Tumbleweed Connection poll + thread where we talk about how it's the best Elton John album and how anyone who thinks otherwise is kinda crazy

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when I was in 2nd grade, elton john was my favorite artist of all time and I all spent my allowance money on his albums and we named our dog elton and I'm pretty sure my parents thought I was gay.

I was pretty convinced that this was his best album as a 2nd grader...and I was pretty much right. don't waste your time disagreeing, just talk about how great this album is and vote for a song.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
"My Father's Gun" 4
"Burn Down the Mission" 3
"Come Down in Time" 2
"Amoreena" 1
"Talking Old Soldiers" 0
"Love Song" 0
"Where to Now St. Peter?" 0
"Son of Your Father" 0
"Country Comfort" 0
"Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" 0


iatee, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:19 (fifteen years ago) link

also this unused track is good:

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iatee, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:25 (fifteen years ago) link

oops can the first moderator who reads this delete that? merci

iatee, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:26 (fifteen years ago) link

this unused track is good:

iatee, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:26 (fifteen years ago) link

I love this album; when I introduced my wife to it she was stunned to find out it was Elton. The Americana of the early 70s was so much better than its return 20 years later.

Went with "My Father's Gun," but there isn't a dud on it.

EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:29 (fifteen years ago) link

Wonderful album. My favourite is 'Come Down in Time'.

dubmill, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:46 (fifteen years ago) link

Oh, and I always liked 'Into the Old Man's Shoes' as well. I had it on the b-side of 'Your Song'.

dubmill, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 11:48 (fifteen years ago) link

This is stellar. I am not an Elton John fan, but this album is great. Voted "Burn Down the Mission"

Bill Magill, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 13:06 (fifteen years ago) link

too hard

nashville - spiritual home of the cougar (will), Tuesday, 5 May 2009 13:17 (fifteen years ago) link

it'll be amoreena or burn down the mission, but i'd like to put in a good word for where to now, st. peter? - just the little arpeggio that opens the verse is gold

also i quite like madman...

butt-rock miyagi (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 5 May 2009 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link

madman will be the next poll. I <3 that album too, but it has pretty obv filler, unlike TC

iatee, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 14 May 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link

I only just saw this, but I would have voted for Amoreena, as it totall yhits me at the beginning of Dog Day afternoon.

wouldn't have changed the results much, but just sayin'

Hamildan, Friday, 15 May 2009 11:07 (fourteen years ago) link


I only just saw this, but I would have voted for Amoreena, as it totall yhits me at the beginning of Dog Day afternoon.

wouldn't have changed the results much, but just sayin'

yeah I would have gone with that too for the same reason, couldn't believe it was Elton John when i checked it out in the end credits

vain_bowers, Friday, 15 May 2009 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link

eight months pass...

wow, the "Madman Across The Water" on the deluxe edition of this album is terrific! Mick Ronson on guitar! A nine minute epic! Is this what "November Rain" was going for?

Euler, Sunday, 14 February 2010 13:55 (fourteen years ago) link

otm, would be interesting if it were on tumbleweed

iatee, Sunday, 14 February 2010 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link

'into the old man's shoes' - also good

iatee, Sunday, 14 February 2010 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link

oh I mentioned that earlier

iatee, Sunday, 14 February 2010 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link

yeah, this "Madman" wouldn't have fit in very well on Tumbleweed, I don't think: it's actually sorta heavy in parts, and would stick out. But it could have fit on side 2, maybe...although if I were to drop a song, maybe I'd drop "Son of Your Father" and it could fit there alright, a blast after "Country Comfort".

Euler, Monday, 15 February 2010 08:22 (fourteen years ago) link

six years pass...

It's my favourite, but that'snot to say it's not spotty. I am interested to see what the others made of it when I took it to record club.

https://devonrecordclub.com/2016/05/23/elton-john-tumbleweed-connection-round-90-toms-selection/

yugi ex, Monday, 23 May 2016 21:40 (seven years ago) link


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