Give me a break. His music is way ahead of Michael Bolton and Rod Stewart, both of whom sound like they’ve gargled with razor blades and always look like they’re totally whipped. I’m not sure how either of them ever earned even a dime in the music business.
Billy Joel’s lyrics are very understandable and well thought out.
He’s not terrible. Like a lot of folks he was better before he got popular. Once the fat money starts rolling in holding to creativity can be tough. Those first couple of albums are solid though.
I’m guessing that Joel failed to endorse the Weeble Wobble®.
I love Joel’s music and have ever since Piano Man. Have almost all his stuff on my MP3 player.....................
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That title made me LOL...
Not a fan of Billy Joel.
Bruce Springsteen is up there in awfulness as well.
Seriously, how many “notes” do you hear that potato sing?
That and in some songs he sounds like Sly Stallone from “Rocky”, example: when he says “down in jungalaaaaaand”.
And lyrics?
“And they wind up wounded and not even dead.”
Really.
I think the writer of this article has a screw loose.
VERY strange piece of writing.
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Billy Joel created lots and lots of great music.
He made a lot of money, his accountant absconded with almost all of it, then he made lots more. Things like that can take quite a lot of wind out of your sails...
A good American whom has ordered multiple custom boats from American craftsmen.
I’ve love to read the rest of the article, but it won’t let me unless I subscribe.
What an absurd article. Billy Joel is not everyone’s cup of tea. Ok, we get that.
Not sure what the alleged banality of suburbia has to do with this, but we’ll give the author poetic license to do his stream of consciousness commentary..
It all depends what music you enjoy.
If you enjoy hard rock, headbanger or heavy metal sounds, Billy Joel isn’t your man.
If you are seeking the sounds of jazz or blues, Billy’s not your guy.
If you want country music, Billy is not your guy.
I like some of his songs. They are fine for a mellower pop music type of sound.
Maybe this writer is just so into hard rock or rap or whatever the heck some of these people put out today, that he doesn’t like the sound of Billy Joel.
You may be right.
I may be crazy.
Particularly, Goodnight Saigon ...
This topic reminds me of how wayyyyy over rated I’ve always felt that Elton John is, but much more than that, how much I dislike Phil Collin’s mid-to-late 80s phase. It’s like nails on on a chalkboard to me.
No ... I think I've read quite enough from this arrogant idiot.
He rides and has built many custom Moto Guzzis.
Including the ones pictured below -
NY State of Mind — one of the most melodic, beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Ranks close to my all-time favorite. I was very surprised to learn that it was composed by Billy Joel — I’d heard it years before by the Mark-Almond Band and loved it then.
Never heard him sing anything that I liked.