Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Good solid 70s tunes, couple of serious bangers, but also quite indulgent. Enjoying the spotify post album shuffle more

3.7 - I like the big hits on here but I don’t think this album quite lives up to its hype. I feel ambivalent about deeper cuts like “Grey Seal.” As a whole this record probably works best as upbeat background music but it’s not one I’d give another close listen. Still love Elton John as a hit maker, though.

Great pop album

4.75

Grey Seal goes hard

This has always been one of my favorites by him. There aren't many songs on this one that I don't just absolutely love.

Every song except Jamaica is good if not great. That one is really really bad though lol

a true classic, on par with Rumours

Leuk weetje: deze plaat is op hetzelfde Franse kasteel opgenomen als de vorige plaat, van T-Rex. Maar goed, als je dit album in één zin zou moeten samenvatten, is het: fun. Sir Elton laat zich lekker gaan, zijn creativiteit de vrije loop latend. Het sleept me echter niet genoeg mee om het subliem te vinden. Wel leuk om het origineel van 'Kopje koffie in de wind' van Rooie Rinus en Pé Daalemmer weer eens te horen.

Elton verrast mij een paar keer. Is dit echt Elton? En ook als hij wat anders doet dan ik van hem gewend ben, is de uitvoering uitstekend. Dan kan je dus zonder problemen een dubbel-album afleveren.

Wederom een fijne rock n roll plaat van Elten Jon. De dubbelaar verveelde niet en het tempo blijft er lekker in zitten. Aangezien het ietwat gedateerd aanvoelt wel en het voor mij niet de wow-factor heeft, blijft het steken op 4 sterretjes. Maar ik zou het met alle plezier nog een keer aanzetten.

Nåken jævlig bra sanga, men og ein del fyllmasse. Kunne fint ha kutta ned albumet med ein halvtime (da gjelde forsåvidt alle album på over ein time)

Fav tracks: Bennie and the Jets, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, All the Girls Love Alice

Most of this album was new to me, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a little hit-and-miss in the middle, which is why I can't give it a 5, but this is a solid album and I've definitely got some new songs to add to my regular rotation.

Elton John is one of my all-time favorite artists & pianists. I'd listen to him so much that one of my cats took a strong liking to him. Eventually, he became her favorite & she'd roll around in bliss to his music. As she became increasingly ill with cancer, I'd let her watch his old concerts on my iPad & I'd serenade her. It was sad & beautiful. This album, and cover art, is wonderful. I adore Goodbye Yellow Brick Road & its somber lyrics & I enjoy the opening tracks, too. Bennie and The Jets always pulls me in & Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting is full-blast fun. What a great listen. This definitely deserves to be on the list & I hope those not familiar with his work found something they enjoyed here. 5 stars. P.S. there was a bad ass arcade in Austin, TX that had a Goodbye Yellow Brick Road pinball machine & playing it was one of the best memories ever.

Ahh, such a good album with a lot of diversity. I simply love Bennie and the jets

very good for background music and all recognisable bangers but they all sound very similar

Classic. But also inconsistent.

Just a slapper

Elton John goodness

Favorite song - Candle in the Wind

Very solid classic rock album, only a couple tracks that weren't great

Good classic british rock album. First full elton album I listened to

Why is this on the list? Loses a mark straight away for being a double album. But wait! This one is a concept album about the wizard of Oz, and is written by Elton John! Who seriously doesn't know Elton and needs to hear this shit

This album is so packed with monumental hits that I’m a little desensitized. But I think if I was listening to candle in the wind or Benny and and jets for the first time, this album would be an instant five, so that’s what I’ll give it

70’s Elton John is peak music

probably the best album i've heard for the first time in this project for now. favorites: goodbye yellow brick road candle in the wind ive seen that movie too all the girls love alice harmony

dorothy?

Plenty of timeless classics and not too much filler on a double album for the ages.

Considering its a double album and when you look at the front half i feared that it was going to be very front loaded and lack depth. I was wrong, its amazing all the way thru

The good songs are really good, the mediocre songs are really mediocre and of course... It's. Just. Too. Damn. Long. Some trimming of the fat would've helped a lot because as stated before, their are some really good songs here.

Never got too into Elton but never had a problem with him either. This is good but I don’t have much to say about it. Social Disease was my favorite.

4 words…Funeral For A Friend

I grew up listening to this album, as it was one of the records that my parents owned. Always has been one of my favorite albums and it is really long. No doubt about that but it is difficult to have a double album that doesn't have some sense of filler. It's hard to differentiate between albums we "must" hear because they have some relevance or significant impact on music in the past or future, with albums that are just really good. It's bananas to me that Elton only has two albums on this list. So based on the limited number of Elton John albums on her, I would absolutely include this album. It perfectly encapsulates what Elton John was about and his music.

Again, sorry fans, I am prejudiced. I decided I mostly dont like Elton John. No denying its an iconic album and has so many great moments and songs. Its better than I expected. Few albums are this evocatice. Princess Diana. A reluctant 4. legandary. just not a fave.

I liked this better than I thought I would. I know some songs from this but overall I wouldn't say i'm too familiar with his body of work. Its a bit too long. If trimmed down, probably would be a a solid 4.

Elton’s sprawling masterpiece. The album where, more than any other, he maintains the quality beyond the singles. The opener is an absolute monster of an 11 minute song.

5/5

Elton kuulostaa nykyään coolimmalta, kuin ennen.

Eltonin kuuntelu on itsellä jäänyt liian vähälle. Tämä oli hieno ja auttoi vähän rauhoittumaan aamulla. 4/5

Alku oli hieno, mutta kävi tää vähän pitkäksi. 40 minuuttisena olisi neljä tähteä, nyt kolme.

Mestarillisen pianopopparin hittikimara. Ja toimiihan se. 4/5.

I'm being generous by giving this 3 stars because I'm sure that Elton John is talented, I just find his music to be unpleasantly corny.

I hadn't heard most of the non-hit songs but I really enjoyed it all as a whole.

The number of hits on this album is outrageous. The Jamaica song was pretty odd though. I think I’m for Greatest Hits Elton more than album Elton.

Back on familiar territory (I've heard this album a bunch) and I will reiterate what has been said elsewhere here that between 1970-1975, Elton's run of albums is pretty much untouchable in terms of quality. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, as stated in the allmusic reivew, is designed to be an absolute blockbuster and it is. The run of hits on this album are among the top pop songs of the era (Candle In The Wind, Bennie and the Jets, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting) and there's a lot more under the surface. The 11 minute epic "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" to start the album is just a ballsy and kickass move for Elton at this point in his career and it works perfectly. Lots of great album tracks and I can find something to enjoy in all of them. An utter classic.

Listened to this a few weeks ago as part of my album play through. The main memory I have is that Jamaica Jerk-Off did not age well. Otherwise it's Elton doing what Elton does best

I have never heard this album all the way through, though when listening there were a lot of individual songs I recognized. I was losing steam towards the end though... I think this album was a bit too long to hold my attention all the way through. Lots of classics though!

