Countdown to Ecstasy

9.7	Amazon rating

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Steely Dan

Description: The only element of sophomore slump in Steely Dan's second album was the disappointing sales response upon its initial release in 1974. Musically, Countdown to Ecstasy is even stronger than the Dan's terrific debut, pushing the musical envelope with more complex jazz harmonies and intricate time signatures, and carrying their lyrics into even more shadowy realms peppered with sci-fi imagery and street-level slang. The songs are stunning, from the opening blast of "Boddhisattva," a Zen boogie fueled by Denny Dias's and Jeff Baxter's angular, bopping guitars, to the postnuclear apocalypse of "King of the World.&quot ... (more)

Manufacturer: Mca Dist Corp
Release date: 7 June 1990
EAN: 0076731115627 UPC: 076731115627

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