Steely Dan - Home at Last (Aja, September, 23, 1977)

[@melwilliams1252]

Steely Dan was so ahead of their time, the music crossed all genre's the horn section and drums gave this groove the ultimate funk, along with that heavy bass line.

[@pattylevesque2601]

so was I ...I started listening to them when I was 15...in 1980

[@aliyourbrother1]

They were a fascinating group. Soul jazz smooth rock.

[@aliyourbrother1]

@@pattylevesque2601 I had the Gaucho cassette in 1980. Masterpiece

[@PC160]

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie! His shuffle!

[@ring3143]

Influenced by Jazz!

[@davidbergin6184]

This album was released 40-years-ago. It still sound fresh tonight. Easily one of the best albums in rock history.

[@AddSeymourJr]

Agreed!

[@duayneveer8229]

David Bergin i would say in music history

[@uburei]

that is beacause it is all handcrafted with the best human components and also the highest quality level on the post-production sessions.

[@maddierosemusic]

Should be Outlawed it's so good. Every note, every thought. The tiny stick click by Gadd in Aja says alot.

[@mrperfecttommy9754]

Is it rock, or is it jazz?

[@rowanmelton7643]

Steely Dan are pure perfection. The 70s really were the best decade for music.

[@reginamcday1955]

Truth Spoken

[@joeseddit]

I agree. But really, since the late sixties the music has really been good. Yeah, pop music is probably at an all-time low, but if you dig deep enough, there's still some great, soulful music produced by current artists. Music kinda changed dramatically in the sixties. For one thing, the technology advanced with the electric guitar and recording devices. 30 years prior was probably big band sound in monotone. Not that big band wasn't good, but it was different. So my theory on why the 70s was the best is because the artists had a clean pallet to work with. I mean, there's only so many ways you can arrange the notes and most of the chord progressions have been duplicated multiple times by now. It's kinda hard to write music these days without duplicating what's already been done.

[@kylerbrown1037]

This song is cooler than the other side of the pillow

[@Lonewolf-uq2qj]

damn right!

[@sectionq1]

You ain't wrong there.

[@cindipossidento5688]

U got my vote !!!

[@rogernichols1396]

You God Damned Straight it is...

[@Wraggzee]

Very well observed x

[@Opt1685]

I remember my Dad picking me up from school every day and we'd listen to Steely Dan. We must have flipped that cassette tape hundreds of times.

[@susomay8485]

I do the same to my kids. Hope one day they look back and say the same.

[@alanparsonsfan]

That piano syncopation to start the whole thing off....then the horns, and the Purdie shuffle. The guitar solo. The lyrics sinking in... It's just an unrelenting barrage of masterclass perfection.

[@geoffwales8646]

One of their very best, but there are so many that can make that claim...

[@KateBates22zabu]

Takes me right back 😻"the lyrics sinking in" great comment.

[@michaelireland7239]

oh yes big time

[@alanparsonsfan]

@@geoffwales8646 Yes, I go back and forth as to whether this or AJA is the greatest piece on this album.

[@kansasisaband]

this entire album is musical genius at work

[@ruforufo2185]

totally agree with ya... every song, and i mean, every song is dynamite.. when you think about that, its actually a rare thing.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

kansasisaband yes!

[@lslysaght]

One of my top 5 of all time.

[@amarilloaristocrat8435]

Linda Lysaght , Doctor Wu would be mine.

[@davidkyle5017]

kansasisaband yes it is

[@William_sJazzLoft]

Steely Dan is one of the greatest studio bands I know. Wayne Shorter is on tenor sax during this session

[@IMSA28]

damn right. his sax solo in Aja was amazing

[@meltunes14]

Rest in eternal peace, Walter Becker. Thank you for the music.

[@lmallak99]

Right on I'm still so sad that Walter died.

[@cindipossidento5688]

Thanks for taking me on a sweet ride !!! 🥰

[@blakegregory969]

Agreed

[@jackeminor]

He sure put a nasty solo on this track. I’m forever appreciative of all his work

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

4 years?? F...

