Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2004, DVD Audio)

This DVD comes with the 2003 double CD edition of Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." It is the insider's story of how the now classic musical collection was created. There are priceless interviews with musical composer Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin.

The DVD features both archived and new performances by Elton John, including rare footage from original recording sessions of:

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; Jamaica Jerk-Off, The Ballad of Danny Bailey; Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting; Bennie and the Jets; Sweet Painted Lady; Roy Rogers; and Candle in the Wind.

During Sir John's piano playing of "Candle in the Wind" his younger hands switch to his older hands, and remind me of how the song's lyrics were switched to the funeral song for Princess of Wales, Lady Diana.

The commentaries that the two main musical-lyrical composers make about why and how they worked together, and how their recordings of certain songs came into being are quite delightful insider's perspectives which make this DVD not simply a visual performance DVD but also one with the qualities of a fine documentary.

Good but not great surround mixes of the landmark double album by Elton. If only they would do a DVD-Audio version of "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player"! Then I could die happy.