One of Elton's best-selling & most beloved albums... and one that's a bit too long for me to call one of my favourites of his. Still a really good album overall though. favs: Bennie & the Jets, Candle in the Wind, I've Seen That Movie Too, All the Girls Love Alice least fav: Jamaica Jerk-Off

an all time classic full of classics. It's a bit long, but it's all gold!!

Big opening! That bass guitar is in your face, man, love it! Aaaarghhh no, it's the Princess Di song!!!!! (I know it was originally about Marilyn Monroe). This version isn't quite the sentimental shite it turned into. The piano riff on Bennie and the Jets is really cool. Nice bit of flute on this one (I think). This album was mixed and mastered by a bass player, tell me I'm wrong!!! Elton can even reggae, he does the lot, haha. He's got a good voice, I wasn't too sure it fit quite right with the music, but it definitely grows on you and makes sense. Every song has been a banger so far, really strong songwriting. He did just say he hadn't had a bath in a year!! Elton goes Beach Boys now! SATURDAY. Well, that was marvellous, a bit too long, but what to cut? 3 / 5 stars.

Goodbye, Norma Jeane Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name You cant deny that there are some catchy tracks, but its not a 4 star album. 3/5

Some classics here but gets slightly repetitive after side two.

ilk sarki mukkemmel 11 dk yi gorunce basta nasil biticek bu kesin atlarim falan diye dusundum ama sonra akti gitti hatta favori parcalarimdan oldu

A lot of 5/5 songs and it’s all quality. But by the end of the album i was kinda fatigued of all the piano ballads that were starting to sound the same. If I listened in smaller chunks maybe that would’ve been better

ok album

Starts off like a visit to the Korova Milk Bar and then turns into a who's who list of Elton John hits. This is a really great album

Ein solides Album mit typischen Elton John Klang. Objektiv wohl eher eine 4, aber subjektiv 3,5 Sterne. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Board" und "All the Girls Love" sind meine Favourites.

All time great album

Never listened to an actual Elton album. Obviously I know all the big songs, so it's just a question of what the rest is like. Nice to listen to the proper version of Candle in the Wind instead of the incredibly mawkish rework. I forgot how terrific a song it genuinely is. Benny and the Jets is obviously magnificent, and the title track is plainly one of the greatest songs written by anyone, ever. Weirdly I heard the Beastie Boys slightly daft (but still faithful) cover of the former before I heard the original. Saturday Night's alright for fighting, likewise, absolute cracker. So to the rest. Grey Seal is great. Jamaica Jerk off is not great. Everything else is good, very good even, but it's not really classic. It's unfair to compare them to 4 of the best songs ever written but they are on the same album so here we are. Also, this is a double album, which needs to have extra classic bangers to score top marks. (It's only 6 minutes longer than the Spiritualized 'single' album I just gave 5 to, but hey ho)

Very few skips and some absolute bangers on this classic album

Great album! Elton John 👌

A bit of a baffling record. The long tracks sound long - like the mammoth opener, which masks a really great rocker behind some extremely bad 70s synthesisers - but the short tracks start to sound even longer, especially towards the end. Definitely could have chopped this album down to one record, and to be honest the best/worst tracks are the ones you already know. “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” is the only one I can tolerate. The rest is just the inconsequential banalities of a vapid pop star.

A really good album, but I don't think every single track deserves its place on it.

Love love love Elton John. As always there are a few odd tracks but come on it doesn’t get better than Bennie and the Jets <3

this is a 3.5 from me. some very interesting ideas shining through songs like Funeral for a Friend and I've seen that movie too. for others however, it's not offensively bad or anything just kinda forgettable.

That first track took me on a journey

This album starts off so so unbelievably strong! It kind of drops off a bit but each song still delivers great music (especially the piano obviously), great voice, and great storytelling. Elton is a master of his craft!

What a fantastic album. I've heard the big songs but this is my first listen straight through. The album started very strong but didn't keep that up the entire time. It wasn't bad by any means but not as good as the first 4 songs until Saturday Night's Alright. This is a very high 4 if not a 5.

Instrumentally this album is flawless. Overall there’s a few skips but what an iconic album, sound, and man in Elton John.

Didn't love it as much as I thought I would, definitely some great songs but didn't love the album as a whole

Gevarieerd, goede muziek & zang. Helemaal Prima!

Shattered my preconception that Elton John is a mawkish bore. Incredible highlights on this album, Candle in the Wind really hits hard and the title tracks’s chorus is glorious.

Why does an Englishman have a southern American accent? 5 stars.

One of the best

If this isn’t a certified 5 star album I don’t know what is

Classic

Not my usual thing, but surprisingly good

Well it’s Elton John, there’s not much else to say. Love everything about him. I obviously knew many songs but even the ones I didn’t know I was entranced by.

I don't know what to tell someone that doesn't like this album - after being fed a recent diet of low-fi punk, DIY indie rock, and fake-angry 90s loud guitar bands, listening to this absolutely ridiculous pompous grandiose overly long self-indulgent magnum opus ... confirms its status as an goddamn all-time classic. This isn't Lou Reed and thank fkng god for that. Put "Funeral for a Friend" in the pantheon of greatest and most appropriate album openers ever recorded - building up dramatically in mood and tempo to the relatively straightforward rocker "Love Lies Bleeding" (ht to Dee Murray's bass line in that song) ... holy hell the first 4/5 songs up thru the title cut would be a greatest hits for 99% of artists. OK even though I love it, it's not perfect. Yeah there are plenty of radio hits (even to this day) to satisfy the curious listener but many of the deep cuts I'll say can get ... weird, at best. And they're not all great - there are at least 4 or 5 throwaways that could have been cut to streamline the record a bit; e.g. I've always thought "Your Sister Can't Twist" is an unimaginative/annoying throwaway that in context almost - *almost* - lessens the impact of the hard rock classic "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" that immediately follows... "Jamaica Jerk-Off" ehhh I get it - they were going for the vibe where they went to initially record the album, but the lame humour and forced fake-reggae vibe is best skipped. "Sweet Painted Lady" is just boring. It's a double-album so in a way who cares - the flow gets interrupted at times but for every dog there's a fantastic song like "This Song Has No Title" "Grey Seal" or "The Ballad of Danny Bailey." Just a note - I think over the years Elton John eased in and out from being a "personality/celebrity" rather than the insanely gifted musician that he was and still is. One point of note: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - that song is a songwriting masterpiece even if you've heard it a billion times. My favourite part is the musical twist in the chorus - written so you think the phrase is gonna conclude after "....beyond the yellow brick...." and then the band* shifts into some unexpected chord progression.... dammit i love that. {*A word about the Elton John Band who are severely underrated (Davey Johnstone guitar / Dee Murray bass / Nigel Olsson drums) - I don't think it was a coincidence that when they split/were fired/who knows after 1975 the quality of the music fell sharply.} Elton's productivity in his first ~6 years of recording is probably only rivaled by The Beatles, seriously unbelievable. I would say of the 9 (!) albums he put out from 1969-1975 you could label 7 of them as classics or indispensable and this is firmly in the wheelhouse. 9/10 5 stars

Lots of hits, but also lots of filler.