[@silentsniperrr]

The best and only song for a summertime-windows-down-sunset-cruise on the highway

[@djclay33]

Yep

[@shirleyorsak5656]

Dont forget Babylon sister's has that feel too

[@a.printup8811]

I think Henleys Not of Summer has that feel. But while Henley is a classic, Aja is in a class all by herself!

[@cellobus2961]

CARTUNES

[@williewilson3002]

Absolutely

[@sshhrroooomm]

No matter how much metal i listen to, i always make time for Steely

[@ladder3257]

respect

[@sgtbigballs666]

Well said

[@TH-nf1eo]

Bernie Purdie doing the Purdie Shuffle is a gift for the ages.

[@mralleycat63]

This groove is AMAZING! Mr Purdie is a master!

[@reek1175]

Also used by Toto in the song Rosanna, but it was little different version by their drummer I think Jeff Percaro. I might have the name spelled wrong

[@cardo1111]

Indeed.

[@andriealinsangao613]

@@reek1175 Yeah, Jeff Porcaro took the Purdie/half-time shuffle, combined it with a Bo Diddley kick pattern, and vóila! The Rosanna drum part was born.

[@courtbeall7768]

From a drummers standpoint.This is as good as it gets.Purdie shuffle at its best.Its like a drum clinic wrapped in a song.

[@willyg2293]

in control jazz/rock drummer: snare, symbol(ride and hi-hat) bass and hi-hat squeeze all independent. Brilliant!

[@stacyhubbs5676]

purdie shuffle wow

[@brucestirling8215]

genius - let's not forget Roger Nichols the engineer who created this sonic masterpiece

[@jorozco13yearsago40]

RIP

[@wpcom12]

The finest piano riff, and the tastiest track, on the most delicious popular music album of the '70s and, perhaps, all time. Unadulterated genius of musicianship and arrangement. RIP Walter.

[@michaelowens6533]

Folk will be listening to Steely Dan for a long time yet. My 2 kids who are now in their 30’s are big fans and I hope they pass it on to the next generation, I’m sure they will. I’ve introduced SD to many young folk and they’re all blown away. Quality survives.

[@johnbarley4963]

I feel so fortunate to have grown up in the late 60's and 70's where there was so much great and diverse music that you never got tired of listening to. It got me through a lot of difficult times. This song is a prime example of the quality of music we were blessed with and so grateful for.

[@magdaemmelkamp9524]

I feel the same way! I just told this to a friend the other day!

[@cindydufala7646]

John Barley me too 🎼🎵🎶✌🌼🌻🌼⚘☘🍃

[@mehul6220]

I was born in 90's and am obsessed with 60's and 70's music. I feel like its a treasure box that contains surprises which will last even my lifetime. The only thing I miss is seeing my favorite bands live and living in the culture. Kudos to the musicians that gave us real music at that time!

[@razzmatazz7542]

@@mehul6220 great days and great memories ,never to be recreated not repeated again !

[@patmcpee]

@ John Barley I certainly, wholeheartedly agree. I have spent a lifetime trying to impart that nugget of wisdom on younger music fans. The music that was ‘the music to our ears’ in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s cannot be matched. The line up of the artists that graced the charts during those years is just ridiculous. Cream Skynyrd Temptations BeaTles Stones ‘Reetha’ America Zeppelin Gladys Knight Floyd CHICAGO Smokey Allman Bros Isley Bros Righteous Bros Sam Cooke Four Tops Hollies Dells -I could do this all day long. I’m talking about ALL DAY LONG! And to have all of them at the same time is a miracle that we were blessed with.

[@lewiselliott9038]

THE sickest drum beat ever

[@patmcpee]

Jeff Picaro would certainly agree.

[@87vwscir]

and John Bonham

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@patmcpee Porcaro* But, yes, the shuffles in Rosanna by Toto and Fool In The Rain by Led Zeppelin are variations of the Purdie Shuffle.

