Just finished 17-11-70 and holy moley what a good live document.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
never seen the fuss with this, don't dig their country rock cowboy stuff at all.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
04. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) [106 points]
http://cdn.songonlyrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/r37907_300.jpg
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
03. Madman Across The Water (1971) [120 points]
http://www.qpratools.com/gallery/0002/elton_john-madman_across_the_water-front.jpg
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
His album covers are kinda meh, imo.
― cops on horse (WilliamC), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
The original gatefold of Captain Fantastic is neato, but otherwise I agree.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
How would he be regarded if he had quality control? If he had a discography the size of Zep's, say, and the aesthetics of Roxy Music?
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
r.i.p. Caribou, you deserved better
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe he'd taken over QPR instead of Watford?
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
madman and captain fantasic are kinda sorta the same album. also, best results thread title ever.
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
i used to think the Madman cover was one of the worst most generic album covers ever, but knowing that it was embroidered on a jean jacket and not just drawn or whatever softened my view somewhat. still not great or anything.
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
thread title sucks tbh
like it's fine and good to joke a little at Bernie's expense but to have a big harshly worded insult right in a thread title celebrating his life's work is a bit much.
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
haha I didn't know it was embroidered! As it looks on the page it IS the worst ever.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:43 (eleven years ago) link
so bland for such a strong evocative album title too
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
It always looked to me like the corner of a much larger cover.
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
02. Honky Château (1972) [138 points]
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/7f/23/c15cc060ada025ce6fa5c110.L.jpg
01. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) [187 points]
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_moklqtg3OJ1spo63jo1_1371527957_cover.jpg
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
no surprises – my two favorites
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
::camera pans down to a psychopath sitting on the edge of a river, embroidering a jean jacket::
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
xp I kinda like the <i>Madman</i> cover as an image. I pretty meh about the record inside though. <i>Tumbleweed</i> is the only pre-72 studio LP I really rate.
No issues with #1 and #2 - voted for both.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
i possibly noticed this before and forgot, but the cover of "GYBR" shows the corner of the poster from "Don't Shoot Me"
― sup (billstevejim), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
DUNH DUNH DUNH! Here are the tracks voting results, beginning with #50. Listen along with this Spotify playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/mondosalvo/playlist/5W8p5XPPMrEoQ9cCx0HJFG
50. "Little Jeannie" (1980) [73 points, 4 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlz6mTyiMZc
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
I'm sure I noticed it at some point... I spent a decent amount of time during the single-digits years staring at the art in the booklets of the top 6.
― sup (billstevejim), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
yaaaay she made it, I was worried
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
sorry I loathe this – so gormless.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
I WANT YOU TO BE MY ACROBAT indeed
also I wish they would do a special reissue of madman with an actual embroidered cover, it's so sad that they printed it as flat art all those years ago. Kind of dulled the effect of all that lady's work
The album cover for Madman Across the Water was embroidered over two weeks by Janis Larkham, wife of the album art director David Larkham. She used the back of an old Levi's jacket, and the original was gifted to John. There was no initial run of expensive album covers with similar embroidery, nor embossed versions; it was flat printed, though it did include a lavish booklet. Janis chose to credit herself as "Yanis" for this artwork.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
xpost it has heaps of gorm wtf are you talking abt
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:00 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
if he's saying "goodbye" to yellow brick road, why is he stepping onto the yellow brick road on the cover?
so much fucking gibberish nonsense with this guy
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
and not the fun kind of Donovan/Marc Bolan gibberish, just malformed attempts at compelling imagery
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
(xpost, ha ha!) strange thing about the GBYR cover. he appears to be stepping on to the yellow brick road, not off it. more of a "say hello, hello" gesture than a "goodbye" gesture. unless he's backing out.
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
mmm gorm I'm hungry
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
gormbye yellow brick road.
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
Little Jeannie sounds like a dentist's office. I kinda like it when the rhythm ace backing track comes in after the second verse but again distractingly bad lyrics right there in the chorus and the melody isn't particularly catchy or interesting. Drums are terrible. and then oh look a phased sax solo. barfolicious.
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
bernie is the one saying goodbye to the ybr. elton just walked him out and is on his way back to oz.
― wk, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
Nigel GormsonDavey Johnsgorm
― sup (billstevejim), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
The horns in "Little Jeannie" are what kill me.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:03 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
17-11-70 cover always reminds me of this:
http://www.herbmusic.net/album/cover/2012/07/7326_elton_john_17_11_70.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2008/05/images/300_r_rex_electric_warrior_400v.jpg
― Lee626, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
49. "Too Low For Zero" (1983) [81 points, 4 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjzkGKczRNY
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
crossing my fingers for track-by-track trolling from shakey mo
― i am.. a maven (Matt P), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:36 (eleven years ago) link
I hope he's up to it!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
the affection for TLFZ is awesome!
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha, ditto
GYBR cover would have been 100000x better with him stepping off of it, I agree.
xp
― cops on horse (WilliamC), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
I'd remembered this song before voting time, but the past couple weeks of listening has made it a favorite of mine for sure.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
Elton's visual statements were his glasses, not his album covers, guys. this is so obvious.
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
48. "Border Song" (1970) [82 points, 5 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VIH11m6QGk
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm, a favorite of five people who are nowhere to be found, apparently. Holy Moses.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
47. "Blue Eyes" (1982) [83 points, 3 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CiyKeSnSxk
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
Aretha's version of "Border Song" is okay I guess.
I voted for "Blue Eyes"!
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 20:07 (eleven years ago) link