1973.. Ensimmäiset minuutit. 5 Tähteä. Uskomatonta. Seuraavat 5 minuuttia (sama kappale edelleen) Uskomatonta. 5 Tähteä. Jumalauta. Työvitutus ja rappuset alkaa. Toinen biisi kuullostaa paskalta. Kriittinen kuuntelu paljastaa ettei todellakaan ollut. Neljänen biisin jälkeen tulee objektiivinen paska housuun. Tällöin albumi alkaa olemaan oikeasti paskaa. Albumi on neljännen biisin jälkeen toisteikas, tylsä ja kolmiportaisen luettelon kolmas. EN KEKSINYT TÄHÄN HÄTÄÄN!! Huonoin biisi Jamaica jerk off OMD - Enola gay ekat sekunnit.. Eka biisi funeral for a friend alku samanlaine ku wish u were here Kolmas biisi Pink Floyd animals Roger🗿, Oikeestaan parempi esimerkki: Bennia and the Jets 1:06 Have a Cigar 1:47 Pinkki bändi kopsannu niin vaan birusti näköjään.. https://www.google.com/amp/rockandrollgarage.com/elton-john-opinion-on-pink-floyd/amp/

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road est ma chanson préférée d’Elton John. J’aime également son côté rock’n’roll, moins ballade. Je me suis donc énormément divertie. Avec Benny and the Jets en plus, on frôle vraiment les 5 étoiles

This album is, at points, very good, like on the opening suite Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding which is one of the best thing Elton John ever produced. Unfortunately, its length and fillers are big downsides that keeps it from true perfection. 7,5/10

Really good album. The first song is 1/2 of the album, but it's got energy and spirit.

On helluva musical adventure. Though there are a few that really stand out, the impressive part is that track after track, the writing, the energy, lyrical delivery, variety and melody are outstanding. Truly enjoyed.

Some massive tracks but also a heap of filler

So many classic songs. He still rocks.

Banger after banger on this bad boy. One I would like to add to my collection.

Ok

A lot of classics, but kind of overstuffed.

So much better than I remembered. Perhaps retrospect fooled me into thinking some of his earlier albums were better. Maybe we should blame Cameron Crowe for suggesting everyone go back and reassess Madman Across The River. Or it could be the updated versions of Candle In The Wind soured folks on this album. This is the one, folks. The one we should praise on Sir Elton. His true masterpiece.

Although Elton and Bernie’s collaboration produced many great albums and many excellent songs across many albums, it is this album where all their production and songwriting strength is brought to bear. For me, this is the Deep Cuts album par excellence. Of course this album has unassailable hits like the title track and “Candle in the Wind”, a song that—like “Yesterday”—is ingrained in pop culture consciousness, but the glue that holds it all together is surprising high quality of the deep cuts. Just listen to “This Song Has No Title”, a throwaway track if there ever was one—but it is? One doesn’t waste such poetic lines as “born on the breeze and die on the wind” on throwaway songs. Or what about the reversed weeping guitar solo on “I’ve Seen That Movie Too”? Brilliant stuff that really sweeps you away. Even the vibraphone and violin on “Sweet Painted Lady” perfectly paints the charming atmosphere of some seaside debauchery. This is without a doubt one of the greatest double albums of all time. So kick back and enjoy Elton at his most beautiful and symphonic and melodious and harmonious, but also enjoy the grit and vinegar sprinkled throughout!

A pastiche pop album, it's fun, it's got nice surprises. Your Sister can't Twist (but she can rock'n'roll) and Bennie and the Jets as songs are very catchy. Production 2/5 Fun 4/5 Nostalgia 1/5 Musicality 2.5/5 Singing 4/5 [Best Song for my album nr. 10; Pavement Slanted and Enchanted is Two States]

I listened to this in the car, so I didn't really get a chance to pick standouts, but they're kind of obvious in this context. The album starts out super strong, but there's just too much time in between heaters for this to be a 5 in my eyes.

Acho que esperava mais genialidade, mais músicas... Ainda que tenha duas musicas que gosto bastante, não foi nada de surreal.

Some of Elton's best work

Cor, there are some big hitters on here. None more so than the title track, which is possibly Elton’s best, in my opinion. The album tracks are mostly very good too, but not always - it would probably benefit from being a single disc, and cutting a chunk out of the middle (tracks 7-11, for instance) would be the easiest way to achieve that. Still, it’s got me excited to see the big man on the Pyramid Stage next year.

Every song on the first side was a hit. Funeral for a friend is an epic masterpiece of music. The whole album is great overall, Saturday nights alright for fighting was the other hit off this album. It all flows together nicely. Great album

Not a fan of the stretched out ceremonial good-byes, and this one just would not end. Two ruby slippers for the nice arrangements. 👠👠

I received this as a bar-mitzvah gift from my then (and still) best friend. I could quibble as to which early Elton John is the best (I usually vacillate between Tumbleweed and Madman), but this tour de force is in the running. The scope is unbelievable. Looking past the hits (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Saturday Night's Allright for Fighting and Bennie), there are amazing ballads (Harmony, Candle in the Wind), rockers (All the Young Girls Love Alice) and even prog rock (Funeral for a Friend). A great album.

Easy 5. Elton John's masterpiece album. One of the best Side 1's of a vinyl album and remains strong throughout. I love this one.

What an exceptional opening to an album. Wow. I wish the whole thing was as good as the first few tracks (funeral for a friend through the title track) but it started to wane for me. Saturdays alright brought me back though and This should still get a 5.

Not sure why but Elton John has just never clicked for me like other similar artists have. I really tried again with this one but for some reason I'm just not into it. The reggae song is truly atrocious though I will say.

It was ok. Not as good as people seem to make it out to me.

grovy

great one!!

This is one of these albums that everyone says "you must like it". Sorry, I don't. It just doesn't appeal.

