I'm one of those early fans who became downright annoyed when Elton began to morph into a cross between Liberace' and a teeny bopper idol. It began to show on " Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player" with "Crocodile Rock". "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road" was the last album he did that I liked and even that one would have made a much better single album. Everything from 1970 to 73 with the exception of "Friends" really overshaddows his later work.