Elton Is Brilliant at Going Home Again

Elton John can add yet another feather to his already burgeoning cap full of legendary songs he's gifted the world with over the years. This go round his message is solely about how, for all we observe and experience we just want to get back home. The piano arrangements here are nothing short of dazzling. His strokes are ever nimble. The warm passages and the chillier ones lock together ideally. The 3:28 mark is proof of how much haunting power he lifts from the cool end of the spectrum. Elton's notes ring out with the clarity of a man who knows whereof he speaks. In his search for serenity he goes on a trip through conflicting personas like a nightclub singer from '63, a viewer of once majestic seven wonders of the world that dominating nations have sent to their decline. So much gets conveyed. All it takes is Elton, some ivories to tickle, and a master craftsman's touch and the end result is a deeply moving jewel from Sir Elton's soon to be released effort "The Diving Board". If there are several other spellbinders in the works from this project, diving in won't take too much persuasion. It's grabbed the inside track for favorite song of 2013 in my estimation. Elton's proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that yes, it is possible to go home again.