Then comes the vocals on “Tonight” and the song shifts gears slightly, sounding more poignant and fragile though just as dark and moody.
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They sound like the soundtrack to the saddest movie ever made. Together, they act as this album’s version of “Funeral For a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding” “Your Starter For…” and the first half of “Tonight” are instrumental, much as “Funeral For a Friend”, but where that song was progressive rock, these are orchestral- not to mention gorgeous. The title Blue Moves suggests a somber and withdrawn album, and this is true to some degree the album’s hit “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” is solemn and depressing (if not beautiful) and the openers, “Your Starter For” and “Tonight” are dark orchestral pieces. It’s inherent ambition may have led to its bad reception, but in retrospect it is a fine album, in its own right and compared to its predecessors. Everything is blown out of proportion on this album and its obvious Elton meant it as a big step forward. Whereas Yellow Brick Road was glamorous and flashy, Blue Moves is intentionally bloated, huge, and vast. Comparisons between this and Elton’s other, more famous, double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road are likely to be what plagued its public reception, as they were inevitable. In fact, it is a step up from it’s predecessor Rock of the Westies and a worthy continuation of what was up until this point his nearly flawless music output. It didn’t help that it was instantly dismissed by the critics and that this in turn drove many of Elton John’s loyal fan away.
This has wrongfully earned it a bad reputation. Blue Moves broke Elton John’s seven consecutive #1 album streak.
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