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Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:28 pm

The brass arrangements are simply super.

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Post by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:29 pm

Fancy but not especially entertaining guitar solo.

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:29 pm

drum banana 🐮 🔔 strum banana

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:30 pm

I could imagine Barry Manilow doing this one.

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:30 pm

Apparently he did go back to Annandale.

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:31 pm

"Guadalajara" is a very nice word to type.

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Post by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:32 pm

7: Pearl Of The Quarter

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:32 pm

It's like "Antananarivo".

Or "Addis Ababa".

Or "Ouagadougou".

Or "Albuquerque".

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:32 pm

Track 7 - Pearl of the Quarter.

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:33 pm

Actual normal song with no subtext shocker! gasp

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:33 pm

music

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:33 pm

Clearly influenced by The Band.

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:33 pm

rim shot 2

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:35 pm

It's lovely this song.

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Post by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:36 pm

8: King Of The World

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:36 pm

It's strange to hear them do a simple, pathos-laden melancholy song.

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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:36 pm

Last track - King of the World.

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:36 pm

King of teh World

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:37 pm

Apparently this has some kind of Todd Carty Cormac McCarthy 'end of days' vibe about it. scared

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Post by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:38 pm

drum banana

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