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Elton John

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy [2016 Remaster]

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy [2016 Remaster]

UPC: 602567487135

Format: LP

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Sitting atop the charts in 1975, Elton John and Bernie Taupin recalled their rise to power in Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, their first explicitly conceptual effort since Tumbleweed Connection. It showcases each at the peak of his power, as John crafts supple, elastic, versatile pop and Taupin's inscrutable wordplay is evocative, even moving. Although the musical skill on display here is dazzling, as it bounces between country and hard rock within the same song, this album needs time to reveal its treasures, but once it does, it captures John and Taupin at a career pinnacle. They collapsed in hubris and excess not long afterward, but this remains a testament to the strengths of their creative partnership. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracks:

1 - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
2 - Tower of Babel
3 - Bitter Fingers
4 - Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
5 - Someone Saved My Life Tonight
6 - (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
7 - Better Off Dead
8 - Writing
9 - We All Fall in Love Sometimes
10 - Curtains