Music CD - Elton John: Madman Across the Water

	Music CD: Madman Across the Water Artist: Elton John List Price: $29.98 Our Price: Your Save: $ 29.98 ( 100% ) Availability: Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
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Tracks: 1. Tiny Dancer 2. Levon 3. Razor Face 4. Madman Across the Water 5. Indian Sunset 6. Holiday Inn 7. Rotten Peaches 8. All the Nasties 9. Goodbye
Binding: LP Record EAN: 0010963200416 Format: Limited Edition Label: Dcc Compact Classics Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Tracks: 9 Publisher: Dcc Compact Classics Release Date: 1995-04-20 Studio: Dcc Compact Classics
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Tiny Dancer... Comment: Elton's 4th album released in 1971 is still my favorite. From the haunting tune LEVON to the simply, unforgettable TINY DANCER there is no filler in this perfectly conceived album. I've always liked this album because I believe there is a depth to the lyrics that Taupin and Elton never achieved again in other albums even though his biggest hits were yet to come. It has to be one of the top 100 albums of all-time. A little side-note, Rick Wakeman(YES) is credited with organs and keyboards on some cuts. Customer Rating: Summary: Madman Across the Water Comment: Hello, Great CD, and delivered on time and in good condition. Thanks, Frank Customer Rating: Summary: Don't play that song for me... Comment: There are perfectly fine songs and perfomances. However from my perspective there is a very dark undertow that leaves me feeling like the madman. It's not what is said but what is implied. Perhaps it is due to the period of my life when I first heard it but I think that is not the case. If you play this CD then I will have to leave the room. I can't think of another album I have turned against so completely. Customer Rating: Summary: batcall Comment: The name of this LP is the best song I think he and Bernie Taupin put out. The rest of the LP. is great also. Customer Rating: Summary: Elton John's Second Great CD Comment: MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER was Elton John's second great album, following the Old West tales of the concept release TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION. The best song here is the title track, which sounds like a psychotic person speaking incoherent babble from the confines of a mental institution. Perhaps it shows better than any alterna-rock song what the price of excessive self-indulgence is, and I take it as a warning not to use an alcoholic beverage to toast my grandfather on his 95th birthday. This CD, along with TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION, HONKY CHATEAU, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, ROCK OF THE WESTIES, and CARIBOU, is one of Elton John's must-own individual CDs. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Named for a cut that originally appeared on his Tumbleweed Connection album, Madman Across the Water yielded some of Elton John's earliest AOR staples. "Tiny Dancer," like the previous "Your Song," was introduced and carried by John's masterful piano composition. The song's sense of longing also employed the falsetto chorus that would become as much of a trademark as his costumes. "Levon," another entry into the John/Taupin "ballad of" category, is one of their finest pieces. The orchestration gives the song not only its sense of foreboding, but also its release of tension as the song ends. "Rotten Peaches" became a favorite, as did "Holiday Inn." There's also a different interpretation of the title track than appeared on Tumbleweed Connection. --Steve Gdula