Applying the same formulas Jimmie Haskell honed across myriad rock hits to space age pop arrangements, Count Down! remains one of the most imaginative and compelling records of its kind, embracing electronics and revolutionary studio effects to create what can only be dubbed flying saucer rock & roll. Employing cosmic sound effects like rocket engines and computerized beeps, bleeps, and blips alongside wordless vocals, celestial flutes, and echo-drenched piano, Haskell completely upends the archetypal sound of post-Elvis rock -- the daze of futures past never sounded so beautiful.