Elton John

This is only a selection from 57 songs however present into the movie: i remember also "Crocodile Rock" (Elton John), "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Ann Peebles), "Suspect Device" (Stiff Little Fingers), "Tread Water" (De La Soul), "We Are the Champions" (Queen), "The River" (Bruce Springs...

Their cover of David Ackles 'Down River' was suitably subdued and forgettable.   rating: ** stars side 1) 1.) I Am the Walrus   (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) - 6:22 side 2) 2.) Down River   (David Ackles) - 4:47 3.) Son of Your Father   (Elton John - Bernie Taupin) - 3:52

Even so, nobody put out a better set of pop/rock songs in the 1970's than Badfinger during their peak period with Pete Ham:  not Elton John, not Big Star, not any of the solo Beatles (although the combined efforts of J, P, G, & R surpassed Badfinger somewhat).  So, this set is well worth it...

If you are not moved by the exceptional performance Elton John gave at the funeral, then clearly you have no soul. Even now, watching it back brings tears to my eyes. And I never knew Diana- but a part of me, an innocent part died the day she died. It disgusts me that people on here have rated this lo...

When I was in college Pat Travers was the man ...  He may not have had the history, or name recognition of an Eric Clapton, but if you listened to FM rock stations, he was a staple.  That said, by the mid-1980s he'd essentially disappeared.  He was still out there, but popular tastes had shifted, le...

Changes" is a piano ballad by Elton John.  Oh wait sorry, this is by Black Sabbath.  Yes it is a piano ballad by the metal gods but it is actually a solid one at that.  The star of this single though is the B-Side "Supernaut", which has one of the sickest riffs of all time.  Stupid Fact; Frank Zappa on...

 UK release 'Working Nights' b/w 'Bad Side Of The Moon' (Parlophone catalog number R-5829).   Working Nights' was a rather conventional slice of boogie-rock, but it was quality boogie-rock.   rating: **** stars side 1) 2.) Bad Side of the Moon   (Elton John - Bernie Taupin) - 3:24

Rated: 3.0 Stars Another Pyramid - 3 Written In The Stars - 3 Easy As Life - 4 My Strongest Suit - 3 I Know The Truth - 3 Not Me - 3 Amneris' Letter - 3 A Step Too Far - 3 Like Father Like Son - 3 Elaborate Lives - 3 How I Know You - 3 The Messenger - 3 The Gods Love Nubia - 3 Enchantment Passing Through - 2

When I Think About Love - 2 The Power - 3 Shakey Ground - 3 True Love - 2 If You Were Me - 3 A Woman's Needs - 3 Old Friend - 4 Go On And On - 2 Don't Go Breaking My Heart - 3 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - 3 I'm Your Puppet - 3 Love Letters - 2 Born To Lose - 4 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - 3 Duets For One - 3

S- you rather admired Princess Diana, didn't you? Haha. K - you can laugh but I thought she was a bit different. I mean, she was very human, very vain and everything. But also she was that girl with a plain mind and a complex heart - that's a compliment! And she showed virtue somehow. My activist fri...

Musically American Gothic seems all too lightweight to pull off it's sweeping subject matter, at times Ackles sounds way too close to middle of the road easy listening, drawing comparisons to artists like Elton John, no surprise then to find the album is produced by Bernie Taupin, it has...

Ranked #1: Flawless; timeless, never-gets-bored musical masterpiece. Many great rappers took note from Marshall Mathers LP and made their variants, as well as shitty ones. Even the old legends gave nods to Em for the benchmark album (Elton John, Rakim, DJ Premier, etc...)

A quiet overlooked gem from a very intelligent and lucid songwriter, who never quit made it big-time. A shamed really as he was right at home in the milieu of the 1970's singer-songwriters, but maybe his music was a bit too odd in the end.

Truly one of the most painful listening experiences I've had listening to an album. The album is a pile of rubbage which raises the questions, "Does Mr. Dylan not have enough money already?". Many tend to discriminate against newer albums by older arters, while I find many of them excellent. J...

Speaking of feeling like dancing, opener and first single "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" best exemplifies this musical development. Armed with an extremely catchy chorus and a piano base contributed by Sir Elton John (as well as co-writing credits), the song is charming with Shears' objec...

You can hear the boring synthesized drums a false sound if ever i heard one. JJ comes in with some heartless backing vocals in the chorus. A pretty (philisophical negative) view of the world. I know the world can be small when you meet a friend in Wembley Stadium at an Eric Clapton/Elton John gig...

The arrangements range from boring to (sometimes amusingly) hokey, and the song selection is hit (like the two Elton John tunes--"Take Me to the Pilot" and "Your Song", or the Vince Guaraldi tune, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind") and miss (like the very Muzaky "Gloria, Gloria" or "Classical...

this music is what Elton John put together after Bernie Taupin handed him lyrics about getting drunk as hell and starting shit at any given chance, and based on that theme, and the fact that it's music and that music can be as fucking romantic as you can make it, i have to say Elton fucking nail...

I hear many people compare this to Jellyfish. I find that comparison not only wrong, but lazy. Fix is really in a class of his own, he plays all the instruments here except the drums. All the vocals are his too and there are some amazing moments of massed overdub harmony peppered throughout this...

