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* AJA ✓ PDF Read by ! Don Breithaupt eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. AJA Aja was the album that made Steely Dan a commercial force on the order of contemporaries like Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and Chicago. Odd, then, that its creators saw it as an "ambitious, extended" work, the apotheosis of their anti-rock, anti-band, anti-glamour aesthetic. And, impossibly, it sold. Populated by thirty-fi ve mostly jazz session players, Aja served up prewar song forms, mixed meters and extended solos to a generation whose idea of pop daring was Paul letting Linda sing lead once in
| Title | : | AJA |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826427839 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
Aja was the album that made Steely Dan a commercial force on the order of contemporaries like Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and Chicago. Odd, then, that its creators saw it as an "ambitious, extended" work, the apotheosis of their anti-rock, anti-band, anti-glamour aesthetic. And, impossibly, it sold. Populated by thirty-fi ve mostly jazz session players, Aja served up prewar song forms, mixed meters and extended solos to a generation whose idea of pop daring was Paul letting Linda sing lead once in a while. Including an in-depth interview with Donald Fagen, this book paints a detailed picture of the making of a masterpiece.. A double-platinum, Grammy-winning bestseller, it lingered on the Billboard charts for more than a year and spawned three hit singles
Jay Versluis said Almost too much detail - but not about the stuff we want to know. I bought this book because it alleged that rare interviews with Donald Fagen and session musicians may give us a detailed report about how this album came to be. Sadly we don't really get that: Breithaupt does supply the occasional quote, but in a context of his own narrative, which is at times very heavy going. He tells us a lot about the state of the music industry at the time of Aja's release though, often very philosophically, which I found interesting. How much the industry has changed! At the same time, the author picks each track apart chord by chord and. Five Stars B. Lumkin great for the die hard fan. Jennifer Lucas said Brilliant!. Well-organised, highly detailed chronicle of the making of Steely Dan's most popular album, "Aja". A must for all fans of The Dan and/ or the album itself.
Odd, then, that its creators saw it as an `ambitious, extended` work,the apotheosis of their anti-rock, anti-band, anti-glamour aesthetic.Including an in-depth interview with Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, this book- part of Continuum`s ongoing 33 1/3 series - by Canadian musician and musicjournalist Don Breithaupt paints a detailed picture of the making of amasterpiece." —Upper North Side "Don Breithaupt has crafted an informative book about SteelyDan's platinum sixth album, Aja—part of Continuum Press' 33 1/3 series onacclaimed albums in rock history.Theauthor analyzes Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's cryptic word play and artyrock and West Coast studio contributions to the 1977 release and tried to builda case in support of his fervid-fan claim that Aja is 'the best record in thesolar system.'"—Downbeat Magazine"Aja is the first one in the series I've read, but I'll be checking out the others
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