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Caribou
Pop · 1974 · 10 tracks

Caribou

A high-stakes blend of brassy glam rock and cinematic piano ballads. Recorded in the Rockies, it captures a superstar at his most frantic and most vulnerable.

June 24, 1974 · SAS (6)

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A frantic, chaotic energy vibrates through this hurried collection, capturing a superstar operating at the absolute peak of his commercial powers. The music swings wildly between sneering, guitar-driven swagger and lush, tear-stained ballads, reflecting a restless isolation born from recording in the Colorado mountains.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
The Bitch Is Back
3:43
02
Pinky
3:54
03
Grimsby
3:46
04
Dixie Lily
2:55
05
Solar Prestige a Gammon
2:52
06
You’re So Static
4:51
07
I’ve Seen the Saucers
4:47
08
Stinker
5:20
09
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
5:35
10
Ticking
7:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
Reviews

How does Caribou sound next to the rest of Elton John's catalogue?

Defiant+2.9σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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