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Steely Dan - Aja [DVD]

Walter Becker (Actor), Ian Dury (Actor), Alan Lewens (Director) | Rated: Exempt | Format: DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Walter Becker, Ian Dury, Donald Fagen, Gary J. Katz, Michael McDonald
  • Directors: Alan Lewens
  • Producers: Bous De Jong, Martin R. Smith, Nick De Grunwald
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Ilc
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
  • Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZH9
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 172,465 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Originally produced for cable and home video as a documentary project, the Classic Albums series offers in-depth profiles of enduring rock and pop albums built around first-person interviews with the artists, producers and musicians that created them. That audio focus creates an ironic, largely perceptual problem for DVD release, since the segments aren't intended to replace the original audio recordings, only to expand upon them: these are conventional DVDs, not harbingers of true audio DVD optimised for sonic resolution, and they are not mixed to exploit surround playback. If you haven't heard these albums, nearly all of them landmarks in late 20th century pop, then this isn't the place to start, and Aja magnifies that issue through the very high standard of the original audio recording, itself a true audiophile work. If you do know the album, however, the Classic Album presentation is a handsomely produced, revealing companion. --Sam Sutherland

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Steely Dan's Aja has proved to be one of the most outstanding jazz-rock albums in the history of poular music. This is a vivid portrait of a 70's record that is still as fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release, a true classic album.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for Steely Dan fans 26 May 2002
By A Customer
Format:DVD
The only reason I didn't give 5 stars to this dvd is that there is absolutely NO FOOTAGE from the actual making of the album - I was rather disappointed about this. Otherwise it's brilliant - Don and Walt browse through the original multitrack tapes and comment on individual parts - they also get together with some of the original musicians and re-perform songs from Aja in a rehearsal studio (sound quality is not excellent however). Some interesting interview snips with Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Mike Macdonald, Denny Dias, Chuck Rainey, Rick Marotta, Wayne Shorter, Bernard Purdie. Just keep in mind that they are all RECENT clips and not from the days of Aja.
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5.0 out of 5 stars See the men behind the myth..... 18 Jan 2001
By A Customer
Format:DVD
A very revealing portrait of Fagen and Becker in their natural habitat - the recording studio. Candid interviews with not only Don and Walt but also with the session glitterati who performed on the original tracks give a unique, first hand insight into how the Dan recorded one of the most influential albums of the 20th century. The Dan were often criticised for their treatment of studio session players (they would call it a quest for perfection) and we get to hear some of the solos that 'got away' for the first time.

A real treat for any fan or any serious musician who would wish to see how a true classic was put together, told by two of the most secretive men in the business...

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great...but where's the Mona Lisa ? 1 April 2000
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Format:VHS Tape
If you bought a video guide to the Louvre, what would you expect to see in it ? A trip round all the treasures of Medieval art, the sculptures etc, but one thing for absolutely sure....the Mona Lisa. And you'd be pretty disappointed, nay outraged, if it wasn't in there, right ? Well, that's what we've got with this video. Ask any Dan fan what the most spectacular feature of Aja is, and they'll tell you. In fact, anyone knowledgeable about rock and pop will probably tell you too: it's the drum part by Steve Gadd on the title track. This has gone down in pop music history as the single most impressive display of studio drumming ever accomplished (and in one take too !). Yet, incredibly, astonishingly, it merits no so much as a single interview, mention, or even sample, in this otherwise great video. Yes, of course every Dan fan should own this. But just be warned: it's got everything but the Mona Lisa.
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