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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This brilliant jazzy and atmospheric album is a great example of Billy Joel's excellent songwriting talent. Every song is a gem. The album opens with the brash "Bigshot", journeys through the sensitivity of "Honesty", "Until the Night" and "Rosalinda Eyes", the catchy tunes of "My Life" (his smash hit) and "Half a Mile a Way", the jazziness of "Zanzibar" and "Stilleto" , finally a bluesy epilogue of the title track. This is a great album featuing some great jazz artists including Michael Brecker. The grammy award for album of the year says it all. This is a classy album and a must for anyone who likes Billy Joel.
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Having had this album in LP format years ago I decided to purchase it on a CD as I always loved it. Even after all these years it does not disappoint. In my opinion Billy Joel is an underrated composer and performer on this side of the Atlantic. He is extremely talented and this album is one of his greats. I'm a jazz fanatic and his love of this genre definitely comes through in some of these titles. My favourite is "Zanzibar" which I can never get out of my head when I've played it a couple of times - it stays for days. I also love "Rosalinda's Eyes", but seriously, every track is great and I recommend this CD.
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In my opinion, Billy Joel is probably the most underrated of 'mainstream' rock artists. He was at his peak between 1977 and 1986 although some of his later work contained some real gems. His music is original with some great lyrics and arrangements, which are never over the top.'52nd Street' is from his golden period and is one excellent piece of work with no weak tracks and three that really standout for me - 'Honesty', 'My Life' and the Spectoresque 'Until The Night'. Highly recommended.
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