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primroseburrows

will the things we wrote today sound as good tomorrow?

Sep 22, 2006 00:46

croosa just linked me to this wonderful thing. Dude. It's actually written by the guys who created TMNT. It's gotta be good.

Trailer here.

I'm waay too excited about this. I wonder if mr_t00by knows about it.

Also? i_am_a_hannah called me last night from a Rolling Stones Concert, just to tell me she was there. She didn't get to see much, because she was doing something ( Read more... )

fileshare, ninja turtles, movies, hannah, elton john, caleb, i am a giant giant dork, bernie taupin

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eltonroo September 22 2006, 15:07:07 UTC

I hope you have noticed that the title of my journal is "Inspiration for Navigation" which is of course taken from what Elton/Bernie song??????

primroseburrows September 22 2006, 15:16:41 UTC

No, I didn't notice! Most likely because I use my own LJ layout to read my comments. You are way cool.

eltonroo September 22 2006, 16:31:33 UTC

Thanks! I am also very fortunate to have seen Elton in 1976 because he did a few songs from Captain Fantatic on that tour --including Writing. I wish he would do that song in his current set. In fact I wish he would consult with me regarding what songs he should play. I would substitute some of the "greatest hits" for some of the lesser known gems such as Writing.

primroseburrows September 22 2006, 16:52:37 UTC

Yes.

Please, Sir Elton,

I adore you. But lose "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and give us "Mellow".

Yr fan.

Apparently I'm all about the letters today.

eltonroo September 22 2006, 17:05:50 UTC

Okay you are a real bonafide fan.
You may appreciate this -- I noticed that in "Old 67" there is a little piano chord progression that is the same that he uses in "Mellow".
Now that is either accidental (ie there is only so many chords he can use!) or it was done on purpose as a treat for his true fans. I choose to believe the latter.

primroseburrows September 22 2006, 17:11:56 UTC

I'll listen to it again. Such a hardship. *g*

I saw a review on Amazon saying that OMG, he uses a riff from "Captain Fantastic" in "The Captain and the Kid", and how that's lazy and sloppy or somesuch. Um, hello, it was done DELIBERATELY. There's a harpsichord progression in "Curtains" that's right out of Empty Sky. The guy (if it's a guy) doesn't get it.

eltonroo September 22 2006, 17:17:39 UTC

Unbelievable.
So is Bernie therefore lazy for using a line from "Your Song" in "Old 67"?
Jeez Louise.

primroseburrows September 22 2006, 17:21:13 UTC

I need to write my own review. The ones at Amazon basically are saying, yes, it's a good album, but if you're gushing about it you must be a sentimental fool. At least that was my take on some of the reviews.

eltonroo September 23 2006, 04:22:32 UTC

I know you will set them straight!
I like to think that even though I worship Elton and Bernie that I can be somewhat objective about their music. And I say it is a damn fine album.
:)

primroseburrows September 23 2006, 04:40:54 UTC

Well, yeah. *g* I mean, there are whole albums I really don't care about (a lot of mid-eighties stuff just makes me say, mneh). They can do crap just like anyone else, but when they DO, it bothers me more because I know they know how not to do it. Um. You follow?

Anyway, because of this, I was ready for disappointment, so it's not like I was sitting around saying I'd love the album no matter what. Do I love it as much as CF? Probably not, but that's where the sentiment comes in. Plus, I think that CF is one of the finest concept albums ever written, and not a whole lot can touch it. And there's a place in my heart that only those ten songs can have. This album gets to live next door. ;)

I'll write the review, but I have to listen a few more times. A knee-jerk response is what some reviewers are being accused of, and I don't want to do that.

eltonroo September 23 2006, 15:31:49 UTC

A wise strategy ( ... )

primroseburrows September 23 2006, 19:31:27 UTC

Oh, I agree with you. And although I think he did their best work from 1970-76, I'm still a fan of a lot of later stuff. I think that "Sacrifice" is a gorgeous, gorgeous song, and I had a period of time where I would listen to "The One" on repeat loop ad nausaeum. I also love "Nikita", so maybe I'm not all hating on the eighties stuff as much as I thought. And those are just a few examples. I will admit to being completely tired of "Candle in the Wind," which makes me sad because it used to be one of my favourite songs. Contrarily, I've never gotten tired of "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", mostly because it's a chapter in a story. I'm all about concept albums.

Also, Bernie was doing his own thing off to the side during the eighties. Some was good, some wasn't. I like Last Stand in Open Country a lot. Not so much Tribe, because it sounds like a lot of the eighties-ish stuff that Elton was doing. So, yeah, a lot of the mediocrity of the songs can be blamed on sai Taupin as well. They were pretty bad off healthwise back then, ( ... )

eltonroo September 23 2006, 20:48:33 UTC

Two wonderful choices!! I was lucky I always had a few friends who were Elton and Bernie fanatics like myself. And of course I have converted Noelle into a huge fan. It wasn't hard. All she had to do was listen to the music. And in turn she has converted me into a Peter Gabriel fan. A wonderful humanitarian and musician. Anyway, as for deciding where this album ranks in comparison to all his others, I usually find it is best to wait a few years for the euphoria to wear off. Time will be the ultimate judge, but I have a feeling that I am going to continue to love this.

primroseburrows September 23 2006, 23:00:52 UTC

The review in East End Lights is very favourable.

eltonroo September 25 2006, 15:14:32 UTC

Thanks. I read a couple of newspaper reviews from the concert in Salt Lake City or somewhere. While they were very positive, it showed that the reviewers knew nothing about Elton and Bernie. The one guy thought that Elton and Bernie had not written together since the 70s and that all the material Elton had done in the 80s and 90s was without Bernie and was therefore "shmaltzy" and not musically relevant. Of course we all know that they were only apart for about two years at best, and furthermore while I don't love all the 80s stuff, his 90s stuff is mostly excellent and sure as hell not "shmaltzy". The idiot reviewer went to on say how Elton was a fabulous "retro act". This drives me insane. HE IS NOT A RETRO ACT. In fact when I go to his concerts I pray he will play newer material and not just greatest hits. Jeez Louise.

primroseburrows September 25 2006, 16:58:56 UTC

In fact when I go to his concerts I pray he will play newer material and not just greatest hits.

*nods vigourously* Yep. Just because my favourites are mostly his classic stuff does NOT mean I want him to only play that stuff. Because otherwise, nobody would know his new stuff and realise that um, no. Not a retro act by any means.

Also, the more I hear this new CD the more I fall in love with it. I'm pretty sure that "Blues Never Fade Away" is my favourite, but subject to change, most likely.

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