mmm...this certainly got heated...as expected
as i previously stated..there are only a couple of eltons songs that i like...rocketman and daniel being 2 and there are a couple more
as a musician he does have talent on the piano but i think that is overshadowed by his image...he is known more for his lairy costumes than having a musical skill
this image isnt neccessarily a bad thing however as it has given him a massive celebrity status that he has managed to use for good causes both in promoting new music and also helps him raise money for charity
i suppose through this he can be seen as sacrificing the art of the music for other aspects of fame and perhaps criticism can be levied at him for that...i know AC is very passionate about people who do not respect the art of music and use it only as an attempt to legitimise their self promotion and desperate fame seeking and as such make crap music
saying that...i dont think Elton is guilty of making crap music
as for Tool...i will admit to having heard little of them and what i have heard i havent really connected with as its not really my "type" of music
but as musicians they are indeed talented as many musicians of many genre's are
i dont think talent can be solely defined to how many techniques you know on your chosen instrument or how many instruments you play...these are superfluous to the debate
take a simple argument...who is the better guitarist...joe satriani or jimi hendrix
i have no doubt that satriani can play faster and has more techniques than hendrix (and i have many albums by both so i can say this pretty much for certain)...but i still think hendrix is a far more talented musician simply cause he could write an emotion into his music that satriani fails to touch