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In high school I listened to Billy Joel a LOT. And it was always on the radio. Then I just stopped. And every time I hear a BJ song it reminds me of high school...which I did not like at all.
From a music standpoint it just cannot compare with more hardedgeed or explorative rock. It's mostly bubblegum pop, AM easy listening, and dare I say it wussrock.
There are some classics sure. Say Goodbye to Hollywood. Pressure. The Stranger. Sometimes a Fantasy. Stiletto. Zanzibar.
Admittedly the ones I like were more obscure songs from early/middle albums. I did like his attitude actually. He was just basically a toughguy slacker newyorker who was good at music. Being a Piano player centered in a rock band is tough and I generally like that sound. But I prefer Joe Jackson or Ben Folds and Elton John (in that order) to Billy. Maybe it's because I have heard BJ's songs waywaywaywaywaywaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much EVERYWHERE. (and not even the ones I like).
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