This 1976 album sustained Elton John’s international superstardom, for good reason. There’s lots of energy, rocking power chords, and pounding pianos, especially on the Who-ish “Grow Some Funk of Your Own” and the punchy, Bo Diddley-inspired “Billy Bones and the White Bird.” “Feed Me” is a curt cautionary tale about addiction, and “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)” is all slow, tender beauty. Elton and the band dance it up on the Caribbean-tinted “Island Girl,” the biggest hit from a set that just won’t sit still.
Other Versions
- 11 Songs
- 10 Songs
- 1970
- Steve Marriott's All Stars
- Chicago
- Kenny Loggins
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Rod Stewart
- Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Eagles