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Elton John - Madman Across the Water Audio CD

A fair review of the Elton John "Madman Across the Water" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Elton John reviews here, or go back to the Elton John tabs.

Elton John Band: Elton John
Title: Madman Across the Water
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Release Date: 1996-05-14
Media: Audio CD

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

Madman Across the Water CD
The next time a friend mentions a song they'd like to have check on Amazon, the low cost of what you may be able to find is amazing. Purchased as a gift for a friend. Shipment is quick and I've been very satisfied with all the CD's I've ordered from Amazon. .


Eltons Creative Peak
(most of which seem to dislike the album for not being more 'pop'). i had to write this after reading the negative reviews. this is Elton at his most creative. this album is darker too. none of the silly 'crocodile rock', 'bennie and the jets', 'honky cat' stuff. with this album Elton produced one of the best singer-songwriter albums of the 70s (along with Cat Stevens 'tea for the tillerman', Nick Drake 'pink moon', Al Stewart 'past present and future' and John Martyn 'solid air'). his piano playing has never been better. this is Elton as a true artist, before he became Elton the pop star.


Madman Across the Water (Audio CD) ~ Elton John
Madman Across the Water (Audio CD) ~ Elton John . One of my Favorites , Love it .


Excellant Elton
Though some of his later ones are okay, I found the older ones are the ones I like the most from start to finish. Elton John's earlier albums are my favorites that he made. If I had to pick the albums, Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across the Water are two at the very top.

Madman starts off with three of 4 songs that are some of his best (well known may be a better statement, though they are great spongs), Tiny Dancer, Levon and Madman Across The Water.

But the lesser known songs are also great, there are nods to the country stylish sounds of Tumbleweed but this record is more rocky/blusish. Razor Face, Holiday Inn and Rotten Peaches, with its infectious "big" chorus, and will capture you just as much as the other sounds. Probably the most TUnbleweed'ish song on the record.

Just a great record to have in your collection, though pretty much each record upto Captain Fantastic is worthwhile.


One of Elton's Essentials
The combination of Elton's compositions, Bernie's lyrics, and Paul Buckmaster's well crafted arrangements make this an essential purchase for any Elton John fan. This is one of Elton's masterpieces. Much has already been said about "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer" (and Paul's efforts stand out on those two tracks) but two gems that deserve more attention are "Holiday Inn" and "Indian Sunset". "Holiday Inn has some nifty sitar on it, and "Indian Sunset" is one of Bernie's most intense lyrics of that era.

A side note here regarding Steve Gdula's review of this album: Although "Madman Across the Water" was first recorded at the time of the TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION sessions, (this was version #1) it was NOT included on that album for it's original vinyl release. In fact, that version did not even see the light of day until Elton put out the "Rare Masters" 2CD set in 1992. However, the track has been included on subsequent reissues of Tumbleweed Connection in 1995 and 2008. (Which may be the reason Steve thought it was on the original LP release). The title track of the Madman Across The Water LP released in 1971 is actually the 2nd version recorded.
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