Reviews (page 5 of 14)
3.75 war echt gut, ich habe noch nie wirklich elton johns musik gehört, bis ich vorkurzem herausgefunden habe, dass er rocketman geschrieben hat. und jetzt bei dem album kannte ich tiny danzer, daher glaube ich, dass er noch mehr gute sachen hat, davor konnte ich nie was mit ihm anfangen. ich kannte ihn zwar vom namen her, wusste aber nichts über seine musik. ich find das projekt 1001 albums bisher auch voll gut, da ich jetzt wie hier zum beispiel etwas gehört habe, dass ich sonst nicht hören würde.
I watched Almost Famous a while ago, and that was the first time I heard Tiny Dancer. It was such a good scene, I love that song! Listened to the whole album today and it’s really good
"Madman Across the Water" is a mighty fine album and a rewarding listen. While the absence of a "radio-ready" single may have dampened its initial reception, it now holds status as a classic album and rightly so. Throughout the record, Elton’s vocals are soulful and bluesy, bolstered by Gus Dudgeon’s sophisticated production and lush arrangements. The album opens with the formidable "1-2 punch" of "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon", two tracks that find the John/Taupin song writing partnership at the absolute peak of its powers. It remains a curious historical footnote that the album produced no UK hits and was originally dismissed as a commercial flop. Aside form the opening two tracks, other highlights include the brooding title track, which features a stellar vocal performance from Elton John (though fans should also seek out the version featuring Mick Ronson on lead guitar). Furthermore, "Indian Sunset" continues Taupin’s fascination with the American West. A very strong four star listen. Side one 1 "Tiny Dancer" (5/5) 2 "Levon" (5/5) 3 "Razor Face" (4/5) 4 "Madman Across the Water" (5/5) Side two 5 "Indian Sunset" (5/5) 6 "Holiday Inn" (4/5) 7 "Rotten Peaches" (4/5) 8 "All the Nasties" (4/5) 9 "Goodbye" (4/5) Total - 40 Average - 4.44 192/1001 106/192 albums reviewed were new to me.
MUITO BOM
hearing now but i wanna know the new album for today
Not a bad album but it’s really downhill from tiny dancer. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - tiny dancer Least fav- Indian sunset
Easy listening
liked it
Iconic from the first song, Tiny Dancer. Really liked Levon and Rotten Peaches. “When the New York Times said god was dead”
I tend to think that this was just a bit of an overreach after two other albums in the same year. Three of these are just classics in every sense. Another couple are musically and performance strong, but the drop off feels pretty bad. That close to one of the best albums of all time. 4/5
Du bon Elton
Starts with arguably his two greatest songs. And there a couple other bangers
What a beautiful soul. Obviously amazing.
Learning I love the classics
Modern rock needs more piano. But I'm pretty sure that's not how Geronimo died.
Flora said tiny dancer was the worst thing she’d ever heard.
I liked it! But maybe i like his other music more. Indian summer was a fun time.
This album is really good, the songs are pretty great. I didn't think I would like the album, I have never been much interested into Elton John's music, but I should check it out. So, well, it's not fantastic but it is really interesting.
I think I love Elton John (4/5)
Great energy and performances throughout. I'm not particular towards his voice, however. It sounds good, but something about it doesn't fall right.
Sure!
Love Elton John and loved the vibe of this album. The fact that all the beats sounded like they came from the same sample. Speaking of samples, so cool to hear the original version of the Tupac song Ghetto Gospel.
Elton John is absolutely phenomenal on this album (most albums). His singing and piano are so good its hard to really overstate. Tiny Dancer is about as good as a song can get. The only reason I deduct a star is that Bernie Taupin is one of the worst lyricists in history. There, I said it! I know that they have this legendary song writing legacy but I just don't get it. His horrible lyrics drag down Elton. And this album is one of the worst cases. There are so many attempts at 'American' themes on this record but they just aren't believable through his words. Sorry Sir Elton.
Didn’t really think much of Elton John when I was young but as I got older he has grown on me.
Great album to play in the background.
4/5 A-
Most of the album is made up of piano ballads that build into big, passionate songs, so it can feel a bit repetitive. Thankfully, the album doesn’t have too many songs so you never get fully bored of it. All the playing is good, Elton John is a great singer, and the songwriting is really strong, the only exception being all the inaccuracies in Indian Sunset, though the song is still very good despite that. 4/5
Better than I thought, tiny dancer is good but I’ve never been crazy about it, but this album is so strong!!!
Fantastic Album! Some great songs.
Stellar opening to an album....Tiny Dancer, Levon....the rest was a deep dive into Elton I never took. Was fine.
The only song I can recall hearing from this album despite calling myself a pretty big fan of Elton John is Tiny Dancer, of which is a good song but absolutely done to death.. but in the context of this album I’ve grown a new appreciation for it. The whole of this album is filled with lush symphonic instrumentation that really adds to the grandeur of the songwriting (for real, Taupin was in his BAG on this album). This album at times feels weirdly progressive in an Elton way, which is so cool. Tracks like Madman Across the Water and Indian Sunset had me absolutely floored with the drama and storytelling.. some of Elton’s best vocals I’ve ever heard have been on this album. That being said, some tracks on this album like Rotten Peaches and Razor Face kind of felt a bit flat in comparison to the more grandiose tracks. Overall this was a solid album I’d definitely listen to again. Favorite tracks were the title track and Indian Sunset.
Tykkään.
Did Elton John love country music? This album sort of reminds me of country music, if Meatloaf did country music. That there was a time and place where Indian Sunset seemed like an awesome idea is a testament to progress. All that probably sounds like I didn’t like it.
It was good.
Great songs. Starts with one of his best, Tiny Dancer, but everything on here is quality. This is hungry Elton. Before he became fat comfortable Elton.
That first track must be really worn out on a bunch of vinyl's. This album is classic Elton John with his biggest hit on it. The other songs are good and don't drag it down. I just wish there were more big hits to make this a truly epic album. It's Elton John. Your going to love it even if you don't know the songs.
Some mighty fine piano rock in’.
First off, I love Hold Me Closer Tony Danza, but Levon typifies the vast bulk of Elton's work for me. It's sort of stream of consciousness gibberish and opaque lyrics. That's probably what most folks like about his stuff, but it doesn't blow up my skirt. Great voice and I enjoyed the orchestral arrangements on this album, though. So 3.5* rounded up for Tony.
