Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1975 Ratings: #86 / 130
User Score
Based on 172 ratings
1975 Rank: #83
Liked by 26 people
May 19, 1975 / Release Date
LP / Format
MCA, DJM / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic

The album needs time to reveal its treasures, but once it does, it rivals Tumbleweed in terms of sheer consistency and eclipses it in scope, capturing John and Taupin at a pinnacle ... this remains a testament to the strengths of their creative partnership.

pedrosabe16
96

Ok, never mind 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', this is my favorite Elton. 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' is just as grandiose but way more focused. The quality is more consistent throughout and you still get your classic standout cuts (title track, "Tower of Babel", "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", "We All Fall In Love Sometimes"). Not to mention the reissue bonus tracks "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" and "Philadelphia Freedom" that ... read more

nathaniel_ahart
85

Why does Elton look like the Hamburglar on the cover?

3DSGuy11
98

"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" is Elton John's other magnum opus, but in some ways, I actually enjoyed it even more than "Goodbye Brick Road", the track consistency and quality is a lot more better this time around, almost every single track is at least a 90/100 or higher. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" and "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" are both unironic masterpieces, hauntingly beautiful love ballads with emotion and soul put into Elton ... read more

Shades002
87

1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - 7/10
2. Tower of Babel - 9/10 ⭐⭐
3. Bitter Fingers - 8.5/10 ⭐
4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows - 7.5/10
5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight - 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐
6. (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket - 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐
7. Better Off Dead - 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐
8. Writing - 8.5/10 ⭐
9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes - 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐
10. Curtains - 7/10
11. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - 8/10
12. One Day at a Time - 9/10 ⭐⭐
13. Philadelphia Freedom - ... read more

victorpersico
98

Grandioso!

Zess
70

Great lyricism but sometimes lazy production. Plus the Album cover is horrible WHO made THAT??????
The intro was pretty good tho

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