RedTopFireBelow
(Jersey shore, USA) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 10:44 | |
Wow... what memories!!! The entire album was is amazing. I remember rushing to the local music store to buy the songbook for piano. I learned the whole book in under a week and still love playing these fantastic tunes.. Funeral for a Friend being my favorite to play!!! Rock on Elton and Bernie!!!  |
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JoanneE
| | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 10:26 | |
Bill's been rifling through my record collection - love these old, rarely heard EJ tracks - how about Skyline Pigeon and Levon sometime?
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shellbella
(so california) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 10:26 | |
Never would have survived my teens without Sir Elton.
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linzie
| | Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 17:34 | |
The bridge in this song can be played REAL LOUD it's that friggin good.....
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linzie
| | Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 17:31 | |
My entry into the top 5 EJ songs EVA!!!!!!
......Dudgeon...genius!
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shellbella
(so california) | | Posted: Oct 08, 2012 - 14:56 | |
randyblew wrote:Very nice. He was the first artist I dug as a wee lad growing up in the south in the mid-70's; so the best stuff then was of course this album, and, even more and unquestionably to me, Captain Fantastic, my first music buy (on 8-track, baby!). As a (hopefully) wiser and more seasoned soul, his early, more folky and honky based stuff appeals the more (think Elton songs played during Almost Famous). Had a fit at 11 when Mom wouldn't let me go see him in Greensboro in 76. One of the greats! We need more piano music out there. Captain Fantastic was the first album I ever bought. I think I was maybe 12? Anyway I loved Elton then and I still do. I saw him in '76 In Chicago. My mom somehow managed to get my sisters and me tickets. He is such an incredible musician and puts on a fantastic show. A few years ago I saw him in San Diego. He brought the house down - the man still has it goin on!! |
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Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon) | | Posted: Oct 08, 2012 - 14:52 | |
blotto wrote:I remember giving this album to a girl on her 14th birthday and then necking with her at her birthday party. Good times. Ah, youth. |
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Bozo
(Steeler Penguin Pirate land) | | Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 13:56 | |
Saw him on this tour: if I remember right, he had Christmas lights or something like that around the piano: that was it, AND A ROCKING GREAT BAND!!
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QuestionMark
(Toto's homeland) | | Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 13:52 | |
sbutler wrote:No blow/ Johnny Walker!
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sbutler
| | Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 13:48 | |
Disney Lion King
BLADERUNNER wrote:Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
and Elton John used to be this good
what happened??? |
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BLADERUNNER
(Port City on the Cape Fear) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2012 - 08:27 | |
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
and Elton John used to be this good
what happened???
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: May 03, 2012 - 14:41 | |
Shout out to Gus Dudgeon for the orchestrations on this !!!!!
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blotto
(127.0.0.1) | | Posted: May 03, 2012 - 14:39 | |
I remember giving this album to a girl on her 14th birthday and then necking with her at her birthday party. Good times.
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: May 03, 2012 - 14:38 | |
Tamster wrote:watching that movie right now......amazing song ! Ya mean.... the one where the players are acting surprised? |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: May 03, 2012 - 14:37 | |
I can't help but love this because I grew up loving it.
I grew up with ELP and Yes as well but I never loved it, that's the difference.
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S-curvy
(Lovely Alameda, the Isle of Style) | | Posted: Apr 01, 2012 - 21:45 | |
And the excellent set continues! Thanks Bill and Rebecca.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 05:19 | |
It's always good to hear our Reg Dwight from Pinner, ace singer/songwriter, and lifelong Watford fan. Come on you 'Orns! :o)
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Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet) | | Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 13:03 | |
Your pulling out all the stops today Bill, though an oldie, I had never heard this....
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hopper99
(Germany) | | Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 13:02 | |
Good. But somehow I think I must have outgrown Elton John without ever realizing I did... Until now.
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randyblew
(Raleigh, NC) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 10:37 | |
Very nice. He was the first artist I dug as a wee lad growing up in the south in the mid-70's; so the best stuff then was of course this album, and, even more and unquestionably to me, Captain Fantastic, my first music buy (on 8-track, baby!). As a (hopefully) wiser and more seasoned soul, his early, more folky and honky based stuff appeals the more (think Elton songs played during Almost Famous). Had a fit at 11 when Mom wouldn't let me go see him in Greensboro in 76. One of the greats! We need more piano music out there.
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Enniskillen
(Northern CA) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 10:34 | |
Sweet! From one musical diva to another!
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Aug 24, 2011 - 09:32 | |
Cynaera wrote:I disagree. Elton changed directions several times, and sometimes, those roads ended up as dead-ends. Still, I love his music. I love "Caribou" and "Captain Fantastic" and "Rock of the Westies." I love his first works, from his self-titled album to the re-released "Empty Sky" (which I have on vinyl, so the version of "Skyline Pigeon" that's available "out there" is NOT the original. If you're a purist, this will matter. If you're not, then you'll settle for whatever you can get.
It's funny, one of my fave EJ albums is one hardly anyone ever mentions: Blue Moves. It's not in the same league as 'Goodbye' or 'Honky Chateau', but it has some great stuff too. |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Aug 24, 2011 - 09:31 | |
crockydile wrote:Okay, that seals it! I'm going out to get this. My kids need to hear this. Amazing.  The opening songs, 'Funeral' and 'Love Lies' never fail to grab me. I have to listen to this album about once a month. It has a few misses, certainly, but the hits are incredible. |
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Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2011 - 00:42 | |
jules44 wrote:Always a welcome play!....(especially after that horrible rendition of "...over the rainbow" by tori amos!)
After that, I'd call Taylor Swift a welcome play. |
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jules44
(Sunny North Carolina) | | Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 11:21 | |
Always a welcome play!....(especially after that horrible rendition of "...over the rainbow" by tori amos!)
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: May 21, 2011 - 19:18 | |
rtrudeau wrote:
Couldn't agree more. This is one of the albums I purchased when it first came out and nearly wore out. A classic.
I disagree. Elton changed directions several times, and sometimes, those roads ended up as dead-ends. Still, I love his music. I love "Caribou" and "Captain Fantastic" and "Rock of the Westies." I love his first works, from his self-titled album to the re-released "Empty Sky" (which I have on vinyl, so the version of "Skyline Pigeon" that's available "out there" is NOT the original. If you're a purist, this will matter. If you're not, then you'll settle for whatever you can get. |
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Carl
(The Summit City) | | Posted: May 21, 2011 - 19:11 | |
This is from my favorite EJ release; maybe because I have the vinyl records or that I saw/heard him in concert soon after it came out. I like his later works in isolation, but GYBR has more hits for me than any other. :-)
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ch83575
| | Posted: Apr 20, 2011 - 05:33 | |
Gotta love Elton's Ruby Platforms on the cover.
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Tamster
(Thousand Islands Canada) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2011 - 05:32 | |
watching that movie right now......amazing song !
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S-curvy
(Lovely Alameda, the Isle of Style) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2011 - 17:18 | |
Probably my fave tune for EJ/BT. Fantanstic — it gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. Thanks Bill.
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