#153
June
Elton John
Breaking Hearts
3.25 out of 5
At this point in time should we just be grateful that Elton & Bernie come up with anything listenable?
“Slow Down Georgie” “Who Wears These Shoes” “In Neon”.
These are the kinds of traditional JohnPin tunes that it feels like are penned on plane trips to the Bahamas or en route to a summer home in Baja.
It kind of makes me wonder how or why the buying public settled on “Sad Songs” (Sasson) for the hit single. What’s up, America? Thinking about that song, the fact the Queen and Elton were close and the former had a hit this year about how much they love Radio 1984 feels like a lot of old people losing touch and control and wishing things would stay the same. And by old I mean 35.
Interesting the British hit single, “Passengers” with its South African consciousness and musical bed. Again the Brits prove that Paul Simon was the late entry to this game.
The decision to play the title track as a ballad is fine. I think it could easily be a rocker. It’s perfectly serviceable and that how I feel about the whole record. Like they are checking off boxes. Rocker. Rocker. Ballad. Single. Rocker. Ballad. Repeat.
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