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Wonderful Crazy Night

Elton John

Wonderful Crazy Night

Thirty second studio album from the veteran British singer-songwriter produced by T-Bone Burnett

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5.9

Label
Virgin EMI
UK Release date
05/02/2016
US Release date
05/02/2016
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  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    If you love pop, you really have to hear it. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    There’s a bit more gravel and grit in his voice these days
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  3. 8.0 |   The Independent

    His sheer fervour for his craft puts many pretenders a third his age to shame
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  4. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Revisits the wild feeling of the early Seventies on a bright, uptempo album
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    One of his finest albums of the last 35 years
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  6. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    It’s still refreshing to hear John enjoying himself some 40-plus years on
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  7. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Poppy ebullience reminiscent of the MTV friendly ‘80s. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Q

    He sounds more driven than he has in years. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is perhaps a glimpse at the reason for Elton John’s success: even when he’s putting out fluff like this, he does it well enough to make it likeable
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  10. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Even Elton-sceptics can take solace in how producer T-Bone Burnett continues to improve the veteran piano
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  11. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s his talent as a songwriter that has solidified his stature in popular music and that wide appeal will only be further cemented by Wonderful Crazy Night
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  12. 4.2 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Overly slick production and vague lyrics leave uncertainty
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  13. 4.0 |   The Music

    Vegas ballroom exuberance is replicated with a lethargic bounciness, delivering nought but B-grade deja vu
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  14. 4.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Anyone hoping for a David Bowie-like radical reinvention of his easy-on-the ear shtick is going to be disappointed
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  15. 4.0 |   The FT

    The results are proficient — but lack the spark of his 1970s work, an oppressive but inescapable comparison
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  16. 2.0 |   Gig Soup

    This album makes it clear that whilst there’s nothing wrong with being an older musician, there’s something deeply dull about living off your younger self
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