[@patmcpee]

@@nickavenoso7851 You’re so right. The late, great Jeff Picaro stated that he used all three as the inspiration for Rosanna. Also, he threw in the Bo Diddly beat to make it even more fun!

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@patmcpee Yes. But, it’s Porcaro not Picaro.

[@reek1175]

This album is their definitive and also definitive for that era! This album takes you back to a certain happy period but not having aged at the same time! So complex but sounds so effortless

[@groovefondue5060]

From the greatest album ever recorded. Such a great tune, not one single note that shouldn't be there.

[@JackT13]

Will forever be my favourite Dan number. Pure musical escapism and jazz fusion bliss

[@ynotw57]

This album brings tears to my eyes from how unbelievably good it is. Every song.

[@callumsutherland2954]

I genuinely get shivers _every time_ I hear this.

[@lariraumavirta8170]

went to see Steely Dan with my late father. They played his favorite album Aja. It was a magical week to LA. In retrospect he knew that he needs to pass to the next level aka death. But the week we had with my bro and dad was something that i can retell to any1. All I can take from this is the confort of listening to these song that i listened with him when he was alive! Big ups as they say these days ! :D

[@djclay33]

what a beautiful story.

[@lariraumavirta8170]

than you very much. its been many years since my dad passed away but still i get so good feeling just by listening this album! it takes me to the greek theather listening this live with him! :D

[@PhilOBrien809]

Nice....

[@geoff2027]

Your father had good taste and a fine ear.

[@jaywa101]

That was very cool of him, and you too. They are magical songs played with genius. Great taste. Your late father passed on a pretty cool legacy. I hope you are ok, despite the pain x

[@togo7713]

Just for you Walter. The danger on the rocks has surely passed. R.I.P

[@igottheblues100]

Hell of a half time drum shuffle by Bernard Pirdie!

[@tripleobeats1260]

igottheblues100 Pretty Purdue is laid back so far in the measure, I learned this whole album on drums, it probably saved my life....

[@hamiltonmays4256]

It's so iconic, it's actually called the "Purdie shuffle" ! No lie.

[@cindipossidento5688]

The best studio musicians as well !!!!

[@crazyg74]

only a drummer can appreciate the subtle brilliance of Purdie's groove. It doesn't get much more slick than this

[@timidater4803]

@@crazyg74 Hell Ya!! Mr. Porcaro was no slouch either!!!

[@RussRamey6]

Oh my, I love this arrangement, takes me right back to great days. One year before I married the love of my life. Still am... so I found my home at last...

[@stevendonald3937]

By far the best album that Steely Dan made. Brings back great memories growing up in the 70's.

[@intheskymusic]

This could be best album of all time.

[@hogey111]

A masterpiece piece of art. never get tired of this song and the entire album. Incredible musicianship, song writing, production.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

The 'Purdy Shuffle' bless him, what a groove.

[@nix4pool]

Insanely good, fell into them by accident in the 70's thanks to "Do it again" , never looked back, brilliant track from a classic album.

[@rustykuntz94]

The guitar solo by Larry Carlton @ 3:31 on just takes my breath away, such a happy, loving vibe, what a great song!

[@rustykuntz94]

Really? Amazing

[@petewentz3528]

Did you ever figure out with credibility whether the guitar solo was Becker or Larry Carlton? It does sound like Becker.

[@cindipossidento5688]

Larry Carlton another great guitarist!!! 🥰🥰 My favorite... Pat Metheny !!!!👍🏻

[@johnmaer]

@@cindipossidento5688 Cindi, do you consider Metheny to have an easy to grasp and enjoy guitar style? I know he is highly regarded, but have never found his signature stuff to be all that accessible to maybe my less than highly trained musical ear. It's taken a while to get into Becker......he has several landmark Dan tunes and guitar solo's to his credit but his style in later years became an irritation. Carlton is and was a prodigy for himself and a number of Dan records/tracks.

