1001 Albums Summary

I’ve enjoyed a lot of Elton John’s work over the years, mostly singles. Before this was recommended, never sat down to listen to an album in full. Brilliant, with some obvious classics on there but the piece as a whole doesn’t rely on the standouts, it holds its own weight superbly well. Never known an album which jumps from genre to genre (pop, almost prog rock and so on) but can still be as cohesive as this one.

Unbelievable- hard to imagine what this would have sounded like in 1969. Not a bum note in the whole thing - my type of record, keeps building and building and just when you think there will be a reprieve another sledgehammer hits you

Never been a fan of funk or disco and this didn’t change things. Not terrible though, didn’t hate it. One thing to be said is that the final two tracks are awesome, but didn’t do enough to allow me to stomach the rest.