Classic Albums - Steely Dan: Aja (DVD, 2006)

Bought it because i am a huge music fan in general, and enjoy documentaries on the hows and whys and decisions made that go into making major albums, and this is one of my favorite albums of all time. Little disappointed in the depth covered in this dvd in that most of it is just Donald and Walter sitting behind the control board in a kind of impromptu discussion about what musician did what on a certain line, and how they added a certain layer here or there. I was more expecting what went into the creative process as we all know about their technical prowess and perfectionistic production standards. The in studio performances kinda sucked also--just kind of a laid back, standard version of "Peg" and another one, all with no vocals from Donald, striking in its wrote,mechanical "run-through" feel to it all. No commentary from Jeff "Skunk" Baxter included either, but of course, we do have the profound words of Mr. Michael McDonald to enlighten us. But, all is not lost. At least I found out the source of the inspiration for the album title as mentioned previously, which I always kinda wondered about.......Cool beans.