Rock Of The Westies (studio album) by Elton John

Rock Of The Westies by Elton John
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 21,837th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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71/100 (from 82 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (261st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,693rd)
Award Best albums of all time (21,837th)
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Rock Of The Westies is ranked 24th best out of 53 albums by Elton John on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 208 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,988.

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90/100
From 06/15/2021 00:49
Underrated Elton John. Always remembered this being in my dad's record collection. After they moved he gave me his collection! Island Girl is so nostalgic! One of the catchiest songs of all time.
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From 03/27/2020 00:54
This album is underrated. These songs have been forgotten, even though "Island Girl" was a #1 hit in the USA. I like "I Feel Like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford) Not one of his very best albums, but I like it. It rocks a little harder than most of his albums.
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75/100
From 01/11/2020 03:51
Elton John switches up his band with Rock of the Westies. Some of the songs are pretty funky. The first side is definitely stronger than the second, but there are some solid songs on here.

Key tracks: Dan Dare, I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford), and Grow Some Funk of Your Own.
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From 11/29/2018 15:25
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee) is a bonus track on my copy of this album, a track that this album really needs.
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From 06/18/2016 14:49
I think this is an underrated and overlooked album. The reason why is probably it's lack of a true Elton John classic. Island girl, is the only reasonably well known track. Also it's more of a rock album than previous records and that makes it an extremely enjoyable one. Not Elton's best, but worth re-evaluation.
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60/100
From 11/22/2015 23:59
Starts off very ambitious, and I like the medley a lot. Aside from that, nothing else totally stands out in my opinion. Solid album, but nothing great until 'Feed Me'. The rock stuff on here doesn't have the hook that a song like 'Saturday Night's..' has.

Great vocals and drums on this album though.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. A Night At The Opera by Queen
5. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
6. Another Green World by Brian Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac
10. Mothership Connection by Parliament
11. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
17. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
18. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
19. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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