17. Idol (Elton John - Live in Sydney : 11/25/1979)

After going through my list of shows that I have and thinking back to shows that I love and that are not on Youtube, this was one show that is extremely popular with Elton fans yet it isn't on here so I thought I'd get it up! Sydney 1979!

Before 1979, Elton John had been round the world more times than Concorde and had written more songs than most artists write in a lifetime! However having retired once from touring less than two years earlier, he needed to gain some confidence back in himself, so he decided on a world tour with the only man who snaps cockroaches as a hobby! Ray Cooper!

Onto Elton for 1979. Since 1977 and his last tour, Elton decided to undergo vocal lessons to improve his technique and also learnt he was singing too high! So this is the first tour which sees him singing the songs much better than the previous years! Prime examples include Daniel, Rocket Man, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Tonight, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Bennie And The Jets and Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting! This tour would lead onto better/not so better things from Elton with some of his best shows performed in the next 10 years however this was the beginning on his drug days (not in this year, he just got drunk judging by the picture!). Also the tempos on songs are sensible unlike the years that followed! Enjoy this fantastic show!

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[formulaonemad]

@Rocketman2396 Hahahahaha! So awesome!

[Rocketman2396]

LOL love him in the beginning.

[formulaonemad]

@naislydylan It's one of my favourite tours and it's a great bootleg! You're welcome!

[naislydylan]

such a great tour and quality bootleg...thanks for uploading