Peachtree Road by Elton John

Pros: Lots of soul searching tracks here.
Cons: None noted.

Elton John’s album Peachtree Road offers a bevy of inspirational and moving songs full of thought, passion and reason. This self produced album is a testament of victory to all the critics who said it could not be done. Peachtree Road ...

Pros: You know the name, now own the music.
Cons: First impression was extremely "bleh", major slump towards the end

Ten years ago, when Elton John and Bernie Taupin were kickin' it with The Lion King soundtrack, even then, you almost could have said "Well holy cow, do these guys ever go away?" But here we are, and there they are, still alive and very much kicking. ...

Pros: His most consistent and consistently rewarding set of songs in ages.
Cons: "My Elusive Drug"... too much molasses, not enough grits.

I was too young to experience the most glorious days of Elton John’s recording career firsthand. But, long before I knew who he was, or what he looked like, I knew all the words to “Philadelphia Freedom” and “Your Song”. I ...

Pros: Great lyrics, songs, and SACD sound engineering.
Cons: Surround channels too strong in a couple sections.

There are already several reviews on the regular CD version of Elton John's "Peachtree Road" so I won't repeat in this review.

The most notable feature of this SACD is strong imaging and a fantastic bass track. Compared to my other two Elton SACDs (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic), this album has the sharpest sound. It may just be that this is a new album mastered with SACD in mind, but regardless it was impressive. There were a couple tracks where the surround channels almost became overbearing, but for the most part they were pretty tame.

The SACD is dual-format and hybrid, so you get a regular CD PCM bitstream, a 2-channel SACD DSD bitstream, and a 5.1-channel DSD bitstream.

The songs on Peachtree Road are a little slower and a little calmer than earlier albums but the lyrics are great and Elton John sounds better with a deeper voice in my opinion. Track 3: "Answer in the Sky" will stick in your mind, guaranteed.

(This SACD was played on my Sony DVP-NS775 DVD player in 5.1 surround)