-Wow, an actual good slow build in "Love Lies Bleeding / Funeral For A Friend." Like some chill bits to start and then the synth came in and then a bit of a jam and then it goes into a sweet Elton John tune. Nice. -The "Love Lies Bleeding" section is catchy and has great instrumental with a sweet bass line -"Bennie and the Jets" is a classic tune. The stuttering and the vocal changes are classic. It's also got pretty dang cool synth riffs at the end. Totally fun classic track -"This Song Has No Title" and "Grey Seal" are both catchy, fun tunes -"The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934)" builds to a very intense level, especially for being a piano-centric song -"Dirty Little Girl" is crazy heavy. I can't even describe how. Other than the sick bass slides that happen a few times -"All The Girls Love Alice" is also heavy. It's got a crazy instrumental with a great riff and it kind of goes crazy at the end -"Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll)" is a great fast-paced track -STOP WRITING SONGS ABOUT 16 YEAR OLDS, THAT'S 2 IN A ROW, ELTON ("All The Girls Live Alice" and "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll)" -"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" is an absolutely classic and absolutely banger song. To me, it is an iconic representation of the 50's and greasers and it reminds me of the book "The Outsiders." Everything about this song is classic, the riff is sick (and I totally sing the lyrics into the riff like "Saturday, Saturday, Saturday...etc"). Definitely was my favorite song before. It has a little competition, but I think it is still my favorite. -An album that really balances the soft rock and absolutely wailing on the piano/synth/jamming. I really enjoyed it, and more than I expected. On top of that, it has 3 classic songs in "Candle In The Wind," "Bennie And The Jets," and "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)." However, the other tracks totally hold up as solid as well, and the only song that I actually didn't care too much for was "Candle In The Wind." Definitely adding this album to my rotation.

Decent tunes

This album came out when I was 8 years old, and one of my older brothers owned it. My two earliest music memories are listening, re-listening, and examining every inch of the album packaging of both this album and the Beatles white album. This isn't perfect by any means. There are quite a few throwaway songs, but when you look at the whole collection of songs and the packaging it really is an amazing accomplishment. Highlights for me are Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Candle in the Wind, Grey Seal, and All the Girls Love Alice. 4.5 stars, rounding up to 5.

I rock musical/opera style epic from Elton’s imperial period

Did not know the extent of Elton Johns talents

Rockin album. It goes in different directions from track to track. Very funky at times, then jazz, dance hall, then rock. Good stuff.

Elton John is a legend and I really vibe with this album.

Classic

Прослушано! Вообще мимо, скучный альбом.

Good

Picks up a bit once you get past the 11 minute opener and the hits.

Poprock, virkelig catchy, rammer lige på, bare bundsolidt

The only Elton John album that I have ever had time for. Stand out.

4 or 5 great songs on this album and no real duds. Lots of different genres but nothing sounded forced. Great storytelling and very much worth a listen. Album is a little too long otherwise I'd probably give this 5 stars.

There are a few albums that are so good, and so ubiquitous, that they almost transcend "music" and become just a part of life. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is one of those albums. Absolutely fantastic!

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes, beautiful piano work and such elegant song writing Favourite song: Track 4 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

It seems like he threw everything at this album... and it works for me.

favourite song: i've seen that movie too least favourite song: jamaica jerk off really really solid album. kept my attention very well despite its length and very rarely got tiresome or boring.

Sublime

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a strange title for an album, given that it's not only a symbol for the promised land but the pinnacle of Elton John's creative and commercial streak in the 70s. It had to be huge, it had to be bombastic, it had to be yearning for the plights of those who didn't have things easy. Sure, he would go on to achieve a few more smashes before things started to go haywire but Goodbye Yellow Brick Road served as the moment where Elton can firmly place his name in the hat amongst those who came before him and establish himself as a legend in the process.

Even before turning this album on, I'm already inclined to give it five stars solely for Bennie & the Jets. After listening, I'm reminded of just how great of a song Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is, which makes me even more inclined to give this record five stars. And then you have tracks like Sweet Painted Lady, I've Seen that Movie Too, Dirty Little Girl, Roy Rogers, Social Disease, and yes, even Jamaica Jerk-off. Has it become obvious that I'm just gushing over every song on this album? Because that's exactly what I'm doing. Elton John can sure turn a piano ballad and a piano rock song into gold.

Good job Sir.

Really dynamic, so much energy !

Listens: 2 Enjoyed: not really I appreciate this is a very good album but it really doesn't do a lot for me

I wish it gave me this on a saturday

One of his best albums.

afude

Incredible album with fantastic singing and catchy tunes. Lots of big hits on this one, "Saturday Night's Alright", "Bennie and the Jets", and has an incredible start with the long opener in "Funeral for a Friend". 9/10.

elton john - goodbye yellow brick road (1973) notes - classic alert!!! - what a big boy - 14 song double album - first half is just banger after banger - loses it in the middle a bit - but ends off strong with the song harmony - love the little synth accents sprinkled throughout the album and how they pair with his piano playing fav - goodbye yellow brick road - one of the greatest chord and melody combos ever - dissillusionment of fame least fav - your sister cant twist - jamaica jerk off ALMOST a 5, but a few songs i felt werent on the same level as others 4.5/5

This album starts extremely strong - first four all classics. It fades after that. Still great.

Some great moments but like a lot of double albums would have made a superb single album

Better than I expected out of it

This was fantastic. A lot of classics that were fun to revisit and some new songs like Jamaican Jerk that were fun to discover. Will definitely be returning to this.

album opens incredibly strong! Started to blend together as it went, but since I like what it’s up to, everything’s good!

Fantastic album, Elton’s Melodie’s, singing and piano arrangements are fantastic

Pop, Rock, Grand, Versatile, Groovy, Eclectic

Un disco con el estilo propio del compositor. Piano a bordo y pop con ritmo. Canciones elegantes y con buen timbre de voz

Didn't like every song but there are a lot of good ones for sure.

Appreciate it for what it is, but not my cuppa tea.

Pretty familiar with most of this album but it was really great. Saturday night's alright is one of the greatest songs ever. Nuff said

Love this album. Funeral for a friend is one of the best songs of all time.

Alternately brilliant and bloated, this was the declaration by Elton John that he was here to stay. Excellent album if marred by a couple of clunkers.

11 minute opener with 5 minutes of intro instrumentals? Yes please! Delightful start to the album. Excited for the next hour. A lot of really great songs on this albums with a few duds (Jamaican Jerk Off is a weird song for the album).

I dont know maybe Portola has ruined me for a bit, but I thought this was just fine. 2/5

Was a little long but some real classics on here. Also loved the opener.

I didn't realize how sassy he was in these early albums.

70s Elton John was banging. Love lies Bleeding is a standout track amongst others.

lots of great tunes. never rated Elton as I grew up in the MOR/Cocaine era Elton but have come to apricate his earlier work a lot more in recent years

Amazing singles, some good deep cuts.

Great album, but a tad bit too long.

Elton John’s magnum opus, as I’ve heard. I never really paid too much attention to Elton, but I respect his artistry in the pop music scene. This album has some great songs. It may be a bit long, but I was surprised that I enjoyed it.

Classic

Really enjoyed this. Could have done without Jamaica Jerk-Off. (Haha, I see I’m not the only one who feels that way.)

Fabulous. Was on the road to five stars when suddenly “Jamaica Jerk-off” came on and I thought, “No Sir Elton, you have to be penalized in some form for that.”

I like most of this, but I love Grey Seal the very most. Incredible variety for a man with a piano, but yeah.... sometimes he really misses (Jamaica Jerk Off).

