rabaak
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There is some newer Elton John stuff that is worth while. I think the album the 'One' is very good. Check out the song 'The one'. The rest of the album is pretty good too I think.
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Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 01:27 | |
colt4x5 wrote:
aw, c'mon, give ol' reg a 7 ...
....oh all Dwight! 7 it is |
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Dec 24, 2008 - 10:57 | |
Ah, the good old days. . . .Any opinions on the exact moment EJ jumped the shark? ________________
I was a huge fan, so it took me a couple bad songs before I realized I had to move on, but I remember well the song that did it for me.
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starfishNcoffee
(Brooklyn, NY) | | Posted: Dec 24, 2008 - 10:51 | |
cutterjudd wrote:Thankyou Wild Bill for exposing Elton John to us when he was good (IMHO).
I agree. This is beautiful  |
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ThePoose
| | Posted: Dec 24, 2008 - 10:51 | |
cutterjudd wrote:Thankyou Wild Bill for exposing Elton John to us when he was good (IMHO).
From here to YBR, he ruled. Particularly Tumbleweed Connection. |
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jamesat43
(Cary, North Carolina) | | Posted: Oct 27, 2008 - 12:55 | |
jamesat43 wrote:
EXACTLY the two songs that ended it for me. Both are on my NEVER EVER WANT TO HEAR AGAIN song list. The song at the top of that list is Styx's Tom Sawyer. How long is your NEVER list RP faithful?
Yikes! I did say Styx...that should be Rush. Thanks, RP folks for not biting on the unintentional troll. jt |
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kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 15:23 | |
I always feel rather sad when I hear his earlier works. How the mighty have fallen - into the hell of supermarket music!
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jamesat43
(Cary, North Carolina) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 07:55 | |
nate917 wrote:
Candle in the Wind was from the Yellow Brick Road album. The song between Yellow Brick Road and Candle in the Wind on that album was Bennie and the Jets, but I don't think that's what you meant. IMHO, the only unlistenable Elton John was around 76-77, when he gave us Philadelphia Freedom and Don't Go Breaking My Heart.
EXACTLY the two songs that ended it for me. Both are on my NEVER EVER WANT TO HEAR AGAIN song list. The song at the top of that list is Styx's Tom Sawyer. How long is your NEVER list RP faithful? |
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peyotecoyote
(Home of Sir Frederick Banting) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 07:50 | |
 just not keeping me awake this morning |
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nate917
(2,815 miles from home) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 07:49 | |
spacemoose wrote:
I like yellow brick road. He became unlistenable to me later in his career. Somewhere between yellow brick road and Candle in the Wind.
Candle in the Wind was from the Yellow Brick Road album. The only thing "between Yellow Brick Road and Candle in the Wind" on that album was Bennie and the Jets, but I don't think that's what you meant. IMHO, the only unlistenable Elton John was around 76-77, when he gave us Philadelphia Freedom and Don't Go Breaking My Heart. |
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cutterjudd
(smackdabinthemiddle) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 07:48 | |
Thankyou Wild Bill for exposing Elton John to us when he was good (IMHO).
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 07:43 | |
colt4x5 wrote:
aw, c'mon, give ol' reg a 7 ...
Yeah, ok, wtf - 7 it is :). He's always worth an extra point to Watford FC fans anyway... |
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Kittee
(NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 07:42 | |
palad1 wrote:led zep / thirteen sense / erik satie / elton john.
combo break !
:(
Thought the same thing. Way to follow up perfection with barf.*Edit... Ok so this is the one Elton John song that isn't sooo bad. ;) |
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colt4x5
(east of eden) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2008 - 16:02 | |
fredriley wrote:A nice obscure gem from the early career of Reg Dwight of Pinner. Nicely picked out, RP. It reminds us that Reg could do lyrical, thougtful stuff. 6 from the Nottingham jury. aw, c'mon, give ol' reg a 7 ... |
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palad1
(Paris, France) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 02:51 | |
led zep / thirteen sense / erik satie / elton john.
combo break !