Me ha encantado, pero me niego a darle un 5 porque estoy harta de hombres y del inglés de esta selección.
Me ha encantado, pero me niego a darle un 5 porque estoy harta de hombres y del inglés de esta selección.
Pretty classic Elton John here. Couldn't help but laugh at the first line of Razorface.
It is a dense album, with many ideas on the orchestral arrangements. The lyrics are strange and confusing (see Levon), but they leave space for the interpretation. I think it's an high quality work. Tiny Dancer is a masterpiece
Another great album from Elton John, with tiny dancer being my favourite.
Fantastic album!! Although it stings a bit that the album starts with the best (which is also the most famous) song.
Es elton jonh, te tiny dancer que m'encanta. Es un album que ja no es de la seva epoca daurada, pero molt bee.
I guess I’m just an Elton John fan now, wtf
Really incredible how talented he is, he makes his singing seem effortless with great piano playing at the same time.
Actually is quite good. Forget about Elton John for months and then remember and play him non stop for a week. repeat. This is the Elton I like the most- limited instrumentation. Tiny dancer (tony danza) is still one of my favourites so for that alone it’s a 3. But I’m in a generous mood.
As with any Elton John album there are SPECTACULAR high points on this album. There is also more than a fair share of "meh". The good far outweighs the bad.
C’est toujours un plaisir d’écouter Elton John!
Un crack!!Com sempre.Un 8.
One of my mother’s favorite albums when I was growing up.
I'm not a big Elton John fan, but I actually really enjoyed this. It's a little too theater-kiddy for me, but the variety of instruments that made an appearance on this album was fun. Plus, seeing his MTV Unplugged performance this year has increased my appreciation of him. 3.5 rounded up because i was surprised that i liked this as much as i did
This guy is a pretty good songwriter
Consistently great songs
Cover 4 This is an epic. Thematic. Tiny Dancer kinda sticks out like a sore thumb even though it's a good song. This album must be listened to on it's enter m entirety. Great stuff!
This was beautiful. It’s Elton so of course it is but I think this is the best Elton album I’ve had so far (though I think I’ve only had Goodbye Yellow Brick Road). Tiny Dancer is a fantastic song and Elton just sounds amazing throughout. Beautiful instrumentals, great voice and it comes together as a great album worthy of a place here!
Indian sunset is a really good song.
I kinda thought I would get tired of this sound but I really enjoyed it.
Another banger by the king. This one felt much more story-driven and a little darker, a little sadder. Chills.
Bangers across the album
What a way to start this challenge! I remember Tiny Dancer used to sneak into all my generated playlists on Spotify, so this was pretty ironic, haha I had never listened to the full album before and I found that a lot of the songs felt similar to one another. I enjoyed listening to it, but I feel that nothing stood out too much. Great album regardless
Musical narriative storytelling with complex melodies and delicate layering of instruments. Love me a good Elton John record
Great album by an all-time great artist. Starting out very strongly with a classic song, and building upon that throughout the rest of the album. However, in my opinion, the album is a bit too monotonous. It could have been a bit better with some more variation. Therefore it falls just short of a 5/5. 4/5
Really enjoying the instrumentals and melody for each of these tracks! Maybe I'm just partial to Elton John but with the album opener of Tiny Dancer and the next track being Levon I was open to the rest of the tracks I was hearing for the first time. And overall I really enjoyed each one! Will revisit this album in the future - maybe not for a deep listen but as a nice backing track when going about my day.
Fantastic album with a few songs that didn't grab me as much. Elton John can write a hell of a hook. 3.5-4 stars
Good
more catchy and memorable than a ‘yellow brick road’ for me. great album 4.5
Elton from the 70's just slaps
Excellent
Good! But I'm finding a lot of these songs to sound more or less the same. Side A is much stronger and I would definitely listen to that in full again.
Beautiful album, that's it.
Maybe I am a "Madman over Water" because I wonder: Is this Elton's best album? No, but I wouldn't "Levon" home without it. Not as long as 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' 'Madman over Water' packs the "All the Nasties" in quickly. I had a happy 'Razor Face' to the first few tracks. But the end of the album is a bit of an "Indian Sunset" that slows down as it says "Goodbye." However, this album isn't "Rotten Peaches," so if you're heading to a "Holiday Inn," this could be the album for you. "Tiny Dancer." Top tracks: "Tiny Dancer," "Levon," "Razor Face"
--Tiny Dancer...cheesy but great --Levon...great song. what the hell is it about? --Razor Face...funky. I like --Madman Across the Water...feels like the last song of the first act of a musical. in a good way --Indian Sunset...woah, did not have based Elton/Taupin on my BINGO card. good lord this is insane in the best way --Holiday Inn...damn. that mandolin! am I a bigger Elton fan than I thought? --Rotten Peaches...bombastic, funky, and fun --All the Nasties...a lesser Tiny Dancer. first track that didn't hit for me --Goodbye...an oddly sad closer. still sounds nice
Gets a 4 because of Tiny Dancer and Indian Sunset.
Indian sunset such a great song
This was a new album to me and although wasn't peak Elton, it was still very good. I liked the prog/glam pop sound. Tiny dancer, levon, Indian sunset were my highlights. It perhaps tailed off a little toward the end. Overall good listen
It was a matter of time before I got an Elton John record. The songwriting partnership he's had with Bernie Taupin led to some of the most innovative piano-driven music during the 1970s. Madman Across the Water was released towards the beginning of that successful run and is solid in its own right. The obvious highlight of this record is the opening two singles, "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon". Those two songs alone are some of the most enduring classics in Elton's discography. In fact, I'd say side one as a whole is a rather song half, with the endearing ballad "Razor Face" and the sinister slow-burner that is the title track. As for side two, things start to falter a bit in the songwriting. I wasn't into the Native American stereotypes leaned on for "Indian Sunset", even if there was good sentiment in writing about their displacement. The quality picks up with Elton's road song in "Holiday Inn", followed by the plight of the prisoner in "Rotten Peaches", and the choir accompaniment on "All the Nasties" as Elton confronted his sexuality. A rather short goodbye follows this, and the album ends as I'm admittedly left wanting more. It's certainly not a bad problem to have, but it feels like the album peaked with the first half, as the rest was good but not quite up to par with what was offered earlier. Madman Across the Water is a record that is on the cusp of greatness. I know Elton and Bernie's songwriting will continue to improve as the style shifts towards glam rock, and I look forward to hearing how this change unfolded.
