Elton John - Holiday Inn (REACTION)
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- @AirplayBeats reacts to Elton John - Holiday Inn
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The middle lyrics were dropped because the record company was afraid they'd be sued. So they filled it in with the orchestra in the middle..
Don't even know if it's Cleveland or Maine
The building's are big and the rooms all the same
And the TV don't work and the French fries are cold.
Room service closed bout an hour ago.
Beautiful mandolin. Close to being my all time Elton fave.
A much overlooked track by Elton, it's a classic
Sounds like half the album, we know the tunes that always got played but just listen to them all!
I spent so many hours not only listening to Elton's music but seeing it.
One of the all time great “life on the road” songs ! This and rotten peaches never get old
Thanks for playing this song, boys. It's just one of many beautiful songs on Elton's best album. IMO.
I agree!
I love Rotten Peaches off MATW!!
this album is just so good. music this good is just timeless..
Davey Johnstone is still playing mandolin and sitar for Elton John fifty three years later! I Love this studio version, and like the Live version even better! I have always enjoyed this song. I have probably thirty or forty favorite Elton Songs, and this is somewhere just under my Top Ten. Love This Song, and the Live Version from 1971 on the BBC is wonderful also. From my favorite Elton album, "Madman Across the Water".
I love his guitar, lending some real rock gravitus to so many of Elton's songs. Another original from a Golden Era in music history.
This is one of those really rare perfect albums, every note. I hope "Rotten Peaches" is up next from this album...its my personal favorite track on this classic.
Just mentioned rotten peaches in a comment as well..my favorite EJ tune
@@rick063092 great minds think alike!
Beautifully constructed song. The instruments are fantastic, but I love the background vocals. A wonderful song on an astounding album!
The early 70’s to mid 70’s Elton I believe had 5 straight number one albums…..those early ones are absolute standouts
Holiday Inn, like everything else, was different in the early 70’s. Another great track from a true classic. There’s NO filler, not even the very short track at the end. Hopefully you’ll react to the last two cuts together, since the last one is less than 2-minutes long. They are: “All the Nasties” and “Goodbye”.
Great song especially the mandolin, acoustic guitar and piano outro with the orchestra joining in for the fade out.
The whole album is great!
I said it before and I’ll keep saying it, early Elton was the best Elton. ❤
Rotten Peaches is probably my Fav. from this album. His 2nd best album, IMHO, behind Tumbleweed Connection.
My absolute favorite Elton song love you guys
I keep trying to understand this GREAT MUSIC ALBUM. The music on this album is so great, beautiful symphonic blend with every genre of music, so great and high, yet so DOWN to earth!
Thank you so much! Can’t wait for “What Now St. Peter”
Although Holiday Inn and St Peter were deep tracks…they were brought to the forefront on classic rock stations in Houston in the 90’s!
Oh man, the way the cellos and violins accompany the mandolin is great stuff man...
Hell Yeah
Great song and album, nice to see the variety of excellence on this legendary album. If you have not, do the title cut, Madman Across the Water, one of the most incredible and atmospheric songs he ever did, the original studio audio is the way to go but after you do, there is an extended, alternate version with the late, great Mick Ronson (David Bowie's Spiders From Mars) on intense and moody lead guitar, playing off Elton and within the vibe of the song, hearing it right after the original is an epic experience. Enjoy! 🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶
Excellent song. From an excellent artist. And an excellent reaction from the best LA and Che!!.
I just picked up this on vinyl last week. I hadn't heard it in its entirety in many years. I'd almost forgotten how fantastic this whole album is. You guys should hit some tunes from Tumbleweed Connection next. That's another of my all-time favorite albums. Elton in the early 1970s was untouchable. Thank God for that decade.
Y’all are going to enjoy this whole album but I can’t help but think that the WHO were banned for life from staying at Holiday Inn’s thanks to Keith Moon
More songs, Where to now St Peter.
Mona lisa and Mad hatters. Blues for baby and me.
Great reactions to Elton's songs.
I’ve always thought this sounds like a song that could’ve been on Tumbleweed Connection. It just has the general vibe from that album.
Another unique song sounding so nice! The weave of the instruments is sweet.
This album is fantastic. It is songs like this one and Razor Face that really complete it for me. I love those two underplayed songs.
