数ある2枚組アルバムのなかでも最高級のものだという評判があまり広まらなかったのだろう。『GoodbyeYellow BrickRoad』は数百万枚程度のセールスにとどまった。あまりにもいろんな曲に手を広げすぎたので、その前に出したもっと落ち着いた感じの『Honky Chateau』にも、その後に出したノリのいいロック調の『Rock of the Westies』にも、完成度では確かに及ばない。しかし、しかしだ。「Bennie and theJets」や「Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting」といった目の覚めるような軽快な曲や、哀愁漂う「TheBallad of DannyBailey」、ダウンビートの旋律で奏でられる「Harmony」を聴けば、ポップスの真髄を集めたすばらしいアルバムであることに文句なく納得できるはずだ。（David Bennun, Amazon.com）
Album Description
Japanese-only two disc SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) paper sleeve pressing of this classic album from the British singer/songwriter and entertainer, originally released in 1973. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008.
Amazon.com essential recording
Rarely mentioned as one of the great double albums, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road had to settle for ending up in a few million record collections. So sprawling that it doesn't quite measure up to the earlier, more laid-back Honky Chateau or the later, pushy Rock of the Westies, this still holds claim to a lot of brilliant, very pop-savvy music: the winking rebellion of "Bennie and the Jets" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," the ready-made nostalgia of "The Ballad of Danny Bailey," the downbeat melodicism of "Harmony." --Rickey Wright
