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Elton John returned to the sound and aesthetic of his classic early-'70s work with 2001's Songs From the West Coast, finding critical acclaim, if not much commercial success. Not that the lack of sales greatly bothered Elton -- in many interviews, including one with Entertainment Weekly the week before Peachtree Road was released in November 2004, he claimed he was "disappointed" that it just barely went gold, but he was tired of making "uneven" records. John wasn't merely doing publicity: Peachtree Road proves that he's back to making good, solid records focused on songs, not hits, the way he did at the outset of his career. Since this is an album by a veteran, not an artist on the rise, it doesn't have the sense of discovery, or the hunger, that the early records still retain, and the production -- the first self-production by John with no collaborators -- is a little cleaner and crisper than the rich, warm sound of the late Gus Dudgeon (to whom this record is dedicated), who helmed such masterworks as Tumbleweed Connection. This means Peachtree Road is about craft, both in the writing and recording, which also means that it's a grower, with each song sounding stronger, better with each spin. While the sound of the record is bright and polished, this album makes few concessions to radio: this is certainly adult pop, but it never panders to adult contemporary radio, and the music is a little too rugged and sturdy to fit alongside the stubbornly sweet sounds of 21st century MOR. Which is precisely the point, of course: Elton has consciously returned to the reflective singer/songwriter template of the early '70s, both in his writing and production. Not that this is as lush as Elton John or country-tinged as Tumbleweed Connection -- "Answer in the Sky" recalls the high-flying disco of "Philadelphia Freedom" quite deliberately, and "They Call Her the Cat" finds a halfway point between "Honkey Cat" and "The Bitch Is Back" -- but it fits alongside those albums quite nicely because the focus is on songs, not trying to have hits. These songs may not rival his standards, but they're in the same tradition, and there's not a bad song in the bunch, resulting in a sturdy, satisfying record that proves that the comeback on Songs From the West Coast was no fluke and, hopefully, this latter-day renaissance for Elton will not be short-lived either.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - L'Tanya Shields, Choir - Alecia Terry, Choir - M. Denise Sims, Choir - Rosalind McKnight, Choir - Charles Bullock, Choir - Todd Honeycutt, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - L'Tanya Shields, Choir - Alecia Terry, Choir - M. Denise Sims, Choir - Rosalind McKnight, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Jorgenson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
LEE LOUGHNANE, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Parazaider, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Pankow, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Klimas, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - L'Tanya Shields, Choir - Alecia Terry, Choir - M. Denise Sims, Choir - Rosalind McKnight, Choir - Todd Honeycutt, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Mark Ford, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bullock, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Mark Ford, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bullock, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Mark Ford, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bullock, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Mark Ford, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Tillman, Electric Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bullock, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Mark Ford, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bullock, Choir - Adam McKnight, Choir - Terrence Davis, Choir - Mark Ford, Choir - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hall, Author - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Barlow, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hall, Author - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Astley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Gary Barlow, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Elton John, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hall, Author - Nigel Olsson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Still, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Astley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Mahon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Mercury Records Limited
Chronique
Elton John returned to the sound and aesthetic of his classic early-'70s work with 2001's Songs From the West Coast, finding critical acclaim, if not much commercial success. Not that the lack of sales greatly bothered Elton -- in many interviews, including one with Entertainment Weekly the week before Peachtree Road was released in November 2004, he claimed he was "disappointed" that it just barely went gold, but he was tired of making "uneven" records. John wasn't merely doing publicity: Peachtree Road proves that he's back to making good, solid records focused on songs, not hits, the way he did at the outset of his career. Since this is an album by a veteran, not an artist on the rise, it doesn't have the sense of discovery, or the hunger, that the early records still retain, and the production -- the first self-production by John with no collaborators -- is a little cleaner and crisper than the rich, warm sound of the late Gus Dudgeon (to whom this record is dedicated), who helmed such masterworks as Tumbleweed Connection. This means Peachtree Road is about craft, both in the writing and recording, which also means that it's a grower, with each song sounding stronger, better with each spin. While the sound of the record is bright and polished, this album makes few concessions to radio: this is certainly adult pop, but it never panders to adult contemporary radio, and the music is a little too rugged and sturdy to fit alongside the stubbornly sweet sounds of 21st century MOR. Which is precisely the point, of course: Elton has consciously returned to the reflective singer/songwriter template of the early '70s, both in his writing and production. Not that this is as lush as Elton John or country-tinged as Tumbleweed Connection -- "Answer in the Sky" recalls the high-flying disco of "Philadelphia Freedom" quite deliberately, and "They Call Her the Cat" finds a halfway point between "Honkey Cat" and "The Bitch Is Back" -- but it fits alongside those albums quite nicely because the focus is on songs, not trying to have hits. These songs may not rival his standards, but they're in the same tradition, and there's not a bad song in the bunch, resulting in a sturdy, satisfying record that proves that the comeback on Songs From the West Coast was no fluke and, hopefully, this latter-day renaissance for Elton will not be short-lived either.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 15 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:01:34
- Artistes principaux : Elton John
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : EMI
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2005 Mercury Records Limited
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