Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Album #75: Madman Across The Water by Elton John


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Sound: Acoustic piano singer/songwriter with strings
Mood: Melancholy
Important Songs: Levon, Tiny Dancer
Song You Must Hear:  Madman Across the Water
Quote: “Boredom’s a pastime that one soon acquires…”
Notes: Elton John is the king of the single, but his albums usually leave me cold because they are so much a collection of singles.  Madman is different in that the whole album has a feel, a sense of wholeness.  He is such a master of the piano that when he gives himself to a mood, as he does this album, it is a magnificent statement of that feeling. 

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