Звучит как саундтрек диснеевского фильма. Это было очень приятно слушать! Но мне не подошло в моменте. Обязательно вернусь!
that madman ain't so bad ?
Quality but lacking standouts
Honestly really good
8.5
Des gros classiques, overall solide
Deserving of every accolade, Elton John is a great musician. And with Bernie Taupin they helped make popular music what is today. Only 4 albums in and they nailed it.
I was ready for the 1-2 punch opener of "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" but I wasn't ready to absolutely love the first four tracks. I guess "Razor Face" has kind of dumb lyrics, but the outro absolutely rips. "Indian Summer" is one of those songs, though, that the melodies and bridges and solos, no matter how beautiful, can save the beyond cringey lyrics. Even if this wasn't offensive in the 70s, I still have to think wtf were they trying to do with this song? Then "Holiday Inn" is such a banger I completely forgot about how bad the previous song was. The rest of the album was solid, but I didn't like it nearly as much as the rest. The choir in "All the Nasties" definitely threw me. Overall, this is really good and makes me want to listen to more Elton John. But also I never realized how weird his lyrics are.
good. not my fav but solid
It’s crazy that Tiny Dancer is the opening track. So many hit songs on this album. Madman across the water might be my favorite Elton song, so powerful. Last half of the album is a little slow, but good.
Hold Me Cloaer, Tony Danza. Once you hear it, you cannot unhear it. And it amuses me to no end. Anyways, I love this album. The compositions are fantastic. I call them compositions because they feel like that rather than rock songs. Strong first half but peters out at the end. 4
Stark, emotional
This is a very good album. The only thing that prevents me from giving it 5 stars is “Razor Face” (WTF?) and “Rotten Peaches” which is pretty awful.
The first half of this album is a masterpiece - “Tiny Dancer” is gorgeous, “Madman Across the Water” has some of my favourite of Elton John’s piano, and “Indian Sunset” builds and builds into an orchestral delight two-thirds in and then again as the track fades out. The second half of the album doesn’t live up to the first half for me - it’s comparatively so boring and, because of that, felt longer than the first five tracks despite being shorter by a handful of minutes.
Jon Elton kan å laga låter. To første er så sterke at de nesten bestemmer antall stjerner uten resten av rekka.
Dope
“Tiny Dancer” is a helluva opener, the rest is great but doesn’t top that
Pretty good.
Some good stuff here, but a lot of misses too. Obviously Tiny Dancer is a classic, as is Levon and the title track, but the rest of the album is...fine. I'm rounding up to 4 stars but it's solidly 3.5. Above mentioned songs all added to Liked Songs.
aw yep
Underbart, amazing, vackert och bra album
3.5/5
Muito bom conhecer o inicio do Elton
Man, I just love me some elton, don't know why.
Pretty solid offering here. Quite a few "hits" I recognized and enjoy. Even the deeper cuts are all really good. I've never been a big Elton John fan, but certainly understand why others are. This one definitely makes me feel like I should explore more of his catalog.
Elton John is an incredible songwriter. This is his first record I've listened to so I'm really unsure how to score it. Thoroughly enjoyed though. No skips. Fav Tracks: Title Track, Levon 8.2/10
Pas mal
These songs are fun, and his voice and playing are quite impressive, but I really enjoy the composition of all of the songs. definitely an enjoyable listen
Listens: 3 or 4 Standout Tracks: Tiny Dancer, Levon, Rotten Peaches I thought this was great. Tiny Dancer and Levon especially. The subject matter, the piano, the vocals. The whole package was quite amazing. The playout with Goodbye too was great. Glad to have heard it and going to be adding it to my library.
Great album. "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" are both classics, and the rest of the album is pretty good too.
Surprising choice by Tupac
Surprised by how much I liked the whole album! I think I actually prefer it to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which suffers from a bloated runtime. This one, on the other hand, never loses its mojo. I especially liked All the Nasties with its gang vocal bridge refrain. Tiny Dancer, of course, is also a certified bop.
Always a good listen
All excellent, most of which I’d never heard before. Groovy, bluesy.
Great album. Love the blue jeans record album art.
4 out of 5 Good album. Elton's songs are timeless. Nice to hear some lesser-played songs.
Tiny Dancer alone makes this album legendary. A few duds but that’s okay. Love the song compositions. The mix is a little questionable (drums feel like in another room)
*1971 *Starts off with Tiny Dancer and Levon. Wow. *Solid songs, nothing weird. RATING - 8/10
Includes the iconic Tiny Dancer and Levon. The title track is instrumental and lovely. Some of the songs have a little country twang, which is more unique for him. Quite a variety, very enjoyable.
A great Elton album! Has my fav Elton John song in it as well! Such a good album!
OK, Tiny Dancer is pop perfection. The other songs are OK - undeniably good songwriting but just a bit meh for me. But I just have a hip-hop album a generous 4 and can't give this any less. On a different day it might have been a 3. Too poppy for me.
One of the few Elton albums I had never listened through. Great album. Great to hear Indian Summer which is the basis for the 2Pac banger Ghetto Gospel that is the first place where I heard Elton as a kid.
Even this early in his career, Elton John had a flair for the cinematic and theatrical. Given how iconic it now is, I’m surprised that Tiny Dancer wasn’t an huge hit back then. Enjoyable all the way through, though admittedly it comes dangerously close to being essentially an album of Tiny Dancer clones.
I did not expect to like this as much as I did. EJ was in rop form and his skill was on full display. Album sounded like a symphony opera with big layered sound and a great album flow
Title track is an all-timer, for sure, but the rest of the album is quite strong and up there with any other Elton John album.
I really want to like Elton John as a fan. Funny thing is, sometimes I actually do. Tiny Dancer is a classic, Madman Across the Water is great, and Indian Sunset feels almost like a film score. Still, a lot of his albums drift into background music for me. That said, this one stands out... probably my personal favorite of his. By the way: Rocketman is a better film than Bohemian Rhapsody… fight me. Elton, I love you for who you are — a true legend — and this album earns a solid 8/10.
first 2 songs are great next 2 are very good the last few are above average
Finally a good album after days!
Tiny Dancer is a good and known track to me, put I didn't remembered. Full albus is very good. I've probably listened to it already when I was getting ready for Elton's show in Rock in Rio (2015?). Holiday Inn is also very awesome!
