Amen!  Just saw Elton last night in The Red Piano show in Vegas- entertaining as always, though some of the videos that David LaChapelle created  were disturbing as well as distracting to Elton's performance.  Told my wife afterwards that of all the Elton Jonn shows I've seen over the years...the one with just he and Ray Cooper on stage was by far and away the most entertaining.  Seeing Elton perform in primarily an accoustic/solo environment really showed how brilliant and talented of a performer he is.