Elton John Album by Album
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Elton John Album by Album

  1. 314 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Elton John Album by Album

About this book

Guides readers through Elton John's extensive discography, revealing the stories, musical intricacies, and hidden meanings behind his legendary albums. In 1969, Elton John and Bernie Taupin gave the world Empty Sky, a heady mix of rock, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, psychedelia, and classicism that announced the arrival of one of the most potent creative teams in the history of popular music. In the fifty-five years since that release, Elton's astounding output of thirty-one studio albums, nine soundtrack albums (ten if you count the unreleased Lestat!), and three collaboration albums has enchanted new generations, as grandparents who grew up with "Your Song" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" on their turntables have shared their love of Elton with parents who played "Sacrifice" and "The One" on their cd players who in turn are sharing it with their children who know The Lion King soundtrack by heart and dance to "Cold Cold Heart" in their bedrooms through Spotify playlists and YouTube remixes. Elton John: Album by Album takes you on a guided journey through those forty-four albums that have engaged three full generations of music lovers, exploring the history behind the production of each, uncovering the hidden stories and meanings of each track, and delving into the musical nuts and bolts of Elton John's unique gift for conveying the meaning of Bernie Taupin's lyrics through his unrivalled and almost otherworldly sense of tonal architecture. Whether you have been spinning Elton records since the days of "Lady Samantha", or found your way to his work in the post-Rocketman revival of appreciation for his legendary career, Elton John: Album by Album has what you need to navigate your way through the vast richness of his recorded catalogue, allowing you to answer such questions as "How did Ray Cooper make a gong sound like a spaceship?", "Why is "Ego" in Lokrian mode anyway?" and "Just what is the Pilot, and why would anybody want to be taken there?"

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Information

Publisher
Pen and Sword
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781036104320

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Book Title
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1 Regimental Sgt Zippo
  6. Chapter 2 Empty Sky
  7. Chapter 3 Elton John
  8. Chapter 4 Tumbleweed Connection
  9. Chapter 5 Friends
  10. Chapter 6 Madman Across the Water
  11. Chapter 7 Honky Château
  12. Chapter 8 Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player
  13. Chapter 9 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  14. Chapter 10 Caribou
  15. Chapter 11 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
  16. Chapter 12 Rock of the Westies
  17. Chapter 13 Blue Moves
  18. Chapter 14 A Single Man
  19. Chapter 15 The Thom Bell Sessions
  20. Chapter 16 Victim of Love
  21. Chapter 17 21 at 33
  22. Chapter 18 The Fox
  23. Chapter 19 Jump Up!
  24. Chapter 20 Too Low for Zero
  25. Plates
  26. Chapter 21 Breaking Hearts
  27. Chapter 22 Ice on Fire
  28. Chapter 23 Leather Jackets
  29. Chapter 24 Reg Strikes Back
  30. Chapter 25 Sleeping With the Past
  31. Chapter 26 The One
  32. Chapter 27 Duets
  33. Chapter 28 The Lion KingOriginal Motion Picture Soundtrack
  34. Chapter 29 Made in England
  35. Chapter 30 The Big Picture
  36. Chapter 31 Aida
  37. Chapter 32 The Muse
  38. Chapter 33 The Road to El Dorado
  39. Chapter 34 Songs From the West Coast
  40. Chapter 35 Peachtree Road
  41. Chapter 36 Billy Elliott Original Cast Recording
  42. Chapter 37 Lestat Never Released
  43. Chapter 38 The Captain & The Kid
  44. Chapter 39 The Union
  45. Chapter 40 Gnomeo and Juliet
  46. Chapter 41 The Diving Board
  47. Chapter 42 Wonderful Crazy Night
  48. Chapter 43 Rocketman Music from the Motion Picture
  49. Chapter 44 The Lockdown Sessions
  50. Abbreviations
  51. Bibliography
  52. Index
  53. Back Cover