Not a super well received Elton John record, but I have no preconceived notion of what an entire Elton John album should sound like I’ve only heard the hits, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of this album except for the poorly aged Indian Sunset.
Elton John is one of my favorite singer-songwriters of all time. A great album, though not my favorite of his.
Madman Across The Water by Elton John [1001 albums]: 8/10, In his prime, Elton John really had his specific style of piano rock perfected. With an interesting fusion of this piano rock and a Beatles-esque progressive pop, Elton managed to create some of the longest songs in popular music at the time. Tiny Dancer being just over 6 minutes long and triple platinum, one of his most popular songs, is quite impressive for 1971. Of all the songs here, one stands out as the best, but also the most questionably aged, Indian Sunset. A supposed retelling of a story from a painting, the language is poorly aged (Indian? Yellow people??), and the story isn't very accurate. With all that said, it's a very notably anti-colonialist story which is pretty ahead of its time. Musically, it was my favourite track on the album, but had no shortage of moments that made me question what Elton John was thinking when he wrote it. With all the strange and vaguely racist parts of the story of that song and the rest of the album being less noteworthy while still being pretty great, the whole album stands up relatively well and could pass as a modern album with some remastering.
weiss nöd obi tiny dancer schomol ganz glost han. schono guet. goht jo ewigbis de refrain chunt whaatt. ah huere lange song. find de refrain de nervigst teil well er en mega komisch betont irgendwie. levon wer isch de levon? coole song aber het etz nüt mit mir gmacht. razor face cooli zweiti stimm. moll und cooli gitarrelicks. titletrack fangt guet ah er spielt so viel akkörd? uuuuh de synth bass huuere cool holiday inn isch au suuper de bass huere cool, mandolin haaammer. rotten peaches au sehr sehr guet, find langsam tönt alles ähnlich aber halt guet. klapprigs klavier. all the nasties seehr klapprigs klavier, superschöne chor.
freuumi, kenn voll kei elton john albe (defür sini neberolle in kingsman 2) tiny dancer isch schomal huere schön, riese stimm liechte country ihfluss, super klavier ohh coole wechsel ide bridge rieewse song levon isch auno cool, aber chli vill striicher für min gschmack HANDORGLE aso würkli ich han nöd cheggt dass de john so e INSANE schöni stimm het indian sunset megaa schöne ahfang oaaah und de chunnt de bass inne! SO SCHÖN holiday inn isch iwie mega episch hahaha ROTTEN PEACHEEEES kenn scho es paar lieder so passiv all the nasties und goodbye sind na cool als closener (oder heissts closer HÄ) nei ich glaub closener egal aber nüt unglauuublichs aso würkliii es klars 4i wow, vlt muss ich endlich mal meh elton john lose. mengisch chli schnulzig aber überhaupt nöd störend, very beautiful
52/1001 :: Elton John - Madman Across The Water Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 8 Fav Tracks: Tiny Dancer, Madman Across the Water, Levon Listen before you die: Yes I mean who doesn’t love Tiny Dancer? Probably my favorite Elton song. That alone is a reason to listen to this album. And by the time you get to Levon you know this a serious album. I said last week Elton John over Billy Joel and I’ll take that to the grave. Especially after just listening to The Stranger that stance could not be more firm. This album has rock n roll attitude with operatic elements. Of course the Elton performance is great but the strings overlayed across the whole album really puts it over the top.
pas pire Tiny Dancer est un classique
Good album, big dramatic songs, bit of a rock opera feel.
I know why the album is titled after that track, even though Tiny Dancer is more well known. Work of art.
Good
When I was about 10 or 11 or so, my mom upgraded from the 1974 Greatest Hits compilation that soundtracked every vacation of my life to a more recently-released two-disc one. With this upgrade, I was introduced to far more Elton John than I had previously been aware existed, including songs like Tiny Dancer and Levon, the latter of which ended up quickly supplanting Honky Cat as my favorite of his songs. Somehow, I never got around to checking out Elton John's discography when I started getting into music as a teenager, but honestly, I can't imagine that I could ever love him as much as I did in those days, when Tiny Dancer was the soundtrack to pulling into another hotel parking lot late at night, with the knowledge that tomorrow we'd be at the beach.
When I went through Elton John's discography I was not a huge fan of this album. I only liked about a third of the songs. I find myself liking it a lot more this time around. Especially Levon, it is much better than I remembered. I prefer the version of Madman Across the Water with Mick Ronson, his guitar playing is just so elevating.
Not my favorite Elton John, but still a good one. Undoubted mastery of melody, theatricality, orchestration. Tiny Dancer is and will always be my favorite off of this album, Levon and Goodbye are up there as well. Part of his charm is that he can somehow create such catchy, listenable songs out of such genuinely insane lyrics. I truly think that the universe forced him together with Taupin as a writer because he would have been too powerful without him. I don’t ever really know what the hell he’s talking about, but he manages to make it work *most* of the time.
Du bon rock à la Elton! Malheureusement le fait d’apparaître en même temps que d’autres albums de là même période le fait pâlir un peu! Tiny Dancer, classique. Bien aimé Levon, Indian Sunset, Rotten Peaches. Bien aimé la forte présence des cordes dans plusieurs chansons. Mais parfois je trouvais que les chansons se ressemblaient un peu d’une à l’autre. Je m’y perdais. Quand même hâte d’en découvrir un autre du maître du showbiz!
Obsessed with this being labeled as progressive rock.
Tiny dancer is so good, the rest of the album could be awful and it would still receive 3 stars. A very excellent and quick album over too soon.
i like. highlights: “Tiny Dancer,” “holiday inn,” and “all the nasties”
Having never listened to an Elton album in full, I enjoyed. A compilation of fine songs. Would be interested to know (so will listen to!) how this album rates against his others.
Not bad, feels like an outsider's perspective on the US.
Mai sentito Elton John prima. Tiny dancer molto molto bella e fa capire lo stile che ha in generale l'album. In generale è molto sullo stile e ricorda, almeno a me, i primi album di steely dan anche perché il periodo aiuta. :)
High quality - there are so many good songs on here
I enjoyed the theatricality so much more than I thought I would. A classic with a lot of sincerity, but Indian Sunset certainly does not stand up. 4⭐️
A lightly frustrating album. Wasn't a fan until I went in 2019 and he was rather excellent. One of the last true showmen. Contains my all-time favourite song: Indian Sunset. A tragic tale of colonization, but such a good tune and the lyrics, whilst potentially a bit tone-deaf in retrospect, are great. I love a song that tells a story. So good, and heavily sampled since. He rarely plays it - only a couple of times in that part of his suspended Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Lucky enough to hear it live, it really builds and crescendos. Superb. Levon and Tiny Dancer are great too. My main complaint is the length of the songs, the boring back half, and the tendency to go for a repetitive fade-out rather than some virtuoso piano-playing. So he loses a star. Just like we lost Diana.
