Elton John Himself Never Seems Pretentious But

The Modern Recording Studio, With Its Well-trained Engineers, 24-track Machines And Shiny New Recording Consoles, Encourages The Artist To Get Involved With Sound. And There Have Always Been Artists Who Could Make The Equipment Serve Their Needs In A Highly Personal Way - I Would Single Out The Beatles, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys And Thom Bell.

The Greatness Of Mac Rebennack, Alias, Dr. John, Also Known As John Crieux, Rests On His Command Of The Musical Use Of Idiomatic Expression. Not A Technically Well-endowed Singer, Nor A Great Songwriter, He Leaves His Mark Through The Discipline And Control He Exerts Over All That He Touches.

There Is Something Complete About Stevie Wonder, And One Senses That He Is Not Only Exceptionally Important Today, But Will Continue To Be For As Long As He Chooses.

As Long As Elton John Can Bring Forth One Performance Per Album On The Order Of 'someone Saved My Life Tonight,' The Chance Remains That He Will Become Something More Than The Great Entertainer He Already Is And Go On To Make A Lasting Contribution To Rock.

The Stones Were Always Exemplary Of One Of The Best Of All Rock Qualities: Tightness. They Have Always Been Economical, The Opposite Of Ornamental. Having A Very Clear Idea Of What They Wanted To Say They Could Go Into A Studio And Make It All Up On A Three Minute Cut.