Not my favorite Elton disc (that would be Captain Fantastic) but within the top 5. I've heard many say it would be a great single album but the other songs mostly are growers. There are 3 instrumentals on the double album and Elton allows his band to have more influence then in any other album. Elton and Bernie have created a rather blue album in mood and Elton has experimented with many musical styles. I could go thru each song but I think I will wrap up by saying that the playing by EJ and the band is stellar. Idol is another favorite done in a lounge song style. Cage The Songbird was to Edith Piaf as Candle in the Wind is to Marilyn Monroe. Blue Moves also has one of EJ's biggest ballads in Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word. One Horse Town rocks hard and James Newton Howard's orchestration is excellent. If you have been in a relationship, you can relate. Tonight is an absolutely beautiful song set to lyrics of a guy who just wants some peace, and sleep with his significant other while reassuring them at the same time. Not EJ's best or most even, but very interesting. Overall "Blue Moves" does not rank up with Elton's classics, and is a bit long in the tooth, but I think it is worth owning and has some very good material if you can wade through the filler. The last track "Bite Your Lip" is a rock / dance track that I hated at first, but damn if the chorus won't get out of my head. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs. I find it ironic that this song could almost describe how many people feel about Elton today. Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for Blue Moves by Elton John. Another track that I like is "Idol" in which Elton describes a 50's singer whose star has faded. Album cut highlights include "Tonight", "Between Seventeen And Twenty", and the rocking "One Horse Town". The album contained only one hit single, but it was one of Elton's best ballads in "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word". I do like the fact that Elton experimented with a lot of different styles here including several instrumentals that showed off his piano playing ability. Although there is some really strong stuff to be found here, there is also quite a bit of filler. The consensus seems to be among fans, that had the material here been pared down to a single disc, it might have made one really good album. The album is more introspective than most of what had come before it, and rocked considerably less than Elton's previous effort "Rock Of The Westies". On it's original vinyl it was a sprawling two disc set, that tried to cover a lot of musical ground. "Blue Moves" is an album that really seems to divide Elton John fans. Here is a review I wrote quite a few years ago:
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