Billy Joel Discography Review

[BiteUrLip]

It's time to concentrate to "the American Elton John", as he has been described (sorry Billy, I know you don't like this nickname but on an Elton board I have to use it!).

All his albums are at least very good, some fantastic!

Cold Spring Harbor ***** Highlights: "She's Got A Way", "You Can Make Me Free", "Everybody Loves You Now", "Why Judy Why", "Falling Of The Rain", "You Look So Good To Me", "Tomorrow Is Today"
Piano Man *****+ Highlights: "Travelin' Player", "Piano Man", "Ain't No Cry", "You're My Home", "The Ballad Of Billy The Kid", "Stop In Nevada", "If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You)" Super highlights: "Captain Jack"
Streetlife Serenade ***** Highlights: "Los Angelenos", "The Great Suburban Showdown", "The Entertainer", "The Mexican Connection"
Turnstiles *****+ Highlights: "Say Goodbye To Hollywood", "Summer, Highland Falls", "New York State Of Mind", "Prelude, Angry Young Man", "I've Loved These Days" Super highlights: "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)"
The Stranger ***** Highlights: "Just The Way You Are", "Only The Good Die Young", "She's Always A Woman" Super highlights: "Everybody Has A Dream"
52nd Street ***** Highlights: "Honesty", "My Life", "Rosalinda's Eyes", "Half A Mile Away", "Until The Night"
Glass Houses ****½ Highlights: "Don't Ask Me Why", "All For Leyna", "Sleeping With The Television On"
The Nylon Curtain ***** Highlights: "Allentown", "Goodnight Saigon", "She's Right On Time", "Scandinavian Skies", "Where's The Orchestra"
An Innocent Man ***** Highlights: "This Night", "Careless Talk", "Leave A Tender Moment Alone" Super highlights: "Uptown Girl"
The Bridge ***** Highlights: "This Is The Time", "A Matter Of Trust", "Modern Woman", "Baby Grand", "Temptation", "Getting Closer"
Storm Front *****+ Highlights: "That's Not Her Style", "We Didn't Start The Fire", "The Downeaster 'Alexa'", "I Go To Extremes", "Shameless", "State Of Grace", "And So It Goes" Super highlights: "Leningrad"
River Of Dreams *****+ Highlights: "No Man's Land", "The Great Wall Of China", "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)", The River Of Dreams", "Two Thousand Years", "Famous Last Words" Super highlights: "All About Soul"
Fantasies & Delusions ***½

Other highlights: "In A Sentimental Mood"

Total NOD: 0 (Great work, Billy!)

I will also rate the two albums by The Hassles and the self-titled album Attila, which has a bad reputation. These recordings are quite bad so I don't recommend them - and they don't even sound like Billy Joel records.

Attila - Attila **½ Highlights: "Holy Moses" NOD: 1
The Hassles - The Hassles ***
The Hassles - Hour Of The Wolf **

[newloneranger]

Cold Spring Harbor *** Highlights: Everybody Loves You Now, Shes Got A Way
Piano Man **** Highlights: "Piano Man", "You're My Home", "The Ballad Of Billy The Kid", "Stop In Nevada", Captain Jack"
Streetlife Serenade ***1/2 Highlights: "Los Angelenos", "The Entertainer", Streetlife Seranader.
Turnstiles ****1/2 Highlights: "Say Goodbye To Hollywood", "Summer, Highland Falls", "Prelude, Angry Young Man", "I've Loved These Days" "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)"
The Stranger ***** Highlights: "Just The Way You Are", "Only The Good Die Young", "She's Always A Woman" The Stranger, Movin Out.
52nd Street ***** Highlights: "Honesty", "My Life", "Rosalinda's Eyes", Stiletto, "Until The Night", Big Shot
Glass Houses ***** Highlights: "Don't Ask Me Why", You May Be Right, Its Still Rock and Roll To Me, Sometimes A Fantasy, You Were The One
The Nylon Curtain ***** Highlights: "Allentown", "Goodnight Saigon", "Pressure", "Scandinavian Skies", "A Room Of Your Own"
An Innocent Man ****1/2 Highlights: "An Innocent Man", "Uptown Girl", "Leave A Tender Moment Alone",Tell Her About It, Keeping The Faith
The Bridge ****1/2 Highlights: "This Is The Time", "A Matter Of Trust", "Modern Woman", "Running On Ice", "Temptation", "Big Man On Mulberry Street"
Storm Front ***** Highlights: "And So It Goes", "We Didn't Start The Fire", "The Downeaster Alexa", "I Go To Extremes", "Shameless", "State Of Grace", "Leningrad"
River Of Dreams ***** Highlights: "All About Soul", "The Great Wall Of China", "A Minor Variation", The River Of Dreams", "Two Thousand Years",
Fantasies & Delusions **

[BiteUrLip]

So, we somewhat share the opinion about Fantasies & Delusions - it definitely is not a memorable album. The pieces are nice but nothing special.

[newloneranger]

Aug 4, 2018 22:36:36 GMT BiteUrLip said:

So, we somewhat share the opinion about Fantasies & Delusions - it definitely is not a memorable album. The pieces are nice but nothing special.

Yea, I don't even think its Billy playing the piano. He wrote the music, thats it.

[nix]

Cold Spring Harbor ***1/2 
Piano Man ****1/2
Streetlife Serenade ***
Turnstiles ****1/2
The Stranger *****
52nd Street *****
Glass Houses *****
The Nylon Curtain ****
An Innocent Man ****1/2
The Bridge *****
Storm Front *****
River Of Dreams ****