It also sets the tone for the rest of the album. This is down-home, feelgood music, underneath a lyric that has a hint of tension. In contrast, the previous album might have come across as a bit formal, and possibly slightly darker. Right off the top there is a loose, easygoing feel to this. To this day this album continues to amaze me. It is where Elton and Bernie lock into their songwriting gift, creating such a solid, adventurous, and creative collection of tracks, all tied into a loose theme of the American West. While still familiarly an Elton John album, it veered off into a unique territory that makes this album a standout. Those early listens are still quite memorable for me.
While the other albums offered a possible indication of what to expect, going in it was a completely blank slate. I remember that buying a copy was something I had determined to do simply out of curiosity, but also because, as a fan, I needed to have all the albums. No track listing anywhere on the cover, and no songs that I was even remotely familiar with that I could link to this release. However, Tumbleweed Connection was a bit of on enigma. By 1975, I was a full blown fan, and had acquired a handful of his LPs up to that point, including his Greatest Hits.
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