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Honky Chateau
By 1972, Elton John was already a rising star in America, although most casual listeners still identified him as part of the singer/songwriter explosion, thanks to the success of "Your Song" and "Levon." Honky Château changed all that, beginning with the success of "Honky Cat," a rousing New Orleans-ish R&B powerhouse that kicks off this terrific collection of songs. This was the album that first revealed John as a pure-pop craftsman, and he's all over the musical map on this set, moving from country-ish rock to blues-based rockers. But the best things here still might be two gorgeous ballads: "Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters" (displaying the young vocalist at his best) and the hit single "Rocket Man" (which had many rock fans debating which was the better space odyssey of the day--this or Bowie's). And lyricist Bernie Taupin was revealing a new, slightly darker side here via tunes like "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself." --Bill Holdship
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Tracks| 1 | Honky Cat | | 2 | Mellow | | 3 | I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself | | 4 | Susie (Dramas) | | 5 | Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) | | 6 | Salvation | | 7 | Slave | | 8 | Amy | | 9 | Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters | | 10 | Hercules | | 11 | Slave |
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