Riding high on the success of their debut CAN'T BUY A THRILL, Steely Dan
put together what was, on the surface, their most commercial and
straightforward album. "Bodhisattva," for example, which opens the
album, works a driving, jump-blues groove that seems at odds with the
band's laid-back, jazz inclinations. The heavy, bluesy stomp of "The
Boston Rag" and the slinky, edgy boogie of "Show Biz Kids" may make it
seem as though Steely Dan was vying for favor with their more
roots-oriented pop-rock contemporaries.Nothing could be further from the
truth, however. COUNTDOWN TO ECSTACY is more ambitious, complex, and
layered than its predecessor, with a heavier dose of jazz fusion, more
subtle and textured arrangements, and an even higher level of studio
craftsmanship. Both "Razor Boy" and "Your Gold Teeth" demonstrate
flashes of Latin flavor-- marimba-driven bop in the former, and
salsa-c**-lounge jazz in the latter. The presence of session
musicians--drummer Jim Hodder and guitarists Jeff Baxter and Denny
Diaz--fleshes out Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's superb songwriting
and playing, making for an excellent and overlooked addition to the
band's catalogue.
EU/UK ISSUE 1998 CD MCA - MCD11887 MADE IN THE EU REMASTERED DISC: 1. Bodhisattva 2. Razor Boy 3. The Boston Rag 4. Your Gold Teeth 5. Show Biz Kids 6. My Old School 7. Pearl Of The Quarter 8. King Of The World
DISCIN NEW CONDITION, PERFECT PLAYBACK
JEWEL CASE/ARTWORK ETC IN NEW & SEALED CONDITION, NO CRACKS, NO DAMAGE