Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970/2004) 24bit

Tracklist

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.

01. (00:04:55) Elton John - Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun
02. (00:03:24) Elton John - Come Down In Time
03. (00:05:06) Elton John - Country Comfort
04. (00:03:45) Elton John - Son Of Your Father
05. (00:06:18) Elton John - My Father's Gun
06. (00:04:13) Elton John - Where To Now St. Peter
07. (00:03:39) Elton John - Love Song
08. (00:04:56) Elton John - Amoreena
09. (00:04:04) Elton John - Talking Old Soldiers
10. (00:06:17) Elton John - Burn Down The Mission
11. (00:04:02) Elton John - Into The Old Man's Shoes
12. (00:08:57) Elton John Featuring Mick Ronson - Madman Across The Water