Steely Dan - Aja (w/ guest Ed Pratico)

The Great Albums

Bill Lambusta

Albums, Music Commentary, Criticism, Billlambusta, Brianerickson, Music

4.3 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2015

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Let's get ready for some weird and cool music because gun for hire and highly skilled bassist Ed Pratico (Jesse Eliot and His Band) joins Bill and Brian to discuss Steely Dan's Aja (1997, ABC). With their sixth studio album, Steely Dan finally realized their vision of esoteric jazz rock thanks to the help of some great session musicians and that one of a kind voice from Michael McDonald. We discuss delicious beverages, Rescue 911, the possibility that the record is a concept album, Yacht Rock, things that rhyme with "pillar," and more as we make our way through every track of the album!

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0:00.0	And now a reading from William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch.
0:04.3	Mary is strapping on a rubber penis.
0:06.6	Steely Dan 3 from Yokohama, she says, caressing the shaft.
0:10.2	Milk spurts across the room.
0:12.1	Be sure that milk is pasteurized.
0:14.0	Don't go giving me some kind of awful cow disease like anthrax or glanders or aftosa.
0:18.6	Music anthrax or glanders or aftosa.
0:36.6	I've seen your picture. Your name and lights above it
0:40.4	This is your big debut
0:45.0	It's like a dream
0:48.2	Come true
0:49.0	So won't you smile for the camera
0:53.4	I know they're gonna love it
0:57.0	I like your picture
1:01.0	I keep it with your letter
1:05.0	Done up in blue print blue
1:09.0	It's all looks good I know
1:13.6	Hello, welcome to the great albums podcast. I'm Bill.
1:16.4	And I'm Brian.
1:17.2	And today we have a guest with us, Ed Pratico.
1:20.6	Hello, everybody.
1:21.9	How are you doing, Ed?
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