Line Out - Comments on Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza I'm so over "Anything, Anything." For today, at least. I've moved on to Elton John. I know, it's an obvious choice as far as Elton's vast catalog is concerned, but it's still a classic. It's not my favorite Elton John... Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:45:28 -0800 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:22:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elswinger Elton ruled the first half of the 70s, but I haven't liked much of anything since. 90% of my favorite songs of his are on his first two Greatest Hits albums.

"Madman Across the Water" is a great album, especially the title track (and I recommend the reissue of "Tumbleweed Connection" for an alternate version of "Madman."

]]> elswinger http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668103 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668103 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:17:08 -0800 Comment by Paulus You should check out the live album he did in 71 with just him, Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray. Fucking slays.

Oh, and Bennie and the Jets gets me every time.

]]> Paulus http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668105 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668105 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:19:14 -0800 Comment by Kim Hayden "Daniel" all the way.

]]> Kim Hayden http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668149 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668149 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:13:46 -0800 Comment by Chris Estey Then there was that strange spoken word-cum-skronk thing based on the Hubert Selby, Jr.'s "The Willow Tree," that he did with Eno around the time of "No New York" during his "lost weekend" in NYC after breaking up a longtime relationship and kicking sage-sulphate, with John Cale on duelling pianos, Glenn Branca and Robert Fripp on guitars, James "Blood" Ulmer on bass (flexing out there), and Linton Kwesi Johnson dueting with him on "Ebony And Ivory" YEARS BEFORE THE SONG ACTUALLY EXISTED.

]]> Chris Estey http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668213 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668213 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:58:23 -0800 Comment by elswinger I have a great bootleg of Elton's 1976 Madison Square Garden Show with John Lennon. Pretty easy to find in the music blogs. Great show.

]]> elswinger http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668215 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668215 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:00:48 -0800 Comment by segal I'll have whatever Estey's ingested...

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668220 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668220 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:07:04 -0800 Comment by sisser it's funny because you don't drink. and you're not a juvenile.

my favorite elton john song is bennie and the jets, thank you for asking. but saturday night's a good dance number.

remember when built to spill played daniel?

]]> sisser http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668258 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c668258 Song Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:58:35 -0800 Comment by Megan Seling I am too a juvenile! Yeah, okay, I'm not.

I also like "Bennie and the Jets." And "Crocodile Rock."

When did Built to Spill play "Daniel"? Was that at the Showbox? Was it during the encore? I don't remember that...

]]> Megan Seling http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c669485 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/03/hold_me_closer_tony_danza#c669485 Song Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:45:24 -0800 Comment by BJKWJK Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Funeral for a Friend
Empty Garden
Pinky

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