Elton John Rock Of The Westies (180 Gram Vinyl)Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano); Davey Johnstone (voice bag, acoustic, electric & slide guitar, banjo, background vocals); Caleb Quaye (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); James Newton Howard (harpischord, electric piano, Clavinet, Mellotron, Arp & Elka synthesizers, synthesizers); Ray Cooper (vibraphone, marimba, kettle drums, congas, tambourine, maracas, castanets, jawbone, shaker, windchimes, bell tree, cowbell); Kenny Passarelli

Released: 07/16/2021

Spare and stripped to the bone

A pleasantly casual vibe persists throughout the entire record

is particularly intense on the talky

If Wilson Pickett could cover the Archies and Al Green could interpret the Bee Gees

1 benefits from its lean 32-minute running time

Decimos Yeah

Arguably Dead Can Dance's most successful record

"All My Life" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

'In Search of Hope' has become a holy grail record for dance music fans and jazz heads alike

” and “100

singing the hook of the very odd "Solid Wall of Sound