Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in October 1975. As with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so. It was also successful albeit to a lesser extent in the artist's home territory of the UK, where it reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. Robert Christgau ranked it as No. 7 on his list of the best albums of 1975. Elton John One Night Only: The Greatest Hits class album image div span class album subtitle November 20, 2000- - span h4 class album title Elton John One Night Only: The Greatest Hits&. Pop Classic Rock Pop-Rock. Elton John , Kiki Dee. Songs in album Rock Of The Westies 1975. Elton John - Medley Yell HelpWednesday NightUgly. Elton John - Dan Dare Pilot Of The Future. Elton John - Island Girl. Elton John - Grow Some Funk Of Your Own. Elton John - I Feel Like A Bullet In The Gun Of Robert Ford. In fact, one of the album's strongest suits is the wide spectrum of strong material. The ballsy no-nonsense Street Kids and the aggressive gringo rock of the ZZ Top sound-alike Grown Some Funk of Your Own contrast with the poignant power balladry of I Feel Like a Bullet In the Gun of Robert Ford or the dark and brooding tale of addiction on Feed Me. Listen free to Elton John Rock Of The Westies Medley: Yell Help, Wednesday Night, Ugly, Dan Dare Pilot Of The Future and more. 9 tracks 43:41. Rock Of The Westies. Play album. Get album. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947 is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967 they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Слушать песню Elton John Full Album Rock Of The Westies онлайн или скачать mp3 в хорошем качестве 320 kbps на телефон андроид, айфон вы можете на сайте of the Westies is the tenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 24 October 1975. Its title is a comedic play on words aSpoonerism devised by John. He turned the phrase West of the Rockies into Rock of the Westies. Westie is also a nickname for the West Highland White Terrier. Like Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies also debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. It was less. Theres lots of energy, rocking power chords, and pounding pianos, especially on the Who-ish Grow Some Funk of Your Own and the punchy, Bo Diddley-inspired Billy Bones and the White Bird. Feed Me is a curt cautionary tale about addiction, and I Feel Like a Bullet In the Gun of Robert Ford is all slow, tender beauty. Elton and the band dance it up on the Caribbean-tinted Island Girl, the biggest hit from a set that just wont sit still. Rock of the Westies is not Elton John's best album of the '70s its not even the best album he released in 1975. Its not a concept album or a sprawling double-disc release, like that same year's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. And maybe thats where its charm lies. After record sleeves featuring elaborate illustrations of the John in full superhero garb and stepping away into Oz, Rock of the Westies offers only Elton, smiling, in a baseball cap. A cover like that seems to say, Time to get back to garden-variety rock records, world. Completa la tua Collezione su Elton John
