Instead of repeating the formula that made Elton John a success, John and B… Read Full Bio ↴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
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Tumbleweed Connection
Elton John Lyrics
Amoreena Lately I've been thinking how much I miss my lady Amoreena's…
Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun I pulled out my stage coach times And I read the…
Burn Down the Mission You tell me there's an angel in your tree Did he…
Come Down In Time In the quiet silent seconds I, I turned off the…
Country Comfort Soon the pines will be falling everywhere Village children f…
Love Song The words I have to say May well be simple but…
My Father's Gun From this day on I own my father's gun We dug…
Son Of Your Father I'll catch the tramline in the morning With your leave Van…
Talking Old Soldiers Why hello, say can I buy you another glass of…
Where to Now St. Peter? I took myself a blue canoe And I floated like a…
Peter Harthen
on Sacrifice
not like todays crap
Peter Harthen
on Sacrifice
Even at 56 years old, this music still sounds so good to me, how music should sound.....