• Here And There
• 歌手：Elton John
• 語種：英语
• 時間：1976年01月
• 公司：环球唱片

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• 歌手所有歌曲

I originally purchased this as an album, and was seriously disappointed. The sound wasn't very good, especially in New York, and it seemed incredibly short. The CD version definitely corrected the second problem, and made some strides in addressing the first. The sound was significantly better in England for the principal reason that the English concert was rather reserved compared to the rowdy raucous American crowd. I also think that Elton responded accordingly, and gave a much more spirited performance in New York.
... This double CD is a flavor of an Elton concert when he was at his peak of popularity. Elton considered "Here and There" a failure because it didn't reach the sales of his previous albums. Looking back, the album "Here and There" was the dividing line between the Elton John that could not fail and the Elton John that lost his creative edge...

However this album commemorates a cross-section of Elton's work that extended from about 1970 to 1974, the year these songs were recorded. And what marvelous songs they are too, including a good version of "Skyline Pigeon", the most memorable song from his "Empty Sky" album. Two other very memorable songs are "Whatever Gets You through the Night" and "I Saw Her Standing There", duets sung with John Lennon, John's last concert appearance...

"Bennie and the Jets" has much more audience support than the original version recorded for "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", which was Elton's original intent, and so is somewhat improved for that reason.

Overall this two CD set is a very good live album... It is not perfect, but then again there are few live albums that are. I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but I find this one is easy to listen to when I'm in the right mood. Certainly a must-have for any serious Elton John fan, you might want to pass it by if you are not.

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