Bernie Taupin - He Who Rides the Tiger
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Bernie Taupin
He Who Rides the Tiger
Genre: Unctuous So Cal Rock
2.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Approaching Armageddon
Did anyone see that Elton John movie? The one that was directed by the guy who took over for Bryan Singer on Bohemian Rhapsody?
It’s not a good movie. Well, it’s not a great movie. It had a lot of really good moments. I would say that it’s like an accessible Ken Russell attempt at a biopic.
I mean, it’s not AS demented as Ken but it has that surrealism and it IS a biopic. Of sorts. Like Lisztomania was. But not as weird as that one.
Well, I thought it was ok at times. But for me what I really enjoyed the most was the depiction of Bernie Taupin. Because we know that name but we don’t really know the name. He let Elton take all the glory but you don’t sing the music. I mean you do, when you sing the lyrics. That were written by Bernie.
While Elton was falling apart and trying to figure his life out, Bernie got a bunch of musicians together and put this album out, where he sings his songs and, he ain’t that bad. He’s definitely better than Jim Steinman was on Bad for Good. But Dennis Tufano ain’t Elton John. He’s not bad but he ain’t a genius.
As for the songs…I would be interested in a book of short stories by Taupin.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/he-who-rides-the-tiger/1248789704
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