Picking Sides: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

[Cosmic Harmony]

Picking Sides is where we pit the vinyl sides of albums (of varying iconicness) against one another and discuss why we like one side over the other and what we think is positive and negative about them.

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Side One

1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
2. Candle in the Wind
3. Bennie and the Jets


Side Two

1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. This Song Has No Title
3. Grey Seal
4. Jamaica Jerk-Off
5. I've Seen That Movie Too


Side Three

1. Sweet Painted Lady
2. The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–34)
3. Dirty Little Girl
4. All the Girls Love Alice


Side Four

1. Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll)
2. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
3. Roy Rogers
4. Social Disease
5. Harmony

 

[That 70s Guy]

One

 

[Jet]

One.

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

Such a fantastic album! It's not easy choosing a side, but I had to go with side one because of "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", which is my favourite track on the album.

 

[Jet]

Such a fantastic album! It's not easy choosing a side, but I had to go with side one because of "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", which is my favourite track on the album.

I think that song could have been a side of it's own! I believe it's listed as one of songs with the longest intros.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

As much I love all sides of this album I think I like the last one the best overall. "Social Disease" is a really fun, underrated track, "Roy Rogers" is quite lovely, and I'll always have a soft spot for "Harmony". It's just the freshest and most enjoyable to me.

 

[Johnny-Too-Good]

A sensational double album, with no 'filler' on it, and in my view, Elton's best ever. I'm going with side one because of the epic opening - 'Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'.

 

[recgord27]

Excellent album all round. For me side one with Funeral for a friend/Love lies bleeding. Best ever Elton John song.

 

[architect]

Had to go with Side Two for the title track and Grey Seal

 

[stepcousin]

side 1 pretty much because of my favorite track off this album: Funeral/Love Lies Bleeding.