Just for fan! Billy Joel who has managed to sell over 150 million albums with 3 number 1 hit singles (It's Still Rock and Roll, Tell Her About It, and We Didn't Start the Fire), plus song of the year (Just the Way Your Are), and album of the year (52nd Street).
Recently in February Billy Joel released a new hit "All My Life."
In the same league as other great composers Lennon/Mcartney, Bob marley, Mozart etc.
When theres so many "boy/girl bands" about, who just prance around and sing a bit. Such natural gifted artists like Billy Joel who know what music is all about are a breath of fresh air. Hopefully Ill be able to see him live one day.
The piano man song is one of my favourite all time songs, the way he plays the piano, harmonica and sings all at once is amazing.
John lennon used to do that, only with a guitar, harmonica, sing and chewing bubble gum at the same time, amazing imo.
Last edited by Bicnarok on Jun 17th, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Mozart ? Not really. Billy Joel doesn't have half the musical talent Mozart had.
And I really like Billy Joel.
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Those aren't classical compositions, those are instrumental modern piano pieces. The difference between classical compositions and instrumental piano music has nothing to do with quality - that's all a matter of taste - but has everything to do with the composer.
I realize that the term "classical music" is a bit vague, but most people seem to agree that classical music is written by the old and long dead composers, genre Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Wagner, Grieg, Fred Durst, Chopin, Strauss and so on. Not Billy Joel.
Oh and concerning Mozart, you have NO idea how many pieces of music Mozart has written... but we're a bit off topic.
Billy Joel is still cool
__________________ The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
Anyways, Mozart writing a symphany without ever playing it is an amazing feat that I've never heard of being matched, except maybe Liszt playing complex compositions by ear after only one hearing.
Beethoven couldn't hear at all pass his 20s or so. Writing symphanies when you can't hear what it sounds like beats Mozart.
And just writing symphanies doesn't count for anything. You can't go around saying symphaines > rock. Both have a unique sound to them and yet Billy was capable of perfecting all the sounds he wanted to do and then some whether it was country, rock, pop, or doo-woop. What made Billy a great musical talent was that he didn't stand on one genre like many artists do but insteads focuses on making each album sound different then his other albums.
Piano Man doesn't sound like Glass Houses. 52nd Street doesn't sound like An Innocent Man. The River of Dreams doesn't sound like Turnstitles.
Most people who find out what Billy sings are shocked that he sings Piano Man and We Didn't Start the Fire because they sound so different from one another. I know Piano Man is a slow song and We Didn't Start the Fire is more upbeat but let's compare 2 more upbeat songs and see how different they sound whereas most country/rap/rock/heavy artists all tend to have the same sound to them.
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Billy Joel (The Piano Man) Fan Thread!!!
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