4.0 - Very Good
J - 4/5 Best Track - "Tiny Dancer"
Should really have cut Indian Summer and Rotten Peaches out. Oh well. Great album if you know which tracks to skip.
I knew a few of these songs before listening to this album for the first time. Overall, good stuff.
I'd say better than Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (IMO). They only small criticisms would be the backing vocals on "All the Nasties", and the main character's name in "Razor Face". Kept thinking about Tazer Face from Guardians of the Galaxy.
I own this one and it's one I enjoy.
Elton John, the rocket man. Maar ondanks de grote naam, ken ik eigenlijk alleen Tiny Dancer en dus Rocket Man. Ik laat mij dus verrassen. En wat is dit een goed album zeg. Piano top, gitaar top, zang top. Veel variatie en het houd je aansacht erbij. Word ik dan toch een beetje Elton fan? Ief.
Pretty solid Elton John album.
Solid. Can’t believe he released 3 albums in the same year.
Very fun pop rock record
Empieza con la mítica "Tiny Dancer", canción que es un 10/10. A partir de ahí son todas nuevos descubrimientos muy en la línea de lo que ya conocía de Elton, por lo que me ha entretenido mucho. El mejor descubrimiento "Holiday Inn". 7.5/10
I've never dived into an Elton John album before! It's quite cool, John's voice and performance shines the lyrics and the instrumental is really captivating. "Tiny Dancer" is easily the strongest track, and overall it is a good setlist, but some songs are long. 4 out of 5
I always forget just how impressive of an artist Elton John is. The album starts off with Tiny Dancer, a song I didn't really like until I listened to it again yesterday. The entire album sounds massive, yet Elton Johns voice makes it sound intimate as well. The string arrangement backing many of the songs is very pleasant to listen to. Very enjoyable album, although some parts like the choir at the end sounded a bit campy.
timeless classic
Tiny Dancer - Might be one of the best songs of the 70s Levon - One of Eltons better songs, for sure on his greatest hits list Rest of the album - Songs
Solid.
This record ended up being a lot more consistent than I thought it would be. I knew how good Tiny Dancer and Levon were, but you don’t always seen albums with more than 2 amazing songs. Sure, there are some low points, like Razor Face and Holiday Inn, but even those are solid songs with great instrumentation. The storytelling and raw emotion on tracks like Indian Sunset, Rotten Peaches, and the titular track is frighteningly resonant and beautiful. All The Nasties is very meh melodically, but the real-world story behind it makes it shine. Goodbye is a fine track to end the album, even if not necessarily memorable.
I mean, it's Elton John.
Is one of the secrets behind Elton John and Bernie Taupin's decades-long songwriting partnership that were both equally keen to pretend they weren't English? Between writing songs from the perspective of a Native American warrior and whatever is going on with Elton's already transatlantic accent on Holiday Inn, there were some real choices made on this album. Luckily, there are some incredible tunes too - Levon in particular is up there with Tiny Dancer.
COMO LA ROMPES ELTON JOHN 4.5 es en realidad jiji
Primeira vez ouvindo um disco inteiro do Elton John. Fora isso, conhecia apenas seus grandes sucessos, tal qual a primeira faixa deste álbum, Tiny Dancer. De certo um ótimo vocalista. Uma linda voz, e minha parte favorita de suas canções são suas melodias vocais. Ele realmente plana sobre a música. É bem lindo de se ouvir e prende bem sua atenção e fica na memória. Hold me closer tiny dancerrrr . Além dos vocais, impossível falar de Elton sem mencionar seu piano. E nesse álbum ele se destaca perfeitamente. Nunca é demais, sempre na medida certa, dando espaço suficiente pra banda e pra lírica. Tudo balanceado, como deve ser. Brilhante. Algumas partes do disco deram uma desacelerada. Não é um álbum perfeito. Mas me deixou plenamente satisfeito. 4/5
Låtsmedernas låtsmed! Fyra plus
Very good album from his best period.
First half is a 5, second half tails off slightly. Amazing, all time great album though.
Good
Possibly my favourite Elton John album? I am an absolute sucker a gospel choir, big bashed out piano chords, bluesy vocals, there's a lot to love here. Indian Sunset hasn't aged well, but the rest is solid.
yeah
Love Elton!
I’ve always really enjoyed Elton John’s music. This album is very classic Elton John sound and feel. I wanna dive deeper into his discography after listening to this album. Has classic songs like tiny dancer, but it is so much deeper than just the known hits.
Madman Across The Water is among my top 10 songs of all time.
Elton John's vocal prowess is obviously well known, and his songs are generally catchy and sometimes powerful. This album started really strong but kinda lost steam halfway through. Overall an enjoyable listen, but the best songs were definitely the hits.
Good one!
Weird Indian sidetrack mid album
I never considered myself an Elton John fan, despite owning over half of his massive discography. I never actively put him on, but I do always enjoy what I hear. Maybe I AM a fan? 6 liked songs.
Dobry
Fans expecting a reprise of the country stylings of Tumbleweed Connection were in for a shock. Madman is almost an issues album - addressing mental health, the desolation of First Nation America, poverty and crime. The result is a very thoughtful, intimate album. There are plenty of reminders of how good a piano player Elton John is and how inventive his songwriting is. Tiny Dancer is the standout but it’s not typical of the album which is less about the toe tappers and the ear worms than about lyrical and musical creativity. An extra star, earned mainly by Bernie Taupin, for writing songs that are actually about something.
Bunch of bangers. A few of his mega hits, plus songs I'd've never heard that I thought were even better.
8.5
Great album
Better than I anticipated. Enjoyed it!
It was very good but I had a really hard time listening to it as it reminded me of my father who passed away
I don't usually like pop rock, but I think these strings is what bring this whole album together. Vocals harmonized by orchestral arrangements sound so satisfying, and the choruses here a extremely powerful as a result. That being said, Tiny Dancer is by far the best song here, in my opinion, and the rest are not quite as good. Still a great album with no boring songs, which is a rare thing to hear from a pop rock record.
a classic. how can you not like sir elton? sure it's glam and a bit much sometimes but then it's great and sing along and makes you feel better.
