Anyone else here think Elton John was amazing, then jumped the shark?

[Taverner]

Listening to his classic stuff - man talk about going from gold to zero in no time flat!

[Mojambo]

1. Never was a fan. n/t

[freetobegay]

2. I agree!

My mind keeps going back to the 70's for music. Todays music is just shit! IMHO

[RandomKoolzip]

3. Cocaine's a hell of a drug. n/t

[Taverner]

4. Is that what sharkjumped him?

I wonder how he can go from "Your Song" to "Still Standing" in the same career...now i know....

[RandomKoolzip]

5. Yup.

the album "Blue Moves" in 1976 was his first less-than-above-average record. He stumbled and never recovered (Unless, like me, you kinda have a soft spot for his Thom Bell-produced disco period, i.e. "Mama Can't Buy You Love..." I think I may be alone here, tho.)

[emulatorloo]

6. Actually, "Songs from the West Coast" (2001) was pretty good

Rollingstone, October 11, 2001, 4 STARS
"...its spirit and ambition have finally come back home."

A number of excellent songs, reminiscent of 70's Elton - especially "I Want Love" and the Matthew Shepard tribute "American Triangle."

[donheld]

18. Original Sin

is my favorite from that album

[LDS Jock]

7. what is jumping the shark?

ive seen that phrase before and was too embarrassed to ask

[stranger_with_candy]

8. when a show goes bad

www.jumptheshark.com

[faithnotgreed]

9. i have always loved his early stuff. captain fantastic, tumbleweed

connection, gybr of course, and not just the "hits" from that either

ive thought the same thing for more than 20 yrs. he and bernie were beautiful til about 1975ish
course i wasnt even 10 yo so what did i know at the time but still i listened to him for a long time, and have all his albums i think, and the above listed in the form of cds

[derby378]

10. The precise moment when Reg jumped the shark...

...was when he recycled Candle in the Wind for Princess Diana's funeral. Ack!

[donheld]

19. If you didn't like that song

You'll have to blame Bernie Taupin. He writes the lyrics

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. I still like him.

:hi:

[faithnotgreed]

12. horatio sanz does an awesome elton john on snl

doesnt fit exactly to the thread but there arent too many elton john threads so i thought id push this in here

[Mojambo]

17. The funniest part of that sketch

are the outfits they dig up for him.

[the Princess]

13. I love Elton

I've loved him since I was 13. BUT - I only listen to his early stuff anything up to Captain Fantastic. After that something was not as good. "Songs From the West Coast" was good but I'm not sure what happened. His drug addiction probably and also he split with Bernie Taupin for many years - I think that was the bigger factor. It seems to me everyone seems to forget Bernie is the wordsmith and a genious at that. :)

[LoZoccolo]

14. I guess the question is "when".

You could definitely say "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" is post-shark-jump...but I think "I'm Still Standing" is pre-shark-jump. Now lets me and someone get in an argument about it.

[the Princess]

15. Oh No no no

When the shark jump happened. 1979 - He released his only Disco album and the single was..............

Bite Your Lip Get Up and Dance.


*oh my ears*

truly Shark Jump material.

[ghostsofgiants]

16. Agreed.

His older stuff is excellent.

[donheld]

20. Sleeping With The Past

Is my favorite. I think it is one of the most over looked albums of Elton's Career.

[elperromagico]

21. I don't like that "tough" voice he sings in these days.

I liked his voice much more when it was a bit smoother.

[the Princess]

22. Cocaine will do that to your voice.

[elperromagico]

23. Cocaine's a helluva drug, eh?

:P