Episode 153

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15th Apr 2024

#153 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John's career was climbing fast when he and his band decided to lay down the 17 tracks for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The guys discuss underrated bass players, lyrics that needed a little longer in the oven, and stacking the deck across one hundred and sixteen minutes of double album.

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Listen to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5WupqgR68HfuHt3BMJtgun?si=xGVzo9ImQUuNdsA4CjUeuQ

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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