re: Rank Billy Joel as a songwriter over the course of his career

"but boy did it go south in the late 80s"

We didn't start the fire was an annoying song and I didn't like a couple of others like River of Dreams and I go to extremes. However, I think he had some very good stuff during this general period. Matter of Trust, This is the time, All about Soul, and Downeaster Alexa were all incredible songs from this era (1986-1990).