Rocketman: Yes or No?

[Charlzm]

Sounds like this movie will have a harder edge than Bohemian Rhapsody. I’m not sure that’s a good thing. But I’m interested in seeing it.

What says TB? Burning up his fuse up there alone?

Saw it the night before it opened at a preview. Very entertaining, but not really about music or the music business. I love EJ's 70's music and the movie leans heavily on that era, so... good times.

 

[jbasedig]

Sounds like this movie will have a harder edge than Bohemian Rhapsody. I’m not sure that’s a good thing. But I’m interested in seeing it.

What says TB? Burning up his fuse up there alone?

Dee Murray

 

[jbasedig]

Saw it the night before it opened at a preview. Very entertaining, but not really about music or the music business. I love EJ's 70's music and the movie leans heavily on that era, so... good times.

Dee Murray

 

[Charlzm]

Dee Murray

The movie is completely lacking in Dee Murray.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I misquoted the lyric.

“Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone…”

Duuude, I thought it was "burning down the street on herion" for like yeeears. Especially cause he talks about being "high as a kite" before his flight.

 

[jbasedig]

The movie is completely lacking in Dee Murray.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[gfen]

The movie is completely lacking in Dee Murray.

This thread isn't.

Dee Murray!

(who's Dee Murray???)

 

[gfen]

This thread isn't.

Dee Murray!

(who's Dee Murray???)

Dee Murray

 

[Coot]

I thought it was "burning up my fuel up here alone.." lol

 

[jbasedig]

This thread isn't.

Dee Murray!

(who's Dee Murray???)

just in case you aren't kidding......

 

[jbasedig]

The movie is completely lacking in Dee Murray.

That is sad indeed

 

[jbasedig]

All those guys, Nigel, Dee, Davey... they could sing and I think the gen pub doesn't realize how much credit they deserve for their backing vocals. This is just one example, the only isolated one I could find. Not one of my fave songs.... but These guys were solid musicians... no auto tune needed,,, nor available, A singing bass player like Dee Murray.?.. wow,,, he would have a full calendar even today.

 

[jbasedig]

My wife, son and I saw it tonight. It was ok. Definitely not as good as Bohemian Rhapsody. To me, Bohemian Rhapsody was a biography that featured music. Rocketman seemed more like a musical that was trying to tell a story. It was more like Mama Mia with a lot of song and dance numbers. The singing was also better in Bohemian Rhapsody. I would give it a 6 out of 10.

thanks for the warning...looks like I'll stay home with my vodker and tonics listening to Elton on Vinyl

 

[jbasedig]

Dee Murray - Wikipedia.


Dee was integral to 70s early 80s EJ... go head play along. These songs are such a blast on bass... not fast, but not just 1-4-5... the lines provide motion for the songs. Rocket Man made me wanna play bass before I knew what bass was

 

[jbasedig]

The movie is completely lacking in Dee Murray.

Dee Murray - Wikipedia

 

[Alkali Ike]

I thought it was "burning up my fuel up here alone.." lol

 

[cnltb]

To be honest, I am not interested in recent bio pics, as is the case with both the Queen one(I also dislike Rami Malek)and the Elton John one.

 

[pcake]

was there any mention of leon russell in the movie?

 

[trevcda]

I'm not clamoring to see it, but will probably eventually see it when comes around on streaming media. I did find it interesting that Elton, still being alive, would have the opportunity to be involved with and get to see his own biopic I would have hoped that he would have had some say in the process and made it a little more factual and little less director fantasy.

 

[Miker27607]

I love some of his music, but with due respect to the man, am not interested in his life story.