Billy Joel - The Stranger [1977]

Posted on October 8, 2008 | Category: Billy Joel, Rock

I have always suspected that certain musicians, Bill Joel and Paul Simon come to mind, resent being told by fans that one of their earlier albums remains a great favorite. Both Joel & Simon have graduated, apparently, from musician to artist and I imagine they would prefer that their fans share and appreciate their development and evolution. However, the album listener is not burdened by the pains of artistic growth. Rather, the music that I heard at a certain time in my life remains frozen in time and memory. For me, the Stranger is the best album Joel ever recorded. It has been a long time since I actually sat down and listened to the entire Stranger album. I had forgotten how good it was. Every song works. Even “Just the way you are” which became one of the all-time vomit inducing wedding songs of the ’70s sounds good in the context of this album. I still care about Brenda and Eddie. I grew up in Queens at the same time Joel was growing up in Long Island. I knew Brenda and Eddie - or lots of people who could pass for Brenda and Eddie. Only the good die young still has that parochial school resonance and lust-driven undertones that it had almost 30 years ago. So sit down - have a bottle of red, have a bottle of white - it all depends on your appetite - and enjoy this great cd.

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1. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song).mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
2. The Stranger.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
3. Just The Way You Are.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
4. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
5. Vienna.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
6. Only The Good Die Young.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
7. She’s Always A Woman.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
8. Get It Right The First Time.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
9. Everybody Has A Dream.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]

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