[@cindipossidento5688]

johnmaer I love Becker, Carlton, just a personal favorite ... Metheny

[@jeffhedden1956]

I can listen to this everyday, and I do most days, there's not enough time in the day to listen to all of the greats, so I hit up Asia and a long list of others, my sister turned me on to Steely Dan 35 years ago, what a ride, every song brings back different memories, it's hard to have a bad day when you start it off with Steely Dan!

[@DanielBrown-sn9op]

Jeff Hedden Keep listening. Life is a journey

[@jemesdenham9687]

Jeff Hedden I always zero in on a different sections of this song.

[@moonlightlady6126]

agree, and the great thing about Steely is that no matter how many decades have passed, you play a Steely song and ALWAYS find something new in it, and something timeless and soothing!

[@larryvelasquez662]

I listen to Aja everyday when I get into my semi.

[@kimjasso9953]

This album came out when I was a senior in high school. It won Album of the Year on a radio station called WXRT in Chicago. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Kim Jasso for good reason...it’s the best

[@johns.8082]

Kim Jasso Chicago's "Fine rock station." It was a moment in time.

[@johnmaer]

93.1 FM, wherefore art thou?

[@mpmphilpott]

I was a senior as well. Good times.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

I actually was a three year old when it came out, but I do remember hearing Aja a lot on the radio as a preschooler. I like their music from an early age

[@williampatterson5067]

This song just oozes vibe, rythym, groove and just overall its great to be alive feeling. What a band and what a song.🎵

[@stevemoore9509]

I just love this song play it loud. Nice bass line. One of the best albums ever.

[@kamilbitar4318]

This song is criminally underrated.

[@nathandodge665]

Yeah yeah I know they're the best there ever was and blah blah blah blah blah

[@JamaisMEC]

It should surprise no one how deftly Fagen puts Homer's "The Oddysey" to music...yet I'm still surprised.

[@robertlawson682]

See also Golden Brown by the Stranglers

[@srikanthsundararajan1789]

Absolutely!

[@a.d.2719]

I love almost everything Steely Dan ever did, but what is it about this one? If I hear it once, I have to play it again and again. I was on a cruise last month, and played this as we pulled out of Los Angeles until the city disappeared in the distance.

[@BigBadassR]

Maybe its because of the lyrics. Maybe, deep down, you don't like leaving LA.

[@kenwilliams3208]

I too, love "Home at Last" greatly, it may be my favorite Dan song of all time. But then again, I love Riki, Black Cow, Doctor Wu and several others immensely.....such a tough problem to have.

[@ruforufo2185]

same here bro.., there is some sorta special something about this song... i cant pinpoint it either, other than to hazard a guess that it is the un-usual timing and content of the lyrics...

[@justinrensel8518]

Ashley Desjardins its that purdy shuffle

[@countdown2xstacy]

Ashley Desjardins Doctor Wu does it to me every time. A glass of wine, close the eyes and play Doctor Wu. Just can’t get enough of that song.

[@kennethrobinson6828]

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie at his finest...The Purdie Shuffle....

[@Ash_Hudson]

Words can't fully express how this drum beat makes me feel listening to it. It's the groove, the pocket, the thick and luxurious tone of his kit, his timing, perfectly placed hits to accentuate the song, the way he doesn't overcomensate, but rather just goes along for the ride and enjoys it - Just like I am right now.

[@johanponin1360]

Purdie shuffle is made from this, you get it when you stop thinking drumming and start feeling time and surfing on it.

[@earldupree1204]

Kenneth Robinson and Cornelius Bumford on sax

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Purdie was made for Aja!

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Purdie for the win!

[@dmorris61]

. . . come on now. I lost my father, my mother and brother in the last 4 years. And when that happens you do not thumb down a song like this. So RIP - John Orwin Morris, Philip Jonathan Morris, Agnes Rosamund Greenhalgh - all of my immediate family. I am only 53 - same age as Phil when he went. God Bless. No musical judgement - just peace and respects.

