Comments on: Rock Court: The People vs. Elton John http://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: CHART ATTACK!: 7/30/88 - cFox.nethttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-64738 CHART ATTACK!: 7/30/88 - cFox.net Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:54:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-64738 [...] outlined in Rock Court (reminder: I won), Elton John has certainly fallen victim to the musical styles of the day before, [...] [...] outlined in Rock Court (reminder: I won), Elton John has certainly fallen victim to the musical styles of the day before, [...]

]]> By: Geoffhttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-50034 Geoff Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:44:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-50034 Yeah, put "70srocked" on retainer as an Elton expert witness! Yeah, put “70srocked” on retainer as an Elton expert witness!

]]> By: Geoffhttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-40419 Geoff Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:44:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-40419 Yeah, put "70srocked" on retainer as an Elton expert witness! Yeah, put “70srocked” on retainer as an Elton expert witness!

]]> By: Geoffhttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30552 Geoff Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:44:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30552 Yeah, put "70srocked" on retainer as an Elton expert witness! Yeah, put “70srocked” on retainer as an Elton expert witness!

]]> By: 70srockedhttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30483 70srocked Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:47:07 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30483 Thanks! Yes, I find the website to be a lot of fun and I hope to post on other topics as well. This one, as you can tell though, really pushes my button because, without going into it again, I have a hard time accepting the argument that Elton has collasped into substandard material since the hey day (and I also realize this is in fun as well). Thanks! Yes, I find the website to be a lot of fun and I hope to post on other topics as well. This one, as you can tell though, really pushes my button because, without going into it again, I have a hard time accepting the argument that Elton has collasped into substandard material since the hey day (and I also realize this is in fun as well).

]]> By: jasonharehttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30460 jasonhare Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:52:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30460 Damn, I should have had you write the defense argument! Thanks for a great comment, hope you stick around and read more of Popdose. Damn, I should have had you write the defense argument! Thanks for a great comment, hope you stick around and read more of Popdose.

]]> By: Elainehttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30391 Elaine Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:15:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30391 Billy Elliott confuses me. The one time I saw those three kids perform (on a morning TV show) they kind of stunk. I'm no expert but I can tell when three dancers aren't in sync and are exhibiting bad technique. Maybe they were just having an off morning.<br><br>Incidentally, Billly Elliott won 10 of the 15 Tonys for which it was nominated last night. Best Score by Sir Elton was not one of them. Billy Elliott confuses me. The one time I saw those three kids perform (on a morning TV show) they kind of stunk. I'm no expert but I can tell when three dancers aren't in sync and are exhibiting bad technique. Maybe they were just having an off morning.

Incidentally, Billly Elliott won 10 of the 15 Tonys for which it was nominated last night. Best Score by Sir Elton was not one of them.

]]> By: Brianhttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30362 Brian Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:39:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30362 Made in England = chock full of classics with a couple of clunkers.<br>Songs from the West Coast = Modern Classic<br>Billy Elliott = redemption of Lion King<br>2009 = still doing it full on live<br><br>case closed Made in England = chock full of classics with a couple of clunkers.
Songs from the West Coast = Modern Classic
Billy Elliott = redemption of Lion King
2009 = still doing it full on live

case closed

]]> By: Geoffhttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30361 Geoff Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:50:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30361 "A Word In Spanish" is a great piece of evidence for the defense, as are "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again", "Little Jeannie", "Moma Can't Buy You Love" (outstanding!), "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues", "I'm Still Standing" (very good), "Blue Eyes", "Empty Garden", "Sad Songs" (barely makes the cut), and almost everything on "Songs from the West Coast". All and all enough to cast a shadow of a doubt on the prosecution's case.<br><br>As soon as he released "Rock of the Westies" Elton was on a "show me" basis with me. Now THAT LP was worthy of a rock court case all by itself, taking advantage of his then peerless reputation to foist a clunker off on the public. It entered the LP charts at #1 -- I think only "Captain Fantastic" had accomplished that feat previously -- well before that became routine for big name releases with lots of advanced publicity.<br><br>Getting back to the subject at hand: After "Westies" Elton was just another big name has-been until he proved otherwise. Sadly, he never has proved it. But he has come out with plenty of listenable and even good songs, as listed above. I ignore the many of his songs I do not like, e.g., the bombastic "Lion King" soundtrack songs.<br><br>If pop/rock stars could be convicted of being over the hill the rock court jails would be full. If they could be convicted of trading on their reputation or celebrity to overcome a deficiency of talent, many a legend and upcoming teen fave would never release another song. Elton just does not have the talent any more to fill up his releases. Too bad. That is what buying MP3's a song at a time is good for.<br><br>p.s. Notwithstanding all of the above, if you had caught me after the release of the 1997/Princess Di version of "Candle in the Wind" I might well of voted to convict. Only time and not having heard it in a decade have erased that abomination enough from my memory to leave psychic room for forgiveness. “A Word In Spanish” is a great piece of evidence for the defense, as are “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again”, “Little Jeannie”, “Moma Can't Buy You Love” (outstanding!), “I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues”, “I'm Still Standing” (very good), “Blue Eyes”, “Empty Garden”, “Sad Songs” (barely makes the cut), and almost everything on “Songs from the West Coast”. All and all enough to cast a shadow of a doubt on the prosecution's case.

As soon as he released “Rock of the Westies” Elton was on a “show me” basis with me. Now THAT LP was worthy of a rock court case all by itself, taking advantage of his then peerless reputation to foist a clunker off on the public. It entered the LP charts at #1 — I think only “Captain Fantastic” had accomplished that feat previously — well before that became routine for big name releases with lots of advanced publicity.

Getting back to the subject at hand: After “Westies” Elton was just another big name has-been until he proved otherwise. Sadly, he never has proved it. But he has come out with plenty of listenable and even good songs, as listed above. I ignore the many of his songs I do not like, e.g., the bombastic “Lion King” soundtrack songs.

If pop/rock stars could be convicted of being over the hill the rock court jails would be full. If they could be convicted of trading on their reputation or celebrity to overcome a deficiency of talent, many a legend and upcoming teen fave would never release another song. Elton just does not have the talent any more to fill up his releases. Too bad. That is what buying MP3's a song at a time is good for.

p.s. Notwithstanding all of the above, if you had caught me after the release of the 1997/Princess Di version of “Candle in the Wind” I might well of voted to convict. Only time and not having heard it in a decade have erased that abomination enough from my memory to leave psychic room for forgiveness.

]]> By: Elainehttp://popdose.com/rock-court-the-people-vs-elton-john/comment-page-2/#comment-30357 Elaine Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:28:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19686#comment-30357 Club at the end of the Street: I swear that "keyboard" riff sounds like it was played on a Casio in someone's living room. "Lord have mercy, can't sit still?" Yes we can. Wiki says it's considered to be a LGBT anthem since the sexes of the lovers in the song are never mentioned. Oh, brother. Club at the end of the Street: I swear that “keyboard” riff sounds like it was played on a Casio in someone's living room. “Lord have mercy, can't sit still?” Yes we can. Wiki says it's considered to be a LGBT anthem since the sexes of the lovers in the song are never mentioned. Oh, brother.

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