Billy Joel

[Cruyff14]

Many Billy Joel fans here?

He is hands down one of my favourite artists and his body of work is brilliant.

Hard to pick a favourite track but it'd be between Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, A Matter of Trust, Miami 2017, Say Goodbye To Hollywood, Summer Highland Falls or Vienna.

So, so, good.

 

[KennyHuntersBlues]

Love Always a Woman, Honesty, Goodnight Saigon, Just the way you are and most of his 70s stuff

 

[Cruyff14]

Love Always a Woman, Honesty, Goodnight Saigon, Just the way you are and most of his 70s stuff

Goodnight Saigon is his best song. Absolutely haunting story it tells.

 

[BERT]

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant is my favourite.

I was lucky enough to see him at the garden a few years ago. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[raskolnikov]

Not a huge fan but I do like:

New York State of Mind
The Stranger
Piano Man
You're Only Human
This Night

 

[DIG]

Some of my favs are:

Allentown
Piano Man
Goodnight Saigon
An Innocent Man
The Stranger

He was the first concert I ever went to as a kid.

 

[Dan Moody]

Seen him twice at the Tennis Centre many years ago.
Loved him in my teens, an uncle put me onto him.
Love most of his songs, favourite album would be An Innocent Man but couldn't split between This Is The Time and Keeping The Faith as my favourite songs

 

[Professor Knowall]

Dunno how I didn't notice this thread to now. Though I wouldn't call myself a "fan" as such, as he doesn't
perform in my favourite music genres, I have nothing but respect for his songwriting and performing talent
and have actually seen him twice - the first time was way back sometime in the mid nineties at the MCG with
Elton John (I watched from what seemed about 150 metres away), the second time at MSG in Manhatten.

The songs already listed are all very good, but his signature song will surely always be his first really big hit -
Piano Man. I recall it getting played several times every night at the Piano Bar at Pat O'Briens in New Orleans,
with the whole crowded bar singing loudly along, hurricanes in hand.

 

[Cruyff14]

The energy in this is ****ing contagious!

 

[dumb]

the only billy joel in my collection

 

[smasha]

Love the live album Songs From The Attic,a must have.

 

[Cruyff14]

Love the live album Songs From The Attic,a must have.

My dad had this on vinyl.

The liner notes are great.

And as I type this, my Spotify shuffle has just landed on Captain Jack.

 

[smasha]

My dad had this on vinyl.

The liner notes are great.

And as I type this, my Spotify shuffle has just landed on Captain Jack.

The whole album is brilliant.

 

[Cruyff14]

The whole album is brilliant.

Yes, we both loved Miami 2017 too.

Summerhighland Falls is fantastic.

 

[smasha]

 

[revo333]

I was tempted to fly over to America this year to see him in concert, but it seems most of the concerts are sold out.

 

[Cruyff14]

I was tempted to fly over to America this year to see him in concert, but it seems most of the concerts are sold out.

I know a few people who saw him at MSG, loved it.

 

[stax on the mull]

The sample of "Stiletto" in Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's "Roads To The Riches" is really cool.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Matter of Trust is a great song.

Never knew Piano Man was about a piano player in a gay bar until I read the internet

 

[revo333]

MCG in December, one show only.

 

[Cruyff14]

I'm planning to go!

 

[revo333]

Me too!, will try my best to get a good seat on the oval.

 

[Dan Moody]

I'm in as well, saw him back in early 90's then around 96-97 I think.
He's been killing it at MSG over the last few months

 

[Cruyff14]

Got my tickets!

 

[Dan Moody]

Got mine today, B Reserve Seating Floor.
Checked out his setlists from the last few months and downloaded them and will thrash them over the next few months.