This is one of Elton John's best classic CDs. Of course the album is better with the lyrics and all that is included. The CD is a remaster and will sound better than the album due to the upgraded technology. If you find the album, good for you! A great cd for your collection.
I still have this on vinyl. I had to get the cd version, it's been too long since I've heard one of my alltime favorite songs Razor Face. Tiny Dancer, Levon, you can get these on other albums too. I did hear Razor Face on the radio once, but it hasn't been discovered by the general listening public yet I think. It is prolly just as good as Tiny Dancer and certainly good as Levon. People just don't know it yet. I am a huge Elton John fan, but I skip over the rest of these tracks most of the time. But not every time.
Incredible TITLE SONG with combo of Guitars and Strings - for me, was worth the CD purchase alone. Enjoyed this very same 8-Track in 1972 while attending Junior College in NoCal - but mainly this one song even though a few others hit top 40.
my record is worn out needed a new one wanted the orignal recording cd was the best way togo received it in perfect shape with free upgrade shipping great deal
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Serious pop perfection!
Review created: 07/29/04
by: ilash -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Some of the songs rank among some of the best pop songs ever!
Cons: and only one (All the Nasties) is truly less-than-good!
For longer than most musicians have had careers, Elton John has been putting out some of the most deplorable, inadequate music the world has ever seen. After wading through his awful eighties and nineties stuff, you would be forgiven for thinking that the man is simply incapable of putting out an album of solid, likable music that can be enjoyed by people who are not diehard fans of sickening bubble gum pop. Nonetheless, if you go far back enough to the early 1970 s you may be surprised to find some honest-to-goodness quality music released by no other than Sir Elton John. I am not entirely...
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In the middle of a Golden Age
Review created: 08/22/02
by: lapelazzuli -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Contains some of the best examples of the Elton's pop executions
Cons: A part of the songs lie on the vinyl just to fill up the opera
The years between 1969 and 1975 represent one of the most prosperous period for rock and pop music ever. Being a obsessed of that kind of music, I've always dreamt of what my life could have been if I could have lived my youth so far before (I was born on 1974...)...and every time reminds me just how great it could have been...instead of living this kind of jealousy for those who were right there seeing that Golden Age, sorted out for Bowie, Iggy Pop, Reed, Clapton, Rod Stewart and more, right in the middle of their blooming period. Among the protagonists of that era Elton John probably...
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30 Years Old and Still Good
Review created: 01/08/01
by: esunetdude -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Excellent Choice of Elton's Earlier Work
Cons: Remaster includes no unreleased work
First, I confess I am an avid Elton John listener, fan and collector. His music has caught my ear since I was old enough to appreciate music and, most especially, once I was able to start buying albums. I can still remember the first time I heard Elton John while listening to a small, portable AM radio. To this day, this is one my more favorite Elton albums. Elton's "Madman Across the Water" was originally released in 1971. It was burned on CD in the early 80's, back in the early days of digital music. In 1995 it was remastered with 20 bit digital technology using the original studio...