:(
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 02:50 | |
A nice obscure gem from the early career of Reg Dwight of Pinner. Nicely picked out, RP. It reminds us that Reg could do lyrical, thougtful stuff. 6 from the Nottingham jury.
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spacemoose
| | Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 02:47 | |
bindi wrote: It is amazing how much EJ used to not suck! He was my absolute favorite - until Yellow Brick Road.
I like yellow brick road. He became unlistenable to me later in his career. Somewhere between yellow brick road and Candle in the Wind. |
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2008 - 11:13 | |
biologenius wrote:
HAHAHA brilliant comment.
I love RP for bringing up obscure songs of super stars..
It is amazing how much EJ used to not suck! He was my absolute favorite - until Yellow Brick Road. |
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guiguy
(Near Mt.Fuji) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 23:56 | |
Superb segue there Bill; Satie to EJ's own beautiful take...very moving back to back.
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dboseman
| | Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 12:21 | |
I was a 13 year old nervous about my first year in Junior High and my impending puberty when I bought this album. What a beautiful way to remind me of a great time in my life. What an incredible talent he was.
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musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | | Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 12:16 | |
Glad he clarified because in Russian, Valerij ("Valerie") is a man's name.
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fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento) | | Posted: Jan 12, 2008 - 13:42 | |
Imkirok wrote:Nice use of the Theremin in the middle. (At least it sounds like it.) Beautiful, haunting affect.
As I was reading your comment and wondering what the heck a Theremin is, the song came to that part...wow, a Radio Paradise discovery/coincidence of a scary-cool kind.
Thanks for pointing it out, and thanks to RP for yet another fine moment |
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philbertr
(Hurricane Target Florida) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 03:48 | |
phorp wrote:I just don't understand the vitriol that presents itself in some folks postings...
I hear many things I don't immediately warm to on RP.
I still listen, and become accepting to some things... and not to others.
But, nothing lasts so long that its painful or angering...
This song is beautiful, from before Elton's commercialization. If you want to find some great music, explore his releases before Yellow Brick Road. Most everything he has done is good but the gems lay below the surface. Enjoy...
Pyro wrote:
You are SO RIGHT re RP and Elton.
I agree completely with both Pyro and phorp. Early Elton John music is wonderful, beautiful often haunting. RP does an absolutely amazing job of exposing us all to music we might not ever hear otherwise--most of it is fantastic, some not so. But it often requires openness and patience to sort the two.
Meanwhile, as Rodney King says, "Why can't we just all get along?" |
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biologenius
(Japan) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 03:46 | |
Egrey wrote:He wrote some gems as a young man and then. . . Lion King.  HAHAHA brilliant comment.
I love RP for bringing up obscure songs of super stars.. |
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Egrey
(WASH, DC) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 08:01 | |
He wrote some gems as a young man and then. . . Lion King. |
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slartibart_O
(N29°57'-W97°34') | | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 07:57 | |
Imkirok wrote:Nice use of the Theremin in the middle. (At least it sounds like it.) Beautiful, haunting affect.
Either a theremin or a saw. I cut my finger to the bone on a bandsaw in woodshop in high school, as the doc sewed me up and I told the nurse what I did she said "I didn't know the high school band played saws!" Old Doc Woods nearly slipped a stitch laughing at her.
Never heard this one by Elton, ever. Maybe all these indie bands with theremins heard it long before I did. |
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Rotterdam
| | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 07:52 | |
Interesting! The ratings on this song are all over the scale. For myself, I never considered E. John to be a serious musician, but I think that this is a lovely track.
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victoryluna
(Cincinnati) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 07:49 | |
What a seque from Erik Satie!!! Ear candy.
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d00kie
(In Cubicle Hell!) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 07:49 | |
SomeOldGuy wrote:This would be far more entertaining if it was sung by Elmer Fudd...
TWUE... VEWY TWUE |
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mamerjamer
| | Posted: Aug 08, 2007 - 11:36 | |
Another classic Elton John song that I would love to hear on RP is "I need you to turn to". A friend of mine who was an excellent pianist used to play that song solo in our garage band. Great song that does not see enough airtime.
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