[@dmorris61]

***** Thank you, and love on ya Dac! it's Dave. And although I don't play music I am a kind of self taught cubic musician. Some people who thumb down music like SD are unreal! I can only try and do it through colour and express that way. www.davidmorris.info/ Home at last!

[@SwooperMoonpie]

God Bless David. My condolences. Music will always be there to comfort us. It will Never disappoint. Thanks for the post.

[@dmorris61]

SwooperMoonpie Thanks for your words, Moonpie. They mean a lot to me. Music is a kind of medicine or therapy I guess.

[@anitalomeli297]

David Morris your a ass don't hate Cindy j

[@mikeyrebs8259]

David Brother sorry that even 3 yrs later God Bless !!!

[@xtradelite903]

Never had I heard so much space between notes. Defies genre.

[@dme1016]

I lived then loving the fact that they had no genre after hitting the pop charts early. I found them through my jazz fusion days with Pat Matheny, etc.

[@dougzander4959]

Xtra Delite --THAT space is what's called the pock-et. Bernard Purdie is his own click. This is incredibly difficult not only to play, but to actually hear, to comprehend how to play that slow, that delayed, that regularly. Get it. You dig it.

[@Ash_Hudson]

Try the Wanton Song by Led Zeppelin. The space on the verses is impactful

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@dougzander4959 I believe it's the same idea as Help! Fast, 1 handed 8ths. You're not really hitting the HH. you're letting it bounce in just the right way. It's almost like a tiny digging motion. Almost pulling the stick UP, not pushing it DOWN.

[@RonaldCharlesEpstein]

Steely Dan offers great classic lyric poetry.

[@zenstain]

Of all the brilliance of this song, it's the shuffle that Pretty Purdie lays down that stands out the most. Definition of sublime.

[@Stevesk0011]

I'm just here for the drums.

[@KennethColeman426]

*Do you Play The Drums Duder?(:)*

[@speechrighter]

:-D

[@MacDuff27]

"Pretty" Purdie's drum track "made" Kid Charlemagne

[@kaozinferno5980]

I'm just here for the bass....... and everything else 😉

[@k.hendrickson8735]

It's the keyboards that are doing it for me...

[@zackzallie8735]

This album has NO FILLERS!! Same goes with other Steely Dan albums.

[@dirtydelva]

The more Steely Dan I listen to, the more I love

[@tywilson8619]

Steely Dan = Their own original sound@vibe that no other band cones close too. Timeless !! @ Genius

[@stevehansen4755]

This is so wonderfully recorded and mixed. I remember when it came out, I was blown away by the production - and here we are so many years later and it still blows me away!

[@moonlightlady6126]

Well the danger on the rocks is surely past, still I remain tied to the mast....LOVE IT!!!!

[@1234radio]

Ulysse's journey back to Ithaca. Odyssey.

[@Pentapus1024]

I very much love this album. It takes me back to being around 8 years old, living in Port Hueneme in a small one bedroom apartment with a big bay window full of house plants and baubles. While my dad was at work my mom would put this on, amongst other things like The Police, Sting, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Level 42, Rush, Black Sabbath, Sade etcetera etcetera, while she made stained glass in the tiny dining room that was converted to a work space. And I'd be sitting at the coffee table practicing drawing by using 80s Heavy Metal magazines for models when I wasn't outside playing I'd like to elaborate painting this scene but the diphenhydramine and it's getting hard to text. TLDR: this music evokes strong nostalgia for the best part of my life

[@ultimatestudios45]

Steely had swagger when their was'nt such a thing.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

ItsThyAustin - Spooky YES YES YES

[@carollynnclemmons3396]

Hellllll yessss!!!!!

[@michaelwallbrown3726]

wasn't sorry

[@HyzersGR]

James Brown says hello

[@TheDayMang]

Swagger existed before words

[@michaelp8270]

RIP Walter glad you came to Vegas this past April .... Your home at last brother

[@arniefromventuraprado9643]

Another fan

[@yeahdancetomyrecord]

I also really enjoyed those concerts. Very fortunate to see their amazing band and happy Donald is playing as much as he can.

