Trust me I've always loved Elton John. He and Bernie have written a song for virtually every occation in my life and his music is really great to party with too,or better yet bob your head and sing along. And who doesn't feel that way?I doubt many but for those of you unlucky enough to make this 1969 debut release your first Elton John purchase you'd be making a serious mistake.'Empty Sky' actually embodies every clishe' there is about debut pop albums-the artist hasn't yet found his music nitche,the songs aren't catchy and the material is very uneven.

But musically speaking I can't fault any of these songs-each embraces ideas that Elton would use to great effect on his upcoming classics-take note of his signiture pounding piano work on the title cut,just a hook or two away from being a good first single. But,despite everything else here being too uninteresting to even mention Elton made the best choice of his career when he decided not to release 'Empty Sky' in America at first and banked on his first big single "Your Song" instead. And once he got the ball rolling he released this album in the US in 1975-at a time when he was so hot that anything with his name would sell something. And that being said there are only three kinds of people who might find this album a treasure-completists,pop music historians or anyone curious about Elton John's beginnings as a solo performer. Other then that 'Empty Sky' is a work in progress and an aquired taste best left to these types.
Trust me I've always loved Elton John. He and Bernie have written a song for virtually every occation in my life and his music is really great to party with too,or better yet bob your head and sing along. And who doesn't feel that way? I doubt many but for those of you unlucky enough to make this 1969 debut release your first Elton John purchase you'd be making a serious mistake. 'Empty Sky' actually embodies every clishe' there is about debut pop albums-the artist hasn't yet found his music nitche,the songs aren't catchy and the material is very uneven. But musically speaking I can't fault any of these songs-each embraces ideas that Elton would use to great effect on his upcoming classics-take note of his signiture pounding piano work on the title cut,just a hook or two away from being a good first single. But,despite everything else here being too uninteresting to even mention Elton made the best choice of his career when he decided not to release 'Empty Sky' in America at first and banked on his first big single "Your Song" instead. And once he got the ball rolling he released this album in the US in 1975-at a time when he was so hot that anything with his name would sell something. And that being said there are only three kinds of people who might find this album a treasure-completists,pop music historians or anyone curious about Elton John's beginnings as a solo performer. Other then that 'Empty Sky' is a work in progress and an aquired taste best left to these types.