Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight

[BootinUp]

[mr_lebowski]

1. I freaking love love love this whole record ... takes me back to putting it on dad's turntable

and playing it over and over ... my fave tracks are the Title track, this one, When the Whistle Blows, and the closing duo of We All Fall In Love/Curtains ... but every song is great.

[BootinUp]

2. I decided to play the full album

based on your mild rec, heh.

[mr_lebowski]

3. NICE!!!

The side 1 and 2 closers of Someone Saved and Curtains are just ... SO GOOD. Gotta play both songs hella loud, let 'em envelope you ... two total classics that sound brilliant at high volumes

And I just love the band's performance, and the production, on When the Whistle Blows ... so clean, so tight ... it's a forgotten Elton classic in my book. Good melody and lyrics too ...

There's two more songs on the later-remastered CD, a Lennon cover and Philadelphia Freedom, but those don't count. They weren't on the record when it came out

[LiberalLovinLug]

7. I think this is my favorite Elton John album

I really like the cover song. Its so damn catchy! I love the slow build up and back and forth. Hint of country. And I think its a song about John and Taupin starting out too.

[The Polack MSgt]

5. Absolutely

All the people who made up his "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" back band were awesome. So called because they worked with Joe Cocker around the same time of course. Elton was on top as well. He was at his peak as a vocalist and pianist.

Between 1970-1975 Elton John put out classic after classic

[mr_lebowski]

6. Damn straight Sarge! (nt)

[happybird]

4. I've always loved this song

and as a bonus, it now makes me think about Father Callahan tending drunks and killing Type Threes.

[Iggo]

8. Altar bound. Hypnotized.

Sweet Freedom whispered in my ear,
"You're a butterfly.
And butterflies are free to fly.
Fly away, high away."

Goddam! that's some writing.