Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Not all albums stand the test of time, but plenty do and Australian music critic Stevie Nix will bring one to you each week. He'll cover all eras and most genres and tell you why each record is so revered and, equally, why it deserves to be. And he only uses six songs to do it.
Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Tumbleweed Connection by Elton John
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The album wanders confidently away from conventional pop structures, unfolding in movements rather than tidy choruses. Country, blues, gospel, and folk all colour the palette, and Paul Buckmaster’s orchestrations, though present, lean into mood rather than spectacle. The result is an album that feels cinematic, as if each song is a scene from an unmade Western about loyalty, loss, and the uneasy promises of progress. Tumbleweed Connection is a dusty, dreamlike detour that works spectacularly — not because it polished his strengths, but because it dared to reimagine them altogether.
Featured songs:
Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun
My Father’s Gun
Country Comfort
Where To Now St. Peter?
Amoreena
Burn Down The Mission