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50 Years Ago, the New York Times Reduced Elton John to "Ambience Music"

Summary by Rolling Stone
On August 10, 1976, Elton John began seven nights at the Madison Square Garden, a record taken from the Rolling Stones. In the New York Times, the critic John Rockwell shipped his music by calling it "music of the atmosphere of the greatest banality." Fifty years later, this residence appeared as the end of a [...] This article 50 years ago, the New York Times reduced Elton John to "music of the atmosphere" appeared first on Rolling Stone.
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On August 10, 1976, Elton John began seven nights at the Madison Square Garden, a record taken from the Rolling Stones. In the New York Times, the critic John Rockwell shipped his music by calling it "music of the atmosphere of the greatest banality." Fifty years later, this residence appeared as the end of a [...] This article 50 years ago, the New York Times reduced Elton John to "music of the atmosphere" appeared first on Rolling Stone.

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Rolling Stone broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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