“Elton John himself never seems pretentious but Bernie Taupin's lyrics often do - sometimes pretentious in a clever sort of way, but pretentious nonetheless. There is a conflict between Elton's and Bernie's personal styles, no doubt about it.” WaySometimesSeemsDoubtStyleConflictCleverNo DoubtPretentiousPersonal Style Author:Jon Landau
“Since her landmark 'Tapestry,' Carole King has both oversimplified and over elaborated that masterful album's style until her music has become something more overtly but less effectively personal.” StyleKingsAlbumsTapestryLandmarks Author:Jon Landau
“The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that needed no justification because it came so naturally to them. As they grew musically the mere repetition of old rock and blues tunes became increasingly less satisfying.” WaySelfRocksStyleGrewNeededConsciousStonesMereMusicalCommittedObviousTunesSatisfyingJustificationRepetitionSelf ConsciousRockersOld RockMusical Style Book:It's too late to stop now: a rock and roll journal Source: It's too late to stop now: a rock and roll journal
“James Taylor is the kind of person I always thought the word 'folksinger' referred to. He writes and sings songs that are reflections of his own life, and performs in them in his own style. All of his performances are marked by an eloquent simplicity.” WritingKindPersonsSongStyleReflectionPerformancesSimplicityEloquent Author:Jon Landau
“Sly Stone doesn't make good albums: only good records. His style is so infinite and revolves around so many crucial aspects that it has only come together perfectly on a handful of his singles.” TogetherRecordsStyleAspectStonesInfiniteAlbumsCrucialHandfulSinglesSlyGood Records Author:Jon Landau
“The title song of David Bowie's 'Young Americans' is one of his handful of classics, a bizarre mixture of social comment, run-on lyric style, English pop and American soul.” SoulRunningYoungSongSocialStylePopsTitlesCommentBizarreMixturesHandfulBowie Author:Jon Landau
