Aja [Remaster] by Steely Dan

Pros: pure sonic perfection in the form of jazz-pop
Cons: makes everything else sound sloppy by comparison

Steely Dan, have a new album due out in a few more days, and we've only had to wait three years since their previous album, Two Against Nature. Three years may seem like a significant wait, but in this case, it's a mere heartbeat, considering...

Pros: One of their best
Cons: None whatsoever

There are a lot of interesting things one can learn about the band, Steely Dan.  Donald Fagen and Walter Becker star in all Steely Dan's albums.  Both Donald Fagen and Walter Becker went to Bard College.  Donald Fagen is from New ...

Pros: The best musicians in the world, great songs, masterwork of all time
Cons: none whatever

The finest album in the catalog

There were several phases to the Steely Dan experience. The early albums, the first three were a set (1 – Can’t Buy a Thrill, 2 – Countdown to Ecstasy, 3 – Pretzel Logic) and then there was a transition...

Pros: All things Aja
Cons: Steely Dan wiped away all cons before release

Steely Dan's sixth release. Most of the listeners of Steely Dan music may tell you that Aja is their favorite CD. I happen to be one of them. This album is the witnessing of Steely Dan coming into their own, as far as sound, tone and mood. ...

Pros: oh man oh man, most of the disc.
Cons: I Got the News is a little weak; disc is so short.

Continuing my classic rock quest, I saw my dad’s (incidentally, named Dan) copy of Steely Dan’s Aja, their 1977 classic jazz-rock opus, on a shelf in the house and picked it up. Having recently heard Deacon Blues on our ...

Pros: Intricate, Immaculate, Innovative, Incredibly Interesting: A Timeless Masterpiece
Cons: Get outta here!

Dan Off Deux - AJA

One week ago yesterday, (April 9th, to make it easier for you), Stonehousellc and I managed to totally entertain ourselves and contribute a modicum of clarity and insight, (speaking for his review only), toward...

Pros: One of the great albums
Cons: Way too short

Welcome to the second “Dan Off”. I’m not hung over on French wine, so it is not entirely clear if I will be able to divine any deep or meaningful message from the chosen Steely Dan offering. I will, however, attempt some semblance of mystical...

Pros: Musical precision and complexity
Cons: None

This is without a doubt the best album to come out of the musical wasteland of the late 1970's. There is no question that it is my favorite album of all time. The sophistication and sonic precision of this album is especially amazing when you consider ...

Pros: Great songs, great playing
Cons: Not immediately accessible

Steely Dan's work is divided into two distinct categories: An early period of sophisticated, post-Beatles songwriting performed by a consistent lineup, and a later period of far more sophisticated, jazz-influenced writing performed by just Donald Fagen...

Pros: Representative Great Timeless Music
Cons: none

i have the early CD and used to have the LP. for some reason, this CD is done right, not only in getting the music from the mic to the cd, and i mean very good recording for a commercial CD, but the production (pressing of this CD ) is done so ...

Pros: Get it now!
Cons: Get another one!

If you like great music, double meanings and using your head and heart at the same time, this could be your record. This recording has so many great musicians all packed into one project that it is astounding! I mean, Steve friggin' Gadd and Wayne friggin' Shorter? on the same song? that is truly monumental (Maaan, you mental), which is what the Jamaican guy said when he saw me about to jump off a cliff!