Elton John to prog related
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Topic: Elton John to prog related
Posted By: Lynx33
Subject: Elton John to prog related
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 02:42
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Elton John was one of the most original and prolifc composers in the seventies having superb piano style, great vocal harmonies, interesting lyrics and conception, and innovative music, though sometimes called poppy mainly in and after the eighties. I think he deserves to be included as prog related. ------------- Mindez elmúlt. Ma már tudom köszönteni a szépséget. |
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Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 03:28
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Hi Balázs. If you search the forum you'll see that Elton has been discussed several times in General Music Discussions.
Okay, the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album is quite proggy but he's not going to get added on the strength of one album (his tenuous link to Gentle Giant notwithstanding). I really love his '70s work though, Madman Across The Water probably being my favourite.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 15:04
I would say only a few tracks on GYBR are proggy - notably Funeral For A Friend. |
seventhsojourn wrote:Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 15:17
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And I think that this guy's got so huge discography that some Prog albums amongst them would be almost lost :- /
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 15:39
I think his name is Markó. Hungarians tend to give their surname first. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 15:50
Oh, thanks for letting me know.
 My apologies Markó.
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Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 06:32
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^ Yep, Balázs (or Balá in Czech) is surname. Still there's not much to do for Elton (not knowing him, I would confused his name/surname as well)
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: December 07 2010 at 07:08
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I cant see Elton as PR even though GYBR is progish, thats the 70s vibe really and nothing special about that, a lot of artists were doing conceptual material.. ------------- 
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 14:54
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Think what yu want, but I think that after Elton John we may find us discussing Madonna immediately after ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 14:57
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I think 'Ray of Light' is prog related - what dja reckon? ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 15:05
I prefer Madonna first, she is more innovative. Elton John even in his young years was more conservative idol for mamma's boys 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 15:27
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I think that El;ton John was dismissed for Prog Related with a comment from one of the team saying something like "that clown will never get into PA". Supertramp's "Fool Overture" reminded me considerably of "Funeral for a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding". I used to wonder if Supertramp were influenced by that Elton John track. I wonder if Madonna has done anything similar. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 15:58
Yup, I wholeheartedly support Elton John's addition. I know that it will never happen due to many people's exclusive definitions of prog, but you have my support. I would be so happy if he were in our database. 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 16:09
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lets try to move peopleto do the right dessiton and I will post some proggy songs by sir Elton John (he have a handfull)
brilliant bass bye Dee Murray
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 16:12
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He made great music (love this original version): |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 16:20
look what i found the perfect matching of Phil Collins and Elton John 
and not a bad cover at all
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 17:02
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 17:55
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Mentioning Phil Collins singing Elton John was the kiss of death to EJ's chances I'm afraid. ;) Nice cover actually. Of course Dream Theater has covered "Funeral For A Friend..." By the way, I hope some check out the early version of "Madman Across the Water" I posted, I think it's much better than the subsequent one on the album Madman Across the Water. |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 18:17
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I don't know much about Elton John, but I do know his early (70's) albums do have some symphonic rock flavour.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 18:30
OK, but we're going to have to move Vangelis and Synergy to progressive electronic to make room. 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 18:35
I know you're just making a joke, but I'd sooner see Vangelis in Crossover. Not that this is Crossover material: Eclectic may be a possibility too. Anyway, sorry for the digression. Back to discussing Elton John (just cause I like this and we're on to a new page, I'm posting this again): |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 19:11
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: December 09 2010 at 00:16
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Eh, I'm a big fan of Elton but cannot permit him to overtake Grateful Dead.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: December 09 2010 at 00:28
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 09 2010 at 00:28
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All rock is "prog related," because prog came from rock.
(Or is it that prog is rock-related?)
Whatever -- let 'em all in. Everything. No need to argue ever again. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 09 2010 at 00:32
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Next, we need some more Neils: Sedaka and Diamond.
Someone here likes them, somewhere. Be fair. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: December 09 2010 at 01:50
Neil Young! ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 13:46
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Tom Jones! Englebert Humperdink! Lady Gaga's fanny! Hell, we're open to one and all
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 05:43
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Yikes! I thought this was serious for a moment...
Hey Elton was on Tommy soundtrack - The Who are proggish ergo Elton is prog! -------------
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Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: July 24 2012 at 02:27
this topic turned into a joke. I guess Elton's never gonna be on this site... 
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 21:58
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Most likely because Elton John really isn't all that prog related. If we accepted every band that had a few prog-related or hell full blown prog songs (Funeral for a Friend comes to mind), we'd have to accept half of all rock music ever made. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 22:19
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I can think of a few that fit that description. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 22:24
That's a sore topic amongst collaborators.  ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 22:28
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Please no.Not Reginald Dwight!!!!
Not on PA!
pLEASE! ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 28 2012 at 22:47
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Perhaps knighthood?
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Posted By: gusmao72
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 00:06
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 00:22
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Everyone knows Elton John, he dosent need our help, why include him. You can put on his records even if he is not on PA. If you want to review him : http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=64648" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=64648
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: August 07 2012 at 09:04
Found this thread only now...I won't miss an opportunity to claim that Vangelis should be in a full prog sungenre....but I don't see much relations between Elton John and the prog world, apart of his early involvment with the Giles bros and the appearance in Tommy. Not tha I dislike, but he's mainstream glam pop and I don't see any track of prog in his music. I'd be more in favor of Neil Young in case  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |