Tumbleweed Connection
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Tumbleweed Connection
Tumbleweed Connection is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released in October 1970 in the United Kingdom and January 1971 in the United States. It is a concept album based on country and western/Americana themes. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Tumbleweed Connection is simpler than John’s last album and next time around I hope he goes all the way and gets down to nothing but the basics.
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All Music
Paul Buckmaster manages to write dramatic but appropriate string arrangements that accentuate the cinematic feel of the album.
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BBC
A crafted, often impassioned work from a pre-pop-chopped Elton and Bernie.
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Vinyl Reviews
These tunes encapsulate the album’s organic sound and country flavor—and show the team members finishing each other’s artistic sentences.
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Subjective Sounds
Tumbleweed Connection is a masterful release that adds intrinsic value to Elton John's early era in the recording industry.
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Sputnik Music
Tumbleweed Connection might seem like a curious footnote of a forgotten Elton John era, but it arguably remains the finest album of his catalog.
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Keno
I still know in my heart that he has put out much stronger albums than this one, but heck, this LP is still an excellent album.
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Uncut
Elton and Bernie’s double shot heard ‘round the world.
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Daily Vault
Everything is clicking, and this at only his third album. John would not falter until Caribou, running off a brilliant streak of albums and music few have managed to match. This true explosion of quality began here, with Tumbleweed Connection.
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WLOY
Each song carries out its own variation–unique lyrics, a unique sound, and a unique message–which makes for one heck of album as a whole.
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U Discover Music
‘Tumbleweed Connection’ was cinematic in its scope, and a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Variety
“Tumbleweed Connection” is an excellent example of an album as unified work of art and, fortunately, it seems to be a guiding light for the music that John is creating now.
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Classic Rock History
Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection stands as one of Elton’s most enjoyable recordings that is too often ignored because of the lack of a big hit single from the record.
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