Billy Joel

[mickb2112]

Leningrad and Downeaster Alexa really are two songs of utmost quality.

 

[lurker]

He's mastered so many styles of music it's unbelievable

 

[Iceman97]

The Joel is The Man.

Anyone who thinks otherwise better watch it.

 

[AndyGray1985]

Prince?

 

[FalkirkMackem]

is there a more talented artist than the 'piano man' himself?

I don't think so

Springsteen

 

[lurker]

The Joel is The Man.

Anyone who thinks otherwise better watch it.

Quite right

ICE

Springsteen

Put Springsteen in a room with a piano and he's not better than Joel

 

[FalkirkMackem]

Quite right

ICE


Put Springsteen in a room with a piano and he's not better than Joel

Put Joel in a room with a guitar and he's not better than Springsteen. Don't get me wrong, I think Joel is class, but think the boss edges it

 

[lurker]

Put Joel in a room with a guitar and he's not better than Springsteen. Don't get me wrong, I think Joel is class, but think the boss edges it

Springsteen needs his full backing band

 

[AndyGray1985]

Keith Richards is actually good with a piano too. Thought this was about general talent?

 

[Iceman97]

Put Springsteen in a room with a piano and he's not better than Joel

Now The Joel is The Man, but he's not quite Springsteen.

 

[FalkirkMackem]

Springsteen needs his full backing band

Iv seen him in front of 80,000 people with nothing but an acoustic guitar, he doesn't need the band

 

[Iceman97]

Springsteen needs his full backing band

This is incorrect.
For example:

Iv seen him in front of 80,000 people with nothing but an acoustic guitar, he doesn't need the band

I love The Joel, and I'll praise him to no end, but not when Bruce gets brought up

 

[lurker]

This is incorrect.
For example:

I love The Joel, and I'll praise him to no end, but not when Bruce gets brought up

Arlreet I admit my opening post might have oversold the Joel

He is good though. Underrated

 

[Iceman97]

Arlreet I admit my opening post might have oversold the Joel

He is good though. Underrated

Really underrated, many people think he's all Uptown Girl, but there's so much more to him. The Stranger is one of my very favourite albums.

 

[lurker]

Really underrated, many people think he's all Uptown Girl, but there's so much more to him. The Stranger is one of my very favourite albums.

Aye I think that song was the worst thing that happened to him

 

[AndyGray1985]

Great artist, and underrated I agree

 

[Iceman97]

Aye I think that song was the worst thing that happened to him

It's still a good song imo, but unfortunately successful hits in mainstream culture tend to give artists a certain 'identity'.
Take Springsteen for example, I'd like to think people who aren't really familiar with his music would listen to those versions of Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out and Incident on 57th St. that I posted above and it to strike them that there is more to him than simply being 'Mr Born in the USA'.

 

[AndyGray1985]

All time most talented artist - Mozart?

 

[box2box]

Shagged Turlington, legend.

Uptown girl

 

[dickie mc rich]

Used to drive my mam nuts signing "we didn't start the fire" for hours on end when I was 5