The Great Wall of China is probably the closest to 90s rock Joel ever ventured, and he nailed it. With an impressive career of instant classic albums, Joel had nothing to prove with this album, and yet he still delivered a handful of considerable tracks.
By the end however, it feels quite like a river of dreams, floating along through a vaguely amusing experience, without totally making sense. Los Angelenos is sort of his critique of the new world he now inhabits for all of its diversity, exoticism, and noise:. The Entertainer details the taxing and tumultuous road of the entertainment business and notes the cutting of Piano Man forced upon him by the label.
Falling of the Rain introduced the world to the beautiful piano magic that this sorcerer could conjure up and the sharp vocals that accompanied them. Joel has said that seeing the band perform on the Ed Sullivan Show changed his life as the show did with Springsteen as well. Cold Spring Harbor is a spectacular debut album, even while lacking in sonic quality, partially due to being the one record produced and released at Family Records. This jazzy, drummed up, rock album features The Genius, Ray Charles, and future pop star but then industry sophomore, Cyndi Lauper.
The third-longest gap between studio albums three years was bridged effectively, but not by an all-time great album even with the help of friends. The Nylon Curtain is a Beatles-esque project with serious subject matter and a finely-polished sound.
While not the most renowned album in his discography, The Nylon Curtain is actually the album Joel is most proud of. He spent tireless hours in the studio recording and producing the project. In Laura , Scandinavian Skies , and elsewhere on the album, you can hear Beatles-esque melodies and strings, likely influenced by the recent passing of John Lennon 18 months prior. In fact, you can even hear hints of an adopted English accent on some tracks. Goodnight Saigon deals with the Vietnam War from the perspective of American foot soldiers.
Joel goes key crazy on Storm Front , bringing one of the harder rocking albums of his discography. Billy Joel plays all the keys in his eleventh studio album; from organ to harpsichord to synthesizers to acoustic piano, he masterfully moves between them on Storm Front. Strangely enough the Cold War ended that same year; thanks Billy.
Storm Front offers meaningful songs and a mega hit between somewhat forced Huey Lewis vibes. This album was recorded with the quintessential Billy Joel Band, each member handpicked by Joel himself. Summer, Highland Falls just happens to be one of my favorite Billy Joel songs of all time.
Vastly underrated and overlooked, even one line strikes to the heart:. Turnstiles was an amazing body of work so filled with the unbridled joy Joel has for returning home which started a consecutive three-year streak of iconic albums. Far from fragile, this album has stood the test of time like few other year-old works.
Billy Joel always had a knack for evolving musically without seeming worried about the reception of his latest work. Glass Houses finds Joel edging into New Wave territory, with his firmly established anti-establishment messaging, additional electronic reverberations, and sound effects. Billy provides his signature slice of life writing in Sleeping With the Television On and his political microscoping on the hard rocking Close to the Borderline. He criticizes the fact that more importance is being placed on the fashion than on the music of musicians:.
It was difficult to work all night and still make it to school on time. Although Billy's grades were fine, he was not allowed to graduate with his high school class as a result of too many absences. Attila recorded one album on Epic Records. Although Billy had an album out, he had to supplement his income during this period with various "straight" jobs such as writing rock criticism for the magazine "Changes," working in a factory, painting Piping Rock Country Club in Locust Valley, Long Island and recording a commercial with Chubby Checker.
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It appears your browser does not have it turned on. Please see your browser settings for this feature. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Continua a leggereIl suo primo album Cold Spring Harbor, uscito nel , non ha avuto successo, tanto da indurlo a tornare nei piano bar, dove aveva iniziato i suoi primi passi, con lo pseudonimo di "Bill Martin". La strada del successo era tracciata, tanto che nella primavera del viene chiamato al prestigioso "Carnegie Hall" di New York, ove tiene tre concerti, tutti esauriti 2, 3 e 4 giugno.
La definitiva consacrazione arriva nel con l'album The Stranger, prodotto in collaborazione con Phil Ramone conosciuto a Toronto approfittando della pausa dalle scene che si era preso Elton John[1], il pianista britannico a cui Joel, bene o male, si ispirava con la sua musica. Il successo di vendite viene confermato con l'album "Glass Houses", uscito nel , rimasto per sei settimane al primo posto del Billboard Album Chart, il quale brillanti hits come You May be Rights e It's Still Rock'n Roll to Me, col quale raggiunge per la prima volta il primo posto nella classifica americana tra i singoli.
Grazie a questa uscita riceve l'American Music Award per il miglior album dell'anno, vincendo un altro Grammy per la migliore perfomance vocale pop-rock.
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