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Originally Posted by cdcox
Elton John is definitely rock. In the mid-70s when KY-102 was at it's peak they had a TV advertisement and Elton John was featured right along side Led Zeplin, The Who, Pink Floyd and all the other bands of the day.
His Greatest Hit Volume I was issued by the US government to every kid, right along with Rumors, Frampton Comes Alive, Boston, Hotel California, etc.
My father-in-law got all bent out of shape when he heard the song "The Bitch is Back", just like parents do nowadays.
It is just a distortion to not consider Elton John to be rock.
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See, this was my point......how the genre has gotten so fragmented over time. John is no harder hitting than Phill Collins, Stevie Wonder or Bruce Hornsby, yet nobody considers them Rock and Roll. All of them great artists though.....
Like i mentioned earlier, if Elton John released the same songs today, no way would modern rock radio even touch it.
Its just strange to me.....