I dislike Elton John

Who asked you?

Why do you think anyone would care about your opinion program troll?

um, nobody asked for my opinion, elton. it's just a fact. i wanted you to know that.

R1= just a pawn outplayed by a dominating queen

opinions aren't facts program troll.

elton john sucks.

I just blocked two other PMBRT threads. How many IPs does he have going at once?

DONT WORRY ELTON. IT'LL BE OK.

Oh yes, OP?

I love R1's response.

& I love early Elton John music.

His first successful album, 'Elton John' (great title) was so beautiful.

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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

OP, I'm writing and dedicating a new song to you: Flamer Candle & the Windbag.

Good Program Troll, we knew you better than your own family, you had the nerve to troll yourself, while those around you yawned

Shut up Kiki

"I dislike Elton John."

Mr. Putin, your press release should not be issued before you actually meet Elton.

He's Still Standing, OP

elton isn't my gay god. sorry.

This is the most action the Program Troll's gotten in a while.

I'm back after a lonnnnnnnnng absence. Could you please let me know the Program Troll's MO and markers so I can duly ignore?

That's a shame OP as Elton always speaks so highly of you.

he was great in the 70s but lost it in he 80s - the last good single he had was "I'm Still Standing" - he got to be very ugly on the outside and inside as his career progressed - at least these days he's campaigning actively for gay rights

R20 you cannot ignore PMBR Troll because he has multiple computers and clears cookies.

You can hate almost everything about Elton John except his 70's music.

It is/was amazing.

He's the 5th biggest selling music artist of all time. Only The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson, and Madonna have sold more records.

OH MY GOD

R21 is my mother, back from the grave.

Hi Mom! We miss you. I broke your favorite gravy boat last Thanksgiving, don't tell Dad.

He will NOT be IGNORED, R20. As R23 explains he trolls us from multiple devices. Just look for banal assertions à la 'I hate Elton John', EST posts about his dragon lady mother locking him in rooms, pictures of women we gays are asked to find attractive, and most tellingly, a question on some mediocre non-issue posed in a petulantly insistent tone.

..And I forgot to add, look for questions about England and whether living there is enjoyable. And Tom Hardy stanning.

And yet people express affection for him which only leads him to post more and more of his incessant nonsense. He's effectively made DL his blog, but, we get the "I like him" posts from those who either like babysitting the deranged or enjoy poking cages at side shows.

Yes, he has his little cheering squad of enablers, R28. They'll fall silent when he shoots up the local mall, of course.

is he still hanging out with his close friend Rush Limbaugh? EJ scored a million for playing at RL's wedding. what a whore.

I was in the 10th grade when "Your Song" came out in 1970.

Didn't much care for him then and still don't.

I never bought any of his singles/albums/cassettes/CDs, etc.

He may be rich but not with my $.

I like Ellen Degeneris

crocodile rock is one of the most stupid songs ever recorded.

R33, that's my favorite. What's stupid about it? It's not profound, just a lot of fun (like rock & roll in general).

i just find it extremely annoying to listen to.

He was hot snot when I was in college.

Now he's just cold boogers.

He's behaved like an ass at times, but what's the big deal about that? He's made a lot of good music. I wonder what music the OP finds compelling? Britney Spears, probably.

how about joni mitchell asshole!

One's dislikes reveal more about one's inadequacies and that should be kept private; keep others guessing as to just how stupid you are OP.

You cannot match the absolute perfection of his LIVE voice here. Don't deny it. Elton was THE BOMB in the 70's. Hit after hit. Perfect voice.

Suck it, haters. I love Elton and always will.

oh i'm inadequate because i dislike elton john? and i'm stupid? lmao.

R41 I am very confused. Are you the OP? Because that person is successfully blocked for me, for the moment.

Elton John had a beautiful voice.

R38 Joni Mitchell is no hypocrite or elitist whore.

I adore Joni Mitchell and I adore Elton John. Good music is good music, it's not a contest for fuck's sake.

Loved EJ back in the 70s but now think he's god awful.

Strangely enough have done as well a 180 on Karen Carpenter but in the opposite direction.

Still love Rocket Man though.

We're supposed to like him because he's gay and ignore 40 years of coasting in his early songs. Just an ugly, obnoxious old queen.

Me no like him long time

I always thought he was overrated too.

His voice bugs the shit out of me.

he does not sing, he talks loudly through his songs, sort of like Neil Diamond who I like very much

Crocodile Rock was my jam...in 6th grade.

I think the two-record album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was his height - so many great songs and his best rocker, "Sat. Night's Alright" - "All the Young Girls Love Alice", "Harmony", "Benny",

Of course he's singing in the 70's, R51. He's singing straightforward, on key, good range, and often poignantly. Duh. Very few male pop stars today can sing so simply and honestly.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is considered one of the 100 best rock albums of all time.

Pick a list, any list

I've been playing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road since I first bought it on vinyl in the 70's. I still play it today. I've bought a few of Elton's albums five or six times in different media formats.

It's great music.

In some ways, 1970s Elton was a less edgy version of David Bowie. G-rated glitter/glam rock for the masses. He was HUGE when I was in junior high and I was a huge fan.

I don't like him either. Over rated.

"I've been playing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road since I first bought it on vinyl in the 70's. I still play it today.'

So do I. It still holds up. A lot of his music still does. It's amazing how he could take Bernie Taupin's frequently mediocre lyrics and make a great song out of it.

[quite]Of course he's singing in the 70's, [R51]. He's singing straightforward, on key, good range, and often poignantly. Duh. Very few male pop stars today can sing so simply and honestly.

Well described and absolutely true.

There are a few male singers who sing honestly today but they seem to be very dirgy...maybe Coldplay is the big influence. That's the style. Then you get the over-emoters.

The women singers just seem to shreik. It just seems to be about trying to create an impressive performance and it all sounds off key to me. No real emotion. No melody. Very, very odd.

My mom always used to listen to the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" when driving. I have a fondness for it. It's one of those albums you can listen to all the way through. But there's no accounting for taste, OP. If you don't like him, you don't like him.

He mentors young talent.

I do too OP. He is the epitome of repulsive because of his repulsive personalty and whatever that thing on his head is... He is a very unpleasant person.

[quote] His first successful album, 'Elton John' (great title) was so beautiful.

I agree, R10. Then everything turned to pastiche.

Then to schlock.

Then to Disney.

I may have something to do with the absence of Taupin, I don't know.

[quote] My mom always used to listen to the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" when driving.

That's a good album. So is Madman across the Water.

It's the later stuff (Can You Feel the Love Tonight) that gives people bad feelings.

OP has stated her boundaries!

His voice is average. His songs sound the same but I like them. He is a very ugly person on the inside.

He loves beautiful things.

Yes OP, Elton is a nasty Queen.

These were some of the greatest rock and roll albums ever created:

"Elton John"

"Madman Across The Water"

"Honky Chateau"

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

"Tumbleweed Connection"

He’s so fat he looks like a hot air balloon.

Okay, who's resuscitating these threads from 300 years ago??

It’s funny that he always toured with Billy Joel because very few people I know are fans of both.

But at least one of them knew when to quit (churning out new crap, that is).