New music but a big meh

Glamorous. Like the big jewel in the middle of the fancy brooch, this flashy album is set right in its time period. Elton is having the time of his life and railing away on that piano, no doubt dressed in his signature extravagant outfits. It’s definitely Stadium Rock, the type of anthems that only sound good when 50,000 people are squished together in an arena listening to them. The songs started to sound the same somewhere in the middle, but there are some iconic and legendary songs on here. Bonus points for thinking it was “electric boobs” and not “electric moves” until I was 20, and for the rocking cover art. My favorites: Candle in the Wind, Bennie and the Jets, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Harmony

I mean, it’s Elton John… Jamaica Jerk Off, though? No

I've never been a fan of EJ, though I respect his talent and influence - how could you not? I've probably been lazy in lumping his music in with other "70s big bands with too much going on at once". So I tried to give this album (which I'd never listened to, only knew the singles) a red-hot go. Amazing musicians (not least the superb Dee Murray on bass), singers, production crew. So much to admire in the details of each recording. No doubt an incredible live show. And yet, as far as my enjoyment goes...somehow the whole is still less than the sum of its parts. Shout outs for: All the girls love Alice (I wonder how this landed in 1973); Dirty Little Girl (not great, but I wonder whether it inspired Pink Floyd's "Young Lust", which I love); Candle in the Wind (which really is a great song, and which is spared some of the histrionics that plague many other songs); Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (so damn catchy)...and whoever remastered this in 2014 and left the massive dynamic range intact!

Comes from a time in my life when Reg released one memorable album after another, in this case a double album. A superb opening side - the instrumental Funeral For A Friend segues into 3 great tracks, ending with Bennie And The Jets, a hugely successful singles & John’s first song to make the R&B charts in the U.S. There’s some great stuff on Sides 2&3, notably the title track, Jamaica Jerk-Off,Sweet Painted Lady, etc. and he brings it home with Side 4, beginning with 2 absolute belters then easing out with the beautiful Roy Rogers, the country-inspired Social Disease & the mellow Harmony. Still does it for me.

Elton John doesn't do it for me. I know a lot of his material from its incessant play on commercial radio, and I enjoyed the biopic, but I would never choose to put any of his records on the turntable. I would not buy one from a $1 bin. I don't change the radio station when one of his songs comes on (as compared to Billy Joel, whose music I actively despise), but neither do I respond with familiar enjoyment (compared to Fleetwood Mac, who I always enjoy when they come on the radio). I can no longer tell if his classic songs (and there are at least four of those on this album) are actually _good_ songs or just played so much that they are familiar. Like, just played so much that we confuse ubiquity for enjoyment. Those 'classics' (Candle in the Wind, Benny and the Jets, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, title track) aside, there is sooo much filler on this record. And some of it is bad, like "Jamaica Jerk-off'? Really? That's just embarrassing. This overblown double album desperately needed trimming down by half. I found this a real struggle to get through. I award Most Valuable Player to Davey Johnstone. His guitar playing is wonderful when permitted to approach the front of stage.

excellent c'est tout

I have never heard a full Elton John's album and only now I can tell that it was a great mistake. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a charming piece, consisting of compositions from a wide variety of genres, like rock, pop, rock'n'roll, country and many, many more subgenres of above. In general, Elton's voice, his pugnacity, showmanship and uniqueness, make it a genre of its own. I understand that this album has received plenty of awards and is internationally recognised, but I am honestly surprised that songs from this record aren't more popular on radio air, or in popculture, and instead we are being tortured with 20 different remixes of "Cold Heart" and "I'm Still Standing". Unless I have been mistaken, the album is still extremely popular, and I've been living under a rock for all those years. The album starts very strong, with my favourite composition "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding". Beautiful song with a great instrumental part, evoking many emotions, but still very entertaining and catchy. It has some resembling to progressive songs of the time, not only by structure, but also by length. The bar has been set up very high with this one, and truth to be told, it was very hard to match the energy and the complicated and complex part like this. After this song album slows down a bit and gives a lot more room for Elton John's voice to be at front. And even though it's the most sensible decision, I am a little bit disappointed the record didn't move in the direction of "Funeral For a Friend". Second part of the album explores multiple genres, we have a few ballads, couple rock'n'roll tunes, a country song, but everything is intertwined by a great voice and talent of Elton. I am very surprised at the quality of this album (positively, of course) and I am sure I will come back to this album times and times again.

A great glam rock album, with highlights for me being Dirty Little Girl and Grey Seal.

4.25

I'm embarrassed that I didn't know a few of these were Elton John songs but it was fun

9/10. His best album

The record that defined Elton as we know him: the larger than life star. An album that showcases every aspect of his personality with a huge blockbuster sound. Three amazing singles, and another single that's unfortunately my least favorite EJ song ever. A variety of styles (both good and not so good) providing at least something that resonates for pretty much everyone.

Great recording. The novelty songs are kinda weird (what the hell is "Jamaica Jerk-Off"?) and the sappy songs ("Candle in the Wind") aren't my thing at all. More mid-70s pastiche. What was happening with pop music during this time? More than a few of the filler songs on this double record sound way older than the release date suggest. Billy Joel did it. Paul McCartney did it. But why?

Lovely stuff

Great album, but could be shorter. I love Elton John, so it was all great for me. I can see others finding this to be a bit of a slog.

I like Elton John but the album didn't capture me that much. Out if his hits, Benny and the Jets just isn't my favorite. The first track was lovely :) and the blues was fun.

Il y a un peu de remplissage sur cet album, mais il y a quand même 17 chansons dont 6 hits. De plus, le remplissage n’est pas ennuyeux, juste moins intéressant. Tout un album.

Je ne connais pas tant les albums d'Elton John, mais je pense que je peux affirmer sans me tromper que c'est mon préféré (même si c'est la première fois que je l'écoute en entier 🤣). Des mélodies biens construites avec une bonne dose de rock. Un classique et un essentiel de l'artiste (que je dois d'ailleurs me procurer...).

My first real exposure to Elton John came in a fast food drive thru (I think it was Burger King?) in 1994. They were giving away copies of his Greatest Hits CD, and I quickly became infatuated with it. I listened to it on a loop as I drove from Arizona to Alaska that year. Good times. Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road.

A phenomenal album! What a classic! Only held back by a few misses, but what a fantastic showing from the one and only Elton John.

Glam is not my cup of tea.

Elton is a good artist but his music never manages to pull me in as much as other artists. Also, I found a lot of the songs to be quite similar so it didn't really ring my bell.

Some really good stuff, from an era I really like. I can't believe I never listened to that!

Excellent! Good songs, variety. Rock, piano-led rock, boogie and bits of country-rock. Ballads and thoughtful songs are well done. A well deserved critically popular album. And it does not outstay it’s double length either. Very enjoyable. Could be a 5* album, but I’m not yet familiar with it apart from the hit singles. Oh ok, it does have Bennie & the Jets and Saturday Night’s Alright. Worth a 5😉

Really impressed with the energy, a lot of classic songs on here too. Suffers from double album bloat, there’s a perfect album in there watered down slightly by a few clunkers.