Det klart mest fascinerande var trekkspelsoloen på Razor Face
Always a pleasure to get an album by sir Elton. Madman Across the Water isn't my favorite of his album, but it's top 3.
My introduction to Elton as well as the first Elton album I owned. I know it was a slow seller for him but it remains one of my favorites of his.
Very good album, with a couple absolute classic Elton numbers (Tiny Dancer being foremost). Might not be quite at the same level as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road but it's great nevertheless.
I am so tempted to give this album 5* on the strength of “Tiny Dancer” alone, but after listening to the rest of the tracks on it, I’m not sure that would be appropriate. I am a huge fan of tons of Sir Elton’s music, but I didn’t recognize a single other song here, nor did I particularly love any of them. There’s nothing bad about songs 2-9, and I enjoyed my listening, but they just didn’t strike me on any level aside from superficially. The title track is probably the strongest out of the bunch, showcasing Elton John’s incredibly powerful voice, but I can sort of understand exactly why I haven’t heard any of these other songs before. I’m still gonna give this album 4* on the strength of “Tiny Dancer” though, because man is that song ever unreal.
Tiny Dancer, and hot piano jams
His fourth album. Tiny Dancer is a beautiful opening track. One of his best songs. Levon is another good track. Elton's vocals and melodies combined with Bernie Taupin's lyrics are in full effect on the whole album. Production is good for 1971. Very good overall. Although I suspect there will be more Elton on this list which will be even better.
hold me closer tony danza
Two very solid jams then some lyrically amazing tracks. Also, this is his THIRD album in one year?! Bonkers.
didn't like it much the first listen, seemed like the songs were similar but second and third listen actually made ne appreciate a bit more
So I only really know the hits of Elton John, and I now know there’s a reason why he’s a classic. No skips! Standout songs: Tiny Dancer Indian Sunset Holiday Inn
Tiny Dancer alone is worth a couple stars, a few other good tracks. Not very familiar how this one stacks up to his other albums Rating: 3.7
Almost in the No-Skips class. (“All the Nasties”) Had never listened to this whole thing but it’s excellent. Love the slide guitar, zydeco bits, and mandolin. Do not give early(ish) Bernie enough credit for his lyrical chops. More like a 4.5, but not a 5. Favorite: Madman Across the Water
An enjoyable album from start to finish.
Awesome album. Liked the second half even better than the first. Madman and Indian sunset are absolute grooves. All the nasties instantly catchy too.
This is a 4 for me. There are a couple misses, most notably the epic where he sings from the perspective of a Native American (cringe,) but Sir Elton is such a generational talent that his brilliance lifts all of it. And then there’s that epic run at the beginning with Tiny Dancer, Levon, and Madman Across the Water.
This was a very strong record. “Madman Across the Water” and “Indian Sunset” are the only weak tracks here, but the rest is full of beautiful melodies, sublime piano work, and great vocals.
Great album from start to finish.
I enjoyed this album quite a bit more than I expected. The hits are timeless, and some of the other tracks were excellent, though a few sounded very samey.
4.1/my apologies mr john i was not familiar with your game
4.4
Very good
Surprisingly good, need to listen again
Very good Album from Elton John. Opens with two of his biggest songs ever followed by a few really good ones. There are a few deep tracks that are as good as any of his other stuff. Indian Sunset and All the Nasties are excellent songs with great lyrical and musical composition.
Very cool. Not sure what it means that it is a prog rock album, Elton's first as reported in the wiki. Lyrics seem vaguely american themed, and I don't really always know what Mr. Taupin is on about, but they capture a feel if not idiom. What is the broken back of a ship? Worth checking out a Brandi Carlile take on the title track. And this one doesn't have honky cat, maybe the next? but there is no more poignant and ultimately triumphant story in american history than Brandi in Elton costume singing honky cat to a bunch of perplexed seattle area bar flies as a child, and going on to record an album with the man. Better grab your coat, dear, it looks like rain!
Piano galore
Przyjemniutkie, całość mi się podobała i chętnie do tej płyty wrócę
pretty solid album. obviously, it opens with an all-timer and i am also very fond of 'levon' and the title track. the rest of the album is good, not great. not to the same level as those three tracks. there's nothing here that's bad, just not anything that's overly impressive. still, it's fun, it's not boring. it's elton john really finding his footing for a pretty great album streatch.
The cry of the madness is there.
On aime Elton en fait
4/5: really enjoyed listening to this one
Solid album. Tiny Dancer as the opening song makes so much sense
bangin, not my fave from Mr. John. but it’s certainly and Elton John album
First time listening to an Elton album in full. Knowing a fair amount of Elton's work, this is exactly what I had hoped from an album. It's piano, glam Elton-core. Fave Tracks: - Tiny Dancer - incredible. - Razor Face - Madman across the water
Loved it.
Beautiful. Elton John at his best!
Liked Madman Across the Water - end part v groovy Beginning of Indian Summer reminds me of Leonard Cohen Liked Indian Summer (better than Madman) Rotten Peaches - v Elton John, v 70s
Good. No bad songs. Favorite song: Indian Summer.
It’s absurd writing a review for Elton John. He’s a legend. All I’ll say is that there are some songs on here that I’ve never heard before and they’re all worth a listen. (I’ve always liked Elton John but have never bought one of his albums. Five stars is reserved for those I’d buy today.)
Quintessential Elton John. This album is full of long flowing ballads that highlight Elton's singing ability. If you like Elton John, this is a good album. If he's not your usual cup of tea, then it probably won't hit as well.
Elton is always great and Levon is particularly fantastic. Many of the later tracks on the album aren't particularly memorable.
Hell yeah
I mean it’s Elton frickin John.
-pretty good album -my faves were the ones I knew: tiny dancer and levon
Elton is Eltoning very strongly here. Pretty solid material from cover to cover here. Indian Sunset hasn't aged well at all for obvious reasons, but everything else here has that well-produced sheen and lovely Taupin lyrics. I never knew the name of that song was "Levon." I just knew the chorus about the New York Times saying God was dead -- I thought it was "He shall be leaving." The things we hear. Good stuff here all around. Recommended.
