Billy Joel [The Ultimate Collection]
Again i'm surprised in listening to these two discs, how Joel can create an even bunch of hits over a long period of time, and fill up two discs without resorting to the dreaded 'filler', even the lesser known songs have a tendency to be gems, Joel has a knack of knowing what musical devices in the composing stage, create musical satisfaction in the hearing stage, plus Joel sings about some off the beaten track themes, Russian Clowns, Vietnam, Fishing Boats etc, of course there's lots of love songs, but his lyrics still touch a nerve, plus the tunes really are smart and memorable, and Artist full of satisfaction, this got into my Blog in 2010 also [13th October 2010].
Billy Joel is American, he's now 63, and this compilation came out in 2000, the front cover image shows Joel as somewhat of a blur, a black & white shot that's more full of greys, not the greatest pic they could have used, but the lettering is actually quite smart, the inner booklet has all the lyrics to all the songs, one of the surprising things is that all of the tracks were written by Joel, no covers, no collaborations, and amazing feat.
Well, of all the tracks it was 2-3, 5, 12-15, 19, 23-24 & 32-34 that i liked the best, and the real cream of the crop was two songs, one on each disc, tracks 14 & 34, and here's a synopsis of both,
14 She's Always A Woman -
34 The Downeaster Alexa -
Billy Joel is American, he's now 63, and this compilation came out in 2000, the front cover image shows Joel as somewhat of a blur, a black & white shot that's more full of greys, not the greatest pic they could have used, but the lettering is actually quite smart, the inner booklet has all the lyrics to all the songs, one of the surprising things is that all of the tracks were written by Joel, no covers, no collaborations, and amazing feat.
Well, of all the tracks it was 2-3, 5, 12-15, 19, 23-24 & 32-34 that i liked the best, and the real cream of the crop was two songs, one on each disc, tracks 14 & 34, and here's a synopsis of both,
14 She's Always A Woman -
34 The Downeaster Alexa -
