Brandi Carlile and Elton John – Who Believes in Angels?
Brandi Carlile and Elton John are together at last! Brandi has long admired Elton. She was bold enough to reach out to him early in her career, and they became friends.
The genius of this album is that it is precisely what you would hope: a re-creation of Elton’s 70s magic. Besides Elton and Brandi, Bernie Taupin, Elton’s writing partner, contributes. Andrew Watt produces – Watt has sprinkled his pixie dust on recent albums by Lady Gaga, Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, and the Rolling Stones – that pixie dust works great here too.
As much as I like this album, it is not a high-water mark for Brandi or Elton. It is just friends having fun and as a fan of both it is easy to be sucked into the hijinx. So enjoy it for what it is.
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