Lot's of Gimmicks

Sweet & Elton John's One-Page Single Reviews in Melody Maker, January 13, 1973.

SWEET: "Block Buster!" (RCA).

Lot's of gimmicks on the boy's new tilt at the top. Sirens wail, and there's a kind of hidden menace in their chants and yodels. It vincing version, with a boring riff in the final bars that shows the band ran out of ideas.

ELTON JOHN: “Daniel”

A warm, attractive song that grows in its appeal with each hearing. Set to a lilting calypso beat, Elton uses electric piano and lends a kind of steel drum effect, to a fine song and a convincing hit. "Daniel " is an elder brother who flies away, and the Bernie Taupin lyrics have a cloudy, floating quality. The old firm believe it's the best song they have written.