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United States, and "Show Biz Kids" satirizes contemporary Los
Angeles lifestyles. Critic Tom Hull described the lyrics as "a running paste together joke sufraintelligent, witty and slyly devious", citing as an example the following lyrics from "Show Biz Kids": "They got the booze they need / All
923:(1981), Christgau said that, thanks to Fagen's replacement of Palmer, who Christgau felt did not fit the group, Steely Dan was able to achieve a "deceptively agreeable studio slickness" on the album.
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Bop-style jazz soloing is set in the context of a pop song on "Bodhisattva". "The Boston Rag" develops from a jazzy song to unrefined playing by the band, including a distorted guitar solo by
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called it a "really excellent album" with "witty and tasteful" arrangements, "winning" performances, "high quality" songs, and a "potent and persuasive" mix of rock, jazz, and pop styles. In
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that money can buy / They got the shapely bods / They got the Steely Dan T-shirt / And for the coup de grâce / They're outrageous."
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1672:"Countdown to Ecstasy – Steely Dan | Credits | AllMusic"
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Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Steely Dan".
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American Popular Culture: An Introduction
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contemporaries couldn't hope to match." Chris Jones of
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the
Seventies
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the ninth best album of 1973 in his year-end list for
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Uslan, Michael; Clark, Dick; Solomon, Bruce (1981).
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296:from Steely Dan, the group recorded the album with
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1581:"Steely Dan Sunday: "Pearl of the Quarter" (1973)"
1289:(5,6), Myrna Matthews (5,6), Patricia Hall (5,6),
2716:(4th ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
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2630:Rubin, Rachel Lee; Melnick, Jeffrey Paul (2007).
2585:Dimery, Robert; Lydon, Michael (March 23, 2010).
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2587:1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
2439:A Cure For Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage
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1039:1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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2140:. Vol. 112, no. 3. p. 71
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871:Reviewing the album in August 1973 for
252:is the second studio album by American
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2712:Valdez, Stephen K. (August 31, 2006).
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2410:"Returning With a Painful Top 30 List"
2408:Christgau, Robert (January 13, 1974).
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2763:"Top Ten Obscure Steely Dan Lyrics"
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1796:"The Rekord Report: L'Objet Rèpris"
1760:"Countdown to Ecstasy – Steely Dan"
1530:" (B-side: "Pearl of the Quarter")
1258:– drums, percussion, backing vocals
927:described the album in an entry in
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330:Like Steely Dan's 1972 debut album
18:1973 studio album by Steely Dan
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2750:"Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years"
2656:; et al. (November 2, 2004).
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2118:Heatley, Lester & Roberts 1998
1983:"Gateways to Geekery – Steely Dan"
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1841:"Steely Dan: Countdown To Ecstasy"
1839:Blashill, Pat (October 30, 2003).
1587:from the original on July 19, 2011
585:Retrospective professional reviews
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2663:The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
2028:Kreilkamp, Ivan (February 1992).
1391:Dotty of Hollywood – album design
1388:Miss Natalie – assistant engineer
1015:said the ideas on the album are "
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2436:Jackson, Joe (October 9, 2007).
2227:– via robertchristgau.com.
1904:Jones, Chris (January 4, 2008).
1717:Logan, David (August 16, 1973).
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1609:Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years
1555:Logan, David (August 16, 1973).
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1688:Uslan, Clark & Solomon 1981
1606:Sweet, Brian (April 27, 2007).
1413:Red Herring Design/NYC – design
314:chart, though it was certified
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2382:"The Christgau Consumer Guide"
2164:"Thrills, Scams and Nightflys"
2132:"Flipping Through the Catalog"
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2523:. Retrieved October 27, 2004.
2244:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
1981:Adams, Erik (March 8, 2012).
1874:"Billboard's Top Album Picks"
1674:– via www.allmusic.com.
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984:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
931:(1998) as a progression from
822:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
686:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
510:disposal of one's possessions
300:singing lead on every track.
