Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
1973 Ratings: #36 / 170
User Score
Based on 805 ratings
1973 Rank: #38
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
AllMusic
This touched on everything John did before, and suggested ways he'd move in the near-future, and that sprawl is always messy but usually delightful, a testament to Elton's '70s power as a star and a musician.
90
Slant Magazine

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is such an epic, varied display of emotional depth and soul it should be classified as some sort of operetta.

pedrosabe16
93

The disrespect this album gets is crazy. It doesn't get half the flowers it deserves. Imagine an era when popstars are dropping projects like this. 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' could be deemed a pop opera due to its opulence, ambition and grandeur. The magnum opus of a pop titan that rises to the occasion. Elton pretty much creates a world you could enter, like the artwork. Yes, it loses focus on some points but its magnificence is never out of sight.

BGL13
81

pride month day 7
does anyone hate this album? this is the kind of fun classic pop rock that i feel like everyone at least kinda likes. anyways yeah this was an extremely pleasant listen. i didn’t really how many classic songs there were on this thing! however, as many great songs there are on here, there’s also a good bit of filler that comes with the unusual 17 song long track listing. either way, there are enough amazing moments to balance out the mediocre.
faves: candle in the ... read more

ST4T1C
85

I’ve always kinda associated Elton with the whole boomer era of music that just wasn’t really worth my time, but I’ve learned over the years that that ideology is completely stupid. So I finally sat down and listened to this album in full, and honestly… yeah this shit rocks. I think the first 4 tracks are def front loaded with some of the most iconic moments in rock history. “Bennie and the Jets” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” really do just ... read more

JJSupreme47
93

His best album definitely

84

Bennie and the Jets has now come to fruition in real life. How you ask? Well Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu 'Bennie' is raining down his jets (missiles) on Gaza, so it is clearly indicative that Elton John foresaw the 2023 Israeli-Palestine war when making his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (title track is awesome btw). Unconditionally correct conspiracies aside, this album is foundational in Elton's early career and really paved the way for his other iconic songs.

Shades002
80

1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - 10/10
2. Candle in the Wind - 9/10
3. Bennie and the Jets - 10/10
4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 10/10
5. This Song Has No Title - 8/10
6. Grey Seal - 8.5/10
7. Jamaica Jerk-Off - 4/10
8. I’ve Seen That Movie Too - 10/10
9. Sweet Painted Lady - 7/10
10. The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34) - 8/10
11. Dirty Little Girl - 6/10
12. All the Girls Love Alice - 9/10
13. Your Sister Can’t Twist (but She Can Rock ‘n Roll) - 5/10
14. ... read more

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Added on: June 1, 2013