For me, the bass on Josie is utterly sublime. It is my all time fave Steely Dan track, laying down such a funky groove whilst at the same time weaving around the melody. I don't like all SDs output - there are very few bands where I could say that - but the stuff I like is way up there. A couple of years back Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers were on the same night at the O2 - for me it was probably the best night's music I have ever had the privilege of watching
I get that we don't like the same things but I don't get why people have to disparage what they don't like or the people who like it. If the OP doesn't like Aja, why make some sort of inverted snobbery remark about it? Not necessary. I left a Snarky Puppy concert at half time, for example, as I wasn't enjoying it but I know a lot of folks love them. Horses for courses.