Hello you wonderful people! There has been a lot of behind-the-scenes work (which explains the lack of recent uploads), but believe me - it is worth the wait. There is going to be a never-ending supply of Elton John shows that will be uploaded to this channel (and other people can join in to help out if they want)! "TheEltonBootlegs" recently came out of retirement, so that is very good! I miss his views on shows (and our fights over Japan 1988 and the Royal Gala show of 1988)!
While I was beginning work on another batch of tape transfers, I stumbled upon this 20 minute recording from the first annual Rainforest benefit show in 1991. I already had uploaded Elton's songs from the 1996-1997 shows, so this one was going to be interesting. Needless to say, I was completely blown away by the performances. I had to stop what I was doing and immediately get this uploaded to KZitem! This upload is a preview to what's to come in 2015. This four-song recording has decent quality -- so you can hear everything pretty clearly.
Elton's first live performances of 1991 are absolutely fantastic. With his newfound sobriety and lack of touring, his voice returned to its natural state for the time period: A fresh-sounding tone without any sort of growl or stability problems. Elton's voice is in perfect shape and these performances are first class. Let's talk about them!
"Sacrifice" is possibly the best solo version as Elton sings the song extremely beautifully with no roughness and he sounds better than the record version with his tone sounding very light, "Your Song" is a brilliant interpretation with Elton singing it like the late 80s versions (although his tone is better here and he sounds pristine). He does fantastic embellishments and shows no fear in going for the higher belts. "Come Down In Time" is a duet version with Sting - but both men sound great on the song with Elton hitting an awesome embellishment during his part (and he sounds like a blend of his late 80s voice with some 70s lightness), and "Girl From Ipanema" is a fun performance with Elton and Sting being joined by two Brazilian musicians!
ENJOY!!!
Note: The stage banters are hilarious!
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