What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Elton John: keyboards, vocals, harmonies, backing vocals
Fred Mandel: synthesiser
Davey Johnstone: guitars, backing vocals
Pete Townshend: guitar on "Town of Plenty"
David Paton: bass guitar
Charlie Morgan: drums
Ray Cooper: tambourine, maracas, timbales
Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, flugelhorn
Dee Murray: backing vocals
Nigel Olsson: backing vocals
Adrian Baker: backing vocals
Bruce Johnston: backing vocals
Carl Wilson: backing vocals



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

21st album, #16 US, #18 UK, #13 Australia, #6 Canada
Singles - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (#2 US, #30 UK, #24 Australia, #1 Canada)
..........Town Of Plenty (#74 UK #11, #95)
..........A Word In Spanish (#19 US, #10 Canada)

Quite a step down from the classic Elton John. This is 18 years later and a totally different artist. There is no starker contrast than these 2
albums. This still an ok album but Elton is a shadow of his former self. Three standout tracks and two that bit the dust. None of Elton's early
material bites the dust. Since God Invented Girls is my fav, love the Beach Boy/Captain Fantastic era harmonies. A Word In Spanish is the loner
of the 3 singles that I love. Then there's that Heavy Traffic thing which is really bad. This album was the middle of a decline of sales for
Elton here as he had already reached legendary status and there was nowhere else to go but the slide. It did outsell the previous Leather
Jackets which was Elton's first album to not crack the top 50 here. But wait, that's another review.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Heavy Traffic
Best Track - Since God Invented Girls

Track Listing

1. Town of Plenty ** embarrassed to say it's live but
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqb2tuTmC6Q
2. A Word in Spanish ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBDJ3Kyv0c
3. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Pt. 2 **
4. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyi9AbfUa1E
5. Japanese Hands ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BhR8Tg4D1w
6. Goodbye Marlon Brando *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6XVLBdCjQ
7. The Camera Never Lies **
8. Heavy Traffic *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnsqaNRTQTc
9. Poor Cow **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ageaewAMs
10. Since God Invented Girls *** welcome Carl and Bruce
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-L3wpisJOM

3's - 3
2's - 5
1's - 2

grade - 2.1 of 3.0
allmusic - 2.0 of 5.0