Good

Scattered thoughts. Elton John's falsetto made this nearly unbearable at times Otherwise, excellent songwriting with lots of dramatic chords like secondary dominants. I don't find the album ever reaches the heights that the first song achieves, however. I was never bored listening to this. Not a personal favorite but high scores for the complex songwriting.

Something for everyone. Literally, there’s a banjo in there Personally think it’s too long but there is some bangers in there, All the Girls Love Alice is a personal favourite

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road( is one of the classic albums of Elton John. It contains "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Bennie and the Jets", "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" and of cource the original (and best version of) "Candle in the Wind".

Heard a lot of these songs before. Did not know about the reggae song.

Prefer his upbeat tunes this was a bit bleh for me, but candle in the wind is a classic

Preferred the other one we had, the one with Tiny Dancer, but this was good.

I thought it would be better

Probably his best album

It's a good thing Yellow Brick Road is a double: This second side is rockin' and rollin', and that trait is just what sets the album above typical Elton fare. Not that typicality is necessarily bad. Lyrics detail a love affair with show business, filling a welcome glam niche. The ballads scattered throughout are good. A few pieces (Dirty Little Girl) are well and truly weird. It's appropriate for the titular voice to be the connecting tissue of a pop album. Elton John's is a tad too nice for some of the cuts here, but it was never going to be a fully cohesive or eclectic record.

A classic, banger after banger album. Peak Elton John that has almost every single hit he ever made. It has party songs, slow songs, funeral songs, and anything else you could ever want from Elton John. Everyone knows which songs are the standouts but even the lesser known ones are still good. It was cool that he used the “I’m only sleeping” reverse guitar on one song

excited but busy day. oof. i dont like it its too 70s and not real. 2?

Discazo Candle in the wind es un temazo en su primera versión

Madman across the water is far better, not my preferred Elton john

A classic. Pretty good

amazing

A great album and an old favorite of mine. There were a few duds (Jamaica Jerk-Off, Your Sister Can't Twist, Dirty Little Girl), but the rest of the tracks more than make up for the bad ones.

Started off 5*, ended up 1*. Really dropped off in interest and quality. At the start I was surprised by the subtlety. Even the original version of candle in the wind was ok, compared to the shite Diana one. But then it slowly regressed to everyone just mashing all their instruments as hard as they could.

I didn't give this album the listening time it deserved. Only listened to it once during a car trip. Didn't mind it.

About as good as expected. The feel loses steam over time, but double album and made it through which is nice.

this is one of his best albums. heard it many times. just not a huge fan

some great tunes but something about it just rubs me the wrong way

In my humble opinion, what we have over here are: 1. Elton John's best album, and 2. Elton John's best song (the title track). Both of these say a lot, given Elton John is not exactly a slouch when it comes to producing classics. That said, I do think a shorter version of this album would have packed a bigger punch (and easily deserve the full 5 stars accolade).

Elton at his best, great album that is definitely in my top 20! "Benny and The Jets" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" & "Candle In The Wind" to name just three of the classics on this album. Love it and rightfully on this list in my opinion.

I wanted to like this better but Bennie and the jets was track 4 and it was all down hill from there

TIL "Candle in the Wind" was originally about Marilyn Monroe. I knew Elton John was fantastic, but I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

This is a flat out amazing album. Bernie Taupin and Elton John make up one of the most prolific songwriting teams of a generation. If you are interested in the songwriting, apparently Taupin wrote all the lyrics for this double album in 2 1/2 weeks and John wrote most of the melodies in 3 days! My wife and I had the pleasure of seeing Elton John on his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour, and, as you can imagine, a number songs from this album were performed. John and Taupin run the gamut of musical and lyrical styles in this production. This is one of the best on this list thus far.

Benny!

Not feeling it.

funeral for a friend / love lies bleeding - kinda sad. mild crescendo in middle and gets happier with lyrics. rock moment near the end. 7/10 social disease - very country-like. gets louder as you go on. probably one of my favourites. happy and upbeat. 8.5/10 grey seal - happy and upbeat. one of the faster ones in the album. love the instrumental at the end. 8/10 saturday night's alright ( for fighting ) - fast. postive and has a lot of electrical guitar. nothing special. 7.5/10 your sister can't twist ( but she can rock n roll ) - very fast and upbeat. danceable. loving the hype. 8/10 the ballad of danny bailey ( 1909-1934 ) - meh. variety of instruments. idk how to feel about this one. 6.5/10 i've seen that movie too - bluesy. think it's meant to be sad. love the classical instrumental. emotional. 8/10 roy rogers - very similar to "i've seen that movie too". sad but not very moving. 6.5/10 this song has no title - a lot of piano. it's alright ig. kinda like it. 7/10 sweet painted lady - nice laid back beat. 6/10. goodbye yellow brick road - one of my favs and the most memorable. really good ballad throughout. love it. 8.5/10 all the girls love alice - like the rock-y start. when it gets to the chorus it's soft and the rest is upbeat. love the vibe. 8.5/10 harmony - harmonious. quite slow but steady. 7/10 candle in the wind - kinda like a soft memorial song. i like the endings. 7.5/10 bennie and the jets - bit slow and repetitive. 7/10. jamaica jerk off - like the jamaican style. reminds me of "pass the douche pon the left hand side". 7.5/10 dirty little girl - steady. nothing special. 6/10

This is chocked full of hits- Elton really is a musical chameleon and this is pretty Rock-y in places. Great song writing and very well produced although it can sound a bit dated in places- very 70s. Still, it's easy to listen to but has edginess too. I like it.

Classic Reginald Dwight right here!

This album has some real gems, but also has some carnival music that gets a bit well, overexuberant. Elton is one of the highest grossing musicians of all times, but not all of it is great. Candle in the Wind, This Song has no Title, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and I've seen that Movie Too are all songs I can listen to fairly often. The rest I've got no patience for. Solid middle of the yellow brick road 3.

I can appreciate a fantastic album, and I do like a bit of Elton. Not something I’d choose to listen to often but when he’s good, he’s damn good.

That was a whole different sound than I expected, and I liked it a lot! A lot more rocky and atmospheric l, definitely listen again

One's always dinged and (perhaps) underrated Elton for all the silliness and celebrity-ing. This is quality, with spirit and soulfulness in the playing and singing and no shortage of willingness to have some fun. One forgets how good songs like "Harmony" were/are. Perhaps the softening in one's cynicism toward certain stars is to be expected. 3.7 / 4

5 stars. Everything up to Jamaica Jerk-Off is great, great, great. JJO feels cheap to me. Not a terrible tune, just sounds thin and unnecessary. After that, it kind of lurches around. 'Seen That Movie Too', 'All The Girls Love Alice', 'Saturday's Alright For Fighting', and 'Social Disease' are all pretty solid. 'Harmony' is a pretty good closer. Even with the filler, though, I still do love putting this album on every time.

