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Shortly after his 41st birthday, Elton John (a.k.a. Reg Dwight), released REG STRIKES BACK. At this particular juncture in life, the decision was made to auction off all costumes and props collected and worn at shows over the years. Using the layout of these items as an album cover, the contents within proved to be EJ's most successful album of the late '80s. Driven by the elegantly wrought "A Word In Spanish" and the pounding piano of "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That," REG found Elton John sounding no worse for wear, surrounded by an assortment of guests.
Along with old stalwarts Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson, guests included Pete Townshend on "Town Of Plenty," jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard on "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part Two)" and Beach Boys Bruce Johnston and Carl Wilson, providing harmonies for "Since God Invented Girls." After a brief health scare resulting in surgery to remove nodules from his vocal chords, REG STRIKES BACK marked Elton John's robust return to good health and great music-making.
As Elton John's first album for MCA Records, Reg Strikes Back received a considerable amount of hype upon its release, but the results were considerably less inspired than his early-'80s records for Geffen. It's always a bad sign when an artist re-records or reinterprets one of his classics, as John does here with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Pt. 2," but what really sinks Reg Strikes Back are the colorless tunes. Apart from the clenched dance-pop of "I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That," and the simpy "A Word in Spanish," none of the melodies on the record are memorable, and even those aren't particularly strong. Instead of recharging his career, Reg Strikes Back began a dry spell that ran for nearly five years. [The German edition features a bonus track.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Digitally remastered by Gus Dudgeon.
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Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
Personnel: Elton John (vocals, harmonium, keyboards, background vocals).
Recording information: Air Studios, London, England.
Personnel: Elton John (vocals, keyboards); Pete Townshend, Davey Johnstone (guitar); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Fred Mandel (synthesizer); David Paton (bass); Charlie Morgan (drums); Ray Cooper (percussion); Adrian Baker, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson (background vocals).
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It seems as if Elton John was still settling on a discernable style on 1985's ICE ON FIRE. He brought in Gus Dudgeon, the architect of such elaborate, wide-screen productions as GOODBYE YELLOWBRICK ROAD, and his touch can be felt in the lush synthesized sound that dominates this record. Even the song credits, full of Simmons drums, synth-guitar, and Yamaha TX81C, attest to the slick production values.
"Nikita" was the record's Top 10 single. The sweeping melody of this gentle ode to a Russian girl rides atop a percolating rhythm track. The synthesizer-drenched sound tends to place it firmly within its era, but the pull of "Nikita"'s melody is fairly irresistible. It features backing vocals by George Michael, who was at his peak of superstardom at the time. Elsewhere on the record, Elton joins ...
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