ELTON JOHN MARATHON | FIRST TIME REACTION Border Song / Levon / Salvation / Tonight / Believe

Nice one 🙌

Levon is one of his best, the strings are beautiful.

Nick, the self-titled album is technically his second album after 'Empty Sky' from 1969 however, there is a marked change in the songs, arrangements and production. Paul Buckmaster (Arranger) and Gus Dudgeon (Producer), along with Robin Cable as engineer, enrich Elton and Bernie's creations. The band and support singers are incredible and to think this was supposed to be a demo album! The trio of early albums, 'Elton John', 'Tumbleweed Connection' and 'Madman across the Water' are to me some of his finest work and I never get tired of playing them....they are timeless!

I had the album you are referring to, it was his greatest hits.

One horse town from Blue Moves is epic!

And the best backing band ever. Great musicians and wonderful backing vocalists!

Congratulations, you are the first person to react to this song 😆 Although Elton played "Tonight" at almost every concert and said "Blue Moves" was his favorite album, it didn't become famous. After that, he only gets more criticism 😆
These are my favorite albums:
Elton John (1970)
Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
Madman Across the Water (1971)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Rock of the Westies (1975)
Blue Moves (1976)

Yeah, these aren't all hidden gems as Levon was a big hit.

Fantastic set...although Jose should have recommended TICKING....such a good sad story! Excellent song writing by Bernie!!!

Thanks, and good night from Portugal!
I believe in love ... too.

Blue moves... absolutely fantastic.

Goodbye Yellow brick road, Blue moves and Captain Fantastic have many classic epics. Too many people just buy ‘best of’ albums. The real treasure is on his album tracks.

José, excellent choices. I hope Nick enjoys these as much as I have over the last 55 years from the first time hearing "Come Down In Time"

Outstanding selection Jose! The 70's albums hardly ever left my turntable during that decade. That was his first greatest hits album you're referring to - one of the best ever made in my opinion.

I love "Boogie Pilgrim"

check out the 11-17-70 live album. just sayin. :)

Tower of Babel and We Fall In Love Sometimes are fire.

Elton’s early years were magical. If you think his contract with DJM was for two albums a year and following his fist album in 69 (U.K. only) between 1970 and 75 he actually released 14 albums , one of which was a double, two were live and one was a film soundtrack the quality of their writing and recording is staggering - all fitting in between his tours

Just the greatest. Check out live performances of Levon, he always rocks out!

His smoky singing.

Nick needs a hair cut

Border song was the very first song I ever heard of Elton John.

I am a huge Elton fan also and this was a nice Sunday treat.

You could put a blindfold on and pick any song off the double lp -"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and have a winner! (:

Early Elton is amazing. You must hit his best album, Tumbleweed Connection.