[@johnmaer]

His family ain't home at last.....they're in court litigating against Walter's brother in crime, Donald Fagen. Explain that one to me, will you? Then, and only then, will I be willing to will the late, great Walter with a RIP accolade. Wow, aren't we a sanctimonious, pretentious, narcissistic species, no? All the RIP wishes.......

[@ALEXANDERNEVERMIND1958]

I COULD GO AWAY FOR AWHILE, BUT IT NEVER FAILS. EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT STEELY DAN, I HAVE TO COME BACK TO THIS GREAT MUSIC. ITS BEEN A TOUGH WEEK TO BOOT. I NEED THEIR MASTERWORKS....

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Masterwork from an album full of masterworks. Not one note out of place, grace and intelligence abounding in composition and arrangement, lyrically compelling. The Dan, of course.

[@stephenchase3352]

besides the music, the lyrics, & the incredible syncopation, I enjoy reading the credits & the lineup of all the top notch musicians who play on this record. stellar performance.

[@61guitbox]

Steely Dan’s AJA was my soundtrack to the spring and summer of 78’ while living in Fitchburg Ma. awesome memories 👍🏻✌️😊🇨🇦

[@kelliannoflanagan3265]

Brockton, MA. here!

[@glasgowkiwi]

Chuck Rainey's bass part alone is a feast.

[@pannikattak7533]

That Perdie Shuffle. So relaxed, so effortless and so cool.

[@NmpK24]

Purdie and Chuck Rainey together and then some. Awesome song.

[@mikeashcraft639]

Becker said once he heard Rainey in the studio, Becker for the first time realized he could put the bass down and let someone else play it.

[@diamonddog13]

@@mikeashcraft639 And yet Becker played a brilliant bass line on Deacon Blues.

[@whyyoulidl]

So great to rediscover this! Aja was one of the first cd's I got as a teenager...

[@Fuzcapp]

A teenager with taste! You're a champ!

[@alpdigitalfilmworks9174]

I've had glasses of water on a 110 degree day that weren't THIS cool and refreshing...Bless you, Walter Becker. And the unparalleled skills of Bernard Purdie!

[@pauloconnor5850]

Thank you Donald and the late Mr Becker, this music is just perfect.

[@karlannherndon1137]

🎼How fortunate were we 2hav great music n the 70's&80's...2days 'music' can hardly b called music anymore! All the $$$ spent on VINYLS...WORTH EVERY CENT...We were blessed.🎤🎶🎼💿📀💽

[@jerryhayes2351]

Steely Dan was a musical epiphany whose time had come. So much talent. Glad we were along for the ride.😃

[@BobMacNeal]

Bernard Purdie tapping his hi hat is in the driver's seat here. Love this tune. Never gets old.

[@alvenarahming6592]

Here in Houston the “jazz in all it’s colors station” KTSU 90.9 still jams this joint. And it sounds good every time. Steely Dan was one of the all time greats. The music will live in infamy.

[@dannymcdaniel9057]

I was 24 when this came out. Such a great album!

[@philipferguson8570]

Great band, producing so much good music.

[@davexxx5175]

Great shuffle-song! Aja ..probably one of the best records in the modern music (about the recording, the musicians, the compositions...everything)..a masterpiece!

[@robertfriel7999]

Purdy Shuffle 😎

[@davexxx5175]

@@robertfriel7999 - Yeah -- very Purdie shuffle 😉

[@warrenblum3104]

these guys are great musicians and composers. this is one of my favorites when i lived far away from home a long time ago.

[@japagowtrio8008]

School chums Graham Nix and Richard Petit introduced me to steely Dan in 1973. Thanks boys...don't know where you are now but ... thanks.

