Elton John (lyrics, singer, pop, rock, itunes)

Rainard Jalen · 07-03-2008, 07:48 AM

An absolutely *FANTASTIC* melodist, one of the best melody writers of all time who could dabble in virtually any style of popular music. Often overlooked by younger music fans (like myself if mid-20s is young) these days due to the lack of the cool factor. I personally had not listened to him for years and knew of his music through my dad, who grew up with it. But I heard some of those classics again recently and he really is an unbelievably good melodist. In fact the sound itself is pretty unique from the standpoint of the early 70s, in that it is more piano-driven pop rock as opposed to the more usual guitar rock format that was all the rage at the time. The arrangements are pretty great too.

Here's one of his best:

07-03-2008, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,221	Elton John An absolutely FANTASTIC melodist, one of the best melody writers of all time who could dabble in virtually any style of popular music. Often overlooked by younger music fans (like myself if mid-20s is young) these days due to the lack of the cool factor. I personally had not listened to him for years and knew of his music through my dad, who grew up with it. But I heard some of those classics again recently and he really is an unbelievably good melodist. In fact the sound itself is pretty unique from the standpoint of the early 70s, in that it is more piano-driven pop rock as opposed to the more usual guitar rock format that was all the rage at the time. The arrangements are pretty great too. Here's one of his best: