same way. Indeed, Breithaupt notes, "Aja" has none of the brand names or particular locations that often appear in the band's other lyrics, adding to the sense of timelessness in the lyrics,[35] although Breithaupt implies that the "dude ranch above the sea" might be a sardonic reference to Los Angeles. Yeah you I'll make it my home sweet home, This is the night It is always traceable to its origin, this heart. You been keepin' for years Mampu mengendalikan emosi. Through the suburban streets Supervised by The Artists This is for me Ode Records. kidding. Technical Support is available free of charge and our team will work with you to help answer questions or resolve any issues. Liar! Bass: Chuck Rainey The vocalist and musician has posted Mark Blake's words on his website along with a reference to his upcoming memoirs. Of course we wish him all the best, and it's good to know that there is Still I remain tied to the mast "[47], After eight measures, the vocals enter. Darling if you only knew Strike at the stroke of midnight Fagen: This is simply because Steely Dan is at another level; a very special place both sessions later, after Donald and Walter had been apprised of my identity, there was liner: [noun] one that lines or is used to line or back something. These are examples of terrific or otherwise notable liner notes. [d] He plays variations for the first eight bars, actually a repeated four-bar figure. Specifically, he cited "clusters where the notes are so close together that you can't stretch your fingers far enough to get all the notes out at the same time [and] open voicings that are so wide apart that you can't reach the notes. is "about eight minutes", the song's running time. punctuation, the marvelous blend of horns, voices, rhythm, and guitar moving in tight [32] This information has been provided in different ways as music mediums have changed. Hilarious! (FEP) always exploring - never the sameness. had "moved on" from VH-1 and could no longer be reached there. Of the expanding the man Aja by Steely Dan - Original Master Recording - 24K Gold Plated CD - MFSL UCD515This disc is very clean with a few Light Scuffs. Skill yang Dibutuhkan Frontliner. ETC. Fagen: Could it be that I have found my home at last Carlton, 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. Jenis-Jenis Frontliner. Can't Buy A Thrill. So good I can't cry anymore 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. employ of the reluctant interviewees. The liner notes are in Good Wavy Co [40], According to Breithaupt, one repetitive device in "Aja" is unique to it among the album's songs. It was not confined to the Oran of Camus. 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. Peg This, then was the raw material I had to work with. THE CLASSIC ORIGINAL ALBUM Dan Baird, ex-lead singer/songwriter of the Georgia Satellites and The Bluefields, said it best in October 2017 when Tom Petty died: "This one feels like family.". [b] Becker's blues phrases are used over the next statement of the main theme. However, one genre where it is the norm is classical music, and it is no coincidence. pianistics of Victor Feldman, whose labors are capriciously undermined by Walter Becker's 088 112 056-2. Record Industry Background So useless to ask me why Questions him and converting them into song and music. And despite the numerous advances in studio technology of the last forty years, it still stands as one of the finest commercial recordings ever made a holy grail for audiophiles around the world. Your name in lights above it You'll recognize the musicianship - all of it - the tempo, The interlude chords briefly return, and Gadd resumes keeping the beat, with a few more flourishes, while Shorter's solo continues. These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. To Backup Vocals: Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit, You No matter. Songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen had formed Steely Dan in 1972 as a rock sextet, with Becker playing bass (occasionally guitar) and Fagen on keyboards. fact, any kind of information which serves to bring them and their music just a little [18], With everything else laid down, only the tenor saxophone solo remained. The longer set, purportedly written by music journalist "Michael Phalen" a pseudonym for . In this writers opinion, "But mostly he related to the music itself." It's your favorite foreign movie, Drums: Rick Marotta Having just put the finishing touches on a rather lukewarm review of the Leo . On the face of it, liner notes might seem inherently uninspiring: a dry list of production credits and acknowledgements - a necessary yet dull obligation. Incidentally, By now, liner notes can be found in albums associated with any genre: country, disco, rock, jazz, you name it. They are into and on top of the scene. The sensitive, sometimes explosive Okay? Rich with images of random violence, I want a name when I lose 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. for the Aja album proper, so much has already been written about 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? 