Goodbye yellow brick road

"On his milestone seventh album, Elton John left behind his sepia-toned singer-songwriter reality for a far brighter Hollywood-inspired rock & roll fantasy. At times, the diverse but filler-free 1973 double album's vivid Technicolor tunes - from the mournful prog-rock of opener "Funeral for a Friend" to the sunny, symphonic pop finale "Harmony" - suggest what the Beatles might have created had they stuck together a few more years".

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