See More Your browser does not support the audio element. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo More info 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. These experiments are remarkably successful, primarily because Taupin's lyrics are evocative and John's melodic sense is at its best.
Half of the songs don't follow conventional pop song structures instead, they flow between verses and vague choruses. A loose concept album about the American West, Tumbleweed Connection emphasized the pretensions that always lay beneath their songcraft. 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.
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. and just six months later the superior Tumbleweed Connection came out. Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer.Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
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