Name: Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy [LP]
Brand: Mercury Records
SKU: 186127119
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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy [LP]

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Album: Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy	More Info...
2)	Tower Of Babel	More Info...
3)	Bitter Fingers	More Info...
4)	Tell Me When The Whistle Blows	More Info...
5)	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	More Info...
6)	(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket	More Info...
7)	Better Off Dead	More Info...
8)	Writing	More Info...
9)	We All Fall In Love Sometimes	More Info...
10)	Curtains	More Info...
2)	Tower of Babel (Story)	More Info...	0:04
3)	Bitter Fingers	More Info...	0:04
4)	Tell Me When the Whistle Blows	More Info...	0:04
5)	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	More Info...	0:06
6)	(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket	More Info...	0:04
7)	Better Off Dead	More Info...	0:02
8)	Writing	More Info...	0:03
9)	We All Fall in Love Sometimes	More Info...	0:04
10)	Curtains	More Info...	0:06

Album: Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy	More Info...
2)	Tower Of Babel	More Info...
3)	Bitter Fingers	More Info...
4)	Tell Me When The Whistle Blows	More Info...
5)	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	More Info...
6)	(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket	More Info...
7)	Better Off Dead	More Info...
8)	Writing	More Info...
9)	We All Fall In Love Sometimes	More Info...
10)	Curtains	More Info...
2)	Tower of Babel (Story)	More Info...	0:04
3)	Bitter Fingers	More Info...	0:04
4)	Tell Me When the Whistle Blows	More Info...	0:04
5)	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	More Info...	0:06
6)	(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket	More Info...	0:04
7)	Better Off Dead	More Info...	0:02
8)	Writing	More Info...	0:03
9)	We All Fall in Love Sometimes	More Info...	0:04
10)	Curtains	More Info...	0:06

Performer Notes

Sitting atop the charts in 1975, Elton John and Bernie Taupin recalled their rise to power in Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, their first explicitly conceptual effort since Tumbleweed Connection. It showcases each at the peak of his power, as John crafts supple, elastic, versatile pop and Taupin's inscrutable wordplay is evocative, even moving. Although the musical skill on display here is dazzling, as it bounces between country and hard rock within the same song, this album needs time to reveal its treasures, but once it does, it captures John and Taupin at a career pinnacle. They collapsed in hubris and excess not long afterward, but this remains a testament to the strengths of their creative partnership. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.134) - Ranked #158 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"