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	Billy Joel Articles
		Billy Joel wanted to connect with his audience, making attempts by visiting the grave of a famous Soviet songwriter, playing with local bands, and appearing on the country's television channels (Benson 16).
		The pressure Joel was under came out during the tour when he yelled at a film documentary crew in the middle of a song for shining lights on the audience and allegedly shoved his piano offstage (Benson 16).
		Joel's concern is for the children: "I see these children with their boredom and their vacant stares/God help us all if we're to blame for their unanswered prayers." He sang about a world being left for children with a destroyed natural state, no jobs, urban decay, and just "miles and miles of parking space".
	www.angelfire.com /nj/eyeofthundera/nexus/billyjoel/articles/noman.html (1376 words)

	Billy Joel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joel could be considered, with Elton John, as being the father of piano rock.
		Joel "was born in '49, a Cold War kid in McCarthy time," as he wrote in his song "Leningrad." Joel first lived in the modern-day South Bronx, an ethnically white neighborhood at the time.
		Joel has a history of car accidents, including several that occurred while he allegedly was under the influence of alcohol.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Joel (2314 words)

	VH1.com : Billy Joel : Biography
		Although Billy Joel never was a critic's favorite, the pianist emerged as one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the latter half of the '70s.
		Joel refashioned himself as a sensitive singer/songwriter for his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, which was released in November of 1971.
		In the spring of 1980, Joel released Glass Houses, theoretically a harder-edged album that was a response to the punk and new wave movement.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/joel_billy/bio.jhtml (2281 words)

	[Audiophile Asylum] CD Reviews: Billy Joel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Usually, I don't care for entire Joel albums, but this album only has one song on it I don't care for and that is When in Rome which just seems a bit irritating to be blunt.
		I guess Billy didn't know his wife quite as well as he claimed in power driven opener, That's Not Her Style where he boldly proclaims the press doesn't know his wife as well he does, because she's his woman.
		I thought maybe the problem was bad mastering on previous albums, but I bought a remastered version of his Live album from Russia and it sounds just as bad as the original release in the presentation.
	pages.sssnet.com /glg/aaabillyjoel.html (807 words)

	Billy_joel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is a good complitation for Joel Fans : this collection is peritcularly for Joel Fans as it is the Greatest hits I & II & III with an extra CD of Radio interviews from the USA.
		The classic album from 1984 : Billy is a classically trained pianist but he opted for a career in pop and rock music.
		A Satisfying Album : This album was Billy's first of the 1980s and is an extremely eclectic collection of songs.
	music.mysic.co.uk /Artist/Billy_Joel (733 words)

	Rock On The Net: Billy Joel
		Billy Joel is one of those who have risen out of the 70s and continued his sound into the 90s all the while consistently reaping the awards of critical acclaim and popular success.
		Joel also stated he always admired the guys "who walked away" while they were still good at their craft, and for this reason, it may be his last tour.
		Joel checked himself into a Connecticut substance abuse and psychiatric hospital to "deal with a specific and personal problem that had recently developed" (according to a statement released by his record label).
	www.rockonthenet.com /artists-j/billyjoel_main.htm (1615 words)

	Kohuept by Joel Billy (lyrics & reviews)
		Kohuept is culled from Billy Joel's historic tour of the former Soviet Union.
		Joel performs a nice array of material, eschewing such obvious numbers as "Just The Way You Are" and "It's Still Rock 'N' Roll To Me" for lesser known songs like the excellent "Stiletto" and the tender "Honesty".
		Joel is a first-rate live performer and Kohuept is a nice document of his skills as well as the famous tour.
	www.19.5degs.com /album/kohuept/9451 (949 words)

	TroyRutter.com - Music : Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The last song of Billy's Joel's album, "The River of Dreams" seemed to be somewhat appropriate.
		Billy Joel would soon proclaim that his 13th studio album, 1993's "The River of Dreams" would be his last original Rock/Pop album he would do.
		It picks up after the piano man hit his prime, and though the hits are more scattered out and fewer and farther between, there are still some classic songs on this disc that Joel fans will find essential to their collections.
	www.troyrutter.com /ItemId/B000002BBP (452 words)

	Billy Joel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joel's first masterpiece, featuring "Piano Man" and "Captain Jack." Aside from those two songs, there are some great songs in "Travelin' Prayer," a pseudo-bluegrass tune, and the epic "The Ballad Of Billy The Kid" which remained in his live set up until his last show on new year's 1999.
		One of the ideas behind a live album is to use the energy and rush of a live show to better the studio versions of an artists' songs, but there isn't one track on this album that I could say I prefer to the original, which means the live album has failed.
		The sound on the album is more slick, and more beefed up and energized than any of his records before, and despite the sometimes annoying synth work, the sound has more life than any other studio record.
	members.aol.com /WalrusOct9/joel.html (2249 words)

	Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. 3
		The release of "Billy Joel Greatest Hits Volume 3" was a way for Billy to provide some closure to the work included on the latter albums.
		Billy sort of keeps to his promise on "These are the last words I have to Say" in that the new songs are written by other people.
		This is the one Billy Joel album that disappoints me. With the exception of the new songs, all this collection does is provide closure - but it really isn't going to provide the value from a Billy Joel compilation you would expect.
	thegreatlands.com /store/B000002BBP.php (1562 words)

	Billy Joel - The Stranger
		This is the first Billy Joel album in some time that has significantly expanded his repertoire.
		Joel attributed its success to the publicity it received from being banned on what could be called Catholic stations, such as the radio at Seton Hall University.
		Billy Joel's albums had always sounded a bit thin sonically -- which was part of the reason he had trouble establishing a reputation as a rocker.
	www.superseventies.com /joelbilly2.html (1215 words)

	Bridge by Joel Billy (lyrics & reviews)
		The album's one lowlight is the predictable and insipidly sappy "This Is The Time", which has become prom fodder.
		Billy said he had tried to write with others before; but it always proved unfruitful, because they would always come up with cosmic words that didn't sound natural.
		The music video shows Billy and his band performing the song for a crowd surrounding the building in which the performance is taking place.
	www.19.5degs.com /album/bridge/9457 (1368 words)

	Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & II (1973 - 1985) \| sputnikmusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Billy Joel is one of the most important musicians in our generation.
		Joel's vocals here is so emotional with the lyrics and the fit is so great.
		I prefer Billy Joel to be honest because he writes more beautiful songs and he's got such a better voice, check this out and you'll see what I mean.
	www.musicianforums.com /sputnik/album.php?reviewid=3518&genreid=19&styleid=18 (3647 words)

	Greatest Hits Albums -
		The first Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits album was a retrospective over her early work, with a balance of her...
		I normally avoid "Greatest Hits" type albums, because you are not often getting a collection of the best songs by an artist; merely his most popular songs.
		Greatest Hits albums used to be harmless and utterly inconsequential, but now...
	hits.faagr.com /index.php?k=greatest-hits-albums (1135 words)

	Billy Joel
		He seems to be rescheduling his US tour dates according to the Sony Billy Joel Site, but there's not even a whisper of a mention of any European dates.
		There's not a song on this album that is out of place or not up to the level of the others.
		Billy's first compilation greatest hits album came out after 7 albums and it's got some of the best tracks of all the albums on it and it's a good way of finding out if you're going to like Billy's earlier stuff if you only know his later albums.
	www.users.dircon.co.uk /~steve-gc/billy.htm (939 words)

	My Tribute To Billy Joel
		Among the year's highpoints: Joel was presented with the American Music Awards Award of Merit, the worldwide sales of his albums topped the 100 million unit mark and he was presented with the RIAA Diamond Award (10 million copies sold in the U.S.) for Greatest Hits Vol.
		On March 15, Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by the legendary Ray Charles.
		Joel was a 1992 Inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and was given the 1994 Billboard Century Award.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/7616/billyjoel.html (623 words)

	Concert Review: Billy Joel
		And from there, Billy Joel gave, as would be expected, a first class performance perhaps for one of the last times.
		Joel kicked things off with the old favorite, "Allentown." As the concert rolled on, Joel went on to please the fans with "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," "My Life," "Longest Time," "River of Dreams" and many of his other brilliant tunes.
		Last year, Billy Joel announced that he would no longer be writing any pop songs and would concentrate on his classical scores.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V118/N66/joel.66a.html (432 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Vol.1 & 2: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It's one of the cruel ironies of music today that Billy Joel has been relegated to a kind of adult-contemporary hell, where his legacy is measured by soft-rock staples such as "Just the Way You Are", "Piano Man" and "New York State of Mind".
		The first few tracks weren't hits but are still credible in every respect, the entertainer is just sheer fun as is Piano man and captain jack pure political poetry.
		Billy Joel's Greatest Hits album is one of the very best albums available in music today - it is a collection of songs which stir every emotion inside you and that you know every word of by heart.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000265KV (799 words)

	Billy Joel, The Piano Man & His Music
		William Martin Joel was born in the Bronx on May 9, 1949 and grew up in Hicksville, Long Island.
		Billy Joel and his bass player then joined a group called "The Hassles" and recorded two songs for United Artist.
		Billy Joel has recorded 12 albums since the beginning of his long career.
	www.geocities.com /~prairiehome/billy.html (475 words)

