Leather Jackets
| Elton John
Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets, released in 1986, is the twentieth studio album by Elton John. Recorded at Sol Studios in England and Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands, it was his first album not to have any top 40 singles in either the US or the UK since 1970’s Tumbleweed Connection, which had no singles released from it. It is also the poorest-charting album of his career. -Wikipedia
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Sputnik Music
Time has not been kind to the album, its archaic sound and lack of artistry rendering it an unfortunate misstep on Elton's mostly well paved yellow brick road.
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Subjective Sounds
I can't help but be envious of the younger generations and their digital playlists, for us old-timers would have had to buy an entire album to get maybe one or two worthwhile tracks.
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All Music
Even the most ardent enthusiasts freely admit that Leather Jackets (1986) was nothing more or less than a final fulfillment of his six-album deal with Geffen Records.
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Music KO
You have to be the biggest completist around to go for this.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
'Leather Jackets' is the worst of the '80s – awful songs with equally awful production, dripping with synths and electronic drums.
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Clem's Music Reviews
This album has the same mid eighties dance club sound that most of us several years later would like to forget.
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Rock NYC
Elton called “Heartache All Over The World” the worst song he had ever written and he might be right, the song with Cliff isn’t much better.
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