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    What Makes This Song So Great?

    I can't play a note but have loved music since I was a kid. I came across these videos on You Tube and thought they were so great that I ought to share them with someone else that might appreciate the insight. Enjoy!



    Don't worry Ma'am....
    I'm only here for the
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    No doubt its the rhythm section. Purdie and Rainey, those 2 were magic together. . In the studio Rainey wrote and played his own lines. Last Rainey played for steely dan was the Asia album. Had a stroke shortly after.

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    Aja, along with Gaucho were probably the most perfect pop albums of all time. There's a show called Classic Albums that get repeated on AXM TV fairly often that breaks down, classic albums. It shows how Becker and Fagen added a tiny triangle to the fade of the cymbal just to extend the sizzle. Perfectionism to the extreme.

    I used to have a direct to disc album that I played on some pretty tweeky hifi...Harmon-Kardon amps feeding Infinity Reference Standard speakers that could reproduce the sounds that were recorded on that album. It was awesome awesome...never heard anything on a CD sound near as good.
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    Don't worry Ma'am....
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoonerFan View Post
    Asia, along with Gaucho were probably the most perfect pop albums of all time. There's a show called Classic Albums that get repeated on AXM TV fairly often that breaks down, classic albums. It shows how Becker and Fagen added a tiny triangle to the fade of the cymbal just to extend the sizzle. Perfectionism to the extreme.

    I used to have a direct to disc album that I played on some pretty tweeky hifi...Harmon-Kardon amps feeding Infinity Reference Standard speakers that could reproduce the sounds that were recorded on that album. It was awesome awesome...never heard anything on a CD sound near as good.
    great post and totally agree on the perfectionist dedication to their music.
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    I watch a bunch of those shows on axs tv. The Aja one was so cool because of some of the production techniques B&F used like multi track harmonies from Michael McDonald on Peg. The fact of using multiple “bands” in the studio to get different vibes from each, with Larry Carlton as the “conductor” / middleman for both. The show makes me appreciate a masterpiece even more.
    Then there’s the “wish you were here” sessions, which was another eye opener, as well as dsotm. Stuff way too far ahead of its time, and on analog to boot.
    Then there’s the 3 hour skynyrd one that’s really good.

    I can’t play a friggin note myself, but I’ve been in production (live) since the 70’s from lighting, sfx, foh and monitor mixing from analog to digital. It still amazes me some of the stuff the “pros” come up with.

    I recently watched a series of videos on youtube about the current Metallica tour. Pretty awesome sh!t right there.