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Book SynopsisBy 1976, Elton John was the best-selling recording artist and the highest-grossing touring act in the world. With seven #1 albums in a row and a reputation as a riveting piano-pounding performer, the former Reggie Dwight had gone with dazzling speed from the London suburbs to the pinnacles of rock stardom, his songs never leaving the charts, his sold-out shows packed with adoring fans. Then he released
Blue Moves, and it all came crashing down.Was the commercially disappointing and poorly reviewed double album to blame? Can one album shoot down a star? No, argues Matthew Restall;
Blue Moves is a four-sided masterpiece, as fantastic as
Captain Fantastic, as colorful as
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a showcase for the three elements--piano-playing troubadour, full orchestra, rock band--with which Elton John and his collaborators redirected the evolution of popular music. Instead, both album and career were derailed by a perfect storm of circumstances: Elton's dec
Trade ReviewRestall makes the case for renewed examination and appreciation of this often misunderstood album in the Elton John catalog. * Under the Radar Magazine *
Table of ContentsTrack Listing 1. A Dumb but Gorgeous One-Night Stand 2. Just as Good 3. Best of, Volume 300 4. Our Mount Everest 5. A Few Surprises 6. A Sad, Sad Situation 7. It Could Be Me 8. One of My Favorite Albums 9. The Queen Mum of Pop
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