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#36! And in my final part for the evening, we have Billy Joel’s 1976 album “Turnstiles”. I don’t know if there’s much to say after my last couple of posts about Billy’s music, because the same pretty much applies. The songs might be a tad bit more hit or miss here, but any lacking spaces more than get made up for with the greatness that is “New York State Of Mind” and “Prelude/Angry Young Man”. The vocal in the former of those two songs is just…. insane perfection streaming out of these turntable speakers. You have to crank it up and just savor all the bleeding hearted energy pouring forth. Now that’s singing with feeling. 

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And in my final part for the evening, we have Billy Joel’s 1976 album “Turnstiles”. I don’t know if there’s much to say after my last couple of posts about Billy’s music, because the same pretty much applies. The songs might be a tad bit more hit or miss here, but any lacking spaces more than get made up for with the greatness that is “New York State Of Mind” and “Prelude/Angry Young Man”. The vocal in the former of those two songs is just…. insane perfection streaming out of these turntable speakers. You have to crank it up and just savor all the bleeding hearted energy pouring forth. Now that’s singing with feeling. 

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#35! More of the excellent Billy Joel with 1982’s “The Nylon Curtain”. The same exceptional songwriting and hit-making were in place for this next album of Billy’s, with the only real difference being a sound that was less jazzy and more focused on a pop style that was vaguely reminiscent of a Beatles style of doing things at times. Either way it payed off in songs like “Allentown” and “Pressure”, and a very welcome denial of that typical style of production that seemed to dominate the era of 80’s music. The Piano Man just kept on chugging along. 

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More of the excellent Billy Joel with 1982’s “The Nylon Curtain”. The same exceptional songwriting and hit-making were in place for this next album of Billy’s, with the only real difference being a sound that was less jazzy and more focused on a pop style that was vaguely reminiscent of a Beatles style of doing things at times. Either way it payed off in songs like “Allentown” and “Pressure”, and a very welcome denial of that typical style of production that seemed to dominate the era of 80’s music. The Piano Man just kept on chugging along. 

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#34! Next we have Billy Joel’s 1978 album “52nd Street”. Ahhh young Billy Joel, you were one hell of a talent. Not to knock the rigors of age and time because they do get to us all in the end, but nothing quite compares to when Billy Joel was really in his prime because he did have a bit of everything. A great knack for the sound of piano and pop with a hearty infusion of jazz, a mix of lyrics that were half poetry and half storytelling with a flair for that city night life, and hits across the board that sound even nicer in their own original habitat instead of on occasional radio play.  Almost like what Tom Waits might have been had he continued down that jazz corridor he started with at the beginning of his career. 

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Next we have Billy Joel’s 1978 album “52nd Street”. Ahhh young Billy Joel, you were one hell of a talent. Not to knock the rigors of age and time because they do get to us all in the end, but nothing quite compares to when Billy Joel was really in his prime because he did have a bit of everything. A great knack for the sound of piano and pop with a hearty infusion of jazz, a mix of lyrics that were half poetry and half storytelling with a flair for that city night life, and hits across the board that sound even nicer in their own original habitat instead of on occasional radio play. 

Almost like what Tom Waits might have been had he continued down that jazz corridor he started with at the beginning of his career. 

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My last new video from last Friday’s recording session. It’s a little time lapsed now, but what it basically is is just a rundown of all the records I’ve acquired recently(both new and used), and talking a bit about that like the proud collector that I am. Good stuff! 

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The lengthy video I did today talking about a large amount of used vinyl I acquired recently. Oh and one new one as well, just a mountain of it. 

Artists include: S/S/S, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, David Bowie, Jim Croce, James Taylor, Neil Young, Dire Straits, and Tracy Chapman. Good times right here. 

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pre-war-apartment:

Billy Joel - Where’s The Orchestra?

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billyjoelfan:

This is my jam for the night. Great song.

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livingbetterinc:

Billy Joel

‘Allentown’

from album ‘The Nylon Curtain’

Written · Arranged by Billy Joel.
Produced by Phil Ramone.
Front Cover Design by Chris Austopchuk.

©1982 Columbia

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And next up, another retro pickup….. 

And next up, another retro pickup….. 

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Billy Joel with 52nd Street on vinyl. I’m about as new as it gets when it comes to Joel(not counting the fact I used to hear his hits all the time as a kid), and I figured it might be cool to take a cheap chance on what’s supposedly one of his best albums.  Up to the song “Zanzibar” and it’s already a couple of the best dollars I’ve ever spent. 

Billy Joel with 52nd Street on vinyl. I’m about as new as it gets when it comes to Joel(not counting the fact I used to hear his hits all the time as a kid), and I figured it might be cool to take a cheap chance on what’s supposedly one of his best albums. 

Up to the song “Zanzibar” and it’s already a couple of the best dollars I’ve ever spent. 

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