What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Elton John: piano, organ, vocals
Guy Babylon: keyboards
Bob Birch: bass guitar
Paul Carrack: organ on "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Davey Johnstone: guitars
John Jorgenson: guitars
Charlie Morgan: drums, percussion
Matthew Vaughan: keyboards, percussion



Artist Recording History

studio albums - 31
compilation albums - 17
live albums - 4
ep's - 3
singles - 129

Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1995
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, 1994
Kennedy Center Honor - 2004
5 Grammy awards

from my library (cd)



Producer: Chris Thomas

26th album, #9 US, #3 UK, #5 Australia, #14 Canada
Singles - Live Like Horses (#9 UK)
----------Something About The Way You Look Tonight (#32 Australia)
----------Recover Your Soul (#55 US, #16, UK, #39 Canada)
----------If The River Can Bend (#32 UK)

A step down on the spiral staircase. Only 1 love track on this one, with 3 failing. This was my last Eleon album prior to his most recent
release, which CH convinced me to spring for. That one's coming up next. Just realized that will be a 17 year gap that I have not heard a new
Elton John album. The older you get the faster the time goes by. Anyway Elton went back to Chris Thomas producing here after he tried it himself
on the last album. Bernie Taupin says this his least favorite album of all their work together. Elton says that title belongs to Leather
Jackets. Makes me want to go back and compare the two. My copy of Leather Jackets is on vinyl, in a box, in the shed, screaming out to me, play
me, play me. Someday my friend, someday. It doesn't look like the singles from this album had much of a push. Highest charting was in the UK at
#9 and the US was a dismal #55. You can do better than this Elton.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - January
Best Track - Something About The Way You Look Tonight

Track Listing

1. Long Way from Happiness ** the live VH1 version is far superior to this
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CNwQ083joo
2. Live Like Horses **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01jHUhh1Z9M
3. The End Will Come **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9keD_mzpG0
4. If the River Can Bend *
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDY06okr78
5. Love's Got a Lot to Answer For **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Qc-UhL4zk
6. Something About the Way You Look Tonight ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B93Tir6l5FA
7. The Big Picture **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUyIaXe6nKs
8. Recover Your Soul **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_xkMf75-uQ
9. January *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF9J3aQW6hk
10. I Can't Steer My Heart Clear of You **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_5GfADzhAc
11. Wicked Dreams *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvdcFdsM-4

3's - 1
2's - 7
1's - 3

grade - 1.8 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[SteveO]

Yes J..a good listen...I have it!!!!

The Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden - title track is fabulous - lots of material - overall a good album.

[Jerome]

A magician at work - http://youtu.be/VVi1TQG0JH4

[Jerome]

And this is one of my faves by him - http://youtu.be/Wlz6mTyiMZc

[Jerome]

Currently listening to Camel's 'Dust and Dreams' - inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' - a lot quieter than their previous albums but still has some busy bits to it. Quite nice for something different.

[Jerome]

Now moved onto Steely Dan's Greatest Hits - a masterpiece.

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Elton John – piano, vocals[17]
Jack Ashford – percussion[17]
Jay Bellerose – drums[17]
Doyle Bramhall II – guitar[17]
Keefus Ciancia – keyboards[17]
Raphael Saadiq – bass guitar



Artist Recording History

studio albums - 31
compilation albums - 17
live albums - 4
ep's - 3
singles - 129

Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1995
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, 1994
Kennedy Center Honor - 2004
5 Grammy awards

from my library (cd)



Producer: T-Bone Burnett

31st album, #4 US, #3 UK, #26 Australia, #7 Canada
Singles - Home Again (#143 UK)
----------Mexican Vacation

First new Elton album listen in 17 years. His voice seems better than ever. At times it felt like I was listening to Billy Joel. They are rocks
piano men. I get 3 love tracks and 3 I don't like out of this. Adding the 3 different useless short instrumental pieces together to come up with
one of those dislikes. Sad to not see any of Eltons regular band members on here, and T-Bone Burnett picks up production duties. The album seems
more piano heavy that the past few I have listened to. It debuted high on the charts but here in the states dropped off after only an 8 week
run. Has yet to reach gold status and only silver in the UK. Both singles have failed to catch on anywhere. This is a good album and a step up
from The Big Picture. Now I have to fill in that 4 album gap I have.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Dream #1, #2, #3
Best Track - The New Fever Waltz

Track Listing

1. Oceans Away **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5elcOmjkuU
2. Oscar Wilde Gets Out *
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aJF950vs_c
3. A Town Called Jubilee **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiIjn7EBJdM
4. The Ballad of Blind Tom **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70M0kqZMWGQ
5. Dream, Pt. 1
6. My Quicksand *** would not guess this as Elton
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p31hA_rUAmw
7. Can't Stay Alone Tonight **
8. Voyeur **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBZXOLkT6MA
9. Home Again **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnND60_I670
10. Take This Dirty Water *
11. Dream, Pt. 2
12. The New Fever Waltz ***
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SBwkHPSrvU
13. Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight) ***
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UttbDHa1uSg
14. Dream, Pt. 3 *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYgjdrRmVTY
15. The Diving Board **

3's - 3
2's - 7
1's - 3

grade - 2.0 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[SteveO]

Great song!!!

[video=youtube;t453Gw1sulk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t453Gw1sulk[/video]

[Mrrusty1]

[video=youtube_share;t28kudqwENs]http://youtu.be/t28kudqwENs[/video]Uriah heep from their debut album( very eavy very umble ) (1970) they sound a lot like vanilla fudge here as did purple lol

[Mrrusty1]

Ken Hensley and live fire july morning ..magnificent song originally recorded for the Uriah heep album look at yourself (1971) this is a much more frecent version with orchestra and band ...[video=youtube_share;3LHZg9-nSuU]http://youtu.be/3LHZg9-nSuU[/video]