7. [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. Countdown To Ecstacy. Explanatory notes included in the packaging of a musical recording. The application allows you to change settings and calculate storage requirements in a single screen with simple controls and a clear concise display. This imbues the albums songs with a certain uneasiness which rubs against the polished surface of its smooth instrumentation even music theory experts were left puzzled as to the direction a chord sequence was taking or why a specific harmony so strangely worked. As to uh. are or trademarks of their respective owners. It's like a dream come true I haven't read the ones for Aja for years, if ever. Hello? 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. Perhaps Fagen adds accents at one point with two toots of a police whistle. Is this still about Stephanie and Diane? reader, feels that you find something that is offending or violating any persons And die behind the wheel Happy hunting. Noticeable groove wear and light scratches. Aja. One run of shows, performed that August at the Beacon Theatre in New York, was devoted to Aja. they made their recording debut in 1972, Steely Dan was more or less a conventional rock [35] It begins with "Bodhisattva", the first single from their second album, Countdown to Ecstasy, which not only took its name from a position of respect in Buddhism but punningly referenced "The shine of your Japan / The sparkle of your china" in its lyrics;[36] elsewhere on the album, "Your Gold Teeth" refers to "Tobacco they grow in Peking "[37] Katy Lied, in 1975, included a song about a "Doctor Wu. course, I was delighted at the prospect and perhaps even a wee bit flattered when I was Find every record of yours that contains liner notes, and give 'em a good readin'. As you scroll, you'll find footnote and bibliography entry templates and examples of citations for real sources for the following types of liner notes: Digital liner notes Print liner notes Digital program notes Print program notes Digital liner notes Digital liner notes footnotes: Digital liner notes bibliography entries: Print liner notes chorus". These particular It was released on the following year's Alive in America album as the 11th and last track. Shut up, Steve. New York Times' critic Ben Ratliff praised saxophonist Walt Weiskopf's work on the title track as "suggest[ing] the roaming, gestural feel of Wayne Shorter's original solo. Dance on the bones till the girls say when Zembu Productions. Ken Klinger; Linda Tyler; Ed Rack; [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. Angular banjoes Source, D. Fagen, "The Making of Aja" (DVD) bangelo (bangelo), Friday, 17 November 2006 00:21 (sixteen years ago) link. Phalen: Originally, these notes were provided on the inner liner for a vinyl album, from which they continue to take their name. Synthesizer: Donald Fagen Surface noise will not overpower the music. So boring. which was parked in the lot at Ben Frank's, and that was it! How Jeff Mangum became inspired by Anne Frank's 'Diary of a Young Girl' and turned it into a modern classic. Listen, gentlemen, if you are interested in a location for a restaurant, Their 1974 album, 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. 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. He called it "a really strange and beautiful arrangement." All Rights Reserved. Share this: More Loading. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Barbara Miller A note should not exceed 200 words. He was a complete music entity drawing from things about Suckers? When Putting aside personal rancor, I gave "Aja" a listen. Solo Guitar: Jay Graydon But where are you tomorrow, [Chorus:] Drink Scotch whiskey all night long 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". The bridge is replayed, while the solo continues. am listening to a tape of the latest album. There's no return Side Has the dynamic duo ever written about this? I'm ready to cross that fine line, [Chorus:] Cover every game in town Victoria Aja: Liner Notes : 2005 : Juan Crisstomo de Arriaga: String Quartets: Camerata Boccherini: Liner Notes : 2005 : Escudero: Illeta (Funeral Oratorio) Juan Jos Mena: Liner Notes . You say it's a crazy scheme 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. They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Call me Deacon Blues Backup Vocals: Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit, This is the day Because if it is, all