This record is so good man. Elton's very best if you ask me
Every artist has a road song. Great tune
paul buckmaster was a genius producer and arranger. great record, every track.
Love the mandolin. Great reaction. ❤😊
Why did you run out of money don’t leave me hanging 😂. I never heard this nice. All the instruments sound beautiful.
"Well, I don't even know if it's Cleveland or Maine/The buildings are big and the rooms all the same/And the TV don't work, and the french fries are cold/And the room service closed 'bout an hour ago"
[additional verse included in the LIVE on BBC performance]
One of my top 3 Album's of all time Born To Run & Who's Next the other two.
An under the radar gem.
OHHHHHHH YEAH, BACK TO IT GUYS!!! 👍😊
Love that you shared about having to stay in a hotel on Hollywood Blvd!
Hello La & Che, thanks for coming back to this beautiful tune, it's most certainly one that (IMO) gets the least attention. But just as you said, it's a beautiful song and one of my personal favorites. Here's another suggestion, if interested. "Elton John - Rotten Tomatoes" (by the channel: Elton John) Rick Wakeman is the keyboardist playing the Hammond organ on this next piece, I've suggested "Rotten Peaches" Wakeman also played in the band "YES" (just thought you'd find that interesting) I think the organ sets the mood in this entire song (RP) and what makes it memorable. I look forward to hearing what you two think about this one, when when/if you give it a listen. As always, I enjoyed the reaction and thanks for sharing.
This is my favorite song on the album
Said it before a truly fantastic album .. all the best gents ❤❤
Your little story about bad hotels reminds me of the time the wife and I went to Houston for a Packer game, and our room looked like a crime scene. Dried blood everywhere and the imprint of somebody that was thrown into the wall behind the door. Horrible!!! Go Pack Go!!!
Please do an entire album reaction to Elton's Tumbleweed Connection. Not a weak song on there. Very soulful.
Mandolin played by the legend that is Davey Johnstone
'60 Years On' or 'The Greatest Discovery' for more Mandolin goodness from EJ..
Keep going you guys, I want to get your overall reflection of the sounds of this album.
Great review Thank you....
Great album!
On tour ia long time ago I stayed at a sketchy motel on Sunset Blvd at LaBrea. I know right where you're talking about ! If those walls could talk you would tell them to shut up.
This is Elton and Bernies song about touring the USA
Always loved this track. . .can't wait to hear you guys react to it!
It's hard to believe that Rolling Stone Magazine didn't really care for this album when it initially was released. I'm sure they've retroed their review by now.
Rolling Stone music critics were always way off.
They panned Zeppelin's early albums also. The guys who reviewed these albums have to live with it. 😂
The term I heard to describe John's compositions and production during this period is "cinematic". As with the Beatles and Steely Dan, each record is its own mini-movie, with every choice made to support a vision.. So styles, arrangements, themes constantly change. Every song on MMATW is great. This is peak Elton--soulful, direct, and innovative, before the glitzy stuff. If you want to continue with such greatness after you finish Madman, please do a review of the album before this: Tumbleweed Connection. The sound is acoustic and rootsy, in hopes of reaching the same audience as The Band. The result is perfection--beautifully crafted songs that reward repeated listening.
Now that you understand the early, soulful Elton, I bet if you listened to Burn Down The Mission again, it would knock you out. 💥
Thanks La and Che. I enjoy your perspective, insights, enthusiasm, and goodwill. Live long and prosper.
Did you guys end up getting this LP for Christmas? Hope so! 😄 Thanks for sharing this one.
Great request
I love these dudes reviews. Great stuff. This is Elton pre pomp and glitz. After Yellow Brick Road he was all costumes and stuff. Which wasn't bad, it's just prior Elton was more substance.
The late Dee Murray from the classic Elton John band lineup plays bass. Never really zeroed in on his playing before, but thanks to you guys in your numerous Elton John reactions, you've opened my ears up to his bass playing, and truth be told, he's quite an underrated bass player.
Davey Johnstone would not join the band until the next album, Honky Chateau. You guys have noted his playing as well, specifically on "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Tip: if you want to hear Davey's beautiful strumming guitar when he joins the band on the next album, you need to review the song "Hercules" by Elton John.
This song has fused church music with whatever else this is, and I LUV the sound.
Rotten Peaches needs to be your next song on this album.
It will be - they're doing it in order.
