Elton John - Leather Jackets (1986)
Dopo
il deludente Ice On Fire, le cose peggiorano purtroppo con Leather
Jackets. La formula e il team sono gli stessi, il risultato
finale è ancora peggiore, Elton in questi anni è un
abituale consumatore di droghe e Gus Dudgeon riesce veramente a dare il
peggio di sè.
1) Leather
Jackets
2)
Hoop
Of Fire
3)
Don't
Trust That Woman
4)
Go
It Alone
5)
Gypsy
Heart
6)
Slow
Rivers
7)
Heartache
All Over The World
8)
Angeline
9)
Memory
Of Love
10)
Paris
11)
I
Fall Apart
classifiche
Stati Uniti:
91° posto
Inghilterra:
24° posto
Italia:
-- posto
|
da Madman del 1994
di Andrea Grasso
 |
da All Music Guide
Although he had re-formed his 1970s quartet and even reinstated both lyricist Bernie Taupin as well as seminal producer Gus Dudgeon earlier in the decade, Elton John failed to sustain the momentum that informed Too Low for Zero (1983), Breaking Hearts (1984), and to a lesser extent Ice on Fire
(1985). Even the most ardent enthusiasts freely admit that Leather
Jackets (1986) was nothing more or less than a final fulfillment of his
six-album deal with Geffen Records. On top of the half-hearted material
and less-than-inspired performances is increasing evidence that John's
voice -- which would require a potentially career-ending surgery less
than a year later -- is beginning to show signs of extreme fatigue and
strain. While these circumstances certainly don't aid this effort, they
likewise do not lessen the few bright moments that exist, including the
languid and soulful "Slow Rivers" featuring a duet with Cliff Richard,
the hopelessly upbeat single "Heartache All Over the World," as well as
the middle-of-the-road "Don't Trust That Woman" -- the latter of which
is a co-composition between John (under the guise of Lady Choc Ice) and Cher
and sports an opening line of "She's a real ball-buster/Don't trust
her." Perhaps the most telling track is the achingly poignant mid-tempo
ballad "I Fall Apart." With an understated passion and an almost
reserved delivery, it hearkens back to tracks such as "Cry to Heaven"
from Ice on Fire or "One More Arrow" off of Too Low for Zero. While not really a highlight per se, Queen enthusiasts should note appearances from Roger Taylor (drums) and John Deacon (bass) on the lightweight "Angeline." Over the course of the ensuing months, John reinvented himself by once again embracing his past on the two-disc Live in Australia (1987) -- which spawned the international chart-topping version of "Candle in the Wind."
Lindsay Planer
|
| anno/label |
1986
- ROCKET in UK, GEFFEN
in USA |
| produzione |
Gus
Dudgeon |
| arrangiamenti
orchestrali |
James
Newton Howard |
| studio |
Wisseloord
Studios, Hilversum
, Olanda; The Sol Studio, Berkshire, UK |
| musicisti |
Dave
Mattacks: batteria;
Charlie Morgan: batteria; Roger Taylor: batteria; John Deacon:
basso;
Paul Westwood: basso; David Paton: basso; Davey
Johnstone: chitarre e cori; Fred Mandel: tastiere; Gus
Dudgeon: percussioni; Graham Dickson: percussioni; Jody
Linscott: percussioni;
Frank Ricotti: percussioni; Vicky Brown, Alan Carvell, Shirley Lewis,
Katie
Kisson, Pete Wingfield, Gordon Neville, Kiki
Dee:
cori; Cliff Richard: duetto vocale; Elton: piano |
| note |
stesso
discorso del precedente,
album veramente di basso livello, non merita molti commenti; su tutto
spicca
la terribile produzione di Dudgeon, impegnato anche alle percussioni.
forse
il peggior Elton di tutti i tempi? |
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