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On the inaugural episode of Elvis Costello’s talk show Spectacle in 2008, Elton John -- who just happened to be a producer on the show -- rhapsodized at length about Leon Russell, hauling out a note-perfect impression of Russell’s piano style and Oklahoma drawl. It was enough of a tease to whet the appetite for more but nothing suggested something like The Union, a full-fledged duet album with Russell designed to raise the profile of the rock & roll maverick. Like all lifers, Russell never disappeared -- he just faded, playing small clubs throughout the U.S., spitting out bewildering self-released albums of MIDI-synth boogie, never quite connecting with the spirit of his wonderful early-‘70s albums for his Shelter label. The Union quite deliberately evokes the spirit of 1970, splicing Russell’s terrific eponymous LP with Elton’s own self-titled record and Tumbleweed Connection. In that sense, it’s a kissing cousin to John’s last album, 2006’s The Captain and the Kid, which was designed as an explicit sequel to 1975’s golden era-capping Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, but thanks to producer T-Bone Burnett, The Union dials down Bernie Taupin’s inherent pomp and ratchets up the roots. Burnett had John and Russell record live in the studio, trading verses and solos, letting the supporting band breathe and follow their loping lead. This relaxed, natural interplay cuts through the soft haze of Burnett’s analog impressionism, giving the record a foundation of true grit. If there are no immediate knockouts among this collection of 14 original songs, the tunes are slow, steady growers, taking root with repeated spins, with the sound of John and Russell’s piano-and-voice duets providing ample reason to return to The Union after its first play. And even once the songs take hold, what lingers with The Union is that natural interplay, how John and Russell easily connect with their past without painstakingly re-creating it. Surely, it’s a revival for Leon Russell, who has spent decades in the wilderness, but it’s not a stretch to say The Union revitalizes Elton John just as much as it does his idol: he hasn’t sounded this soulful in years.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Jones, Unknown, Other - T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Crouch, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Ribot, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alfie Silas Durio, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Spears, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Judith Hill, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Stone, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tata Vega, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - William Roper, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Witherspoon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Darnell Leonard, Trombone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Mighty Hannibal, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - Leon Russell, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
Approfondimenti
On the inaugural episode of Elvis Costello’s talk show Spectacle in 2008, Elton John -- who just happened to be a producer on the show -- rhapsodized at length about Leon Russell, hauling out a note-perfect impression of Russell’s piano style and Oklahoma drawl. It was enough of a tease to whet the appetite for more but nothing suggested something like The Union, a full-fledged duet album with Russell designed to raise the profile of the rock & roll maverick. Like all lifers, Russell never disappeared -- he just faded, playing small clubs throughout the U.S., spitting out bewildering self-released albums of MIDI-synth boogie, never quite connecting with the spirit of his wonderful early-‘70s albums for his Shelter label. The Union quite deliberately evokes the spirit of 1970, splicing Russell’s terrific eponymous LP with Elton’s own self-titled record and Tumbleweed Connection. In that sense, it’s a kissing cousin to John’s last album, 2006’s The Captain and the Kid, which was designed as an explicit sequel to 1975’s golden era-capping Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, but thanks to producer T-Bone Burnett, The Union dials down Bernie Taupin’s inherent pomp and ratchets up the roots. Burnett had John and Russell record live in the studio, trading verses and solos, letting the supporting band breathe and follow their loping lead. This relaxed, natural interplay cuts through the soft haze of Burnett’s analog impressionism, giving the record a foundation of true grit. If there are no immediate knockouts among this collection of 14 original songs, the tunes are slow, steady growers, taking root with repeated spins, with the sound of John and Russell’s piano-and-voice duets providing ample reason to return to The Union after its first play. And even once the songs take hold, what lingers with The Union is that natural interplay, how John and Russell easily connect with their past without painstakingly re-creating it. Surely, it’s a revival for Leon Russell, who has spent decades in the wilderness, but it’s not a stretch to say The Union revitalizes Elton John just as much as it does his idol: he hasn’t sounded this soulful in years.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 14 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 01:03:13
- Artisti principali: Elton John Leon Russell
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: EMI
- Genere: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2010 Mercury Records Limited
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