Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [40th Anniversary Edition]
by Elton John
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 43
  3. Negative: 6 out of 43
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  1. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Elton's magnum opus is back in full force. The classics still remain as enticing as they were on release and the additional material adds more layers.
  2. Xbluannax
    Nov 20, 2021
    9
    The very first Elton album I listened to back in the day on cassette. Such a classic and will always be one of his best albums.
  3. Psikolog
    Apr 15, 2016
    10
    Just amazing, what an amazing album for a music legend! These classics will always be perfect, no matter how many years pass. I think it's Elton John's best album and it seems like it's very hard to top that because Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is just a masterpiece, even people who don't like Elton John are loving it.
  4. zevcitron
    Mar 27, 2014
    10
    It's an Elton classic. Elton is classic. It's logic folks. This LP has influenced dozens of artists in the past forty years and deserves a re-release as much as any other pop classic
  5. Termin8ter
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    Ahhh the classics, This album really shows that Elton John is one of the greatest musicians of all time, great memorable songs that never get old. One of the greatest albums I've ever listened to.

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Record Collector
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    Packed with motifs and allusions to cinema, it’s also a subtle commentary on the singer’s stratospheric rise to superstardom, lyricist Bernie Taupin retrospectively suggesting disillusionment was a recurring theme.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Mar 26, 2014
    85
    The expansive tracklisting makes for a CD-era 70+ minute listening experience. You can appreciate the varied approach that John and Bernie Taupin brought to the studio with the balladry (“Candle In The Wind,” surprisingly not a US-charting song), the ballsy (“Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”) and the busy (“Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)”) even if the results led to a less-than-cohesive album on the whole. As with many Elton John albums, there are hidden gems to be found.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Mar 25, 2014
    83
    An insanely confident effort that, 40 years on, still surprises in its sensitivity. Sequins and all.
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