Leather Jackets

by

Elton John

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When I originally listened to Jackets in 1987 I thought it was not ever going to be played again. Then Stevie Winwoods song "I'm the Same Boy I used to Be" came out and it had a similar organ to the title song "Leather Jackets". In fact I thought it was "Leather Jackets". So I gave the album another play and got hooked to the title song's catchy rhythm.

Then "Hoop of Fire" came on, and after a few plays, it became known to me as a great song. As a matter of fact, most great Elton Songs take a few plays to really enjoy, but they have such holding power. I've been listening to Elton for almost 20 years repeatedly.

Other really great songs are Slow Rivers, Paris and Gypsy Heart.

If you're an 80's elton fan, this is one of his best of that decade, although it's a sleeper at first. Give it a few spins and you'll see it's a fun album. Of course his 80's music is no comparison to his early 70's music, but it's still quite good.

For the 80's collection I recommend Jump Up, Too Low for Zero, Leather Jackets, and Sleeping With the Past.

For the 70's, all up before Rock of the Westies, Gr.Hits Vol 2, Part-Time Love on "A Single Man", "Ego" and the Thom Bell Sessions.