Rush! Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Any fans of Billy Joel here? He's not in my top 10 but I like a lot of his music. My parents saw him perform at MSG a few weeks ago. They loved it. They told me he played all of his old classic songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like Billy Joel but didn't he stop touring? He's not in my top 10 either but I do like his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larks Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 we didnt start the fire is a great song. 3 years ago i saw him live in NY... he preformed in times square and they blocked the streets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 QUOTE (Larks @ Feb 22 2006, 04:41 PM) we didnt start the fire is a great song. 3 years ago i saw him live in NY... he preformed in times square and they blocked the streets Awesome Larks! No Drumnut, he's still touring. He may have stopped by now but he's been touring for the past few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 HUGE Billy Joel fan. Especially his earlier material up until the time of the mid-80's. Albums like Turnstiles, The Stranger, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain.... omg they are amazing!! And his greatest release by far.. is Songs In The Attic which are all live cuts. The man just performs the shit out those tunes. It's an explosive recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tull Fan Too Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I guess I can say I am a casual Billy Joel fan. I have Glass Houses - it's a good album but I haven't had the urge to listen to it much lately. I really need to buy Pianoman - that is an awesome album, I used to have it on tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112-Rob-2112 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 When I was like 7 i used to listen to Billy Joel all the time on my record player lol...since then I really havent listend to him much. I used to have his record called like Broken glass or windows or something I cant remember. It was great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestand Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 QUOTE (2112-Rob-2112 @ Feb 22 2006, 11:55 PM) When I was like 7 i used to listen to Billy Joel all the time on my record player lol...since then I really havent listend to him much. I used to have his record called like Broken glass or windows or something I cant remember. It was great though. Was it Glass Houses? I'm a casual fan of Joel. I heard that the new tour was very stripped down, leaving a straight up show. I wouldn't mind seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112-Rob-2112 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 yea it was Glass houses Wit the song "you may be right" on it pretty good song I used to jam to that stuff when I was really little lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagramking Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Billy Joel's stuff is fun. One of these days I'll have to check out a show of his, if I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I'm a fan but my wife is even more so has everything he's done (except his classical recordings and his early heavy metal band called Attila the hun) Now that would be a hard one to find! We seen him with Elton John a couple of years ago fantastic show although tickets cost a small fortune the most I ever paid to see a concert. Would like to see him again by himself he really gets into it and connects with the audience. Great performer ,Great songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheamer Dreamer Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 you can't help but respect Billy for his work. far to often now a days songwriters write and performers perform. Billy Joel and Rush do it all. this is why i'm a fan of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progrush2112 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 We didn't start the fire ...thats the only song i've heard by him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I remember some of his older albums: 52nd Street, The Stranger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I was given his greatest hits for Christmas years ago. I sold it the following day for a fiver, and bought Led Zeppelin II. So, thanks Billy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 QUOTE (Scheamer Dreamer @ Feb 23 2006, 10:13 AM) you can't help but respect Billy for his work. far to often now a days songwriters write and performers perform. Billy Joel and Rush do it all. this is why i'm a fan of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Ok, so I'm driving to work this morning with my MP3 player on shuffle anything. What comes on, but Vienna from The Stranger. Definitely amongst my all time favorite songs. My entire body changed when it started. My mood lightened, my pulse slowed, and I just felt great. All that was missing was a beer in my hand, my best girl next to me, and a bunch of friends singing along. Then it took me back to when I was in high school at my senior prom. We got the DJ to play Goodnight Saigon from The Nylon Curtain. And there we were, just about every single person from the class of '86 in an unbroken circle surrounding the dance floor singing "And we would all go down together" at the top of our lungs. That's a good memory. Thanks, Billy. You're the ultimate Piano Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 QUOTE (paganoman @ Feb 24 2006, 09:00 AM) Then it took me back to when I was in high school at my senior prom. We got the DJ to play Goodnight Saigon from The Nylon Curtain. And there we were, just about every single person from the class of '86 in an unbroken circle surrounding the dance floor singing "And we would all go down together" at the top of our lungs. That's a good memory. Thanks, Billy. You're the ultimate Piano Man That's a cheerful song to play at the prom, C'mon everybody sing "We came in spastic Like tameless horses,We left in plastic as numbered corpses" No offense paganoman I know what you mean , sounds like a wonderful memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 QUOTE (softfilter @ Feb 24 2006, 12:18 PM) QUOTE (paganoman @ Feb 24 2006, 09:00 AM) Then it took me back to when I was in high school at my senior prom. We got the DJ to play Goodnight Saigon from The Nylon Curtain. And there we were, just about every single person from the class of '86 in an unbroken circle surrounding the dance floor singing "And we would all go down together" at the top of our lungs. That's a good memory. Thanks, Billy. You're the ultimate Piano Man That's a cheerful song to play at the prom, C'mon everybody sing "We came in spastic Like tameless horses,We left in plastic as numbered corpses" No offense paganoman I know what you mean , sounds like a wonderful memory. I KNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeman Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 not a fan of billy joe, but he does have a few nice songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZYRANNIX Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 QUOTE (paganoman @ Feb 22 2006, 05:00 PM) HUGE Billy Joel fan. Especially his earlier material up until the time of the mid-80's. Albums like Turnstiles, The Stranger, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain.... omg they are amazing!! And his greatest release by far.. is Songs In The Attic which are all live cuts. The man just performs the shit out those tunes. It's an explosive recording. I've got that one and I have to concur, he really kicks ass on that record, I especially get a charge out of Miami 2017 and Billy the Kid, great tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulfhrafnr Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I've always liked Billy Joel, very entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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