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Elton John Album: “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy [Japan Bonus Tracks]”
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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy [Japan Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2006-12-12
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Pop, Soft Pop, Classic Rock
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Label:Universal/Polygram
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988005281944
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Review - :
Sitting atop the charts in 1975, {$Elton John} and {$Bernie Taupin} recalled their rise to power in {^Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy}, their first explicitly conceptual effort since {^Tumbleweed Connection}. It's no coincidence that it's their best album since then, showcasing each at the peak of his power, as {$John} crafts supple, elastic, versatile {\pop} and {$Taupin}'s inscrutable wordplay is evocative, even moving. What's great about the record is that it works best of a piece -- although it entered the charts at number one, it only had one huge hit in {&"Someone Saved My Life Tonight,"} which sounds even better here, since it tidily fits into the musical and lyrical themes. And although the musical skill on display is dazzling as it bounces between {\country} and {\hard rock} within the same song, this is certainly a grower. The album needs time to reveal its treasures, but once it does, it rivals {^Tumbleweed} in terms of sheer consistency, and eclipses it in scope, capturing {$John} and {$Taupin} at a pinnacle. They collapsed in hubris and excess not long afterward -- {^Rock of the Westies}, which followed just months later, is as scattered as this is focused -- but this remains a testament to the strengths of their creative partnership. [The 2006 Japanese edition includes bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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