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Track Listings
| 1. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) |
| 2. Candle In The Wind |
| 3. Bennie And The Jets |
| 4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| 5. This Song Has No Title |
| 6. Grey Seal |
| 7. Jamaica Jerk-Off |
| 8. I've Seen That Movie Too |
| 9. Sweet Painted Lady |
| 10. The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34) |
| 11. Dirty Little Girl |
| 12. All The Girls Love Alice |
| 13. Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N Roll) |
| 14. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting |
| 15. Roy Rogers |
| 16. Social Disease |
| 17. Harmony |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Even those who customarily dismiss Elton John as a somewhat bland and sentimental balladeer would find much to admire in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the best album he has ever made. The track listing reads like an early Greatest Hits collection; it contains not only the original version of "Candle In The Wind" but such raucous and gleeful songs as "Bennie And The Jets", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" and "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n' Roll)". From the impassioned opening medley of "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" to the gentle closer, "Harmony", there are few duff moments among these 17 tracks. "All The Young Girls Love Alice" is a savage but wry tale of lesbian exploitation, and the title song is just short of lovely. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is both a joy for fans and a genuine surprise for the uninitiated. --David Bennun
Amazon.com essential recording
Rarely mentioned as one of the great double albums, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road had to settle for ending up in a few million record collections. So sprawling that it doesn't quite measure up to the earlier, more laid-back Honky Chateau or the later, pushy Rock of the Westies, this still holds claim to a lot of brilliant, very pop-savvy music: the winking rebellion of "Bennie and the Jets" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," the ready-made nostalgia of "The Ballad of Danny Bailey," the downbeat melodicism of "Harmony." --Rickey Wright
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One Of Rock's Greatest Albums
Oct 19 2001
Format:Audio CD
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has to be the most quintessential Elton John album. It's the one mentioned and talked about the most. It should be. It is the best double album. Although, in today's world, this 17 song collection probably wouldn't be considered a double album. It starts off with one of the greatest album openers ever, "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding". A classic all the way. This album has a number of Elton's most recognized hits - "Bennie And The Jets", The great "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", and the original, and still best, version of "Candle In The Wind". There are more great tracks here that are just as good. You get "Sweet Painted Lady", which is about prostitutes. Then you have the storysong "The Ballad Of Danny Bailey", which you wish Elton would play in concert. You get a number of great rockers like "Dirty Little Girl", "All The Young Girls Love Alice", and "Your Sister Can't Twist(But She Can Rock And Roll)", among others. But, the crowning jewel, is the highly underrated and horribly overlooked gem, "Harmony". It's the closing track and, without a doubt, the greatest Elton John song that was never a single. That's a crime if ever there was one. It's a great piece of music. The album also includes the rousing up tempo number "Grey Seal". The silliest track is a song called "Jamaica Jerk Off". It's fun and catchy, but silly. There you have it. The perfect Elton John album. The perfect rock album. This is Elton's Sgt. Pepper. A classic in every sense of the word.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great sonics from this SACD
Aug 6 2010
Format:Audio CD
Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a classic album from the 70's and one of the peaks of his musical output along with Madman Across the Water. The SACD version of this recording is sonicaly superb. It is one of the best sounding cds I own.
For my rating system a 5 star mark is almost impossible as that would represent a perfect recording. 4 stars means a must have.
For my rating system a 5 star mark is almost impossible as that would represent a perfect recording. 4 stars means a must have.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
THIS IS NOT THE SPEAKERS CORNER VERSION
Mar 2 2010
Format:LP Record
This listing is misleading. This is NOT the Speakers Corner label vinyl release of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It's the recent Universal Records Back In Black series release with Mercury Records labels. I know because I ordered it thinking I'd get the Speakers Corner version, which is highly rated, and they sent me the Mercury version instead.
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Very Upset
When I searched for Vinyl looking for a great gift to buy and I found this item I thought what a great gift. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nostalgic Critic
One Of The Great Double Albums Of All-Time
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is, for many people, the best Elton John album ever released. A double album gave his fans plenty of tracks to listen to, and he and Bernie Taupin were... Read more
Published on May 4 2009 by Dave_42
Great Classic
This is a great classic CD. Every Elton fan should have this one!
He is one of America's best ever pop stars. He is strongest when he teams with Bernie Taupin. Read more
He is one of America's best ever pop stars. He is strongest when he teams with Bernie Taupin. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by J. McAndrew
A real treat ...
It can be argued that the early 70's were Elton John's best era. If you were to listen to "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" you will see why so many people say this. Read more
Published on May 17 2004 by William
I keep purchasing this CD.
-not much of a music expert, here. However, I know what I like. And, keep coming back to this recording from time to time and it still amazes me (the talent of diversity). Read more
Published on May 15 2004
Elton's Best Album Of The 70's- A Pop Landmark
The 1973 classic, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is Elton John's masterpiece. It is a monumental, two-disc opus (now a remastered disc), which has a wide-array of styles from classical... Read more
Published on April 24 2004 by Brandon Ousley
Best John/Taupin collaboration
In my opinion this is the best John/Taupin collaboration. At what is still the most prolific period for the two of them, it seemed they couldn't record the music fast enough. Read more
Published on April 13 2004 by Damian P. Gadal
Best John/Taupin collaboration
In my opinion this is the best of the John/Taupin collaboration.
At what is still the most prolific period for the two of them, it seemed they couldn't record the music fast... Read more
Published on April 10 2004
The Best Double - Album Ever Made
After achieving monsterous success with "Honky Chateau" and "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player", Elton John thought he could do no wrong and set out to... Read more
Published on April 9 2004 by anthony nasti
One of the great albums of the lat thirty years
This album is one of the all-time favorites and the new technology showcased here will bring you to your knees. Read more
Published on April 9 2004 by Candace Scott
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