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| Billy Joel - Piano Man Band: Billy Joel Tracks: - Travelin' Prayer - Piano Man - Ain't No Crime - You're My Home - The Ballad Of Billy The Kid - Worse Comes To Worst - Stop In Nevada - If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You) - Somewhere Along The Line - Captain Jack A pitch Black classic Many people peg "Glass Houses" as the first real album where Billy Joel rocks out without constraints. Wrong! "Piano Man" is a true rocker. It is also a very dark album: every societal deprivation is presented here: loneliness, ostracization, drinking binges, stress of the workplace, lost love, divorce, masturbation, sexual deviancy, and hard drug abuse. Serious stuff. The first two tracks betray this gloomy album. "Travellin' Prayer" is an upbeat song, about protecting one's Love against her travelling adventures. "Piano Man" is the title track that established Joel as a major songwriter, constantly overplayed on classic-rock radio, recollecting the experience and even some of the characters he remembered from his six months as a lounge lizard pianist in a Los Angeles dive. They seemed to have fueled the fire for the rest of the album. Joel takes another mellow break with the lovely and hopeful ballad "You're My Home," the other well-known song besides "Piano Man" itself. But then Joel launches into one frustrated tirade after another: "Ain't No Crime," "Worse Comes to Worst," "Stop in Nevada," "Somewhere Along the Line," and the unforgettable "Captain Jack," the musical equivalent of arson, deliberately burning every human emotion in its path. This is a low as Billy gets. It's a powerful song that was humorously -- and stupidly -- played at a Hillary Clinton for Senate fundraiser. By the end of the album, if it's not evident that Billy Joel is suffering from a nervous breakdown, you soon will. This is why I can't understand those who would classify this album in the soft-rock category, "Piano Man" and "You're My Home" notwithstanding. Don't be misled, Billy rocks out on this album in total [ticked]-off fashion and Leaves us with frazzled nerves. But it's a classic and needs to be in your collection. This album contains some Truly brilliant songwriting with some real rock riffs and tasty country-style steel guitar riffs along with Joel's trademark piano chords. Just listen to it in when an upbeat mood. Listening to it when you're depressed should be illegal. JOEL'S THE DEFINITIVE PIANO MAN OF MUSIC! Billy Joel's second album CD debut called "Piano Man". In which I have it on cassette the songs that are my favorites is "Worst Comes To Worse", "Travelling Player" and "Piano Man". Are the highlights collection of classics by yours Truly and his own words to these lyrics Joel sings! this is one of My Favorite CDs One of Billy Joel's best CDs, Piano Man is filled with one great song after another. While the two songs Piano Man and Captain Jack are the album's two best known songs, the album includes great Samples of Joels not as famous works. These tracks would include the Ballad of Billy the Kid, You're my Home, and Stop in Nevada. This CD belongs in every classic music collection. Buy Billy Joel Piano Man at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
