Billy Joel
Billy Joel
#1Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 4:44pm
Billy Joel = the single greatest musician of the 20th century: Agree or disagree?
Again, I don't know if this has been posted before...shoot me if it has. 
#2re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 4:53pmI absolutely love Billy Joel. I was pretty much raised on his music by my dad.
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#2re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 4:55pmlove love love billy joel, but i don't think that he is the best musician of the 20th century...
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#3re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:12pm
My mom's a big fan of his. I could go either way - some of his work I enjoy, but at the same time, there's a few of his songs that just get under my skin.
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
#4re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:15pmImmensely gifted singer/songwriter. I love his early recordings. I don't care too much for songs like "Uptown Girl" though.
#5re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:50pm
I believe he hit his peak with the "An Innocent Man" album, because "The Bridge" was an absolute disaster.
I am a very big fan of "Turnstiles," "The Stranger," and "Glass Houses," with the latter probably being his best album. I really wish I had the chance to see him perform when he was young, because now he just seems bored.
#6re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:52pmMichael Lennon, have you met Cruel_Sandwich?
#7re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:54pm
I have vidoes of myself as a three year old singing along and dancing to "Uptown Girl."
Yes I love Billy Joel.
#8re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:56pmNo, I have not met Cruel_Sandwich...but with a name like that, he must be interesting.
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#9re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 6:16pm
BILLY JOEL ROCKS
I love him. Period.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#10re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 6:23pm
Oh, and I don't care much for Uptown Girl either. My favourites from Joel are Stiletto, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Rosalinda's Eyes, Piano Man, Until the Night, I've Loved these Days, Prelude/Angry Young Man, and a few others.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
#11re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 6:24pmi think that Ballad of Billy the Kid is Billy Joel's best...
#12re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 6:29pm
I don't think he's the best, but his talent is undeniable. I saw him in concert at the Garden last April and he's quite the entertainer. His music appeals to all generations. My favorite songs are "Still Rock and Roll . .. " "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," "New York State of Mind," and "Angry Young Man."
Ahh too many to name!
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#13re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 6:38pmAgreed.
#14re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 6:41pmI do really enjoy his music, but I don't think he's the best musician of the 20th century. He's great though.
#15re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 7:17pmdoes anybody know how many instruments he plays besides piano?
#16re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 7:24pmAside from numerous keyed instruments, I believe he plays guitar (as shown on the videos for "Allentown" and "A Matter of Trust).
#17re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 9:46pm
LOVE Billy.
Saw him in Kansas City at his peak.
When he sang "Uptown Girl," Christie Brinkley jumped up on stage from the front row and danced with him on stage.
Pure heaven.
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#18re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/5/07 at 10:27pmYou are one lucky man, Best12bars! Where were you sitting when that happened?
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#19re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/6/07 at 2:54amAnd the waitress is practicing her politics.......
vmlinnie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/06
#20re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/6/07 at 6:10am
While the businessmen slowly get stoned...
The Piano Man is my party piece.
And yes, Human torch, he plays piano & keyboards, guitar, and a bit of trumpet, but I don't think he's ever played trumpet on his albums or live performances, though the cover of 52nd street does picture him with a trumpet.
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.
Derek Mahon
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#21re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/6/07 at 10:33am
I'll always love him. I nearly wore out my parent's eight track tape player listening to Glass Houses!
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#22re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/6/07 at 10:48am
I grew up listening to him because my dad is a huge fan, and I just love his music.
"Only the Good Die Young" is one of my favorite songs ever.
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"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu#23re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/6/07 at 10:52amI am going to walk down the aisle at my wedding to "She's Got a Way" instead of the normal "Here Comes the Bride" song.
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gumbo2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/21/05
#24re: Billy Joel
Posted: 5/6/07 at 11:03amDoesn't he play the harmonica too? I have a distinct image of him at the piano and playing the harmonica. Unless someone else plays it on Piano Man. Anyway, I love most of his stuff, though I agree with pretty much everyone here that he's probably not THE best singer/songwriter in the 20th century.
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