‘Songs From The West Coast’: Elton John Recaptures His Early Intimacy

‘Songs From The West Coast’: Elton John Recaptures His Early Intimacy

Elton John’s first studio album of the 21st century, Songs From The West Coast, arrived on October 1, 2001. It came after his longest-ever gap between regular releases, four years on from The Big Picture. But the English knight had hardly been dragging his heels. During that time, John had recorded two musical score albums, for the stage show Aida and the soundtrack album Elton John And Tim Rice’s Aida, then two film soundtracks, for The Muse an…