Elton John’s music is a lot like he is: it’s never boring and it’s always up to something.
Some people might balk to admit if they like him or not, but I’m a fan of Elton John’s early music, and importantly what he’s able to do throughout his career in entertainment (not just music , but productions, charities, etc.) His extremely broad reach into the music world from albums to movies to broadway musicals is somewhat unprecedented. I may not “like” broadway music as a style, but he certainly is good at it (and made it better than most) so I also respect those musical efforts a heck of a lot. (Elton John Video)
Elton John Web Site
And in other Elton John News:
“Elton John is moving forward with plans to turn his life story into a major movie-musical. The veteran musician is teaming with his film producer partner David Furnish and Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall to work on Rocketman, which will tell the story of the star’s life and career through his music.”
See: he’s always up to something.
I suppose the bottom like for me is that Elton John has written an amazingly large amount of music. He’s had something close to 50 songs (if not more) on the billboard charts, and is somehow able to keep creating more music and being involved in entertainment. Crazy glasses and funny piano-playing faces aside: Elton John is always up to something musically cool and often times great.
And who else, really, could “give advice” like this to Madonna without getting totally $@&! for it?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/elton-john-has-super-bowl-advice-for-madonna-shirley-maclaine-to-join-downton-abbey/2012/01/31/gIQA3yajeQ_blog.html
And somewhat thanks to that darn movie “Almost Famous” Tiny Dancer made a bit of a comeback in the 90’s; sorta reminded us and taught the Elton John song to a new generation:
Elton John Concerts and Tickets
From IMDB:
Sir Elton John is one of pop music’s great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (unsuccessfully) as lead singer for the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Gentle Giant. Dwight teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin and changed his name to Elton John (merging the names of saxophonist Elton Dean and Long John Baldry). The duo wrote songs for Lulu and Roger Cook. In the early 1970s, he recorded the concept album “Tumbleweed Connection.” He became the most successful pop artist of the 1970s, and he has survived many different pop fads including punk, the New Romantics and Britpop to remain one of Britain’s most internationally acclaimed musicians.
http://www.eltonjohn.com/concerts/
Elton John Albums:
1969 Empty Sky | 1970 Elton John
1970 Tumbleweed Connection | 1971 11-17-70
1971 Friends Soundtrack | 1971 Madman Across The Water
1972 Honky Chateau | 1973 Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player
1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 1974 Caribou
1974 Greatest Hits | 1975 Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
1975 Rock Of The Westies | 1976 Here And There
1976 Blue Moves | 1977 Greatest Hits Volume 2
1978 A Single Man | 1979 Victim Of Love
1980 21 At 33 | 1981 The Fox | 1982 Jump Up
1983 Too Low For Zero | 1984 Breaking Hearts
1985 Ice On Fire | 1986 Leather Jackets
1987 Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
1988 Reg Strikes Back | 1989 Sleeping With The Past
1990 To Be Continued | 1992 The One | 1992 Rare Masters
1993 Duets | 1994 The Lion King Soundtrack
1995 Made In England | 1996 Love Songs | 1997 The Big Picture
1999 Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida | 1999 The Muse Soundtrack
2000 The Road To El Dorado Soundtrack
2000 One Night Only | 2001 Songs From The West Coast
2002 Greatest Hits 1970-2002 | 2004 Peachtree Road
2006 The Captain And The Kid | 2010 The Union
2011 Gnomeo And Juliet Soundtrack
