![]() ![]() Madman Across the Water levies a scorched-earth rebuke of critics. Honky Château is the album equivalent of the most perfectly paired French red wine and mellow weed Tumbleweed Connection is solid Americana on par with anything you’d hear from a Yankee in the 20th century. ![]() Elton John is as bold and excellent a first proper debut for a new artist as has maybe ever been released. Half a century ago, he released a total of seven LPs (including one double album!) in just shy of four years, all co-written with lyricist Bernie Taupin and often composed and recorded in a matter of hours or, at most, days. The 76-year-old songwriter hasn’t just set a curve for success against which other artists’ best songs can be judged. ![]() The biggest obstacle to creating a ranked list of every Elton John song ever is Elton John himself. ![]()
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