Killing of Georgie by Rod Stewart
Expressway to your Heart by Margot Thunder
Don’t Answer Me by Alan Parsons Project
Teasing’ by King Curtis (ft Eric Clapton)
Ray Stevens- Bridget the Midget
Think I’m going mad by The Rolling Stones
Can’t Take My Eyes of You by Andy Williams
Photograph by Ringo Starr
Close to the Edit by the Art of Noise.
It Can Happen by Yes
Happiness Runs by Donovan
Metal Guru by T Rex
Hey Bulldog (1999 remix) by the Beatles
All Night Ling by Rainbow
Number 9 Dream (new remix) by John Lennon
With a Little Luck (long version) by Paul McCartney
Juniors Farm by Paul McCartney
Smile By Nat King Cole
Valley of the dolls by Dionne Warwick
Make it easy on yourself by the Walker Brothers
I say a Little prayer by Aretha Franklin
What the world needs now is love by Jackie DeShannon
Anyone who had a heart by Dionne Warwick?
The look of Love by Dusty Springfield
Do you know the way to San Jose by Dionne Warwick?
They Long to be close to you, the Carpenters
Stones, by Neil Diamond
Have you heard part 1/the voyage/have you heard part2 by The Moody Blues
Talking out of turn by The Moody Blues (never seen one single reaction to this song)
Moonlight mile by The Rolling Stones (never heard it play on any radio)
Run to Me by the BeeGees
Love you 💟☮️
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Elton and Bernie could do no wrong
The anti bling song, he tells it like it is.
😊
I have actually heard that Elton John's genre of music is, What they used to call, bubble gum rock. I'm pretty sure that is what they called it. Somebody correct if I'm wrong.
Not even close. "Bubblegum" is a subgenre of pop/rock that generally consisted of short 2-minute songs, usually upbeat with very simple but catchy melodies and lyrics with no real depth- quite often love songs that would appeal to pre-teens and younger teenagers. It's origins were in the late '60s, early '70s: The Archies - "Sugar, Sugar". The Ohio Express - "Yummy Yummy Yummy". The "TV" bands.. The Partridge Family.. some considered the Monkees "bubblegum". More modern stuff like the boy bands of the late 90s, early 2000s and current K-Pop is likened to "Bubblegum".
ZZ Top - Ten Foot Pole
Lyrics by Bernie!
They're all by Bernie.
Elton wrote the lyrics?? Not Bernie?
You must do Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy… autobiographical reference to Elton and Bernie….
I know right ?
Don't let your son go down on me...
Because Davey Johnstone does not join the band until the next album, Elton's songs didn't really have a dedicated guitarist at this point. Which is why arranger Gus Dudgeon had so many string arrangements on this and earlier Elton John albums. When Davey joined the band in '72, these string arrangements would pretty much go away.
Johnstone did play on this album, tho, he just wasn't an "official" band member yet.
@@meriannestoneback7436 thanks for that clarification. Did not know that!
The song is almost a throw away filler. But somehow the melody and music elevate it.
Come on Bros, why did you run out of money... enquiring minds want to know. 😎
We’ll save that story for another video. 😂
Right on Bros
@@retiredfirelt586 have a great weekend my friend!!
Thanks man... You too.
Listening to some Stylistics with the wife. 😎
I doubt Elton has ever stayed at a Holiday Inn! The line of the song has him getting into a limo. If he can afford a limo he can afford a better hotel! I love the title song, Madman Across the Water!
He was playing second bill in America behind groups like Poco. The record companies did NOT have artists like his staying in luxury hotels.
I was never an Elton John fan. Not my cup of tea. However, there is no denying his talent.
I've never understood the love for this album. I was Elton's biggest fan during this period but I couldn't get along with this album at all. I think this track personifies it - a very thin melody and a banal subject they try to save by overproduction, lots of layers, lots of instruments, big walls of sound. But he stretched his talents too thin here and should have had a well-deserved rest instead. Sorry, my two cents.
I think it's a great album, side 1 being the stronger side. Frankly, this is one of my least favorite tracks. I think Tumbleweed Connection is the better album.
Not one of his best songs for sure. Try Take Me to the Pilot.
Too much piano for me
Don't you think? 🙏🎶
''Elton John''...Great on the piano, sucks organs.
You need to consider that when this came out Holiday inns were still pretty nice. They were the place family stayed because they were affordable.