45 years on...... This track.... This album...... Is still timeless. 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

Every musician who plays on every Steely Dan song is a world-class session player. Becker and Fagen hand picked each one. That's why their sound is so perfect.

One of my favorites!!! BABYLON SISTERS is another tune of Steely Dan!❤

Yes Peter Gunz & Lord Tariq sampled Black Cow for their 1997 hit Deja Vu.

I was working in a stereo store when Aja came out. All of us (the salespeople) bought our own copies because this was all we wanted to use to demo systems and we didn't want to wait for the store copy. Black Cow and Home at Last paid my rent for quite a while.

@dickcnormis1444

9 ай бұрын

I’ll never forget going into the audio rooms back in the day and they would always put on some Dan to have the customers listen to a system. In the old days we all had kick ass home stereos and also a car stereo. Today these kids listen to crappy fake music, with compressed aac files with earbuds…they are clueless about what real music is.

@BumblebeeElectron

9 ай бұрын

@@dickcnormis1444 You’re not wrong. Now, people will spend ridiculous amount of money on a big screen TV and a stupid sound bar, but for music? They might spring for a $100 Bluetooth speaker.

@dickcnormis1444

9 ай бұрын

@@BumblebeeElectron exactly ,but since most people today don’t have any taste in music, an ear for music or any musical knowledge , they can’t even fathom what they are missing out on. They don’t even realize they are not listening to music but manufactured electronic shit.

@submandave1125

8 ай бұрын

@@dickcnormis1444 There's a world of difference between buying a stereo to listen to "Aja" or "Kind of Blue" and buying one to listen to songs by SZA.

@timavery7984

4 ай бұрын

Major hats off to Wayne Shorter on the sax solo.

As many of us will tell you, this entire album is perfection! If I could listen to just one artist for the rest of my life it would be Steely Dan. Endlessly fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable. ❤

There is such a diverse Steely Dan catalog of music, you'd need several hours or maybe days of reaction and commentary on an unbelievable awesome band!!

Anything Steely Dan! Of course do more!

The whole Aja album is fire. Every track is as good as this. A whole album listen is fully warranted, and will not disappoint!

@xaviviejo19

9 ай бұрын

I was about to write the same. IMO, it is their best album, followed by Gaucho which also has great songs

@markdrechsler5660

7 ай бұрын

@@xaviviejo19 for me, “The Royal Scam” would be next.

One of the best albums ever, makes for superb late night chill vibes

Steely Dan, your favorite bands favorite band!🔥🤘✌

@Mr.Ekshin

9 ай бұрын

I thought that was Rush. Steely Dan isn't really in the running as a "band" as most of their music wasn't made by any fixed bunch of musicians. From 1974 onwards, it was an ever changing cast of studio musicians.

@lucasroth7922

9 ай бұрын

@@Mr.Ekshin I know dude.

More Steely Dan pleeeze. Next one should be "Aja."

"Peg" was the #1 party song in 1983. If you like Aja you should listen to Can't Buy a Thrill album next. Heck it's all great music. Yes I can dance to it,

Sounds good with headphones doesn't it. That's the way to listen to Steely Dan. Yeah. Peace

It doesn't get any smoother than this! Steely Dan is the very best medicine. I needed this tonight!

@Newfie-zc7ug

9 ай бұрын

Yea man , Steely Dan should come in a bottle ! :)

@lesleyd2448

9 ай бұрын

Agree and same 💜

@007ndc

5 ай бұрын

It's smooth but not mellow. It's like an excellent old single malt Scotch: smooth and yet sharp at the same time

This song doesn't get old. So smooth, so cool, and I can almost picture her with her book of numbers and remedies.

There are some song reactions that get a thumbs up from me before I ever watch the video. Steely Dan is one of those! Seriously, how could you NOT like this song? (or their music!?)

This album is so effing smooth. Definitely in my top 10.

You should definitely go for Home at Last, with Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on the drums... it's just perfection!

@Wordsmyth8

9 ай бұрын

That’s a great song.

