Weakest Link on Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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  1. Strat-Mangler

    Strat-Mangler Personal Survival Daily Record-Breaker Thread Starter

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    Like Clapton with his cover of I Shot The Sheriff, I guess.
     
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  2. Strat-Mangler

    Strat-Mangler Personal Survival Daily Record-Breaker Thread Starter

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    When you say "first album", do you mean the first disc (Sides A & B) of this album? Or are you referring to Skyline Pigeon?
     
  3. walrus

    walrus Staring into nothing

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    Yes, I agree. "Bennie" and "Crocodile Rock" are really the only two Elton hits I really don't enjoy. They're just kitschy and gimmicky, and really don't reveal much after one or two listens. I mean, I've heard "Your Song" and "Candle In The Wind" a few too many times, but I think they're genuinely lovely songs and don't mind hearing them in the wild, even if I don't actively seek them out at home when I have so many other Elton gems to spin.
     
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  4. Ignominious

    Ignominious Knock and Know All!

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    Exactly! Elton with JJO, 10CC with Dreadlock Holiday. Hell, even Rush had a bit in Spirit of Radio!
     
  5. mark winstanley

    mark winstanley Certified dinosaur, who likes physical product

    I mean the first disc of this album ... The Self Titled Elton John is actually probably my favourite .... forgive my terminology
     
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  6. Strat-Mangler

    Strat-Mangler Personal Survival Daily Record-Breaker Thread Starter

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    The world was very different 50 years ago. Not much was known about this or that part of the world, even musically. Artists would sometimes discover certain things and incorporate them into their work somehow. George Harrison with the sitar and Indian music in general, Clapton with a couple of reggae hits, etc.

    Hearing something inviting yet completely alien from conventional music probably ignited a passion which normally wasn't there.
     
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  7. sekaer

    sekaer Forum Resident

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    JJO IMHO.

    Bennie and the Jets is my favorite songs by anyone.
     
  8. Digital-G

    Digital-G Senior Member

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    I was burned out on Bennie and Jets for many years, but I'm to the point where I enjoy it again. :shrug:
     
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  9. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

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    that was easy
     
  10. RayS

    RayS A Little Bit Older and a Little Bit Slower

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    I guess it depends on how you feel about "bitch" or "jerk off". :)
     
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  11. RogerB

    RogerB Forum Resident

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    I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that Jerk Off song is history! Won’t be long tho that this will get tough for me!
     
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  12. I'd be perfectly happy if I never heard Candle in the Wind ever again.
     
  13. O Don Piano

    O Don Piano Senior Member

    Dirty Little Girl
    Dumb subject matter, unmemorable melody.
    At least I can sing along to Jamaica Jerk-Off!
     
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  14. O Don Piano

    O Don Piano Senior Member

    You might be tired of that song, but you have to admit it’s a well written and arranged song itself.
     
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  15. SteveMac

    SteveMac Forum Resident

    I've always considered this one of the finest double albums every composed by a single person (Quadrophenia is probably next, as Pete wrong most if not all of it). But GYBR stands alone for sheer quality songwriting and diversity in this humble opinion (I was once asked what album I wished I'd composed, and despite being as big a Beatles fan as anyone, said this album).

    I was going to vote for JJO initially, but listened to Dirty Little Girl (in my head) and just thought that the sheer difference of JJO from everything else on the record should give it some extra life. Then I clicked vote and saw how overwhelmingly it was being set aside. :) I can't argue too much with that.

    As for the comments about Roy Rodgers, it stands with ELO's Wild West Hero (on Out of the Blue) as one of the two greatest wild-west-themed-ending songs on a double album. :D Roy Rodgers is a great piece of songwriting, but in light of the quality of the album I could see it going down in the first half. Not meant as a negative comment, just the quality of items in this Poll.
     
  16. thos

    thos Forum Resident

    Its a great album - I grew up on it and it made me a big Elton fan as a kid. Part of my DNA (though I can hardly remember the song "Dirty Little Girl" which was my choice for weakest link)

    Has anyone ever noticed the similarity between "I've Seen That Movie Too" and Supertramp's "If Everyone Was Listening" ? Maybe its just me.
     
  17. rkt88

    rkt88 The unknown soldier

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    agree with everyone that says the "bennie" and "crocodile" are not among his "best".

    but if pressed, i'll take croc for the tempo alone. if i never hear either again, though i'm ok.

    YBR was an amazing dbl lp and holds up still.
     
  18. johnny 99

    johnny 99 Down On Main Street

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    Jamaica Jerk Off is the only blemish on an otherwise 'perfect' album to me.
     
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  19. BZync

    BZync Senior Member

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    JJO - the weakest link on a very strong album. Even so, it's not a bad track.
     
  20. kevin

    kevin Senior Member

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    I also went with Dirty Little Girl......JJO sounds great in 5.1 btw.
     
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  21. idleracer

    idleracer Forum Resident

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    :kilroy: Dirty Little Girl. Not only is it completely tuneless, but it's also impossible to dance to.
     
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  22. robcar

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    "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)" should have replaced "Jamaica Jerk-Off" on the album, with the latter being a b-side. "Screw You" is one of the best songs Elton recorded during these sessions.
     
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  23. Hadean75

    Hadean75 Forum Moonlighter

    For me, it's gotta be Dirty Little Girl. Really don't like that song.
     
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  24. Tim S

    Tim S Senior Member

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    I'm not easily offended, but it's got some fairly nasty lyrics, too.
     
  25. Cachiva

    Cachiva Forum Resident

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    I have to keep Jamaica Jerk Off, as it serves as a reminder
    of how they went to Jamaica to record the album, only to
    find disaster at every turn! Back to the chateau!!!

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    I voted for This Song Has No Title, as it is way too precious,
    lyrically, and comes off like a demo, musically.

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