Description
Elton John was a proven commodity when he began work on Honky Château in early 1972, so his label finally handed him creative freedom. His first act was to toss out the studio pros they forced onto his earlier albums. He replaced them with his touring band and they settled into a historic château in France and cut Elton’s most rocking album to date. Big hits like “Honky Cat” and “Rocket Man” are best remembered from the disc, but deeper cuts like “Mellow” and “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” are even better. It’s ten songs, and all of them are great. This was the transformation of Elton from a gentle singer/songwriter into a legit rock star.
