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Elton John - Honky Château: 50th Anniversary Edition (2023)

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 31 Mar 2023 09:26:39

Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was revised to number 359 in 2012, and raised to number 251 in a 2020 list. This 50th Anniversary Edition contains the original album, a newly created selection of outtakes from the original session tapes. The 2 CD set additionally contains 8 live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall show in 1972, where the tracks received their live debut.

Considerably lighter than Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau is a rollicking collection of ballads, rockers, blues, country-rock, and soul songs. On paper, it reads like an eclectic mess, but it plays as the most focused and accomplished set of songs Elton John and Bernie Taupin ever wrote. The skittering boogie of "Honky Cat" and the light psychedelic pop of "Rocket Man" helped send Honky Chateau to the top of the charts, but what is truly impressive about the album is the depth of its material. From the surprisingly cynical and nasty "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" to the moving ballad "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters," John is at the top of his form, crafting immaculate pop songs with memorable melodies and powerful hooks. While Taupin's lyrics aren't much more comprehensible than before, John delivers them with skill and passion, making them feel more substantial than they are. But what makes Honky Chateau a classic is the songcraft, and the way John ties disparate strands of roots music into distinctive and idiosyncratic pop – it's one of the finest collections of mainstream singer/songwriter pop of the early '70s.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

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Track List CD1:

01. Honky Cat - Remastered 2017 [5:12]
02. Mellow - Remastered 2017 [5:33]
03. I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself - Remastered 2017 [3:35]
04. Susie (Dramas) - Remastered 2017 [3:25]
05. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) - Remastered 2017 [4:42]
06. Salvation - Remastered 2017 [3:59]
07. Slave - Remastered 2017 [4:22]
08. Amy - Remastered 2017 [4:03]
09. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters - Remastered 2017 [5:01]
10. Hercules - Remastered 2017 [5:21]
11. Salvation - Session Demo [4:24]
12. Susie (Dramas) - Session Demo [3:56]
13. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) - Session Demo [5:08]
14. Mellow - Session Demo [6:48]
15. Slave - Alternate 'Fast' Version / Session Demo [3:19]

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Track List CD2:

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03. Hercules - Session Demo [7:18]
04. Slave - Session Demo [5:47]
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08. Amy - Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972 [4:32]
09. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters - Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972 [4:34]
10. Honky Cat - Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972 [4:47]
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12. Hercules - Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972 [4:36]

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