Aja was one of my first albums, and I played the hell out of it. Side One more than Side Two probably, but Side Two is also great. Eventually I collected their entire catalogue. Everything is awesome. Walter Becker is a highly underrated guitarist. He has a great feel for "tasty licks" and even when he's shredding, he's not really shredding. You can hear the melody and musicality in what he's playing; he's just playing really, really fast.
I stepped onto the platform
The man gave me the news
He said "You must be joking, son.
Where did you get those shoes?"
I don't know why, but I've always loved that lyric. Cracked me up the first time I heard it on the radio. Most of their lyrics are very, very clever. Some are cruel and sarcastic, nearly all are observational, stuff you can relate to even if you have no direct experience.