A sprawling, fantastical compendium of piano-driven soft rock that - somehow - manages to hit the mark, most of the time. Side one, which kicks off with 'Funeral for a Friend' and wraps with the helium-powered oddity 'Bennie and the Jets', is fantastic. Elsewhere, all the big songs - the title track, 'Saturday Night' - deserve their laurels. Brilliant pop music. I wasn't familiar with the rest, so was pleased to find some gooey, chewy stuff like 'I've Seen that Movie Too', 'Social Disease', 'The Ballad of Danny Bailey' and 'All the Girls Love Alice'; even the rather eccentric 'Grey Seal' possesses a kicky charm. Taupin's lyrics are ambitious throughout, but inevitably on a double album there's a bit of variance in quality. Some of the more pedestrian material has the whiff of clunky pub back room sing-alongs, but even this is elevated by John's charismatic performances. Yeah, really good.

Un dels grans magnum opus dels '70. El seu començament, amb 'Funeral for a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding' és demolidor i una bona mostra del camí que ens queda per davant. No tot està a la mateixa alçada, impossible estar-ho a la de 'Candle in the Wind', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' o 'Grey Seal', però res és menor, i en conjunt, una de les obres mestra de la década

p300. 1973. 3 stars All the evidence you need to prove that Elton John is best as a singles artist. When it's good, it's very good but... most of it is filler, and do we really need a 5 minute instrument as the opener? The production hasn't aged well - one listen and you know it was recorded in the early 70s. This could have been a stunning single album - just needs the fat trimming off.

Cmon it’s Elton

Better than I remembered it - still sick of the "hits" but much of the rest really stretches out into interesting territory.

I know this record from the singles which are all hot fire. Listening to the whole thing makes it clear why it's considered his best record.

Great album with an amazing intro. Candle in the wind does not fit too well on this album - rest is amazing though

Love! First track is a standout. All the Girls Love Alice is a hidden fave.

disco peluca full

Happy but hard to hear vocals sometimes with funky volume

He made a point in glam rock.

Classic 70's Elton John, one of his best with "Benny and The Jets" "Candle In the Wind" "Funeral For A Friend" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" are all classics from this classic. Deffo in my top 20 Albums of all times. Gotta love Reg haven't you!

3.5/5. It's Elton John. It's good, I'm just not the biggest fan of this type of music. This album is also pretty long.

According to Wikipedia this album is considered to be one of if not John's best works and I would have a heard time challenging that.

I never liked Elton John music since I was a teenager. I gave him another chance now and the result was the same. A couple of all time hits, neat pop, but I dont liket it too much.

Aside from a couple of weaker songs (Jamaica Jerk-Off?), the album deserves its spot on this list as a masterpiece

4, very grand

A legendary and once in a lifetime musician. I loved this album so much. Bunch of hits on it.

A strong double album usually considered EJs best. Some massive singles and some weaker filler tracks... solid and bears a lot of repeated plays...I wonder if a double was too ambitious 3.5.

A masterpiece of rock pop that is timeless. Elton John’s best album by far. A great collection of fun hits, ballads, and poppy tunes. The fantastic piano bits on several songs is where the talent makes some songs so easy to listen to over and over again. Candle in the wind is a classic. Bennie and the jets. Classic. So much of this album is Elton just being at his best in every category that is Elton John. 9.0/10

Holy shit. I'm so sorry, Elton John. Can't believe I haven't heard a single one of his albums in full until now. While I can't give this full five-star treatment (there are a few skips for me), the vast majority of the deep cuts are enjoyable and this album absolutely deserves a place on a list of seminal albums in music history. Notably, you can hear the sonic influence here: "this song has no title" has a VERY similar opening piano line to Mika's "Underwater". I doubt that is coincidental; it's probably a direct homage, whether or not it's conscious. Fave track: torn between Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (reads like a synth version of Bohemian Rhapsody), or Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting (that guitar!!!)

Iconic songs, but there still are better albums out there.

I grew up with a Greatest Hits album — the one with Elton in a white suit and hat on the cover. I always assumed they had put a live version of Bennie and the Jets on it. Imagine my surprise when I later picked up Goodbye Yellow Brick Road — finally, the “album” version…

A pivotal Elton John album. The music sounds so good throughout- the high quality musicianship leaps out at you - and the production is excellent, sounding so grand. The four opening tracks are exemplary. For a double album you better be damn sure there’s enough material and unfortunately there are too many tracks without much to commend them (Jamaica Jerkoff being especially egregious). At times there’s a nastiness and misogyny to Taupin’s lyrics which jars today. So many stories here but very little emotional insight or poetry. But let’s be honest, we’re all here for Elton John’s performance and that shines across the record and the energy is infectious.

Jolly good!

Brilliant

A lot of good songs but it was also quite long

Rani elton je najjači

Man, Elton John is one of those artists that will never be overrated

3/5

Vasta viime vuosina oppinut kuuntelemaan Eltonia. Perushyvä levy vaikkakin vähän turhan pitkä.

Erittäin keinutteleva. Hyviä melodioita täynnä ja draamankaaria

Brilliant but sprawling album. Not always my taste but I appreciate how great it is.

I haven't listened to much of Elton John in my lifetime, but it was a strange coincidence I listened to the title track a few days before receiving this. It is definitely a good album, but it definitely had a mixtures of ups and downs. Elton's musicianship was brillian throughout though so I am glad I listened to one of his works in full. The first half would be a 5. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding was a very interesting album opener that intrigued me immediately, and then you got Candle In The Wind afterwards which is a staple in pop music. Bennie And The Jets and the title track were excellent following tracks, and there are a few fun and sad songs to accompany the first half. On the second half I began to tire from investment. Found Your Sister Can't Twist and Roy Rodgers incredibly annoying, and was overall a bit bored with the rest except for Saturday Night's Alright and Harmony which brought me back to life. After this I found out that I probably won't become a massive fan of Elton, but can still come away liking several of his songs and appreciate his musicianship more so.

This is a damn fine album and for me just behind Madman Across the Water for EJs very best. The first 4 songs are basically classics and point to the stylistic chameleon EJ can be. A prog rock opus, a tender ballad, a straight up rocker and mid tempo beauty all done with drama and grace. There are a few silly one's the rest of the way (I'm looking at you Jamaica Jerk Off). But Grey Seal and especially Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, raise the bar once again. An excellent album 4.5 🌟

Pop no piano fluiu bem mesmo sendo LP duplo.

A gem!

Lots of 10/10 tunes and a few duds makes this a perfect 4 star. Also one of the greatest intro tracks I've ever heard

Absolutely bibbity bobbity bops Hadn't listened to this in a while but I know that I loved it! Was a bit obsessed while I was in Australia WHAT A BLOODY INTRO!! Candle in the Wind is just devastating Wowza I forgot how absolutely stacked this album is, obviously Bennie and the Jets absolutely slaps Goodbye Yellow Brick Road will always have a shiny emotional place in my brain I think, it's so short and yet it feels like a full story (I remember listening to it on loop on the metro in Sydney when I was feeling a bit homesick and weird) Oh the intro to Grey Seal is fabby!! Heck I remember this song now, its all fabby My attention started to drift a bit towards the end, it is quite a long album, but it is solid

Whoever this Elton guy is he knows how to write a tune. This is a powerhouse of an album, filled with bangers, charisma, and the best song the muppets have ever bopped to. He has such a fun swagger that even the slow songs are great. My only criticism is that it starts to repeat itself towards the end a bit, but overall I loved this album.

