Victim of Love [Original recording reissued]

Elton John | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002QTC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,000 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Even the great ones make mistakes, March 22, 2005

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Jon D. Gilbertson "Huskie_Jon" (Aurora, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victim of Love (Audio CD)

Try this experiment. Go to any used CD store, and look in the Elton John section. You will find that this CD accounts for half of the bin. That's because people like me saw this CD and thought, "Hey, there's an Elton John CD I don't have. I had better buy it, or my EJ colection will not be complete."

Then they listened to it and thought, "What the hell is this?! Ewwwww, Yuck!"

If you find this CD in a new CD store, you will notice that it cost half as much as any other Elton John CD. There is a reason.

Some people (and I used to be one of them) say that Elton could do no wrong in the seventies. That is not quite true. It is very sobering and depressing, really. The mighty Casey had struck out. He's only human, after all. Say it ain't so!

Elton John was never afraid to take his music into new directions. The Thom Bell Sessions is a great example of that. Victim of Love is not.

I just pray Elton John does not repeat the mistake he made with Victim of Love, and release a rap CD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Marginally better than Hanson ('nuff said), April 21, 1999

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This review is from: Victim of Love (Audio CD)

This album is only for the absolute die hard Elton collector who has to have everything he puts out. I thought this would be the one album to never be released on CD but I was wrong. The only thing I really liked was the disco version of "Johnny B. Goode". Michael McDonald sang on this album, and Toto's Steve Lukather played guitar on it.. but do them a favor.. don't remind them!!!!! This CD makes a good coaster or frisbee.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Elton John and Disco Do Not Mix!, July 23, 2010

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Kevin Hoffman ""music is life"" (St. Clairsville, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victim of Love (Audio CD)

I'm in the process of collecting every Elton John album released, and I just received "Victim Of Love" yesterday.

This album goes way beyond bad and must certainly rank as Elton's worst release ever. What the hell was he thinking? Elton is a self-confessed disco fan, but just because you like something doesn't mean you're any good at creating it! From the opener, an eight-minute disco version of "Johnny B. Goode" to the closing title track, this album smacks of desperation. Elton wrote none of the songs, and his band is nowhere in sight. In fact, the instrumental tracks were created and Elton simply overdubbed his vocals at a later date. On all eight tracks the disco beat numbs the mind and dulls the senses. It just goes on and on and on. The lyrics are trite and devoid of any emotion. It's hard to believe this is the same man who, just four years earlier, recorded "Someone Saved My Life Tonight."

But as bad as this album is, somehow the title song became a minor hit for Elton, peaking at number 33. That alone makes me believe in miracles! Upon it's release this album should have gone straight to the discount bins, where it would be right at home with the cut-outs and other lousy music that nobody liked.

Elton John is a living legend and a musical institution, but here our hero takes a fall. Your time would be better spent listening to "Funkytown!"