[@ssmith1540]

I was tagged in a post on fb this morning. Dog in a car sign stating "ac is on I have water listening to steely dan" and everyone bashed SD. It made me so upset. Like I really think people bashing steely dan have never listen to them a day in their life. Like it's the cool thing to bash them. I wanted to comment about uncultured pigs. But. Then I decided no. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. I'll save my comments and turn Aja up louder. Steely dan is my dads favorite. He got me started on aja. I considered Aja for my daughter I loved it so much. I saw them play in Philadelphia about 15 years ago. Pure perfection.

[@Survivor2002]

Moving from state-to-state again, and I needed to hear this song to mark the occasion...

[@djclay33]

Survivor2002 Safe trip Bro.

[@bobsmith6538]

Amen brother, I hope your long journey was a safe one and is finally over now.....

[@johnmaer]

Don't forget to put some stank into it.....

[@robotfighter3934]

its just the calm before the storm...

[@ernestcor-de-buy9382]

unforgettable sound special atmosphere and sensational voice... of course i adore this group on top of my favorites list.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

ernest cor-de-buy mine too

[@jliz6435]

Chuck Rainey adds so much as does Purdie!

[@1920s]

Sure sounds purdie.

[@kaleschelin8067]

1920s yes sir the Purdue shuffle sounds great on this track. it's hard work making it sound so smooth.

[@PoetryWound]

Here's John Bonham's version of the half-time shuffle kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGQfXV6lNZjqbM

[@seanhennessey9869]

I came across this iso of Bonham just last night, check it, same song....after it ends he goes into a speed shuffle type thing that is worth waiting for...this is awesome kzbin.info/www/bejne/oojRma1nj8h5bZY

[@seanhennessey9869]

different streaks for different freaks, I suppose...I came across the Bonham iso by accident, saw the other poster´s comment, and sent the link...also, I listened to more Bonham than Porcaro back in the day...

[@seanhennessey9869]

yes, I know Porcaro, for sure, super drummer....I dig all sorts of music, from Dylan to Miles to Zep to the Dan...in fact, the original poster has a Dan profile name, I think lots of people like all sorts of different music...it is not incongruous to dig both the Dan and Zep

[@siuleopouesi5794]

Talents that'll never be forgotten. RIP Walter Becker ❤

[@kirkjohnwiggle]

I'm on MY own superhighway every day, with this amazingly superb song ! ! ! ! Aja, the album is truly one of the ALL time great recordings, POP -ROCK division ! ! ! ! ....

[@gabrielgreenwoodschannel]

My high school acappella group is going to be performing an acappella version of this song! I'll upload the video soon!

[@greggwalsh3893]

This is by far the best steeling album. Listening to Home at Last . Wow!

[@stevencoffman]

wow 42 years and this song still sounds great .listening to this song on September 23 2019

[@edwardsholar9730]

I wish it was 1977 again.

[@bigj3508]

42 year anniversary tomorrow and this song was randomly stuck in my head.

[@jazscat1]

Walter Becker constituted one-half of one of America's most seminal jazz/rock/blues/swing/pop bands ever to exist. To say that we will likely never see the likes of Walter Becker (of course, in brilliant collaboration with Donald Fagen) is both an understatement, and obvious to denizens of sophisticated music style, guitarists(such as myself), music aficionados, and people with cultivated, wry senses of humor. I am heartbroken at the end of an impossible-to-replace songcrafter, songwriter, and epitome-of-free-thinking musician. Thank you Walter Becker for enriching my life in so many incalculable ways. RIP... you're Home At Last. S.C. Pierce

[@johnmaer]

Let's hone in on the facts and try to avoid the pompous.....H-A-L was Becker's most virtuoso like solo guitar performance and one that typifies his style, a kind of meandering, lazy, counterpoint barrage of notes that just fits the structure of the track they are attached to. Kudos to Walter for his guitar chops on this one....

[@YRREBLRAK]

At 60 I still smile when I think of the first time I heard this Album. I was a Radio Disc Jock when The Nightfly was released. Great Music!

