Elton John Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra CD

 Collection Item
My tape of this concert was stolen from my car years ago. I have raved about the awsome symphony music on it before and after it was stolen. Listening to these particular Elton John songs with that background is truely something else. Time for me to buy the CD !!!
Submitted by Yvonne (Maclean NSW Australia)
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 Great Stuff
In fact Elton had an operation on his throat the next day as I recall. It is fascinating to listen to a pro perform without his best stuff and still give a wonderful performance. Songs one through six are as powerful a sequence as you will hear anywhere. As the reviewer above said, if you have children, that song is a killer.
Submitted by greg (canada)
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 Elton John and a symphony orcestra
This is a great cd. 14 tracks of his best music, given an added dimension by the full sound of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Probably his best cd.
Submitted by jjpinchin (Dorset, UK) 
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 Nice!!
Even though Elton wasn't in his best voice, this great live album is fantastic. The orchestra is truly amazing, recreating all the orchestral arrangements from the original recordings.
Submitted by Robert (Cambridge, NY, USA)
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 A brilliant recording of a sensational show
I was at the concert in Melbourne and it was wonderful. Elton was not in his best voice on the night but the costumes, the musicians and the orchestra more than compensated for it. For me this show proved that Sir Elton is easily on a par with Paul Mcartney in his ability to craft a song. Those older tunes which Elton cheerfully admitted he had forgotten most of the words, showed how even in his earliest days, he was an extraordinary talent. I go back to this recording again and again just for the song "The greatest discovery". It is so beautiful it is just haunting in its simplicity and yet devasatsingly moving.
Submitted by kevin (Geelong, Vic, Australia)
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