Thursday, June 25, 2020

the 1980 Listening Post - Elton John - 21 at 33

Elton John - 21 at 33


#186
By Hector Marin
Elton John
21 at 33
Genre: Pop Rock

Allen’s Rating: 3 out of 5
Hector’s Rating: 2 out of 5


Allen’s Highlights:
Little Jeannie 


Elton John's 21 at 33 could easily have just been called "B sides" Or let’s jam 21 albums down your throat in a short period of time. The fact that he was on his 21st album by the age of 33 lends to the belief he was just churning out albums to satisfy a record company but not his fans. Elton has been brilliant with many of his songs over the decade, but tis fell short , by a lot. I couldn't even find one song worthy of hearing a second time. The melodies were unmoving and the lyrics pedestrian. We are lucky to know this was not his norm. I would be more forgiving if this was just him being experimental with his style and going outside his comfort zone, but again, to me this seemed like the B side of his more enjoyable hits we've grown to love and appreciate. Rating it a 2. I found not one song worthy of being distinguished as the best of the album

https://open.spotify.com/album/6di4cgOMxTkS0tUx5l07WW?si=J3i1BzhVSiecHnNfO4xnQQ

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