If he had stopped

If Elton John had stopped making albums after Blue Mooves would he be included to Crossover Prog, to me he is as Art Rock Related as much of the bands on Crossover prog scene on theise archives, intricate instrumentation, symphonic structure an overall prog rock  sound to he's records between Empty Sky and Blue Mooves.


when I play bass to most of the Elton tracks it hits me every time how complex hes songs is ant textured, and he had also one of my favourite bass palyer Dee Murray (one of the best bass players to have ever lived), I will say all hes albums between 69 and 76 (8 or 9 albums) are Art Rock/Symphonic prog rock but after that it went downill and produced some 10 or 11 soul, funk, rock&roll, pop, sympnonic pop albums.

what do you think

yes I have (Chris Squire, John Wetton, Tony Levin, Marcus Miller, Ray Shulman, Greg Lake, MIke Rutherford  and so on) an Dee was on their level when it comes to bass playing, he's fast, unpredictable melodic and have a sick pharesing just sheck he's bass work on the hit song Daniel (sick bass line)

Being that I own all the albums up to Blue Moves (and assorted after) I would have to say that while they are all fantastic, top notch pop with a hint of progressive sensibility the man was never a fully "prog" artist.