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Named for a cut that originally appeared on his Tumbleweed Connection album, Madman Across the Water yielded some of Elton John's earliest AOR staples. "Tiny Dancer", like the previous "Your Song", was introduced and carried by John's masterful piano composition. The song's sense of longing also employed the falsetto chorus that would become as much of a trademark as his costumes. "Levon", another entry into the John/Taupin "ballad of" category, is one of their finest pieces. The orchestration gives the song not only its sense of foreboding, but also its release of tension as the song ends. "Rotten Peaches" became a favourite, as did "Holiday Inn". There's also a different interpretation of the title track than appeared on Tumbleweed Connection . --Steve Gdula International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. Review: Excellent - Superb album! Elton really was on fire for a good chunk of the 70s as was his band too. While the singles, Tiny Dancer and Levon will be very popular tracks, the whole album is stuffed with great songs and, for me, no filler whatsoever. The title track boasts a particularly powerful Elton vocal. If you enjoy this song then it's worth checking the version that is a bonus track on the album, Tumbleweed Connection. Mick Ronson puts a sterling effort in on guitar. This album is essential Elton IMHO. Review: The sound of Elton John at his very best .... - Of course for many "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" will always be their favourite Elton John album, but like many double albums I have always thought it to be over long and a bit sprawling. Yes it has some of John's best rockers in "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "Bennie and the Jets" and "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", but I prefer "Tumbleweed Connection" and "Honky Chateau" for their consistency, but better still in my opinion is "Madman Across The Water" with its more AOR sound, its powerful ballads, its rockers, its musicianship and its production qualities. "Madman ..." was John's fourth studio album, and it largely went unnoticed when it was released in 1971 following the more successful "Tumbleweed Connection" and preceding the even bigger "Honky Chateau" but within its nine tracks it contains some of the best songs written by John and Bernie Taupin and set the direction for the next half dozen releases before Elt went all soft and poppy and we parted company. Although opening with the singles, "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" [covered by Jon Bon Jovi on the "Two Rooms tribute], MATW isn't an album that rests on it's laurels. With Chris Spedding on guitar the title track harks back to the sound of "Tumbleweed Connection" [and it too appears on "Two Rooms" covered by Bruce Hornsby]; the moving six-minute "Indian Sunset" that opens side two with its thundering drums, soaring strings, plaintive solo piano and John's powerful vocals is an over-looked classic [later sampled by Tupac Shakur]; "Holiday Inn" is a rocking and rolling poke at the star-lifestyle John was starting to enjoy; "Rotten Peaches" is a rocker with Spedding this time on slide guitar; and the penultimate gospel tinged "All The Nasties" is simply inspired. Yes this was Elton John at his very best. If you don't already own "Madman Across The Water" buy it, you won't be disappointed.





















| ASIN | B000001EGC |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,315 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #108 in Adult Contemporary (CDs & Vinyl) #119 in Vocal Pop (CDs & Vinyl) #124 in Soft Rock (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,266) |
| Date First Available | December 12, 2006 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 2138797 |
| Label | Mercury / The Rocket Record Company |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Mercury / The Rocket Record Company |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Original Release Date | 1996 |
| Product Dimensions | 4.69 x 5.55 x 0.39 inches; 3.81 ounces |
S**W
Excellent
Superb album! Elton really was on fire for a good chunk of the 70s as was his band too. While the singles, Tiny Dancer and Levon will be very popular tracks, the whole album is stuffed with great songs and, for me, no filler whatsoever. The title track boasts a particularly powerful Elton vocal. If you enjoy this song then it's worth checking the version that is a bonus track on the album, Tumbleweed Connection. Mick Ronson puts a sterling effort in on guitar. This album is essential Elton IMHO.
M**L
The sound of Elton John at his very best ....
Of course for many "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" will always be their favourite Elton John album, but like many double albums I have always thought it to be over long and a bit sprawling. Yes it has some of John's best rockers in "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "Bennie and the Jets" and "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", but I prefer "Tumbleweed Connection" and "Honky Chateau" for their consistency, but better still in my opinion is "Madman Across The Water" with its more AOR sound, its powerful ballads, its rockers, its musicianship and its production qualities. "Madman ..." was John's fourth studio album, and it largely went unnoticed when it was released in 1971 following the more successful "Tumbleweed Connection" and preceding the even bigger "Honky Chateau" but within its nine tracks it contains some of the best songs written by John and Bernie Taupin and set the direction for the next half dozen releases before Elt went all soft and poppy and we parted company. Although opening with the singles, "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" [covered by Jon Bon Jovi on the "Two Rooms tribute], MATW isn't an album that rests on it's laurels. With Chris Spedding on guitar the title track harks back to the sound of "Tumbleweed Connection" [and it too appears on "Two Rooms" covered by Bruce Hornsby]; the moving six-minute "Indian Sunset" that opens side two with its thundering drums, soaring strings, plaintive solo piano and John's powerful vocals is an over-looked classic [later sampled by Tupac Shakur]; "Holiday Inn" is a rocking and rolling poke at the star-lifestyle John was starting to enjoy; "Rotten Peaches" is a rocker with Spedding this time on slide guitar; and the penultimate gospel tinged "All The Nasties" is simply inspired. Yes this was Elton John at his very best. If you don't already own "Madman Across The Water" buy it, you won't be disappointed.
M**N
Blast from the past!
Love this CD. Takes me back to my youth.
K**H
Great vintage Elton album
Well worth getting a copy of this album
L**H
Timeless talent
Elton John classic .superb.
A**.
5 stars
This has to be my favourite EJ album, just a smidgen above Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. I grew up with this album and listening to it takes me back to being 15 again. Camping trips and broken down VW camper vans. I love it. For it's time, production was immense. Levon and Tiny Dance are classics but Rotten Peaches and Razor Face are my personal favourites. Love, love, love this album. I bought the CD because my vinyl has seen better days.... 40+ years of battering :)
D**G
Probably the best Elton album
Had these on tape many years ago but it became unusable. Pleased to find a CD version and the crazy thing was it was cheaper, even with added postage, than the download version. I know which I'd rather have. It meant a 48hr wait for delivery but what's that compared to the time it took me to source a replacement for the worn out tape? Great tracks, the best being Madman across the Water but there isn't a duff one amongst them. If you don't buy anything else from Elton, get this one. It's great. Very atmospheric.
P**R
Lyrics and album great a hidden gem
This album is a hidden gem the music and lyrics make this album it came out and was missed by everyone including me and I have nearly all Elton’s albums from the 70s to the Mid 80s I have two or three of his latest albums but his voice is not it was love the guy buy this album
S**P
Tolle CD
Ich entdecke gerade für mich die alten Werke von EJ neu, und ich Muße sagen , diese hier gehört mit zu den besten. Hier ist Elton John noch nicht im Mainstream Pop angekommen, sondern pflegt seinen ganz eigenen Stil einer Mischung aus Pop und leichtem Rock. Die neuen Werke des Altmeisters finde ich zwar überwiegend auch gut und eigenständig, aber gerade auf den früheren Werken glänzt er mit absoluter, sprühende Spielfreude und Eigenständigkeit.Diese CD gehört mit Honky Chateau und Yellow Brick Road unbedingt in jede Elton John Sammlung
R**E
Bon une petite vite fait
Superbe, avec LE band qui va l'accompagner sur tous les fleurons de sa première période ! indispensable pour Tiny Dancer, Madman Across the Water, et Holiday Inn, qu' il a refait récemment sur scène !!! à ma grand surprise ! voilà c'est fini.
