So Many Roads To Ease My Soul: Elton John - 1989-08-02

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Friday, August 2, 2024

Elton John - 1989-08-02 - Mansfield, MA (SBD)

Elton John

1989-08-02

Great Woods Perorming Arts Center

Mansfield, MA

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Bennie And The Jets

02. Island Girl

03. Harmony

04. Tiny Dancer

05. Sleeping With The Past

06. The Bitch Is Back

07. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

08. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Parts 1 And 2

09. Funeral For A Friend-Love Lies Bleeding

10. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

11. Daniel

12. Candle In The Wind

CD 2:

01. Sacrifice

02. Blue Eyes

03. Philadelphia Freedom

04. Burn Down The Mission

05. Come Down In Time (Cuts in)

06. Healing Hands

07. Levon

08. Stones Throw From Hurtin'

09. Sad Songs (Say So Much)

10. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

11. I'm Still Standing

12. Rocket Man

Elton John - 1989-08-02 - Mansfield, MA (SBD)

Elton John released his debut album, Empty Sky, on June 6, 1969. The disc, however, was only released in the UK and would not hit stores across the pond in the US until 1975, well after Sir Elton had become a superstar. Given that he had yet to release a US album when Woodstock took place, its little wonder he wasn't invited to the festival.

This post captures Elton some 2 decades after Woodtsock and the historic musical year of 1960. Elton John’s 1988/1989 World Tour occurred between 2 traumatic moments in his life. In early 1987, after completing a series of shows in Australia, he entered the hospital for surgery on his throat, which fortunately did not impact his ability to sing, though it did lower his register. In 1990, he entered himself into rehab to deal with his addictions to drugs and alcohol, as well as to help him overcome bulimia. In between, he released 2 albums, Reg Strikes Back and Sleeping With The Past, both of which reached the top 25 on the Billboard charts and yielded such singles as "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That (#2 on the Bilboard charts) and Sacrifice (#18 on the Bilboard charts). Elton’s tour included songs from both discs, though by the time of this show from August 2, 1989, 35 years ago today, he was highlighting tunes from Sleeping With the Past, which would be released at the end of that month.