Smooth Grove. 🍷🪴👀

This jam got all grooves

Cigar and brandy music... Great reaction. Thank you. 😊

I have so many favorite Steely Dan songs, like this! 😅 Thanks for a great reaction to this smooth beauty. Babylon Sisters, Aja, Kid Charlemagne, Home at Last, Well, I could go on and on!

This album is considered by many to be the best including myself

@realitybytez

9 ай бұрын

i love this album too. but i love gaucho just as much.

They wrote no bad songs. No kidding you can listen to like 5 of their albums with no skips. You should check out the whole Aja album. Beautifully produced especially for a 70s album.

This was the first album I bought with my own money, still one of my very favorites.

You can never go wrong with Steely Dan. They are just in a class by themselves. It’s always fantastic music and exquisite production. Great choice and great reaction 🌺✌️

Green Earrings by Steely Dan got se serious funk.

Steely Dan nothing but amazing, I love the sax . One of my favorites!

Steely Dan has soooo many great songs. Keep going...will not disappoint!

THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE 70'S ( 7 ) TRACK ALBUMS BIZ 😊 4 OF THE 7 TRACKS WERE RADIO HITS : THIS, JOSIE, DEACON BLUES, PEG 😊 SAME 77 YEAR AS FLEETWOOD MAC ( RUMOURS )

You interpreted that beautifully. Good one!

2 perfectionisticJazz lovers form a rock band and call it Steely Dan...Girlfriends favorite toy!

She is high and she has her remedies at home, but he has to pick up all the broken pieces. He is done.

Excellent song! 🎶🎶🎶 Grammy winning album. 😊

Love the killer bass line and drums, then sneaking in layers of complexity with saxophone and silky smooth production. Jazz/Funk and dope lyrics "Like A Gangster On The Run, You Will Stagger Homeword To Your Precious One." Steely Dan has its own category when it comes to music. Thanks, Biz; loved it and your spot-on commentary.

They never disappoint I'm 63 and I still love these songs!!

Steely Dan sounding awesome

Aja is in the conversation for island album material, if you could only take a few with you forever. Horn arrangements and backing vocals are top shelf. Should react to the entire album. Not a bad song on it.

@TheCornishCockney

9 ай бұрын

It would have to be a Steely Dan box set if I was stranded on an island. But their music demands high end hifi for all the intricacies so hopefully that island has the best equipment. Then,just leave me alone with my pina colada.

@ronaldelliott4373

9 ай бұрын

@@TheCornishCockney Ha Ha, Right on. 👈

@brettwallace6958

9 ай бұрын

It's on my list

@maximilianodelrio

9 ай бұрын

​@@TheCornishCockneyand some bad sneakers

@augustehumphries7210

9 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Such great music!

Reviewer gets so into the music, he just lets it play :-)

My favourite band,and I’m a Brit! This album is in my top 3 all time,the musicianship is magnificent. I can’t think of an average SD track,it’s all top shelf with the very best session musicians used. Superb.

@bruceevans3746

9 ай бұрын

May as well give us your other two since your taste is excellent. Thx

@TheCornishCockney

9 ай бұрын

Predictable I’m afraid. Beatles - Revolver and Led Zep II@@bruceevans3746

Cleaning the house music. Aja is the JAM !

Hell yeah! This song and the whole album are 10/10, as close to perfection as it gets

Becker and Fagen took a lot of time perfecting the entire album AJA. Bernard Purdie, with his Purdie shuffle, Victor Feldman on vibraphone, etc... I just saw a video KZread conference reunion of these studio session players all talking about this album and the work that went into it.

From arguably their Finest Album . Not a weak link on that Record .

Ahhh Steely Dan and headphones ❤️💃🏻 *long happy sigh* 😊

Before all the synths and keyboards, there was first the Hammond B3 organ and later on, the Fender Rhodes electric piano. Ray Charles was first on the Rhoads, but early Steely Dan used it well.

When I was in university, and when they still had stereo stores, this album was used for the stereo speaker sales and tests. At that time, this was probably your favourite band's favourite band! Love the background singers in this particular track. I think headphones are required for this album in order to hear the full musicality.

