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Rank Billy Joel as a songwriter over the course of his career
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:07 pm
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12
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:26 pm to Hat Tricks
pretty damn good
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:28 pm to Hat Tricks
he ran the gamut from bombastic pomposity to pompous bombast
Posted on 8/4/14 at 6:56 pm to Hat Tricks
One of my favorite ones ever. Love that dude.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 7:05 pm to monsterballads
quote:
pretty damn good
Posted on 8/4/14 at 7:29 pm to Hat Tricks
This post was edited on 8/4/14 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:20 pm to Backinthe615
There's nothing wrong with the latter day Joel - An Innocent Man, This Is The Time, Big Man on Mulberry Street, Shameless, We Didn't Start The Fire, Downeaster Alexa. I know there is a big of difference from The Nylon Curtain album to An Innocent Man. AIM - he wanted to write songs like the ones that influenced him growing up. Nylon has some great stuff - Laura (Beatles influence), Goodnight Saigon, Allentown.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:23 pm to Backinthe615
I don't like uptown girl either but it was targeted at a specific person. I don't think he ever planned for it to be a hit.
On a similar note, you could use that same chart for Elton John :
Amoreena >>>> Island Girl
On a similar note, you could use that same chart for Elton John :
Amoreena >>>> Island Girl
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:40 pm to OldTigahFot
Uptown Girl was a good song. It was fun and told a story. Had a doo wop feel to it, which was happening at the time in a throwback sense.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:44 pm to Chitter Chatter
quote:I would rather have icepicks hammered into my ears than have to listen to this again
We Didn't Start The Fire
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:10 pm to Backinthe615
I don't write off everything after Glass Houses, it was just faster to make a joke chart than pick through every up and down. 
Posted on 8/5/14 at 6:22 am to Backinthe615
The Stranger had some jams. New York State of Mind is probably my favorite.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 12:48 pm to Backinthe615
Yup. When he was on, he was great. Loved almost all of it. When he was off, he was terrible. Uptown Girl, Innocent Man and some others - just terrible.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 12:58 pm to OldTigahFot
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On a similar note, you could use that same chart for Elton John :
you can use that for almost any song writer. something about 40 that kills your creativity. Maybe you lose the anger? I dunno.
billy joel 70s was really good, even early 80s. but boy did it go south in the late 80s. about the time he turned 40.
the stranger is a great album.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 1:09 pm to OldTigahFot
quote:Exactly the same.
On a similar note, you could use that same chart for Elton John :
Posted on 8/5/14 at 3:00 pm to Hat Tricks
He certainly has some throw-aways, but his best is as good as any American songwriter's. I'd say Top 10, arguably Top 5 stateside.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 3:15 pm to Hawkeye95
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the stranger is a great album.
Yea you right about The Stranger. Great album. Joel was on a roll for a few years with Stranger, Glass Houses, 52nd Street, Glass Houses.....
Saw him in concert years ago and he was phenomenal. Also there is a really good documentary about his tour in Russia. He stated songs Honesty and Matter of Trust took on a whole different meaning when played before the Soviet crowds. The dude spent like a million of his own money to help pay for the tour!
Posted on 8/6/14 at 12:50 am to Hat Tricks
Gay
Posted on 8/6/14 at 12:54 am to Hat Tricks
Who doesn't enjoy some Piano Man?? I don't usually rank musicians, there are just to many good ones. I can't say much bad about Billy Joel. I love piano!!!! 
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