Elton John - Leather Jackets
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Artist: Elton JohnEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Published: 1986
Music Label: Import
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Free Music Review: Elton And Bernie Jumping Through Hoops Of Fire
Hit: 5 Stars
You'd expect after three big albums in a row before this one,both containing at least one huge hit songs each that Elton John's 80's comeback would sustain itself through the middle of the decade. In the end that proved not to be the case. This proved to be for the 80's whatA Single Man was for him in the 70's;a recording that got burried after it was released and (in the case of this particular album) has become a relatively rare item in his catalog. That's interesting because this was Elton John's first all digital recording. So if you were able to get your hands on the original 1986 CD of this album the way I did the sound is beyond top notch,especially the mixed quality of these early "DDD" recordings. For more on that look at my review for Stevie Wonder's Characters released a year later. Interestingly enough none of this spells out any major change in direction musically for Elton from his two previous albums before this one and neither does it mean that this album is lacking in strong songs,even if Elton John's always been artistically measured more by his hits than his albums. The title track of the this is for all intents and purposes his "Philledelphia Freedom" of the 80's with the same kind of danceable rock n soul sound,only instrumentally updated for the period. You might expect an album of this vintage to be highly electronic and synth drenched but Elton and Bernie maintain their strenghs here,focusing more on strong songwriting and lyrics as opposed to new technology. "Don't Trust That Woman",co-written by Cher again follows up with a potent rock n soul flavor to it and along with the title song one of the stronger fast tunes on the album. While "Go It Alone","Heartache All Over The World" and "Angeline" are decent fast songs too,their rockier orientation is somewhat burried by the slicker production. That style is better suited to the ballads "Hoops Of Fire","Paris","Gypsy Heart" and "I Fall Apart",all in the John/Taupin writing style and all of which are sure fire should've-been hits. Despite some of Elton's personel problems during this time period his singing and writing ability is still very much intact and despite it all,upon hearing this I still cannot fathom why this album was one of Elton's few commercial failures. Even so artistically this album still cannot be beat and is worth searching for if your a strong Elton John fan or enjoy high quality pop from the mid 80's
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Original CD issued on Geffen Records. TRACK LISTING: [1]. Leather Jackets [2]. Hoop Of Fire [3]. Don't Trust That Woman [4]. Go It Alone [5]. Gypsy Heart [6]. Slow River [7]. Heartache All Over The World [8]. Angeline [9]. Memory Of Love [10]. Paris [11]. I Fall ApartPop Music CDs
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