Rated: 5.0 Stars They didn't have to take off 'Heartache All Over The World' even though a lot of people think Leather Jackets is his worst. But still, they added my personal favorites like 'Who Wears These Shoes' and 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'. It's nice =:-)

This is the second Elton John album I've heard in full, and even though it's not nearly perfect as a whole, some moments on Don't Shoot Me confirm my notions that this piano player will soon be one of my favorite artists. Anyway, the middle tracks are pretty weak but inoffensive at worst. "Dani...

Something About The Way You Look Tonight is one beautiful song. Super piano arrangements coupled with heart felt lyrics. The alternate version of Candle In The Wind is OK, as the melody is still stunning even today. However, this version features only Elton on piano so the lack of a good instr...

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John Kongos is a rather talented if largely unknown singer/songwriter  side 1) 1.) Tokoloshe Man   (John Kongos) - 5:20 3.) Gold   (Demetriou - John Kongos) - 4:28 side 2) 2.) Try To Touch Just One   (John Kongos) - 6:45 3.) Tomorrow I'll Go   (John Kongos) - 4:48

The third Aretha catalog exploitation of the fall is the first from Sony/BMG, which has long since deleted the Eighties and Nineties Aretha albums where half of its sixteen tracks first appeared, and it's also the best. But this isn't to accuse it of coherence or anything. Some of it has been...

“Hmmm-hmmm” Elton muttered. “I’m going to start with my heart-felt ballad for my old pal Daniel.” However the performance of Daniel really was heart-felt and beautiful, and Elton gained some confidence. “No!” cried Elton, “Save the criminal!” “Piss weak” whispered Elton.

This isn't a great Elton John album, but it is a very good one. The songwriting is pretty solid throughout; it's not an album characterized by lots of highs and lows. In fact, the only two real highs here are "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" and "Rocket Man," and the only real low is "Slave." "Honky Ca...

A quick scan of the track list and it’s obvious nothin’ to do isn’t just an attitude for The Joneses, but a fact.  “Pill Box,” “Criminals,” “Fix Me,” “White and Pretty,” “Ms. 714,” and “She’s So Filthy” don’t exactly brim with let’s-live-for-today optimism, but I’ve always thought happine...

Credited to Paul Kent (as opposed to P.C. Kent), 1971's cleverly titled "Paul Kent" was released on the small British B&C label, with Philips releasing the album in Holland and the rest of Europe.  Backed by an all-star cast of players, including Roger Powell, Tony Reeves, and Tim Renwi...

One of the first acts to be signed to Elton John's Rocket Records, the collection was produced by long standing Elton John sidekick/collaborator Bernie Taupin.  The presence of keyboardist Clive Franks and guitarist Davey Johnstone further underscored the Elton John connection (bot...

Its a boring piano pop, for fans of Elton Jonh maybe, but i think that fans of Elton John may find this music unimpressive, uncatchy and too unmelodic. The best song here is Changesthat i can rate some kind of 3/5 and that could be a album song (not single) on early Elton Jonh albums.

At this stage Elton John kept on releasing uninteresting LP’s almost driven by some kind of hydraulic inertia effect, and also and curiously, yet growing in popularity as the quintessential pop star of the 70’s: this is not strange, since the 90% of the populace have their head full of smo...

The remaining tracks go to various points of the '70's keyboard rock spectrum populated by Styx, though some tracks bear a bit of an Elton John feel ("I Don't Want to Lose Your Love", "Hold On", and "You Got the Power") though I blame this on the strong keyboard presence throughout the recor...

Rated: 4.0 Stars Curious.......German Band doing Country Pop. If you familiar with that early 70's rural/country pop rock sound...similar to...say...Elton John circa Tumbleweed Connection moving toward his more poppy sound, then you have an idea of how this Lp sounds. Sung in English.

To say this pains me to no end. Well, before I say it, all my RYM friends like this; really like this. Secondly, I remember being bemused by Dad's, "This just sound likes noise" every time he came in my high school era bedroom. Didn't matter if I was playing The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitche...

1.) Burlesque   (Roger Chapman - John Whitney) -  3.) Coronation   (Roger Chapman - John Whitney - John Wetton -  4.) Dark Eyes   (Roger Chapman - John Whitney) -  side 2) 2.) Glove   (Roger Chapman - John Whitney) -  3.) Ready To Go   (Roger Chapman - John Whitneyr) - 

Duncan's professional career actually stretched back to 1963 when she was signed by Parlophone.  Over the next six years she released a string of nine singles for at least three labels.  None did much commercially and by the late 1960s she'd largely abandoned her solo ambitions in favor of...

Having met with little commercial success while signed to Elektra Records, 1972 found the band switching to the United Artists affiliated Anthem label.  Their label debut 1972's "Roots and Branches" marked several other changes.  Personnel changes continued to plague the band; this t...

Does it matter?  Not really.  Having listened to this album a dozen times over the last year, as much as I'd like to say nice things about the collection, there just isn't much to recommend.  Mind you, Blunstone's voice remains instantly recognizable and one of rock's lost treasures, but he...

