I’m not sure what might have led to Australian duo, Pnau to remix/mash-up Elton John songs, but it’s an odd listen that’s still every bit as predicable as you’d expect. Much like Cirque du Soleil’s mash-up of The Beatles on Love or the dreadful Elvis Presley remix record, Viva Elvis, this album doesn’t do much to add to the artist’s catalog as much as it does exploit it. This attempt at “updating” still sounds really dated, which might not be a horrible thing but it’s still disorienting to hear great songs from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road with modern beats. It’s partly like a cheesy eighties 80′s soundtrack and also like a 90′s R&B dance tune. While these songs try to pull together to create something interesting, nothing really works the way it should. While I can applaud the use of lesser known Elton John songs, the original recording are always better. The constant retro beach-and-sun sound that goes on over and over on this album is very ordinary and does nothing for the album. Nothing on Good Morning to Night is going to shed light on anything on John’s discography.
Rating: 3.0 out of 10.
