10 Greatest Double Albums In Music History

Throughout most of the '70s, Elton John was never meant to be one for subtlety. If you looked at any of the outfits that he wore back in the day, Elton was looking to make the best impression possible, along with songs that tugged at your heartstrings like Tiny Dancer and Rocketman. For all of the glamour that he put into his craft though, there isn't a bit of fluff to be found on any of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Looking to break out of his usual way of making records, Elton originally brought his band to Jamaica only to barely make it out of the country with their lives. After settling at a chateau in France, Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin had a certain lease on life that went into every single track on here, whether it meant making an R&B tune like Bennie and the Jets or reminiscing on what fame is supposed to be on the title track.

With the backing musicians bending to his will, Elton took every single aspect of his musical background and poured it into here as well, taking on classic rock guitar on Saturday Night's Alright and calling back to when he was a boy watching westerns on songs like Roy Rogers. It may sound a little bit dated every now and again, but every pop masterpiece in the years since can point to one song on this album as their blueprint.