Ett riktigt guldkorn, lite bortglömd men den bästa av Elton’s plattor!
I really liked this. Particularly like the orchestration and the chorus sections. Great drums too, for songs that aren't heavy.
Tiny dancer, then Levon. What a way to start a album. Enjoyed this very much
It’s not quite an all time classic but well worth a listen as one the top ones in the next level down in his catalog and 70s rock in general. But he has some stronger albums. Tiny Dancer is amazing though.
Never listened to Elton John's albums, man did I miss out. 4/5
Fantastic album. Levon, rotten peaches, razor face, and all the nasties are super underrated. Feel like Indian sunset falls short. Tiny dancer is a classic.
In the early 1970s, Elton John was at his creative peak and released a staggering volume of music that makes it difficult to recall which songs belong to which albums. So, I was eager to revisit "Madman Across the Water," a pop-rock album filled with a variety of orchestral arrangements. Although listeners often gravitate towards the well-loved tracks "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon," the true strength of the album lies in its title track, "Madman Across the Water." This song highlights John's powerful vocals set against intricate and experimental musical arrangements, complemented by Bernie Taupin's lyrics. I have also always found the social justice themes in "Indian Sunset" to be particularly moving, even if the passage of time has affected its cultural sensitivity and historical context. The song features a compelling build-up of musical elements that transition with subtle vocals. The somber and quiet "Goodbye" is a perfect way to close the album. The album overall remains impressive, despite a few weaker tracks, such as "Razor Face" and "Rotten Peaches," that prevents it from achieving greatness. (Much better than a 3, not quite a 4, but rounding up).
Možda bih gledala drukčije na ovaj album da je snimljen u posljednjih 15 godina, ali činjenica da je album iz 1971. blows my mind. Tiny dancer mi je jedna od apsolutnih remek-djela ovog žanra i kad god ju poslušam, imam isto mišljenje. Ima tu još dobrih stvari, daleko od toga, možda malo postane pre zasićeno nakon nekog vremena jer nema previše žanrovske dinamike, ali to je on i to je početak 70ih. Meni dosta 🫶🏻 4/5, 8/10
Great album! Levon and Madman Across the Water are so good.
4 stars
Looking at the tracklist, I think I've only heard of Tiny Dancer - one of my favorites from Elton - and Levon. Interested to see if I can find some other songs I like here. I think I've heard Indian Sunset in some movie or something else...but I can't place it. Those 3 songs carried the weight of the album, imo. This may not be one of Elton's best albums overall, but I'd still grade it as a Low 4.
Great keys, great voice.
Surprised that this is only the second Elton Joh album we have gotten seeing how the artist of this list is an absolute simp for British artists. Looking at you, Morrissey albums. But as for the album itself, this was really good. Love leading off with Tiny Dancer and Levon which are both classic. Didn't know any of the other songs but it didn't matter. I could listen to Elton sing and play piano all day. Not as good as Yellow Brick Road but still super enjoyable
I felt like a Madman Across the Water after I heard this one.
Tiny dancer is nice!
Solid album.
Bunch of gems in addition to the classics. Might have to up rating to a 5 after a few more spins.
The one-two punch of Tiny Dancer into Levon - Sir Elton was cooking with gas there! The rest of the album uses a lot of the same grand flourish, so it goes down easy but whew when some of the lyrics caught my ears I rolled my eyes hard (Indian Sunset).
Parece que EJ estaba “en fuego” por estos años.
Seems an appropriate time to get an album and song entitled Madman across the Water from a British singer/songwriter. We are staring into the abyss. Elton John isn't usually what I go for, but his music sure is jaunty and wins me over almost every time. Indian Summer didn't age well though.
Tiny Dancer is an amazing song and the album overall is great ... but how can and English man ever write a song attacking the Americans for their treatment of the Indians when they conquered over half the world ... almost lost a star for that one song.
It's pretty good, they just don't make music like this anymore. It's giving Led Zeppelin / Cat Stevens.
I’d only ever listened to Tiny Dancer from this album however it has some other good songs with great production.
That's a fine album! Tiny Dancer worths the all the trip, but the rest of the album is also pretty good! Not my favorite Elton John's album, but Madman Across The Water is an obrigatory stop on the marathon. I'm gonna give it 4 stars.
Great album, tiny dancer is a classic, the rest of the album is good but very progressive for the time. Lots of long complicated songs. Rewards on re listens
What a lovely, calming album to listen to on a dreary Thursday morning. This was a very emotive album and it's obviously very safe to say that Elton's voice + piano backing is always going to be a great combination. My favourite track was Indian Sunset and All the Nasties was up there too. Despite the fact that Goodbye was the final track, to me All the Nasties actually felt like a better way to end the album with that gospel choir aspect to it despite the fact.
It's an Elton John Doing Elton John Stuff piece of business. A Sometimes food for me, but he's got his place.
Good album, a regular on my playlist.
Pretty fucking awesome. I love track 3 and his voice was so crisp. Great great stuff
This album is definitely Elton John. I feel like I LOVE some of his work and then the rest is solid, but doesn't always wow me. Perhaps the glam rock presents an uphill battle since everything is pretty grand and stylized. On the whole a good album and liked the shorter runtime. Really liked "rotten peaches" and "Levon" and "all the nasties" and of course "Tiny Dancer" is a classic. Overall good, falls short of Greatness for me, though
In 1973 Dad bought a new car ($3000) for me to drive, but with no audio system. He took the AM radio out of his 1961 Oldsmobile, and I installed it into my new car along with two speakers I bought. Soon after that I became bored with AM radio and bought an 8 track player and replaced the AM radio with it. Madman Across the Water was one of the first 8 tracks I purchased, and it reminded me of those old timey days listening to 8 tracks in the car. This isn’t my favorite Elton John album, but it has some good tracks. I’ve always been impressed by how much American history British people know (Indian Sunset).
Levon is such an amazing song - first heard it when Taylor Hicks won American Idol and was obsessed
I have this album. How was Holiday Inn not a hit?
Awesome!!
What a coincidence yesterday I found Elton's Greatest Hits from 1974 on vinyl in a collection given to me by my parents. Never been a big fan but really starting to get Elton now, very late to Saturday night.
