GLASTONBURYOFTHEMIND

Following recent fulminations on the seasoned magnificence of the new Elton album on this and neigbouring myspace blog it appears that the praise has reached the ever poised ears of the man himself. The Tumbleweed Connection twixt writer and subject (subjects in fact as the dapper Taupin was there in tow too, though not a tutu) was made tonight before Elt’s show at St Luke’s Church Old Street London. Elton said comments/responses like the one’s previously printed/felt here were the reason he makes music. Not to get too sick making about it all - but he then went and delivered the sort of performance that was the living embodiment of why I keep listening to it. SERIOUS POINT THOUGH…. Someone suggested that Jamie Cullum can but, I mean, really, where are the young pianists who can do the Jerry Lewis style rolling piano thunder blitz ala Elton on the new The Captain And The Kid roof raiser Just Like Noah’s Ark ? Show me them - NOW!! That musical skills base and them wild rockin’ ivory grooves must be MAINTAINED. Does it half to be only the small an ferocious (hammered and yammered down through years of piano playing?) EJ digits wot do it? ..