[@notused6177]

this song truly is a vibe

[@SpillAudio]

Lenise Bent, who worked with the band during their Aja sessions. It was the recording of the song “Home at Last” that brought her to a breaking point, due to Fagen and Becker’s insistence on getting two words, two syllables, absolutely perfect. As remembered by Dick LaPalm, Bent’s friend and publicist extraordinaire: ‘Dick, I have to talk to you.’ She put her head down on the desk in her arms and said, ‘Well-the, well-the, well-the.’ I said, ‘What are you doing?’ Lenise looked up and said, ‘Dick, I have to get off the Aja session. They worked on the words ‘well the’ for six hours last night. All they did was work those two words for just the right sound for hours. I really have to get off the session.’

[@DeadDave50]

Reminds me when I picked up my life and moved to Texas to start over.Good times,bad times....but its my history,both good and bad.....thank you for being the back round music to my life....

[@curtisbyrd423]

this song brought me back when all was lost and deep despair..thank you

[@alicefierro8520]

R.I.P. Walter Becker, you are and forever will be a pure musical genius. I had the pleasure of witnessing 3 Steely Dan concerts, in 3 different decades. I was stoned at the first one, they were so awesome, I waited to get stoned after the shows for the next 2. You will be missed. See ya later in rock n roll heaven.

[@utoobia]

The Dan was tooooo good to be lumped in with “yacht rock”.

[@tommarks795]

This ain’t no yacht rock. This has no genre. It is of itself.

[@ripmint]

It does sound particularly nice on a boat, though

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I don't know of any of those bands that are "bad."

[@clafong9]

So good they were undefinable. Kind of like The Band or Little Feat.

[@rowanmelton7643]

Brilliant drums performed by Bernard Purdie. Love the way the drums open up during the guitar solo at the end

[@SM-xo3dv]

Late great?? He's still alive dude!

[@geoffwales8646]

Always there to serve the song and give space for the music.

[@greggwalsh3893]

kind of weird a hundred people gave this a thumbs down. Just listen to the music. It's brilliant

[@cindipossidento5688]

gregg walsh Ahhhh. The nerds of the world!!! This was good from the start and will always be good!!!! 🥰🥰

[@61guitbox]

sadly most kids today will never experience real music played by real musicians...i was 16 when this came out and grateful to have been there !✌️

[@williambloomhuff3389]

now there are 333-WTF?

[@shirylkaplan]

What wonderful memories! Been listening to Steely Dan for decades. By far one of most timeless bands ever. Little Jazz, fusion, lyrics, best ever! This is my go to music to listen to at home, or hanging outside by the firepit.

[@TheCornishCockney]

i maintain that their debut album 'cant buy a thrill' was the best debut ever by anyone,and i'm a Beatles nut,Stones,Who,Floyd and Zep,none of them match that album's debut.then they upped the bar again with Aja after maintaining quality with katy and pretzel. Royal Scam,Gaucho also classics.

[@fredrikkilander4044]

Now this is something you don't hear today…

[@edwardhill1279]

This Aja album came out in 1977 and kicks ass even in 2022..you talk about standing the test of time

[@thomasnelson5758]

Everyone loves shouting out the famous Dan guitar soloists like Carlton, Randall, Baxter and Dias but Walter could really solo his ass off here, this one is probably my favorite of his, bluesy and perfect

[@jerrymammoser9857]

...yeah..Walter was something special. He could get to that place and just open up the doors. His work on Black Friday was also something to behold.

[@crimsonking4757]

This song brings tears to my eyes every time after 25 years......as soon as he breaks into "I know this superhighway....."

[@FpMaggio00]

God I forget how good they are.... *I love these guys!!*

[@thomasholmes8063]

Yes, yes, thank-you Walter, for your brilliance and energy you placed into all of Steely Dan's works. God bless you and the band. Thomas

[@scottcormier4011]

as a veteran i thank you!!!! may your day be truely a blessed one!!

[@djclay33]

Your country thanks you Sir. Bless you.

[@djclay33]

It's funny Scott, I see you liked Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison also on Phull Platta channel, that's one of my other channels....cool. Thanks again.