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This installment of the Classic Albums series, in which rock stars talk about the creation of their albums, focuses on the making of what may have been Elton John's seminal record, Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road. John, lyricist Bernie Taupin, producer Gus Dudgeon, and the members of John's band discuss the writing and recording process of such hits as "Benny and the Jets," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," and, of course, "Candle in the Wind." The drawback of this track-by-track deconstruction is that you only get snippets of the songs (performed in archival footage), interspersed with interviews in which the participants recall its origins. Also, true fans may feel that they don't get nearly enough of the Elton John interview, but they'll revel in the old films of him in some of his most outlandish stage finery. DVD bonus interviews discuss the beginnings of John's career. --Marshall Fine
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GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD gave Elton John his second number one album in both the American and British charts and provided him with four top ten singles. Interviews with Elton John himself, as well as with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, there are contributions from musicians Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson, Gus Dudgeon (producer), David Hentschel (engineer), Del Newman (orchestral arranger) along with comments from Sir Tim Rice and Paul Gambaccini amongst others.
Featuring new and archive performances from Elton John as well as rare archive footage from the original recording sessions, this program provides a unique insight into the creation of this truly Classic Album.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great overview of a classic album,
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This review is from: Elton John - Classic Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (DVD)
Being a person who spent his teen years, growing up in the 70's, I have to say that this DVD brought back a lot of memories. I throughly enjoyed this DVD. Goodbye YBR was an outstanding double album which truly has made an impact in the music world. The lyrics evoked so many emotions, and Elton's musical prowess was at its peak. The quality of his singing voice, in my opinion, was outstanding. There are plenty of interesting stories behind the making of the album, such as the Jamaica debacle, and the great atmosphere that the band spent in Strawberry studies in France. There is some great humor displayed by all of the people involved in making the DVD. On the other hand, it is awfully sad that Dee Murray passed away a number of years ago, which is somehing I only learned from the DVD. The manner in which the record making process was displayed was awesome. I highly recommend this DVD to anyone who is interested in seeing how an album is made, and in particular to fans of Elton John. It makes a great accompaniment to the actual album; if you haven't done so, buy the album first (it is not a compilation of album tunes, although a scattering of bits and pieces is included).
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road explored.,
By Daniel Alexandre (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elton John - Classic Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (DVD)
This is the best documentary of the best Elton John Album:Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.This album elevated Elton John as the king of pop/rock in 70's.You can find rare videos of shows, in the studio and of course people like Gus Dudgeon, Nigel Olsson explaing curiosits.I like Davey Johnstone explaing the your guitar in the tracks and of course Elton John with his magnificant piano.Of the album my favorite track is Bennie and the Jets and in this DVD, this track is also my favorite too.You are going to enjoy this documentary as well the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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A Look at the Way They Were,
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This review is from: Elton John - Classic Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (DVD)
An excellent DVD; I highly recommend it. It has some footage from the early 70's and a lot of interviews interspersed with some of the music from the album. My only criticisms would be 1. They did not really play any song all the way through. I would have liked that and I would have liked to see some of them played live with vintage concert footage. And 2. Although Davey Johnstone talked at length about his guitar work on the album (and played some, too), they barely mentioned the late Dee Murray's bass guitar work. And although there were some brief shots of Nigel Olsson playing in concert, they were not long and certainly not close-up, and they never showed him playing now. I realize the DVD is not primarily about the band, but I feel that they were a big part of how it turned out. Nigel's drumming on the album was wonderful and he should have had the air time that Davey was given to show his playing. Otherwise, it really is an interesting DVD. Just remember that it's not a "music video" but rather a documentary about how a classic album was created.
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