Countdown To Ecstasy (studio album) by Steely Dan
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Countdown To Ecstasy is ranked 5th best out of 21 albums by Steely Dan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steely Dan is Aja which is ranked number 182 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,603.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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50/100  | 06/22/2022 16:56 | TheWongs | | 63/100 |
80/100 | 06/09/2022 14:58 | MetalMan67 | | 77/100 |
65/100 | 06/08/2022 10:45 |  Peppa | | 69/100 |
80/100 | 05/15/2022 15:08 |  Cardboardfolder | | 86/100 |
90/100 | 04/27/2022 17:37 |  sageamagoo | | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Jboy56 12/05/2021 21:16
On this album, Steely Dan shows the ability to create fine music in a wide spectrum of genres.
The excellent musicianship and production values make this a classic album in the art of jazz-rock. Actually, Dan is unique. Recommended to everybody
Track pick; Your Gold Teeth, groovy with superb guitar art.
Countdown to Ecstasy is a terrific follow-up to Steely Dan's first record. The group digs into the avante garde, with songs like Bodhisattva and my personal favorite Show Biz Kids. The lyrics are cryptic and the feel-good nature of the debut is gone, save for the upbeat My Old School. A real leap in maturity!
Track Pick: Show Biz Kids
tight concise jazz-oriented pop fantastic band great lyrics
teague 02/07/2021 17:51
Now THIS is their best album. An absolutely heavenly blend of jazz, rock, and pop. And it's always great to hear musicians of this caliber just going nuts on tracks like Bodhisattva, Your Gold Teeth, and Show Biz Kids. Shame that this one is often overlooked in the grand scheme of their catalogue.
llibnanoon 06/18/2020 12:25
Surprised I kinda liked this.
so 2019and I come across steely dan,buy all the albums up to and including gaucho. I have not been disappointed.like this one a lot.but then again I like them all.great band.
Fischman 01/03/2019 03:43
A great, complex, multi-layered album. Not a bad cut throughout.
Super tight production and groovy as hell
From start to finish, this album is absolutely fantastic. My second favorite Steely Dan album after Aja.
Another killer record from Steely Dan.
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