Product Description
Brand New ~ Sealed! High Quality 50th Anniversary Reissue Edition On 180 Gram Vinyl. Meticulously Remastered By Bernie Grundman From The Original Analog Tapes, Cut By Alex Abrash At His Renowned AA Mastering Studio & Pressed At Precision.
‘Countdown To Ecstasy’ was the record on which Donald Fagen became lead vocalist for Steely Dan, on an album that included such standouts as “Bodhisattva”, “Show Biz Kids”, and “My Old School”.
Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released seven albums from 1972 through 1980, an extraordinary run of top line musicianship, clever wordplay, genius arrangements and pop hits that outshone the top 40 of its day, or any day!
Side 1:
Bodhisattva
Razor Boy
The Boston Rag
Your Gold Teeth
Side 2:
Show Biz Kids
My Old School
Pearl Of The Quarter
King Of The World
AMG –
The loud guitars and pronounced backbeat of "Bodhisattva," "Show Biz Kids," and "My Old School" camouflage the fact that Countdown is a riskier album, musically speaking, than its predecessor. Can't Buy a Thrill became an unexpected hit, and as a response, Donald Fagen became the group's full-time lead vocalist, and he and Walter Becker acted like Steely Dan was a rock & roll band for the group's second album, Countdown to Ecstasy. The loud guitars and pronounced backbeat of "Bodhisattva," "Show Biz Kids," and "My Old School" camouflage the fact that Countdown is a riskier album, musically speaking, than its predecessor. Each of its eight songs have sophisticated, jazz-inflected interludes, and apart from the bluesy vamps "Bodhisattva" and "Show Biz Kids," which sound like they were written for the stage, the songs are subtly textured. "Razor Boy," with its murmuring vibes, and the hard bop tribute "Your Gold Teeth" reveal Becker and Fagen's jazz roots, while the country-flavored "Pearl of the Quarter" and the ominous, skittering "King of the World" are both overlooked gems. Countdown to Ecstasy is the only time Steely Dan played it relatively straight, and its eight songs are rich with either musical or lyrical detail that their album rock or art rock contemporaries couldn't hope to match.