3339:Albums produced by Gary Katz
3136:Any Major Dude Will Tell You
3041:Rikki Don't Lose That Number
1654:"Steely Dan – My Old School"
1635:"Steely Dan – Show Biz Kids"
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449:while they were students at
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2660:; Hoard, Christian (eds.).
1882:. July 14, 1973. p. 62
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2613:The Encyclopedia of Albums
2277:The Great Rock Discography
2087:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
1820:Chapman & Clapton 2000
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1051:All tracks are written by
929:The Encyclopedia of Albums
724:The Great Rock Discography
363:and feature jazz-inspired
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2469:All Time Top 1000 Albums
2353:"Grade List: Steely Dan"
2198:"Consumer Guide '70s: S"
2013:Rubin & Melnick 2007
1809:– via tomhull.com.
1756:Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
1727:. New York. p. 54.
1503:" (B-side: "Razor Boy")
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1033:All Time Top 1000 Albums
1026:was voted number 307 in
674:Christgau's Record Guide
2714:A History of Rock Music
2249:Oxford University Press
1958:(5): 94. November 1973.
1933:Dimery & Lydon 2010
993:Stephen Thomas Erlewine
233:Released: October 1973
3189:A Decade of Steely Dan
2281:The National Academies
2275:(2002). "Steely Dan".
2273:Strong, Martin Charles
2072:(CD reissue booklet).
1719:"Countdown To Ecstasy"
1557:"Countdown To Ecstasy"
1361:– horn arrangement (6)
1179:"Pearl of the Quarter"
516:. Its title refers to
355:of "Bodhisattva" and "
3083:FM (No Static at All)
2357:Tom Hull – on the Web
2336:Sheffield et al. 2004
1969:Sheffield et al. 2004
1569:on December 27, 2012.
860:Tom Hull – on the Web
512:is a prerequisite to
202:Countdown to Ecstasy
3197:Reelin' In the Years
3020:Reelin' In the Years
2890:Countdown to Ecstasy
2754:Countdown to Ecstasy
2739:Countdown to Ecstasy
2668:Simon & Schuster
2534:Countdown to Ecstasy
2515:Countdown to Ecstasy
2498:Countdown To Ecstasy
2208:Ticknor & Fields
2070:Countdown to Ecstasy
1851:on November 12, 2007
1281:Additional musicians
1246:electric bass guitar
1024:Countdown to Ecstasy
1001:Countdown to Ecstasy
961:Countdown to Ecstasy
914:should be watched."
901:Countdown to Ecstasy
547:Countdown to Ecstasy
503:Countdown to Ecstasy
481:(1975), showcase "a
423:Countdown to Ecstasy
389:Countdown to Ecstasy
338:Countdown to Ecstasy
266:the Village Recorder
249:Countdown to Ecstasy
220:Released: July 1973
171:Countdown to Ecstasy
24:Countdown to Ecstasy
3245:Found Studio Tracks
2835:Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
2162:(August 16, 1992).
1297:, James Rolleston,
1233:Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
1190:"King of the World"
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955:, British musician
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542:Marketing and sales
530:Title and packaging
396:Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
312:Top LPs & Tapes
74:Nederland, Colorado
3334:ABC Records albums
3213:Citizen Steely Dan
2988:Northeast Corridor
2946:Everything Must Go
2938:Two Against Nature
2882:Can't Buy a Thrill
2746:(list of releases)
2568:Dorling Kindersley
2442:. Hachette Books.
2042:(11). New York: 70
1459:Top LPs & Tape
1237:pedal steel guitar
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953:A Cure for Gravity
933:Can't Buy a Thrill
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580:Critical reception
566:Top LPs & Tape
559:Can't Buy a Thrill
427:Can't Buy a Thrill
333:Can't Buy a Thrill
162:Can't Buy a Thrill
3324:Steely Dan albums
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2380:(December 1973).
2378:Christgau, Robert
2338:, p. 778–89.
2194:Christgau, Robert
1948:"Special Merit".
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2840:Denny Dias
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1543:References
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1506:ABC 11382
1395:Ed Caraeff
1385:– engineer
1379:– producer
1371:Production
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