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Leather Jackets
Category: Music |
List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $71.11 |
As of: August 07th, 2008 09:12:27 PM
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 A very good album - unfairly bashed
I see these reviews bashing this album so hard and really, it is not warranted. It is one thing to hate an album, but really out of the 11 tracks are you going to tell me there aren't some very good songs on it? Before I go further, it is true that EJ dislikes the album and considers it his worst, mainly because he doesn't remember the sessions and was in very bad shape at the time. But just because he thinks it's the worst, doesn't mean fans should take that and make that their judgement. I am a big-time Elton fan. People who call this the worst....do you even own "21 at 33" or "The Fox"? This album is better than those 2 and I'll tell you, in terms of his 80s albums, I'd say Too Low For Zero is best. I think Breaking Hearts is #2 and yes, Leather Jackets is 3rd. I'd put "Sleeping With The Past" as #2 but I think it was released in '90....not sure...phenomenal album, that one has no clunkers). Anyway, you are going to tell me Ice On Fire, The Fox, 21 At 33, Jump Up and even Reg Strikes back are better? Those albums are so inconsistent. Each has perhaps 2 or 3 great tracks and the rest to me, sounds like filler. Leather Jackets is a pretty consistent album. And the majority of the tracks have something that many of the aforementioned albums have - melody. "Hoop Of Fire", "Slow Rivers", "Memory Of Love" and "I Fall Apart" - all very good ballads. "Paris" is also good. Then you have the mid/uptempo songs. The title track, sure it's cheesy as hell, but it's so catchy and musically it's rather complex. I think the hook is great on it. The only song I truly dislike was the single - "Heartache All Over The World". I think that's pretty poor...below average. A curious choice for a single. Give this album a chance. I've seen this thing go on ebay for outrageous prices. For $9.99 get the mp3s off Amazon, they are very high quality at 256 kbps. Listen to it a couple of times, then make your decision. I have a feeling many will not be disappointed. And for the record, this album is better than the so called "classic years" albums, "Rock Of The Westies" and "Caribou". Sorry folks, gotta tell it like it is.
 Bad
This is one of Eltons worst albums, produced at a low point in his private life. Worse still; this is the low point in the way Eltons albums were produced throughout the 80's and to a lesser degree the 90's. The album is full of credits like "Synth Sequences", GS-1, DX7 etc. As as a result the album sounds awful - all the bad things about 80's music are evident on this album.
So why 2 stars and not 1 then? Well I'll tell you why, because there are some good songs buried behind the monstrous production. Despite his drug and alcohol problems at the time these are still Elton John songs. However even on most average Elton albums you'll normally find one classic track - not this album I'm afraid.
So my recommendation is don't buy it.
REMASTER NOW!
Everyone knows this ain't one of the best Elton albums-- he regularly disowns it during interviews-- but it does have some great material on it. Why is 'Victim Of Love' remastered and not 'Leather Jackets'? It's about as good as 'Ice On Fire' and 'Breaking Hearts'. Songs like 'Paris', 'Slow Rivers' and 'Angeline' deserve better treatment, along with those missing b-sides. Rocket has done a fine job with all those discs missed by the so-called Classic Years. Get onto it, Rocket!
 Leather Jackets
Although Leather Jackets is generaly considered one of the weakest albuns made by Elton John, as well as Victim Of Love (1979), I really enjoy this work, and use to hear it very often. Effectively, there's some really nice tracks on it. E.g., I like to mention "Hoop Of Fire" e "Gipsy Heart", two ballads with great lyrics and very well sung by Elton. There're either other strong songs, like the music-title and "Heartache All Over The World", the only "hit" of the album. You find in this work also the great duet "Slow Rivers", sung with Cliff Richard, and "i Fall Apart", which Elton performs very well, you can fell the pain in his voice singing this Taupin lyrics. It's an album that you'll probably need to hear more than one time to get involved, but when it happens, you'll see that the judgement usually made about this 1986's album (the only album pre-1992 that didn't get remastered on the 'Classic Years' Series) is unfair.
 Not the best,not the worst
This album which came out before Live in Australia,does have many gems.One of them is PARIS.Why wasn't it the first single?.Instead the mediocre HEARTACHE...made the charts.The beautiful duet with Cliff Richard SLOW RIVERS and MEMORY OF LOVE(where Queen members played)stand out as great tunes.Not a classic but worth listening to.
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