Madman Across The Water Music Cd

Elton John - Madman Across The Water

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Madman Across the Water      Artist : Elton John      List Price : $9.98 USD        Your Price : $7.97 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1996-05-14      Studio : Island      Label : Island      Avg. Customer Rating : (94 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Madman Across The Water      Go for the box set instead      Rating:      The best three songs from this nine song collection are on the box set. Strip away those three and the rest of "Madman" ranges from album cuts that do no damage to rotten exercises in filler. Were I to pluck a fourth track for the box set it would probably be the album closer, "Goodbye". That's not to say that the box set snaps up all desirable Elton John tracks. "Tumbleweed Connection" is an excellent album, much more consistent than this one, and is woefully underrepresented considering that the box is a 4CD set. And once you have the three choice cuts from "Madman" via the box set, the single album live set "11-17-70" would be a much stronger addition to your collection for this time period in Elton's career. That album of Elton raucously burning down the house back in his nightclub days is entirely unrepresented on the box set. One gets the impression that after this album Elton, with or without the discreet advice of label execs, decided that he'd taken the singer-songwriter path about as far as he could. He wisely foresaw that the singer-songwriter fad would be running out of steam in the next year or so, and with his next album "Honky Chateau" he steered a course toward pop. Like "Madman", that album also was somewhat hit or miss, and its three best songs are also on the box set. This was a transitional time in Elton's career as he laid the groundwork for delivering some of the best pop singles and albums of the early-to-mid-70s.     Customer Reviews for Madman Across The Water Cd      Mad about the Madman      Rating:      Two words should do it: Classic Elton. But I'm a man of many words, so... The first album I ever bought - back when there was ONLY vinyl - was Elton's Honky Chateau. That started a love affair that I thought would never end. Unfortunately, it ended 15 or more years ago when Elton seemed to stop trying, but everything up to and including "Reg Strikes Back" has amazed me. As for this disc, there's a reason that "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" still get constant radio play - they are totally awesome. But my favorite track is the title cut, a haunting song that Elton delivers with a passion I miss, but fortunately preserved for all time. Now remastered, it stands the test of time. "Goodbye Yellow Brick" may be Elton's career-defining disc, but this disc, although more raw, is a worthy addition to anyone who has even the slightest interest in the Great Sir Elton.