Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌
I went into this album with next to zero expectations. Not that I don’t have faith in either Elton John or Brandi Carlile to make a compelling album, but I just got such Rolling Stone Hackney Diamonds, or recent Paul McCartney, vibes from this. The promotion, the album cover, the album title… It all just screamed late career overhyped slop to me.
But I’m pleased to say that I was sorely mistaken. This is pretty damn great. I was much too harsh coming into this. Lesson learned, don’t judge a book by its cover. This succeeds where the comparisons I erroneously made fail. Namely, the music is just undeniably good.
What surprised me is that this is a genuine joint Elton John and Brandi Carlile album. I figured it would just be Elton John performing the songs, with Brandi playing the role of longtime Elton lyricist Bernie Taupin (who apparently contributed on this album, also). But no, Brandi performs on the album, and even has songs she does on her own. I love that.
Favorite song: “Never Too Late”
