Elton John Honky Chateau [50th Anniversary Gold LP] 1/6/09 the band's songwriting chops had

the band's songwriting chops had fully blossomed

overdriven guitars and unexpected tempo changes

Both a psychedelic voyage and a thunderous gut punch

bassist Joe Osbourne

that's exactly where they're at

Elton John Honky Chateau [50th Anniversary Gold LP] 1/6/09 the band's songwriting chops hadElton John Honky Chateau 50th Anniversary Released in May 1972, Honky Chteau was the album that made Elton John a superstar and ushered in a new era for him. Named after the residential studios outside Paris where the album was recorded, Honky Chteau bought a new level of simplicity and directness to Eltons music that had previously only been seen in glimpses. Shorn of the complexities and ornate orchestrations of his recent work, Honky Chateau seemed