Fox

Elton John - Fox

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Artist: Elton John
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-05-12
Music Label: Universal I.S.
Soundtracks:

Breaking Down Barriers
Heart In The Right Place
Just Like Belgium
Nobody Wins
Fascist Faces
Carla Etude Fanfare Chloe
Heels Of The Wind
Eltons Song
The Fox

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Music Review: The start of breaking down barriers
Rating: 4 Stars

Luis Mejia(son) - 21 At 33 represented a slight comeback to Elton John's classic compositions and light style, and then came The Fox. Although the album keeps some musical distance and poor critics, its Elton John second and better aproach to a musical breakthrough in the 80's. The Fox may contain some weak sounds and a certain lack of cohersion and creativity, but still the album keeps a more recognizable piano rock basis, an experimental techno pop movement, a fancy, intelligent interest for beautiful orchestrations and a bit of a piano balladry, classic style. The Fox is mainly focused on detached, mellow moods among the album. It starts with Breaking Down Barriers, a common piano rock song with a mellow use of piano; later comes the suburban, guitar crafted Heart In The Right Place, a correct, potent composition. Just Like Belgium is the first track in the album being co-written by Bernie Taupin, and luckily it assembles an obvious sensitivity and a focused interest in its lyrics, the song I most recommend in this album. Nobody Wins was released before as a single, and its a techno pop song, although very strange to see Elton releasing techno, this song possesses some awesome mellodies. Fascist Faces may be a recognizable composition because of David Bowie pronounced phrase, although its a rock, urban, stylish song. And here comes a big surprise nobody expected in one of Elton's lost in the map 80's albums, a beautifully structured, orchestrated classical composition, Carla/Etude/Fanfare, with the London Symphony Orchestra, which connects with the most beautiful song in the album, Chloe. Heels Of The Wind is a song that would had fit perfectly in 21 At 33, mainly because of its strong similarities with Two Rooms At The End Of The World. The controversial Elton's Song actually is a great composition, although it possesses explicit gay content, people got so scared with this song that even some countries banned it in the radio, I guess is just an exagerated warning to Elton for not going on with that kind of personal material. Finally, the title song, The Fox, is a pop rock, piano based balladry very enjoyable and familiar with Elton John past works.
Regarding some of the album's highlights, James Newton Howard explosive keyboard performance gives an original touch to the album, and the definitive return of the band's original lineup gives new hopes and expectations. The Fox may be a little bit controversial, but still keeps a memorable, correct popcraft.

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Description of Fox

Remastered reissue of 1981 album, his first for Geffen, that's out-of-print domestically. Ten tracks including four co-written with Bernie Taupin & the hit, 'Nobody Wins'. Features new sleevenotes. Rocket. 2003.

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