	Vinyl Records "Billy Joel Albums"
		His first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor (a reference to a Long Island town), was released in 1971.
		Joel toured with Elton John; during the tours the two have played each other's songs and performed duets.
		Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.
	www.e-profession.com /records/Billy_Joel_record.htm (199 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Piano Man - The Very Best of Billy Joel: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is a very disappointing compilation of Billy Joel's career because it doesn't really represent the geneius of the man. sure 'Uptown Girl" "Piano Man" and all those "Hits" are here but not all of them and not all of Billy's best songs which featured on Greatest Hits Volumes 1,2 and 3 are here.
		The true musical journey of Billy Joel is either through his original albums (cronologically) or through Greatest hits Volumes 1 and 2, Greatest Hits Volume 3, Billy Joel- the ultimate collection, The essential Billy Joel or 2000 Years- The millenium Concert.
		His albums, completely different each one, are entire volumes of work, and to divide them into this 'best of' isn't doing Joel justice.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00068C7WA (841 words)

	Tomato Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I only own one of their albums, but I bought it last year, which should tell you something.
		Generally acknowledged as their worst album, and naturally the only one of their albums I own.
		The Go-Go’s Greatest Hits and The Fine Young Cannibals’ The Raw and The Cooked.
	www.tomatonation.com /eighties.shtml (1252 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Billy Joel: Billy Joel Greatest Hits Volume III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Billy Joel: The Billy Joel Keyboard Book For voice, piano and guitar chords...
		Billy Joel: Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) For voice, piano and guitar chords...
		Billy Joel: Billy Joel - BOXED SET For voice, piano and guitar chords...
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=57610&item=2899733 (252 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Greatest Hits Vol. 3 - Billy Joel at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Greatest Hits Volume III features many songs from Storm Front as well as three cover songs which were played on radio around the time GHv3 was released.
		Billy Joel sings "Hey Girl" with the golden-throated vocals which were common during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
		Greatest Hits Volume III puts a cap on both the rock and roll as well as popular music career of Billy Joel.
	www.epinions.com /content_36778315396 (1055 words)

	BenFolds.org - Billy Joel is a fan, too. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I think that Ben does hate Billy but he might be sick of the comparisons therefore leading to a less that favorable opininon of Billy Joel.
		The first album I ever bought (at the tender age of 9) was the Billy Joel greatest hits volume 1&2 package.
		I was raised on Billy Joel and James Taylor...he's my man. My roomies make fun of me for listening to him, but slowly and surely I am converting at least one of them.
	www.benfolds.org /forum/2396 (1154 words)

	Songwriters Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Billy Joel with Steve Khan, Eric Gale, Toots Thielmans, Rorry Dodd, Donnie Dacus and Peter Cetera.
		Produced by Billy Joel, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones, Peter Asher and Danny Kortchmar.
		For more Billy Joel Albums, please visit Concept Albums in the Discography.
	www.songwritershalloffame.org /exhibit_recommended_materials.asp?exhibitId=164 (153 words)

	Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume 3 - Atlantic DVD Buy Online
		Having sold nearly 100 million albums in the past quarter-century, Billy Joel ranks as one of the world’s most popular performers and songwriters.
		On this extraordinary home video edition of Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Volume III, you’ll be treated to classic rock videos and live performances of Billy’s platinum-selling music from the ‘80s and ‘90s while getting in-depth candid commentary on the songs from Billy himself.
		An insider’s view of the musical and cultural history of the past decade-plus, Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Volume III — The Video is an intimate portrait of our times by the man who wrote the soundtrack to our lives.
	www.atlanticdvd.com.au /view.cfm?id=1387 (175 words)

	Playbill News: Billy Joel Considering Broadway Musicals
		Rocker Billy Joel, whose "Greatest Hits III" album was released in September, has set his sights slightly downtown from 52nd Street.
		The composer/lyricist of albums including "The Stranger," "Nylon Curtain," "52nd Street," "Glass Houses" and "Piano Man," confirmed Oct. 8 that he is considering doing one and possibly two Broadway musicals -- one based on his existing songs, the other reportedly using an original score.
		The story said Joel was weighing whether he would perform in the songbook himself.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/35264.html (267 words)

	Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 (Remaster) (ECD) ~ New, Used, Rare, Out of Print and Import Music CDs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Billy Joel, a classically-trained pianist, was signed to Columbia Records in 1973.
		However, Joel refused to bow to corporate demands for commercially-minded material and despite enjoying hits with two subsequent albums, Street Life Serenade and Turnstiles, it was not until 1977 that his fortunes flourished with the release of The Stranger, which eventually surpassed Bridge Over Troubled Water as Columbia's best-selling album.
		Joel's 1979 album, 52nd Street, spawned another smash single, 'My Life' while the singer's first US number 1, 'It's Still Rock 'N' Roll To Me' came from a subsequent release, Glass Houses.
	www.mojosounds.com /music/musicItemPage.php/inv_id=350980 (264 words)

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