Elton John in general

There was a time when Elton John was a pretty essential artist in the rock and roll scene. Born in 1948, the same year as David Bowie, the two of them were up and coming talents at the end of the 1960's and exploded onto the scene in the early part of the new decade. Bowie's emergence came with Space Oddity, while Elton had to wait a little bit longer for the over sentimental Your Song. However, that's where the similarity ended, with Bowie the epitome of cool and street cred while Elton was just a short sighted, balding, fat piano player with a penchant for odd clothes. Elton may have been a figure of fun for most of his career, but he was ...

Elton John - One Night Only [Background: Sir Elton John is a British music institution. Ever since the early 1970s he has recorded and performed to millions of people all over the world. Even today he continues to retain his stature in the music business, and has also managed to build upon it in the wake of all the other artists who have arrived on the scene since.] This offering from Sir Elton, released at the end of last year, is a live recording of a hand picked selection of some of his greatest hits. All tracks are taken from a concert at Madison Square Garden, New York in October 2000. The cover of the CD shows a man who, thanks to the ...

Elton John, what has happened to him? I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I see him. Here is a man who has been responsible for some of the finest and most entertaining albums of the last 30 years but who is now, seemingly, a sad old man who is camp beyond belief! Of course, everyone who's anyone is a big mate of Elton. I mean, fellow has-been George Michael and future has-beens The Spice Slappers are all big buddies and I reckon they all swap stories about how wonderful their 'Audience With' programmes were and how they were totally NOT contrived and scripted. Yeah, right - we believe you. Not! Captain Fantastic and The Browndirt ...