T**3
El último de la trilogía
Sin duda, la discografía de Elton John durante la década de los '70s es fantástica. Esta es la tercera y última colaboración con el arreglista Paul Buckmeister. Quizá el álbum más difícil de apreciar a primera escucha de los tres de ese período (Elton John y Tumbleweed Connection son los otros dos) pero no por ello menos intenso. Mucho se menciona la colaboración de Davey Johnstone en la mandolina y, curiosamente, no se habla del trabajo en la canción título del álbum de Rick Wakeman, quien por aquellas fechas estaba en el estudio de grabación en su primera participación con Yes para el álbum Fragile. Madman Across the Water es un álbum indispensable no sólo para fans de Elton John, sino del rock en general.
G**A
uno dei classici imperdibili di Elton John
Ho sempre trovato il personaggio di Elton John piuttosto irritante, e a poco è servito guardate il film Rocketman che mette in mostra le tante ombre della sua vita. I suoi eccessi mi sono sempre sembrati...eccessivi.... Ma sono anche convinto che la sua produzione tra il 1970 e il 1973 sia di assoluta qualità e contenga almeno 3/4 capolavori. Uno a mio avviso è senza dubbio questo "Madman across the water" del 1971 che era tra l'altro l'unico album di John che avevo in vinile prima che mia figlia lo ponesse tra i "suoi" vinili... e quindi eccomi a prendere questo album in cd e dire la mia in proposito. A dire il vero non c'è tantissimo da dire. E' davvero un album bellissimo dove il senso melodico di John si esprime al meglio, dove il suo gusto sinfonico, la sua mania di grandezza camminano in perfetto equilibrio su quel sottilissimo filo che segna il confine tra raffinatezza e kitsch mantenendosi sempre dalla parte giusta (perchè è innegabile che col tempo John metterà prima un piede poi tutti e due dall'altra parte). Ma qui tutto è equilibrato, ogni singolo brano è una piccola perla che si incastra nel nostro cervello al primo ascolto e poi testardamente non se ne va più. Ecco, credo che se si dovesse tenere un corso sull'arte dell'arrangiare un brano pop, questo album sarebbe un ascolto obbligato. Perchè questo sarà anche pop (di livello assoluto) ma ci avverti tutta la passione di John per il rock, il blues, il soul (è sempre bene tenere a mente che gli esordi di John lo hanno visto accompagnare numerosi artisti soul e suonare al fianco di una leggenda blues come Long John Baldry) ma anche per il gospel e poi per quel suo occhio sempre fisso verso gli States... Già il fatto che l'album parta con "Tini dancer" ti mette in pace con il mondo... è semplicemente un capolavoro di brano... vogliamo poi parlare del crescendo stile Broadway che anima "Levon"? E a questo punto bisogna spendere due parole per il gusto rock and roll che anima "Razor face", bisognerebbe spenderne molte per la sfacciata, splendida teatralità della tile track, e la drammatica e sentita denuncia di "Indian sunset" a cui io credo ciecamente, gli credo davvero (e qui signore e signori, che sia un vocabolario e il traduttore di Google, il testo va tradotto assolutamente). E che dire di "Holiday Inn"? beh io vi consiglio semplicemente di soffermarvi sulla perfetta armonia creata dal mandolino che si intreccia agli archi e poi viene raggiunto dal pianoforte in un pieno orchestrale che scalda il cuore.... Va beh c'è anche "Rotten peaches" che è a mio avviso il brano più convenzionale del lotto (si lo so è uno dei pezzi più famosi che ci devo fare)... e del finale in crescendo di "All the nasties? che diciamo? Enfatico certo, pomposo non ci piove, molto ma molto teatrale, tutto vero..ma c'è un problema... è stupendo Poi Elton ci saluta e non poteva che essere un dolce e delicato "Goodbye"... Fortuna che avevo detto che non c'era molto da dire.... che razza di album è questo?
J**.
Elton John a son meilleur
Contient Tiny Dancer, Levon et Madman Across the Water. Tous des grands succes.
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