That album would become a smash hit with a leaner sound that would propel him into the 80s.Īnd during the Glass Houses tour, Billy and the band would begin recording live versions of songs from Billy’s back catalog. In March, he took his next step forward by releasing Glass Houses. In 1980, Billy was still reaping the benefits of two Grammy-Award winning albums. Three years later, his career really launched into overdrive. Venmo: Stranger made Billy Joel a superstar back in 1977.Join us as we dive deep in Billy Joel’s 1986 album The Bridge. The album is also dotted with guests that personify the era in which it was recorded while also tracing the roots of Joel’s career and musical influences. But on the other, it’s like a time capsule to the pop music of that decade. On one hand, the record sounds dated and locked in the 80s. By contrast, The Bridge would sound more labored and strained, and would explore more turbulent themes.īut, even one of Billy’s least-regarded albums still contains flashes of brilliance that are worth seeking out. That album felt light and breezy, and was stacked with bright and bouncy pop hits. Meanwhile, relationships were strained between his long-time band mem bers after years and years in and out of tour busses and recording studios.Īll this was weighing on Billy and the band as they headed back into the studio to record their followup to An Innocent Man. Īfter a string of multi-platinum, chart-topping, and award-winning records, Billy was worn out and wanted to be home with his family instead of back in the studio. That strain was evident on his 1986 album The Bridge. Venmo: a decade after the breakout hit album The Stranger, the Billy Joel machine was showing some signs of wear.Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On BroadwayĮmail us: Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast on the web / social media:.
Richie Cannata - Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals.Join us as we dive deep into a show from Billy Joel on the eve of superstardom.
It also features a temporary lineup with a short-lived guitar player. The show is more streamlined than recordings from a few years prior, but not quite as realized as his performances would be in just a few more months. It’s at the beginning of the Stranger tour, just before the record broke wide open and made Billy a household name. This recording also captures a curious moment in Billy’s career. It’s his skill at impersonating other musicians - both their playing and their personalities - that shine at this show. But, there’s a big focus on a part of live act that never quite made it onto official records. Recorded at Maurice Gusman Concert Hall in Miami, FL on October 31, 1977, Thunder Road isn’t a radical change from the Billy we know. The fact that a Billy Joel bootleg is named after a Bruce Springsteen song should clue in the listener that this show’s a little different from what you may expect.
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