Canonically considered the greatest of Elton John's albums, the more interested and educated fans know something more. This might represent the commercial peak in Elton John's career, yielding a lot of top singles, but for all its glitziness and variety of songs and popularity, it lacks the emotional magic of so many of his earlier albums. Certain songs on "Yellow Brick Road" still have their freshness and have not been played out, "Grey Seal" and "Love Lies Bleeding" for example. But overall, I would rather hear "The Tumbleweed Connection" or the self-titled album that followed. Or even one of the albums leading up to the commercial apex of "Yellow Brick Road," such as "Don't Shoot Me I'm the Piano Player." Still, four stars because it is an impressive album.
