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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a marvellous DVD on the making of Steely Dans great album Aja. All of Walter Becker and Donald Fagans legendary perfectionism is on display.
Fortunately for us all the tapes of their sessions were saved, so we are able to hear some of the fabulous guitar solos they rejected for Peg; but then when you re-hear the original you understand why. There are interviews with many guest musicians: Jazz Tenor great Wayne Shorter.
Drummer Bernard Purdie who demonstrates his uniquely funky drumming style.
Michael McDonald talks about some the fiendishly difficult backing vocals he multi-tracked with himself.
This is an essential purchase for the Dan fan or for anybody generally interested in the music making process by two of the most fascinating musicians in the business.
Fortunately for us all the tapes of their sessions were saved, so we are able to hear some of the fabulous guitar solos they rejected for Peg; but then when you re-hear the original you understand why. There are interviews with many guest musicians: Jazz Tenor great Wayne Shorter.
Drummer Bernard Purdie who demonstrates his uniquely funky drumming style.
Michael McDonald talks about some the fiendishly difficult backing vocals he multi-tracked with himself.
This is an essential purchase for the Dan fan or for anybody generally interested in the music making process by two of the most fascinating musicians in the business.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm not ashamed to admit that the Dan can bring a tear or two to my jaded but sentimental eyes. I saw them live last year, and when they hung on the groove for Gaucho's 'Time Out Of Mind', playing it for several long delicious minutes, I was enveloped in one of the most beautiful musical moments I've had the privilege to witness or be part of. In an era dominated by surfaces, to hear something with some depth is just sublime. This Eagle Rock DVD opens the lid on one of Becker & Fagen's masterpieces, in a way that the duo's own liner notes to their digitally re-mastered reissue series signally failed to do.
Wayne Shorter's studied "I was a Miles man" schtick actually looks a little tired next to the indomitable duo's un-self-conscious glee at getting such a hero of theirs on board, for the title track. Rick Marotta, reflecting on the groove (and demo'ing it) for Peg, is great too. Chuck Rainey sneaking in some thumb-slapping action behind the baffle boards, Mike McDonald, bearded sage of throaty harmonies, Larry Carlton, Jim Keltner, Victor Feldman (the cast list is a veritable 'who's who' of phenomenal players) ... If you love great musicianship, wonderful songs, humour and, hell, even a little depth... this is a real treat. I agree with Mr Rogers (commenting on another review here), who laments the absence of Gadd; indeed, 'tis a shame Gadd wasn't one of the talking heads, but his absence does leave more room for everyone else, and Gadd's hardly under the radar, media-wise.
Hearing Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie trumpet his own achievements whilst grooving along is fun, as are Becker and Fagen's recollections of having him in the studio. It's also interesting to learn about Denny Dias' position in the band's history: founding member, he could only watch as B & F took over, and, by the time of Aja, he's the only other survivor from the band's early days. Also worthy of note is the comment one of the musicians makes (can't remember exactly who says it) about the Dan's search for perfection: the astute muso notes that they liked to attain perfection, and then go beyond that, into the place where the music has real feel.
Yes, Becker and Fagen are clever, nerdy even, but man, they got soul!
Wayne Shorter's studied "I was a Miles man" schtick actually looks a little tired next to the indomitable duo's un-self-conscious glee at getting such a hero of theirs on board, for the title track. Rick Marotta, reflecting on the groove (and demo'ing it) for Peg, is great too. Chuck Rainey sneaking in some thumb-slapping action behind the baffle boards, Mike McDonald, bearded sage of throaty harmonies, Larry Carlton, Jim Keltner, Victor Feldman (the cast list is a veritable 'who's who' of phenomenal players) ... If you love great musicianship, wonderful songs, humour and, hell, even a little depth... this is a real treat. I agree with Mr Rogers (commenting on another review here), who laments the absence of Gadd; indeed, 'tis a shame Gadd wasn't one of the talking heads, but his absence does leave more room for everyone else, and Gadd's hardly under the radar, media-wise.
Hearing Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie trumpet his own achievements whilst grooving along is fun, as are Becker and Fagen's recollections of having him in the studio. It's also interesting to learn about Denny Dias' position in the band's history: founding member, he could only watch as B & F took over, and, by the time of Aja, he's the only other survivor from the band's early days. Also worthy of note is the comment one of the musicians makes (can't remember exactly who says it) about the Dan's search for perfection: the astute muso notes that they liked to attain perfection, and then go beyond that, into the place where the music has real feel.
Yes, Becker and Fagen are clever, nerdy even, but man, they got soul!
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