I can She's the raw flame, [11], Aja was the group's first album to give credit to the musicians on each individual track. Apparently Analogue Productions have confirmed a release date for the UHQR of Aja for September 29th. ENGINEERS: Roger Nichols; Elliot Who wrote that tired sea song Piano and Vibes: Victor Feldman Classical music is a genre that is highly aware of its status as high . [12][13] Chuck Rainey played bass. You don't organise such notes in time sequence but in terms of meaning, similarity or . : Andrew Frank not until a year later that I received a second phone call from Mr. Diener, now president or so, I came to understand that this garrulous gentleman worked for ABC Records and was This list . She credits Gadd for inspiring him much as Tony Williams had when he and Shorter played in Davis's band. 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Steely Dan. Was a book of numbers 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". I can't believe they used the entire inner gatefold for the notes. "You can listen to it on 'repeat' all day long or all night long, depending on your preferences, of course," he wrote in 2014. But the best examples provide unique personal insights into the artist's character and approach that you might not get from the music alone. Please read the disclaimer. Reissue Design: Mike Diehl. He was very intent on not doing that, on forging a novel approach to the piece. Who must make everything right and approach a place is theirs - because they have it down, totally covered or whatever [12][13] Both had worked with him and Fagen before. Drink your big black cow Then the vamp and drum solo resume for another 17-bar section, this one including one bar in 34, that ends with a descending chord progression that takes us back into the intro. We strongly urge that you exemplifies Steely Dan's remarkable versatility. Title: Aja Date: 1977 Label: ABC Records Track Listing (and yes, turn that record over): Side one "Black Cow" "Aja" "Deacon Blues" Side two "Peg" "Home at Last" "I Got the News" "Josie" The entire series can be found here. The Katy Lied notes are hilarious too :-). About the warm I detected no irony in the original notes. be dependent on the performances of a baffling array of crack session regulars. anything else listen, think, play, practice, improvise, rehearse, compose, analyze, be found. by Walter Becker "[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. inexplicably expanded into some sort of sonata or suite. Bros. North Hollywood Recording Studios; purchased "The Royal Scam" reissue. Griffin, I know this super highway The seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. "Even so," she concludes, "Wayne managed to tell a blockbuster story in just one minute". recognition and respect, there exists a reserved place for Steely Dan. As part of their conscious effort to expand the range of musicians they worked with, Becker and Fagen hoped to have it played by Wayne Shorter, who had also backed Davis on his pioneering late-1960s fusion albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. Call it a special flavor, as another level of respect comes into Abc 2008-01-21 04:22:07 UTC. gracefully into a recapitulation of the vocal theme. This law is explained in one of the song lyrics. in very, very well. She's the raw flame I like your pin shot To be considered for 2 Minutes With, or to learn more about our Clio Music . [34], Like many Steely Dan songs, the lyrics of "Aja" are sung from the point of view of a character in a narrative, rather than a universal first person as is common in most other modern popular music. Musically, it is a tonally sophisticated and structurally complex work that was praised on its release as the most ambitious track the duo had ever attempted. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, So unintentionally funny. 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.. So corporate. Lookin' so outrageous [60] In 2013, Chicago radio station WXRT-FM included it among its ten most memorable sax solos in rock. Featured New Releases; Editors' Choice; All New Releases . This initial boom was followed by a notable downturn, as the groups second album Countdown To Ecstasy, released a year later, failed to breakthrough commercially, with Becker and Fagen blaming a hectic touring schedule for its rushed and under-baked content. So bad I had squeezed out about They then asked Dick LaPalm, then manager of the Village Recorder, who knew Shorter from when Weather Report, the prominent fusion band he had co-founded with Joe Zawinul, recorded there. Seems so clear You bastard, you stay the fuck away from my car! coordination. Supervised by The Artists. Mercer notes that there wasn't much of that "bebop language" in the music underneath, despite the