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Agony or Ecstasy?
Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:38 pm
Linda-esque Moog.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:38 pm
Gone really bad ELP.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:38 pm
East Angliar bit.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:38 pm
Thoughtful lyrics.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:39 pm
When they hit their stride they're awesome.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:40 pm
Is that a modal guitar/keyboard solo?
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:41 pm
This doesn't sound like it's being played by a professional keyboard player. 
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:41 pm
They do frequently tend to meander off in vague directions unannounced though.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:41 pm
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:This doesn't sound like it's being played by a professional keyboard player.
So, Linda?
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:41 pm
I like it.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:41 pm
It is over.
It was all very beautifully played and written but rarely came to life.
Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it.
It was all very beautifully played and written but rarely came to life.
Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:42 pm
I shall give it 4 stars.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:42 pm
And the rest of you can just snuggle rumpus off.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:44 pm
Ultimately, I'd say that this and the next album "Katy Lied" were transitional - insofar as their transitional phase comprised of almost 1/3 of their albums.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:44 pm
I haven't said anything! Yet.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:50 pm
Nightjar wrote:Ultimately, I'd say that this and the next album "Katy Lied" were transitional - insofar as their transitional phase comprised of almost 1/3 of their albums.
Most people think both Katy Lied and (especially) Pretzel Logic are superior to CTE, but I (typically) disagree.
Also, most so-called 'people' reckon that The Royal Scam is a relatively poor entry in their canon, but (YET AGAIN!!) I disagree.
Anyway, We (by which I mean Wedni and
) have already done The Royal Scam, so, bearing in mind that I don't think Katy Lied is all that...It's Pretzel Logic next.
Not for another year or so though.
Don't worry.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:02 pm
On reflection, it's a more challenging album than I always think it is.
I think it's because I probably cherry pick the half-or-so good songs and only half-listen to the half-or-so overlong, meanderingly self-indulgent other ones.
Like I said earlier, it's an album of audacious parts.
A 'curates egg' with korma/vindaloo tendencies.
I think it's because I probably cherry pick the half-or-so good songs and only half-listen to the half-or-so overlong, meanderingly self-indulgent other ones.
Like I said earlier, it's an album of audacious parts.
A 'curates egg' with korma/vindaloo tendencies.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:06 pm
By 2028 we should realistically be done is what I am trying to basically say.
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by Nightjar Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:07 pm
I wonder whether anyone ever reads this sh*t I write?
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Re: Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:14 pm
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