Was the commercially disappointing and poorly reviewed double album to blame Can one album shoot down a star No, argues Matthew Restall Blue Moves is a four-sided masterpiece, as fantastic as Captain Fantastic, as colorful as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a showcase for the three elements-piano-playing troubadour, full orchestra, rock band-with which Elton John and his collaborators redirected the evolution of popular music. Then he released Blue Moves, and it all came crashing down. With seven #1 albums in a row and a reputation as a riveting piano-pounding performer, the former Reggie Dwight had gone with dazzling speed from the London suburbs to the pinnacles of rock stardom, his songs never leaving the charts, his sold-out shows packed with adoring fans. Neuware - By 1976, Elton John was the best-selling recording artist and the highest-grossing touring act in the world.
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