Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA in America and DJM in the UK. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
There’s no illusion of saying something, they are saying something; there’s no illusion of a superb performance but a superb performance itself; no imitation of quality but rock of very high caliber.
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Rolling Stone
The concert version is the same flawed album but with muted applause — until the encores.
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All Music
They collapsed in hubris and excess not long afterward -- Rock of the Westies, which followed just months later is as scattered as this is focused -- but this remains a testament to the strengths of their creative partnership.
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BBC
Rarely receives due credit as John’s finest work by a distance.
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Sputnik Music
Rough times would be ahead for the pop superstar, both commercially and critically, but it's doubtful Elton could have ended his classic period any better than he did here.
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Subjective Sounds
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy defines the era.
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Classic Rock History
Cemented his status as one of the greatest popular music artists of all time.
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Daily Vault
Elton John was/is a master of pop/rock music, and this is his most shining achievement.
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Backseat Mafia
Very clearly a case for Corn Flakes and classics.
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Ultimate Guitar
Even though "Captain Fantastic" isn't as commercially famous as "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", it's just as good, if not better.
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Classic Rock Review
This album is just too good. If you don’t think this is the greatest thing in the world, then you should rethink your position. If you thought about it, and you still don’t agree with me, then please just humour me and pretend that you do.
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Hybrid Magazine
Those who do take the time to listen to The Captain & The Kid may not find any timeless Elton John songs, but they will find a legendary performer who has finally decided to lower his eyes from the pop charts and return to his roots.
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Keno
Having most of the Elton albums at home, this is one of my favorites.
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NOW Toronto
What sounded exciting two decades ago, both lyrically and sonically, comes off like a deleted scene from Rent (the movie) today.
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Blog Critics
Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy is an album I respect and one I consider to be possibly the most creative of Elton John’s career.
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AZ Central
A near-perfect fusion of words and music designed to tell a story.
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