2.) Fantasy   (Hugh Nicholson)  - 3:31 3.) Women   (Ian MacMillian)  - 3:51 4.) Shepherd   (Hugh Nicholson) - 4:44 5.) Strange Thing   (Hugh Nicholson) - 4:10 side 2) 1.) Bring Back the Love   (Hugh Nicholson) - 4:25 2.) I'm Alone   (David Nicholson) - 4:06

I think I read somewhere that Elton became obsessed with The Band around this time, and that would certainly explain this down-home, folksy, rootsy album by Mr. John. You'd think this sound wouldn't work for Elton John, but I'll be damned if it didn't work perfectly. It's his best album.

To my ears 1971's "It Ain't Easy" was Baldry's most commercial and appealing release.  The fact that he was backed by a stunning all-star cast of friends and admirers certainly added to the collection's appeal.  How's this for support?  Maggie Bell, Leslie Duncan, Elton John (and most of h...

Double Fantasy is the comeback album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1980 initially on the newly-formed Geffen Records, and then from 1989 onwards through EMI. It is notable for being John Lennon's last authorised release, released only three weeks before his murder. The album wo...

I was hoping to hear some major change in the songs through the use of the orchestra. But most of the songs here stick pretty close to their studio versions. There are some minor differences in most of the songs, but there really isn't any bold changes to the originals. The set list is fine and hav...

The album ends with "Sweet Angelina", the song of an outcast character teetering on the edge of love and life. Sorta reminds the listener of the unfolding story lyrics of Bernie Taupin and the songs on the early Elton John albums of the time--"Empty Sky", "Elton John" and even "Tumbleweed C...

Rated: 3.5 Stars Best track is the title track. One of Elton best songs ever. Next to the original version of "Madman Across The Water" (w/ Mick Ronson on guitar), "Empty Sky" stands out as one of the best album cuts in his whole career.

Walls and Bridges_ was not only more successful than its predecessor, but it is overall a stronger effort. The music itself is more varied and vibrant. I hate to say it, but Lennon's music was so personal that it relied on some kind of difficult experience in his life to be truly great. Walls and...

George Harrison – Vocals, guitars, keyboards Jeff Lynne – Guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards Eric Clapton – Guitar Elton John – Piano Gary Wright – Piano Ringo Starr – Drums Jim Keltner – Drums Ray Cooper – Percussion, drums Jim Horn – Baritone and tenor sax Bobby Kok – Cello

I'm glad I agree with the consensus. Beautiful song. I never loved his vocal on it for ages before I had it on a mix tape and I fell for it. Much later than the 70s. Actually this wasn't a big Elton song for me as a kid. I don't remember it that much. Must have been a bigger American hit. I love the way the chor...

Lament of the 70s on Top Of The Pops, before Hot Gossip came on and everything changed. Pathetic in some ways(though being pathetic is also a great thing sometimes I think), but it sounds great when words just won't do. Lots of cynics say  it was a bad influence because it means that saying sorr...

I can't resist this. It's so charming. Even that screaming vocal is ok here. It fits. I had that Elton John Greatest Hits album on cassette and used to listen to it in the car a lot. There's nothing like speeding around the bends of the Murcian coastline with this. Really! People should try it. Also re...

Lou Reed's music transformed into pop music. What the fuck? I could chop out half this album in seconds, literally. "Perfect Day" is a soft rock Elton John song and yet all these motherfuckin' punk rock fans love it, what the hell? I don't get it. A few of the songs are pretty catchy, but this is ov...

The opening track, "Tight Connection to My Heart", was originally recorded for 1983's Infidels. It was re-written and re-recorded several times before finding its way on to Empire Burlesque. A lushly produced pop song riding a reggae groove courtesy of Robbie Shakespeare and Sly Dunbar...

Boring, overrated '70s "rock". Fuck, most of the time, its not even rock its just Elton John-styled music. The only real rock songs on here are "Suffragette City" and "Ziggy Stardust", all the other songs are very light and boring and it seems like a Piano Rock person could've composed them. A...

Hmmm, I never realized the track lineup of my Polydor CD is different from that of the original LP. The CD reissue has "Tiny Dancer" and "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" in place of "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." The former nixed song is a big...

At it's best Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is Elton Johns very best album and one of the strongest pop albums of all time. At it's worst it contains a few of Bernie Taupins worst moments as a lyricist, as well as some parodies of Elton we knew before this.

Madman Across The Water" is an interesting study into the man who was not yet Elton John.  Bookended by the stripped-down "Tumbleweed Connection" and the much lauded "Honky Chateau," "Madman" offers key insight into what would be Elton's traditions: intense character studies, overdo...

3. Bennie And The Jets: The hits keep on coming!  "Bennie" actually found great success as an R&B song, in addition to hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It's a piano-driven rock send-up, with claps and cheering in the background to simulate the life experience of the fake band Bennie...

Of course, my Sgt. Pepper analogy isn't perfect.  That album is very loosely constructed around the story of a fictional band. Captain Fantastic, on the other hand, chronicles the lives of a couple of very real middle class English kids who, against all odds, established a music career (and...