Elton John’s third album, Tumbleweed Connection, received some of the best reviews he’d ever get. The album isn’t chock full of hits, though ‘Burn Down the Mission’ became a concert staple through the decades.

This is a concept album about the West, leaning on the country and blues genres and schewing simple verse-chorus-verse structure for a more experimental songwriting style.

I’ve been telling myself for years that I need to listen to this album in full. Every snippet I’ve heard has impressed me. It’s hard to beat Elton John in his prime.