The Story Behind: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Ep 153

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Elton John's career was climbing fast when he and his band decided to lay down the 17 tracks for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The guys discuss underrated bass players, lyrics that needed a little longer in the oven, and stacking the deck across one hundred and sixteen minutes of double album. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jeE6d5ue6XS7fzXTyUQbD?si=e571915616834201 Listen to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5WupqgR68HfuHt3BMJtgun?si=xGVzo9ImQUuNdsA4CjUeuQ Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints Support us on Patreon, now including our new show Song Battle! https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store UK Merch Store Next week's album: Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.