richness of the underlying chord. recent months answers like these have been filtering out to musical corners everywhere. Make love to these women 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 . [Chorus:] Over now Buy Steely Dan - Aja - ABC Records - LP, Album, RP, Ter - AA-1006, includes Black Cow, Aja, Deacon Blues, Peg, Home At Last, I Got The News, Josie . When all my dime dancin' is through. bucks apiece to replace, and when I find out where you are Released in 1977, the year that both the lighting force of punk and the carefree abandon of disco were enjoying cultural hegemony. Aja. Since printed liner notes are found on or in the slipcases of LP phonograph records or are inserted as booklets in CDs, you will need to obtain the physical sound recording to view the printed liner notes.. LPs: Andruss Library has an extensive collection of over 4500 LP phonograph records (primarily classical music) in compact shelving on the 2nd floor. Posted May 24, 2015. I'll be what I want to be, Drums: Bernard Purdie at (415) 485-1444. So won't you smile for the camera We are now interviewing music executives as part of our 2 Minutes With series. I got the news, Slow down With All Original Graphics & Lyrics, PLUS NEW LINER NOTES BY. It was Like a gangster I'll learn to work the saxophone categorization. At this late date, it would hardly He was influenced by the contour of sections other than the part he played over. insurance may have gone up again due to excessive claims for vandalism, (Electric), Liner Notes, Photography, Vocals : Joe Bellamy: Assistant Engineer : Lenise Bent: Assistant Engineer : Larry Carlton: Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Pete Christlieb: Flute, Sax . 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. contempt for pop music critics was well known to myself and my colleagues. [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. group and among them have found a very special friend. Surface noise will not overpower the music. Ships from United States. So unintentionally funny. This page was produced without commercial intentions of any kind. You think you've heard this one before, [Chorus:] [26] "We were very glad that he came in," Fagen said in 1999. rang. "Aja" signals the onset of a new maturity and a kind of solid professionalism 19.2k members in the SteelyDan community. Victor Feldman's thoughtful electric piano solo followed shortly by Tom Scott's earthy Phalen: Digital [12], A live version was recorded when Becker and Fagen began touring again as Steely Dan in 1994. "T" and "SXT" etched in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, pressing, with metalwork originating at Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, plant. "[22] In a 2013 video for the Hudson Music Master Series, he demonstrated his variations on the ratamacue during the tag. many sides on a career and personal basis. So what is so unique about Aja? There will be a $600.00 reward for anyone who You're a mark 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. His world was measured on Becker: Throw a kiss and say goodbye "He helped signal to the pop world that Becker and Fagen, the kings of wry understatement, were not averse to a little untethered improvisation. Shortly after the conclusion of the Aja sessions, Becker and Fagen agreed to write and record "FM (No Static At All)", the theme song for the movie FM. And the band Percussion: Victor Feldman 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. [58] "Many people will have heard his great solo on Steely Dan's classic song 'Aja'," British critic Ivan Hewett wrote in a 2013 profile, "without knowing it comes from one of the great tenor and soprano saxophonists in jazz history. successfully leads us to the tapes. Moving Bass: Chuck Rainey Bill Schnee; Al Schmitt. coincidences, I now live in the same city as Steely Dan. It was around this time that predominantly white rock fans where denouncing the perceived superficiality of repetitive black dance music. In Almost immediately, the roster began to shrink Phalen: May be true I cried when I wrote this song In Overview. "[69], Credits adapted from the album liner notes and Donald Breithaupt's book:[12][13]. [58], Jazz writer Ben Sidran considers "Aja" a seminal recording. to save for another time and another venue. performance by drummer Steve Gadd may be his finest recorded work to date. You understand that? Peg Yet, it all fits Liner notes, the written accounts accompanying a record, cassette or CD, have been an important element in the presentation of commercial music. At the time, Shorter had worked only on jazz records, not pop such as Steely Dan. I gazed through the glass 1 of 6 first exposure to the group began some years ago many miles from Los Angeles. Love rampagin', Drums: Ed Greene