re: Billy Joel diagnosed with brain disorder, cancels all upcoming concerts.....

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Storm Front has been an underappreciated album of his

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It was a huge commercial success back in the day, though. #1 album & #1 hit song and a top 10 song. He promoted that album by going on a year and a half world tour.

I was in HS back then and remember other kids talking about We Didn't Start The Fire.

I hope that he will be ok.

Changed the post because I confused it with The Bridge that had Matter of Trust and This is The Time ...more guitar driven than other albums.

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Changed the post because I confused it with The Bridge

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That's a great album, and yes you are right, it is under appreciated.

Check this out:

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he was awesome when he was hungry, been mailing it in since 52nd,42nd street, whatever that was, saw him in the LSU union in the late 70s, he blew the roof off the place

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He wrote a song called "Piano Man", then plays the shite out of a harmonica throughout the song. I've always loved the irony, but I've never understood why it was played ad nauseum when much better songs of his took years of even decades to get their dues.

I will say that I still remember the moment when I first heard Vienna. I was on a bus for a school trip in 1984, and a friend had The Stranger on Cassette and let me listen to it on my Walkman. While my older brother had pretty much everything Billy Joel put out on vinyl, I never listened to it. Recently the Middle Age Dad Garage Band did a cover of it (see below), with Weird Al playing accordion. The song is timeless, and was highly underrated for the longest time (pun intended).

I hate that he is suffering from this disorder, and am grateful for the stuff he wrote, and acknowledge that my life is better because of some of the Billy Joel songs I've listened to over the years.

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Sad to read this. For him and his family.

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Yeah it's pretty sad also because his youngest daughter is probably only eight or nine years old

Can be very treatable with a shunt to relieve pressure by letting csf out.

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have a brother in law diagnosed with it too. He is declining surgery, saying that no one is messing with his brain.

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That’s extremely shortsighted . In the scheme of brain surgery, putting in a VP shunt is usually not a big deal. And the prognosis is pretty positive if it’s treated.

frick! I bought tickets on the field at Yankee Stadium as an anniversary gift. Hope he recovers.

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fluid on the brain is never good

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No, but incredibly common. I’m sure he already has a shunt in place.