Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road CD

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 This is Very Interesting!
This is sooo much better than the original two disc DIDX set! And gosh, the original vinyl art work and lyrics are also included! I was always suspicious that the early AAD, DIDX, ADD...even DDD cd's never quite sounded like I remembered the music sounding back when! I thought maybe my hearing just wasn't as good as what it was! I don't believe I ever heard a tape anomaly on a vinyl recording. I don't even remember many tape anomalies on eight tracks! But the most interesting thing was Gus Dudgeon's almost apologetic disclaimer talking about the softness of the very aged original master tapes and he goes on to inform us of the 20 bit resolution and the use of a Sadie Digital System and Prism Super Noise Shaper. I thought this was a really interesting caption for those of us who don't fully understand what it takes to get the older analog recordings to sound like the original material. It takes a more discreet ear than I have to discern any flaws in this recording. It sounds great, and very much like how I remember it sounding back when! Gus, you done good buddy...no need to apolgize for things that nature has taken its course upon! Great Job! No remixes!
Submitted by mheinen3 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA) 
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 Poetry
Surely one of the top 10 albums of all time. Wonderful introduction and some classic songs that everyone knows. Also brilliantly recorded but it needs a high quality system to get the best out of it. Fabulous!
Submitted by Andrew (Grantham, Lincs, UK) 
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 EJ's White Album
Elton was beginning to feel the pressures of superstardom on this album, but he channelled that stress in a creative way through the song, "Bennie & The Jets". That doesn't mean the rest of this album is inspired in a similar way. Elton makes so many twists and turns, does so many musical and lyrical twists, goes through so many genres, that it is hard to listen to this album. But once you deconstruct it, and figure out which song is which, you can pick your favorites and really start enjoying this album. You have to do this because it is so uneven. Almost every song on here is great, but each song is really, really different from the other songs. You have to take the time to listen to it before you can really enjoy it. Of course, with Elton, many of his albums are this way, but this album by far takes this messiness to an extreme (for him). I still strongly recommend it, but with the suggestion above.
Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, AK, USA)
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 THE BEST
If you only have one Elton John album to buy, make it this one! Every song is good, and still holds up today. He and Bernie reached near perfection with this set!
Submitted by Ricky (St. Louis)
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 BEST ELTON JOHN ALBUM
GOOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD (1973) Every song is amazing from beginning to end. If you should have at least one CD it should be this one. This is real music. They dont make real music anymore but this shows what real talent and personality can make in music. Brilliant.
Submitted by keithsilvers (Wausau, WI, USA)
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