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Countdown to Ecstasy is the second studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records in July 1973. It was recorded at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California, except for Rick Derringer's slide guitar part for "Show Biz Kids", which was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado.
Jul 1, 2024 · One of Steely Dan’s signature tunes, “Show Biz Kids” is given momentum by a heavy, repetitive groove that gives Dias, Baxter, and Rick Derringer ample opportunity to showcase their bluesy ...
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Jul 25, 2023 · Hardly the commercial success of its predecessor Can’t Buy A Thrill, the second Steely Dan album, Countdown to Ecstasy, (released July 1973) was the only record of the group’s written and arranged for a live band.
“Everything about the song, from its moaning slide guitars and thumping backbeat to Fagan’s ultra-hip, ultra-sarcastic sneer, is absolutely irresistible. Musically, it’s a slab of funky blues-rock, with a few merciless guitar outbursts (courtesy of session man Rick Derringer).”
1 day ago · The songs that would comprise Countdown to Ecstasy, released in early July 1973, brought those influences closer to the foreground while being tailored specifically to the band’s core quintet. The crack of Hodder’s snare launches “Bodhisattva,” the opening track, into a Zen boogie that lampoons New Age mysticism while showcasing the ...
Jul 1, 2023 · Released in July of 1973, Countdown To Ecstasy is the only Steely Dan album written and arranged for a live band likely accounting for it standing apart in the band’s discography. Becker and Fagen weren’t too keen on touring with a band and recording a new record at the same time.
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Around this time he played guitar on two Steely Dan tracks, "Show Biz Kids" on Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) and "Chain Lightning" on Katy Lied (1975). Derringer is credited with helping Donald Fagen gain a record deal in 1972.
