Album
Countdown To Ecstasy
1973 · Jazz, Rock
82 collectors on Gatefold own this
Countdown To Ecstasy is a Jazz album by Steely Dan, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 221 pressings tracked, owned by 82 collectors.
About
In some way, Steely Dan’s second album is just a meaner, weirder version of <i>Can’t Buy a Thrill</i>, the group’s 1972 debut. On <i>Countdown to Ecstasy</i>, the playing is tighter (“Bodhisattva”), the lyrics are more serrated (“My Old School”), and the fusion of jazz, rock, and R&B more fluid and enigmatic (“Your Gold Teeth”). But what’s a little nihilism when the licks are this tasty and the playing this incomparably smooth? Put “Your Gold Teeth” next to the grooves of something like Santana, or the country-ish tilt of “Pearl of the Quarter” next to Elton John, and you can hear how easily it must’ve been for the band to infiltrate 1970s rock radio—regardless of the subject matter. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Bodhisattva5:16
- A2Razor Boy4:10
- A3The Boston Rag5:48
- A4Your Gold Teeth6:45
Side B
- B1Show Biz Kids5:21
- B2My Old School4:46
- B3Pearl Of The Quarter3:55
- B4King Of The World5:03
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- polished
- sarcastic
- cerebral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben BenayACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, OTHER GUEST , ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- David PalmerBACKING VOCALS
- Denny DiasGUITAR
- Donald FagenPIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, LEAD VOCALS PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS
- James RollestonBACKING VOCALS
- Jeff BaxterGUITAR GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Jim HodderDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Michael FennellyBACKING VOCALS
- Myrna MatthewsBACKING VOCALS
- Patricia HallBACKING VOCALS
- Royce JonesBACKING VOCALS
- Sherlie MatthewsBACKING VOCALS
- Victor FeldmanGUEST , VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA, PERCUSSION MARIMBA MARIMBA, PERCUSSION
- Walter BeckerBASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR , HARMONICA, VOCALS BASS GUITAR , HARMONICA, VOCALS, LINER NOTES, WRITTEN-BY
- Bill PerkinsSAXOPHONE
- Ernie WattsSAXOPHONE
- Jimmie HaskellARRANGED BY SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, ARRANGED BY
- John RotellaSAXOPHONE
82 collectors on Gatefold own this · 221 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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