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Elton John

CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
edited September 2007 in Other Music
I've just recently gotten into his music. Mostly his older stuff like Benny and the Jets, Rocketman, and Tiny Dancer.

The hits.

Any other Elton John fans amongst the PJ elite?
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  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    His albums are worth checking out from his second LP with "Your Song" up to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. He made many classic album tracks along with the hits during this period. After that he started doing too much coke and lost his muse, so it's extremely hit or miss.
  • FreshTendrilsFreshTendrils Posts: 267
    Definitely pick up "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." That album is amazing.
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  • PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,049
    Honky Chateau
    Tumbleweed Connection
    Madman across the Water
    Don't shoot me I'm only the Piano player
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Classics one and all.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Don't like Benny and the Jets, but all in all like his music.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Madman across the Water
    that's my fav elton john tune.
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    Honky Chateau
    Tumbleweed Connection
    Madman across the Water
    Don't shoot me I'm only the Piano player
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Classics one and all.
    ...
    You just named the entire span of his career in my opinion. After 'Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road'... it was all downhill from there.
    But, prior to his demise... he and Bernie Taupin wrote some of the best music of that time period.
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  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    Honky Chateau
    Tumbleweed Connection
    Madman across the Water
    Don't shoot me I'm only the Piano player
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Classics one and all.

    ...and his second self-titled album. That ones full of classics too.
  • Fender_ManFender_Man Posts: 408
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    Honky Chateau
    Tumbleweed Connection
    Madman across the Water
    Don't shoot me I'm only the Piano player
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Classics one and all.


    All great albums full of classic songs. Always amazed me how he went from one of the best singer/songwriters in the business to second rate cabaret act in such a short space of time. IMO.
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  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    A few years ago(5?) I saw him perform a SOLO 2 hour concert. There are very few people who can do that....just him and the piano.
  • No Fear Of FallingNo Fear Of Falling Posts: 419
    Madman Across The Water
    Burn Down The Mission
    Sixty Years On
    The Greatest Discovery
    Tonight
    The King Must Die
    Tiny Dancer
    Someone Saved My Life Tonight
    Empty Garden
    I Need You To Turn To
    Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters

    All great songs.
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  • NickyNoochNickyNooch Posts: 629
    Does anyone have an mp3 of him and Eminem doing Stan on the Grammys? I don't think it was commercially released and I want a copy!

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  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    The man has about 20 of the most incredible piano driven melodies in Pop music history - it's hard to deny his impact

    But his music, once he started writing for disney tunes, has mainly blown dog
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  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    No Fear Of Falling wrote:
    Madman Across The Water
    Burn Down The Mission
    Sixty Years On
    The Greatest Discovery
    Tonight
    The King Must Die
    Tiny Dancer
    Someone Saved My Life Tonight
    Empty Garden
    I Need You To Turn To
    Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters

    All great songs.


    i must agree with all of these... these are the best of the best... most of them get fairly no air play on the radio...

    A great EJ album is his Live in Australia... he plays with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.... BRILLIANT Album...

    I have seen Elton about 5-6 times... he NEVER seems to dissapoint...
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    and still jonesing for another show....
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  • drivingrldrivingrl Posts: 1,448
    Crocodile Rock is the best <3
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  • pearljamgirl07pearljamgirl07 Posts: 792
    Oh god SIR Elton John is the best I love him...I like all his songs..Is amazing he and his piano is enough .the best

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  • jammerfalljammerfall Posts: 908
    Honky Chateau
    Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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  • chris3chris3 Posts: 43
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    Honky Chateau
    Tumbleweed Connection
    Madman across the Water
    Don't shoot me I'm only the Piano player
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Classics one and all.


    Get these and 17/11/70........its one of the most underrated live albums of all time. Just Elton on Piano, a bass player and a drummer and its great. I got into Elton John a year or two ago and quickly discovered what has been stated in this thread already.... he went downhill quick, I personally don't think Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is all that great and if you just had to get one album I suggest Tumbleweed Connection.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Elton is great... Bennie and the Jets is such a good song and Rocket Man makes me cry (when I'm all drunk n stuff!) Candle in the Wind, the ORIGINAL, is simply amazing but I have a huge love for all things Marilyn anyways. His recent stuff is cool but the early Goodbye Yellow Brick Road era stuff is where it's at.
    Glad I'm not alone on here in my love for Mr John :)
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