The Boney 500: Album #38
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:16 am
38. TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION-ELTON JOHN (1970)
Didn't think all that much of this album when it first came out. Only in recent years have I come to love it. Some call it
country, and certainly it has plenty of country influence, but I think it's better described by the term used often these days,
"Americana". Whatever you wanna call it, there are some tremendous tunes on here. Not the kind of music we most associate with
Sir Elton, but a great listen. Strangely enough, although there are a lot of great songs, there's a bonus track on
the cd reissues, "Into The Old Man's Shoes", which was not on the original version of the album, that I like best of all. No
hit singles, but one of his better known songs from the early days, "Burn Down The Mission", comes from this album.
Didn't think all that much of this album when it first came out. Only in recent years have I come to love it. Some call it
country, and certainly it has plenty of country influence, but I think it's better described by the term used often these days,
"Americana". Whatever you wanna call it, there are some tremendous tunes on here. Not the kind of music we most associate with
Sir Elton, but a great listen. Strangely enough, although there are a lot of great songs, there's a bonus track on
the cd reissues, "Into The Old Man's Shoes", which was not on the original version of the album, that I like best of all. No
hit singles, but one of his better known songs from the early days, "Burn Down The Mission", comes from this album.