Elton John - Live in Australia
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Artist: Elton JohnEdition: Music CD
Format: Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-03-20
Music Label: Island
Soundtracks:
- Sixty Years On
- I Need You to Turn To
- The Greatest Discovery
- Tonight
- Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
- The King Must Die
- Take Me to the Pilot
- Tiny Dancer
- Have Mercy on the Criminal
- Madman Across the Water
- Candle in the Wind
- Burn Down the Mission
- Your Song
- Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Music reviews of Live in Australia
Music Review: Passionate or Overblown?
Rating: 3 Stars
Being a die hard Elton fan is sometimes not easy. I've titled this review to compare two major thoughts I always have while listening to this cd. I can never quite make up my mind where this is a truly passionate delivery from Elton or just completely overblown effort. Let me explain. There's no doubt that Elton pours his heart out on this release. He was in the midst of a tabloid scandal in Britain, his latest studio album didn't do so well(Leather Jackets) and was also at the height of his drug abuse. Not to mention a voice problem that led to surgery. On this release, his voice has no enjoyable quality: it's ragged, strained and monotone. It's a shame because staging a show this large just can't be canceled. So on with the show despite the singer's troubled vocal chords.
But the orchestrations of these songs are simply superb. James Newton-Howard embellishes the most appealing moments from these early tracks (Paul Buckmaster did the original arrangements on the early '70 tracks). There are some standout performances here to: I Need You To Turn To and The Greatest Discovery, in particular due to their delicate lyrics which benefit from the understated arrangements here. On the other hand, Take Me To The Pilot, in which Elton appears to struggle through, is so overdone, it's no wonder his vocals were showing signs of problems. He can barely get through it without sounding out of breath.
Many of these songs are taken from the classic years ('70-'76). Some real notable songs from Elton's Geffen years ('81-'86) were omitted due to record label contract issues (Elton returned to MCA for this 1987 release after 6 years with Geffen). But the listener missed out on some key tracks such as the brillant Cold As Christmas from '83's Too Low For Zero and Slow Rivers, one of the few highlights from '86's Leather Jackets.
All in all, if you can get past his voice here, you will enjoy the cd overall. It's such a shame that his voice wasn't better for such a high profile ocassion.
Best Tracks: 60 Years On, I Need You To Turn To, Madman Across The Water.
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