Honky Chateau Music Cd

Elton John - Honky Chateau

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Honky Chateau      Artist : Elton John      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $8.97 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1996-05-14      Studio : Island      Label : Island      Avg. Customer Rating : (62 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Honky Chateau      classic      Rating:      i look at these reviews and i wonder about people who can rate this anything below five stars. this is a classic recording, right up there with american beauty, brothers and sisters, second helping. it does not get any better than this....sheesh.     Customer Reviews for Honky Chateau Cd      Elton John - Turn Around And Say Good Morning To The Night      Rating:      By the time Elton release "Honky Chateau" in 1972 he and co songwriter Bernie Taupin had several albums under their belts and had become a cohesive team. This album would go straight to the top of the charts with its huge hit singles "Honkey Cat", "Rocket Man", and the AOR favorite "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters". Elton tried a little bit of everything on this album and for the most part it all worked. This would also be the first album to feature the backing band of Olsen, Murray, and Johnstone who would stay with Elton off and on through the rest of his career. Violist Jon Luc Ponty also is on hand prior to the launching of his own instrumental solo career. This album is somewhat inconsistent and leaned towards a generally more commercial sound. Songs like "Mellow", "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself", and "Slave" only half work, but overall this is a good Elton John record and his first of many to go to number one on the charts.