Here And There (Royal Festival Hall/Madison Square Gardens 1974) - Elton John

Advantages: Great music and 17 tracks
Disadvantages: none

...Seventeen of Elton's greatest hits on one CD, all recorded live at Madison Square Garden including five special guests all for £9.99.What a bargain!I could listen to this again and again, even people who don't particularly like Elton ( are there any? ) will find themselves singing along to this, especially the excellent Crocodile Rock and Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) with the brilliant Anastacia.From his beautiful ballads to his raunchiest rock tracks every minute of this album is worth listening to, and I hope Elton keeps on rocking for many years yet.... Read review

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Advantages: All the hits under one roof
Disadvantages: Cheering at end of songs

...After the televised concert in Madison Square Gardens, New York, Elton John has released the album of the concert, entitled ‘For One Night Only’. The album is a compilation of his greatest hits, and includes many other singing sensations taking part, for example his famous duet ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ was sung with Kiki Dee, and ‘Your Song’ was sung with the help of Ronan Keating. However, whilst the songs may be great, the intermittent cheering is not, as this was recorded live, the end of each song processes a large screaming from the surrounding fans. In my opinion, this could have been edited out to make an otherwise, thoroughly enjoyable album – one to buy for sure. Elton John is a true legend to the Pop industry.... Read review

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Advantages: It's got 15 classic Elton John songs
Disadvantages: There's nothing new here

...with him, on some tracks. See track list below for further information. I’m afraid I am a sucker for the slower songs and particularly enjoy the renditions of ‘Sacrifice’ and ‘Can you feel the love tonight’. ‘Your song’ in company with Ronan Keating is excellent. It is also wonderful to hear Kiki Dee in harness with Elton again singing ‘Don’t go breaking my heart’ This is a ‘live’ recording, which may put some people off. Whilst it may be true that the quality will never be as good as a studio recording I usually prefer a good live album. I believe music is intended to be performed live and the quality of this recording is good enough to almost make you believe you are in the audience. The recording was made at Madison Square garden in October 2000. The 15... Read review

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