You can't go wrong with Steely Dan

Can't bear Steely Dan for relaxing blues,knew you would like this song this album only gets better check it out

@Newfie-zc7ug

9 ай бұрын

You did mean "can't beat " right ?..........LOL :)

Steely Dan is a vibe unto their own. Doctor Wu would be a great followup to this one.

Steely Dan... your favorite band's favorite band. You need to give Kid Charlemagne a listen. Thanks for the reaction!

You can react to anything from Steely Dan and I'll tune in. One of my top ten favorite bands. The coolest sounding band in the universe. This album is killer. A classic. But it's hard to pick a favorite Steely Dan album or song. They're all so good. Check out their song Only a Fool Would Say That. It's a goodie.

I never play Steely Dan in the background while I do something else. I never want to risk getting bored of it by doing that. Dedicated listening only, sitting on a chair in front of the stereo, preferably through good headphones.

Glad you loved my favorite Steely Dan song love you

Steely Dan is pure gold, as is most 70s music overall!

Simply the best…perfection. 3:26 3:27

Good start, great song! Just do the whole album. You will be blown away..bet. ❤

Oh I agree 👍👍

Aja is a freaking brilliant album on many levels

Love this song! This entire album is so 🔥

Some of the finest music ever produced.

Steely Dan is the best! Thanks Biz

solo by saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Who passed last spring.

@SkeevyBrother

9 ай бұрын

Sorry, Tom Scott on Black Cow with Joe Sample on keys.

@ed.z.

9 ай бұрын

@@SkeevyBrother i confused this solo with Wayne on AJA. Thanks for the correction.

😄 The Dan got you 'dancing'! 🤗 Hey Now! 🥰🐰

First time w heard Aja was in a Cal Stereo... we went and bought the 8 track the next day. GREAT ALBUM

Thank you

When you can you need to sit back with a nice glass of wine (and edible) and listen to the whole album under the headphones.

@kristensample9497

9 ай бұрын

We drank a lot and smoked a lot back in the day. Saw them at Bonner Springs, KS in an outdoor venue. It was awesome. Love this album and more! I carried a little book with numbers too.

Great song and album Biz, cool jazz, thanks!

I will always click for the Dan. 👍

I’ve been waiting for you to do this one since Peg🔥🔥so good.

He is her confidant, she is with someone else, and cheating on him, so she tells her "confidant" all about it, but, he's tired of hearing about her affairs so he tells her to finish her drink and get out of here. So Outrageous

Many hits, many albums. I personally like Ricky don't lose that number and bad sneakers. Sooooo many others as well.

Rootbeer float with chocolate ice cream😎

💜💜 🎸🎸

Greatest band ever!!

HE GIRL HAS GONE PRO

sublime

🔥

☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥😎

Deacon Blues.

Black Friday is an underrated song, check it out!

Uptown Baby, Uptown...

Best SD song

you got to do HOME AT LAST off the AJA album I just discovered it and CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO IT IT'S ON REPEAT !!

a Scotch & cigar type band

One of the songs that has made the Aja album my go to for testing a sound system since the early 80's.

Peter Gunz and Lord Tariq, Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) they sampled the shit outta it.

For the sample question, MF doom sampled this song. Gas Drawls. This my fave Dan song by far

They invented Yacht Rock!

MF Doom - Gas Drawls sample right here.

😳 How are you just doing SD now! 😏 Where was I for not recommending this sooner! 🤗 Peg next please! 🤩 Anything off of AJA will do! 😁🥰🐰

Try out Peg or Deacon Blues from this same album. Fire. I bought this album when it was released and still listen to it.

The whole album. Seriously.

Reactioin

Listen to the whole album and try to pick a favorite song. It’s impossible

have you heard deacon blue yet.

Not many people get syncopation at this languid tempo... it's all subdivisions... of the groooove!. Better tell a story of hopeless lust and misguided love that befell most of us til we manned and womenned up and take us on the journey to our sadly missed but regrettable passions

Easy now

I prefer to be in a reclining position with a lady when I listen to my steely Dan 🙂