Dudes rock

Absolutely mega album, an all time classic and quite solidly the best of Elton's career (Lion King soundtrack not included)

Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding is an incredible album opener. Candle In The Wind is what it is, Bennie And The Jets is good fun, along with Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting), and I do enjoy Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. But there's some other songs on here that I just can't get onboard with so not a 5, but also not really high on my list of next in the queue, so 3 it is.

When I was a kid, one of my go-to karaoke songs was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". I never sat down to listen to the album proper, and honestly forgot about that until I did today. The record does a fantastic job of playing everything from shirt-rending wails of grief ballads, to drunken-knock-down-fight party songs. There's surprisingly little fat to trim here. It's also an impressive move to open a pop album with an 11 minute prog-ish song, and having it pay off is just another point in Elton John's favor. Favorite tracks: "Bennie And The Jets", "I've Seen That Movie Too", "Saturday Night's Alright", "Social Disease", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

I have heard so much Elton John, but for some reason limited to the his Greatest hits, likely due to the huge catalog that he has. Refreshing to listen the an album and a few new discoveries. Not sure if I would seek out again but if I want some Elton, then I'll put on an album in future. Also great to hear Candle in the Wind for who it was originally intended.

OK, I've never really seen why Elton John got as big as he did before, but this album really opened my eyes. It properly slaps. I'm not even going to deduct a star for "Candle in the Wind", despite having a certain amount of loathing for that tune due to working in a factory during the summer of '97 and being forced to listen to it at least once per hour every day for weeks on end... Fave track - "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" maybe - that's one hell of an album opener. The title track is amazing too, of course...

Not sure what makes thos must hear. Could have cut half the tunes and still not sure. There are a few good tunes but...

El mero mero estilo de Elton John. mis favoritas Candle In The Wind y Sweet Painted Lady. Roy Rogers también. Mi problema con este disco es lo largo, dos que tres suenan muy parecidas que se podrían recortar y hacer un turbodiscazo. Sólido 4.

Antes de ponerle play al disco dudaba si iba a ser de cinco estrellas, pero la neta es que tan solo con contar las famosas basta para darle las 5. Obviamente está la que le da título, que es un rolón en muchos sentidos: letra, música, arreglos. Pero también está Benni & The Jets, Candle in the Wind, Saturday Night y Funeral for a Friend. Y las que no fueron tan famosas también son muy buenas y la mitad del mérito de este disco va a Bernie Taupin y sus letras. Si bien, lo único que me hizo dudar si bajarle a 4 es que al final es un disco largo (doble) y podrían quitarse dos o tres rolas, que no son malas, pero creo que podría ajustarse a 1 hora.

Just a huge album stacked with huge songs. Were they all crushers? No. But the songs that do slap, slap hard enough to make up for the rest.

Meh

Theatre kid yacht rock

A few good songs with some filler. Not a cohesive album IMO

I appreciate many of these songs for the classics they are but in the end, with all due respect, I just don't enjoy Sir Elton John very much - at least I don't choose to listen to him, if someone else put's it on it's fine. 76 minutes of that.

Some of Elton John's best tracks are on this but I don't think his style of songwriting holds up over the course of a double album. Needs more of a narrative thread or something to do that. Still, it's a four for me just on the sheer strength of the singles that came from this.

Listen, I know this is an iconic album and 4-5 songs are classics. But, as an album it has too much. In terms of style it's not really my thing either. I could give it a 4 star if it was like half the length.

Incredible run of songs throughout, *almost* as good as Tumbleweed Connection

This is an obvious 5 stars!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Elton John. What an incredible song writer and performer. So interested about his life as well and everything he went through, I find him such an inspiration when I see a lot of what he's been through and yet he's found happiness and contentment. So an album full of his best tunes and telling the story of his life effectively is right up my street. What a winner.

Ohhhhh bloody hell this was great. I unashamedly a big Elton fan. Mostly since I saw him (for free!) a few years ago (my friends flat overlooks the cricket ground where he did a show). It was fantastic. I love how grand this album is. What a legend

ooooo what a banger

A lot of tunes on this one. Bit of a classic. If anything, it goes on a bit, though

It's got a few extremely good songs on it but my God, this really did not need to be a double album. Also, whoever told Elton John he could do reggae needs to seriously consider their position.

Elton John is van vele markten thuis, en dit is dus een album bol goeie muziek. Al vind ik het misschien niet zo herluisterbaar

A fair dinkum classic.

STONE COLD CLASSIC Harmony is just a beautiful, perfect song. So much pop culture imagery and perhaps Elton's most diverse and interesting piece of work.

This is the BEST! Benny and the Jets may be my all time favorite Elton John song. What an entertainer this guy is.

This is a damn fine album and for me just behind Madman Across the Water for EJs very best. The first 4 songs are basically classics and point to the stylistic chameleon EJ can be. A prog rock opus, a tender ballad, a straight up rocker and mid tempo beauty all done with drama and grace. There are a few silly one's the rest of the way (I'm looking at you Jamaica Jerk Off). But Grey Seal and especially Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, raise the bar once again. An excellent album 4.5 🌟

Loved it.

A forgotten album that is defined by on mediocre song rather than the 16 other better ones. Not my preferred style but I'm happy to recognise it pretty good regardless. Original better than the remix

Never have listened to this album before but was obviously pretty familiar with a lot of songs. The first song sounds a little like Elton John trying to play Rush (not in a bad way). I recognize Elton John is talented and get why people love him. I'm just not a huge Elton John fan... never have been.

I hate Elton John, but this is by far his most palatable album. I had the 45 of “Saturday Night” and remember listening to it with my sister as a kid.

A couple of great songs on here but too drawn out for top marks. I would have liked to have got this over a weekend to give it a really good listen but it feels like something I have to “give a chance” or put in effort to “get” it doesn’t just grab me as being amazing in its own right, as with a lot of Elton John stuff. Just not a big fan I guess.

C'était bien jusqu'à ce qu'il décrive des gamines de 16 ans comme des "dirty little girls" Prefs: Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Candle in the Wind, Bennie and the Jets, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Grey Seal, Jamaica Jerk-Off, The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–34), Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting, Social Disease Moins pref: Dirty Little Girl

Elton John’s masterpiece. You could argue there is a couple of duds on this album, Jamaica jerk of and Roy Rodgers specifically plus the album is a little on the long side. But these issues can easily be forgotten given how good the rest of the album is, the hits are brilliant and the other less well know. songs are also great. 5 stars.