Liked this more than I anticipated, the songs are well made and the piano and arrangements match Eltons voice perfectly. The album falls somewhere between pop and rock, with more rock than I expected. There are some really good ballads on here as well. Recognized Indian Sunset from the Ghetto Gospel collaboration Elton had with 2Pac. I liked that piano part of the song a lot for quite some time, but didn't know Elton was behind it, which made me like the album even more.
that one scene in almost famous where they all sang tiny dancer
While Sir E’s singles are consistently strong, sometimes I feel his album tracks are a bit lacking. Not so here, where everything is a mini-epic. Admittedly, some are better than others (and, out of context, Indian Summer reads a bit strange), but on a whole, this is clearly a highlight in a vast career.
Some very good songs. Interesting to hear the demos.
1971. Pop. 8/10 Tiny Dancer
Elton's voice, lyrics, and piano playing is truly something to marvel at.
Enjoyed this much more than I had expected. I went in expecting a boring pop album but this was way more prog rock and gospelly than I initially anticipated. Pretty good listen.
yeah
Loved this one, though some tracks more than others. Love his voice and performance. Technically amazing for 1971.
The madman!!! He’s a madman!!! He played piano really good
I have listened to this album many times over the years as I purchased it back in the seventies. I wasn’t too crazy about it back then, but it has really grown on me over the years and I genuinely enjoy all of the songs. When looking at his early efforts, I prefer Tumbleweed Connection and Honky Chateau to this one, but I still really like it and will continue to play it from time to time. My only real complaint is many of songs run a bit long. It gets 4 stars plus from me.
Elton
Tiny Dancer, nice chill older Elton album. Beautiful arrangements, a lot of depth.
Exquisite. Starting with “Tiny Dancer” is a big mistake, though. “Levon” was great and so was the title track, but nothing else lived up to what we know Elton and Bernie are capable of with the opener so it makes everything else feel less-than by comparison. On their own, they’re fine songs. “Indian Sunset” gives me a weird feeling inside, but it’s a fairly good track. “Razor Face” was strange and beautiful ballad. Ballad? What is a ballad? Second half just doesn’t hit as hard as the first. Good album, but not incredible. Close to great. I enjoyed all of it. 4/5
4.5
Close your eyes and get comfortable in the rocket ship as you glide through Elton John’s universe. Once you land, you might just meet a mad man across the water. Favorites: Tiny Dancer, Levon, Madman Across the Water
It's kind of weird to me to see an Elton John album labelled as progressive rock. Like...Elton John? Prog rock? Those just don't sound like they fit together. I mean, you've gotta understand my perspective on prog rock: to me, it's stuff like Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson... Y'know, that kind of crop. Whereas, meanwhile, I gotta look at the songs I associate with Elton John — stuff like "Candle In The Wind", "Crocodile Rock", "Border Song", "Rocket Man"... Mostly piano ballads and pounders, with a little glam flair in there at most. It's like, I don't hear anything else on GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD that strikes me as particularly "prog," or on DON'T SHOOT ME or HONKY CHÂTEAU for that matter. That's all music I love deeply and dearly, but "prog?" Unless my definition of prog is narrower than I thought, I just don't hear it. Particularly on the album my group got today, the one that's actually labelled prog. Like... Is it because they're longer than Elton John songs usually are, on average? Is that it? 'Coz that reminds me of the claim that a lot of Iron Maiden's recent work has been "progressive," when really they're just longer than they have been before. That's not necessarily a knock against anything on this album or Iron Maiden's recent work, 'coz I do like it all, but I'unno. To my ears, it should take more than stretching a 3 minute song out to 6 or 7 minutes to make it progressive rock. (Seriously, though, songs like "For The Greater Good Of God" and "Empire Of The Clouds" aren't to be missed. This is an unrelated aside, but if you ain't heard either of them yet, go ahead and do so, goodness.) Really, to me this album just sounds like typical Eltom John fare. Maybe there's a few more orchestras than usual, but otherwise, I'd've never been able to guess this was supposed to be anything else. Which, I mean, regardless of all my yapping about genre, it's still really good stuff. Of course "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" are the standouts, but everything else keeps up at a good enough pace. Really, the only song I feel like I'd give the side-eye to is "Indian Sunset", though I don't take as much offense to the lyrics as I know other people do, so... I'unno, I just like a good orchestra, and it has one. Honestly, I feel like this album only falls flat in comparison. I listen to this, and I do legitimately enjoy what I hear, but at the same time I find myself wondering why the cosmic entity that runs The Randomizer would give us this over HONKY CHÂTEAU. That album is Elton's single-disc masterpiece if you ask me, and way worth hearing before this. I mean, come on, that album has "Rocket Man". If that song's appearance on that album alone isn't an incentive or reason enough... 'Coz that's where the glam started, of course, and as much as I like the pre-glam stuff like "Your Song" and especially "Border Song"... Goodness, it just ain't the same. So... Yeah. MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER has a lot of great Elton John fare, with some neat orchestrations to boot, but... Eh. I wouldn't go as gaga over it as I did for GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD or I would for HONKY CHÂTEAU. At the very least, it's not one I'd recommend anyone start with. It's more like a "after you've taken in the best of the best..." Still, just for how much I like typical Elton John fare, I'm gonna give it a 4. He plays piano good and I like his voice. What can I say?
I enjoyed this, the lyrics are interesting with some nice storytelling going on which I don't always associate with Elton and Bernie. The strings which are present in most tracks give it quite an epic sound alongside Elton's always great piano playing. I also think he delivers the vocals on a lot of these tracks with real heft and passion. After Tiny Dancer and Levon I don't love the rest as much but it's a decent 4 for me
Very good- maybe not my go to style of music but glad I listened.
His best album , some absolute classics on here 👓
A lot to appreciate here, even if some of it blends in a little bit. Sounds a bit like a musical.
it’s risky starting your album with Tiny Dancer because then the rest of the album has to live up to it. i think for the most part it does though!! prime elton john was pretty damn good
Love Tiny Dancer. I often forget that Elton John can rock. Not a huge fan of Indian Summer.
Elton at his lyrical, musical, and vocal peak - even he said this era was his best. Tiny Dancer and Levon alone get 4 stars. Such a voice and such great music. This album is not quite as western as Tumbleweed Connection, but darn close. Such a great album….it comforts me.
Album #15 4/5 When I was a kid, I had these red tinted sunglasses that I wore everywhere and one of my older brother's friends made fun of me and proceeded to call me "Elton John" for years. Great album. Great musician. Indian Sunset is... bizarre (seriously, wtf?)
Beautiful from start to finish.
Iconic