Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection [MFSL UDCD 543]

Instead of repeating the formula that made Elton John a success, John and Bernie Taupin attempted their most ambitious record to date for the follow-up to their breakthrough. A loose concept album about the American West, Tumbleweed Connection emphasized the pretensions that always lay beneath their songcraft. Half of the songs don't follow conventional pop song structures; instead, they flow between verses and vague choruses. These experiments are remarkably successful, primarily because Taupin's lyrics are evocative and John's melodic sense is at its best. As should be expected for a concept album about the Wild West, the music draws from country and blues in equal measures, ranging from the bluesy choruses of "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" and the modified country of "Country Comfort" to the gospel-inflected "Burn Down the Mission" and the rolling, soulful "Amoreena." Paul Buckmaster manages to write dramatic but appropriate string arrangements that accentuate the cinematic feel of the album.

Tracklisting:

1. Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun (5:00)
2. Come Down In Time (3:26)
3. Country Comfort (5:07)
4. Son Of Your Father (3:48)
5. My Father's Gun (6:22)
6. Where To Now St. Peter? (4:12)
7. Love Song (3:42)
8. Amoreena (4:59)
9. Talking Old Soldiers (4:08)
10. Burn Down The Mission (6:20)

Total Time: 47:03

Line-Up:

•Elton John / organ, piano, keyboard, vocals, background vocals
•Madeline Bell / background vocals
•Paul Buckmaster / conductor
•Caleb Quaye / guitars
•Roger Pope / drums
•Dee Murray / bass, backing vocals
•Nigel Olsson / drums, backing vocals
•Dave Glover / bass, backing vocals
•Barry Morgan / drums
•Tony Burrows / background vocals
•Brian Dee / organ
•Ian Duck / harmonica
•Lesley Duncan / acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
•Mike Egan / acoustic guitar
•Herbie Flowers / bass
•Kay Garner / background vocals
•Dusty Springfield / background vocals



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