![]() But you’ll be disappointed if you expect this to be a return to the “authentic” country-rock of Tumbleweed Connection it should more accurately be termed adult contemporary-country. 2001’s Songs from the West Coast was easily the most inspired entry in his catalog since his truly dazzling early ’70s run, a plot twist to his career that was no accident: The retro, expansive sound deliberately aped from those seminal LPs, and though the results weren’t as commercially successful as he might have hoped, it was simply good enough to hear new, well-crafted Elton John material.įor his latest effort, the agreeable Peachtree Road, John and his long-time collaborative team (guitarist Davey Johnstone, drummer Nigel Olsson, and lyricist Bernie Taupin) hunkered down in Atlanta, Georgia to record a countrified song cycle. ![]() I don’t frequent the soft-rock radio stations that John has faithfully obliged over the last two decades, and I can’t afford to drop a couple hundred bucks to witness him fail to hit the high notes during his latest retread of “Bennie and the Jets”.īut I hear things, and the word on the street is Sir Elton has recommitted himself to making solid records again. ![]() It occurs to me as I write this that, just shy of my 23rd birthday, I am not exactly what Elton John would, at this stage of his career, consider his target audience.
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