Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

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I love this album, it is probably one of the best albums of the 70s, it is such a creative album that really shows Eltons artistic pallet, meybe even more so then the double album GYBR, to me every song on that album is perfect for the albums concept and story, the music is prestine annd the production is marvelous. Cover art is also detailed and colourfull
to me CFaBDC is to me atleast a masterpiece of Crossover progressive music, it is not symph progressive, but as an album it have all the qulification a crossover prog album have, the perfect mix of accesable and artistical merrit, whilte all the previous works were bunch of eclectic rock albums that spanned different musical ideas (to a great effect and success) it is on Captain Fantastic, Eltons sound is the most pressant, Eltons musical genius is laid out on a 10+ tracks album it  is a musical statement,

I truely recomend this album to those who have lost faith in Elton or are unfamiliar to his music. though this album is far from unfamos, i think Elton is often negelected as a musician, and composer/arranger

I am a fan of Elton as a musician not the as a diva, as a musician in the 70s he was among the finest, hes music is not innovative as such but his rich sound and wide scope and ambituous ideology about blues, his music is to me a lesson of wonderfull craft of songwriting and collaboration and Captain Fantastic and the Browin Dirt Cowboy is the prime example of that...

Edited by aginor - October 10 2011 at 04:30

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Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Topic: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Posted: October 10 2011 at 04:28
	I love this album, it is probably one of the best albums of the 70s, it is such a creative album that really shows Eltons artistic pallet, meybe even more so then the double album GYBR, to me every song on that album is perfect for the albums concept and story, the music is prestine annd the production is marvelous. Cover art is also detailed and colourfull to me CFaBDC is to me atleast a masterpiece of Crossover progressive music, it is not symph progressive, but as an album it have all the qulification a crossover prog album have, the perfect mix of accesable and artistical merrit, whilte all the previous works were bunch of eclectic rock albums that spanned different musical ideas (to a great effect and success) it is on Captain Fantastic, Eltons sound is the most pressant, Eltons musical genius is laid out on a 10+ tracks album it is a musical statement, I truely recomend this album to those who have lost faith in Elton or are unfamiliar to his music. though this album is far from unfamos, i think Elton is often negelected as a musician, and composer/arranger I am a fan of Elton as a musician not the as a diva, as a musician in the 70s he was among the finest, hes music is not innovative as such but his rich sound and wide scope and ambituous ideology about blues, his music is to me a lesson of wonderfull craft of songwriting and collaboration and Captain Fantastic and the Browin Dirt Cowboy is the prime example of that... Edited by aginor - October 10 2011 at 04:30


jean-marie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 27 2010 Location: FRANCE Status: Offline Points: 2585	Posted: October 11 2011 at 01:37
	My favourite one with Goobye yellow brick road and Blue move
	FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT

DamoXt7942 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17455	Posted: October 11 2011 at 18:02
	My favourite album out of Progarchives!


wjohnd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 16 2011 Location: Scotland, UK Status: Offline Points: 327	Posted: October 16 2011 at 04:57
	This was/is the best Elton John album in my opinion. Less well known than GYBR but not a filler in sight. superb.


Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: October 16 2011 at 05:02
	I always loved side 3 on GYBR


lucas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 06 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8138	Posted: October 16 2011 at 13:40
	This guy deserves a place in PA, his early works are pure art-pop/rock and we all know that art-pop/rock (or sophisto-rock like some people call it) belongs to prog rock.
	"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

jean-marie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 27 2010 Location: FRANCE Status: Offline Points: 2585	Posted: October 16 2011 at 15:24
	I don't know that much about all these names Sophisto Rock But i think Elton has sometimes a link with Prog
	FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT

lucas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 06 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8138	Posted: October 16 2011 at 15:46
	^ http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=324 *Supertramp biography* A variant of progressive rock that some have called sophisto-rock. SUPERTRAMP is a sophisticated pop band that was able to continuously turn out very good songs.
	"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

jean-marie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 27 2010 Location: FRANCE Status: Offline Points: 2585	Posted: October 16 2011 at 16:51
	OK i see...Supertramp..Finaly i got them all,
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Alitare Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2008 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 3595	Posted: October 18 2011 at 09:44
	My favorite albums from him (in descending order): Honky Chateau 5/5 Tumbleweed Connection - 4.5/5 Captain Fantastic - 4/5 (Love Tower of Babel so much!) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 4/5 (Sides one and three, man) Madman Across the Water - 4/5 (His popular classic)

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: October 18 2011 at 10:53
	i think the s/t 2nd album is a treat also, ALOT of Harpishcord on that album