# Let's try Billy Joel again **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 19, 2001, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831 "2001-01-19T07:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/1 "2001-01-19T07:01:06Z")
Maybe we can keep things a bit more coherent this time. Alessan…you don’t like Glass Houses? That album is full of pop gems…although there may be more filler in it than I remember. And sure, the French song (“C’est et tois?” my French spelling is probably bad) probably shouldn’t have been in French, but it is very pretty. And again, I like that the best songs on the album sound like an homage to Elvis Costello. Which albums do you prefer? After Storm Front sucked so bad I didn’t really bother with much new stuff… ---
**Author:** ![posatyvo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@posatyvo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/posatyvo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/2 "2001-01-19T07:03:11Z")
What’s the deal with Billy joel and all the posting about him? And why is this in the wrong forum? ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/3 "2001-01-19T07:12:24Z")
The previous Billy Joel thread brought up lots of fun Billy Joel stories and everyone was having a good time until it turned into an argument of Bulletin Board politics. Now there are 70+ totally irrelevant responses and no one with any interest in the original topic will touch it. SO…thought I’d give it another shot. Speaking of irrelevant responses, thanks for your input, posatyvo. I’m a bit new here. What forum does this thread belong in? ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/4 "2001-01-19T07:17:03Z")
Hi, Kyomara! Welcome aboard. General Questions is for specific, answerable questions. “Why is the sky blue?” and the like. Your question, which is asking for people’s opinions, belongs in In My Humble Opinion. Don’t worry, a moderator will move it before too long. 🙂 Oh, and while I’m not a huge Billy Joel fan, I do agree… Glass Houses is full of fun songs. ---
**Author:** ![posatyvo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@posatyvo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/posatyvo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/5 "2001-01-19T07:29:39Z")
I see now. I went and actually read the previous thread. Sorry if I sounded like a jerk. I had no idea there was a fourth CD to complete the set, now I have to go to the store tommorow. Nice to see a fellow a poster my own age, I get a little intimidated by all these 1500-3000 post people. ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/6 "2001-01-19T08:13:00Z")
No hard feelings, man…I was just ribbing you. Now what happened to all those Billy Joel fans? ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/7 "2001-01-19T09:10:22Z")
My favorites: **Piano Man** for _The Ballad of Billy the Kid_. **The Stranger** basically the best as an all-around album. **The Nylon Curtain** for _Laura_ and _Scandinavian Skies_ On a related note: I’m going to see the Billy Joel/Elton John concert in Tacoma next week… for free! ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/8 "2001-01-19T10:30:25Z")
Lawroot did someone give you a ticket or do you have inside access? On a related note does anyone have a valid mailing addres to mail Mr Joel a letter of appreciation? ---
**Author:** ![G.Nome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@G.Nome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Nome)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/9 "2001-01-19T11:49:00Z")
Warning: possible incoherency. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he’s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke But there’s someplace that he’d rather be I wonder if Billy realises just how socially irresponsible John is. Didn’t he see the no smoking sign? All proceeds to cancer research I say. ---
**Author:** ![TheThill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/10 "2001-01-19T11:59:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by G. Nome \* > \*\* > I wonder if Billy realises just how socially irresponsible John is. Didn’t he see the no smoking sign? > \*\* The no-smoking signs were still invisibile in American bars in the seventies (until the Bar Smoking Sign Visibility Act of 1991), just as they are still invisible everywhere in Euope. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/11 "2001-01-19T12:37:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MannyL \* > **Lawroot did someone give you a ticket or do you have inside access?** Inside access? Don’t I wish! No, this is a late Xmas present from a friend of mine (who is also gong, along with his wife). He’s still trying to find someone to use the fourth ticket ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/12 "2001-01-19T13:12:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anamorphic \* > **General Questions is for specific, answerable questions. “Why is the sky blue?” and the like.** OK, let’s pose a question then: Why is Billy Joel blue? :D:D ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/13 "2001-01-19T13:33:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AWB \* > \*\*OK, let’s pose a question then: Why is Billy Joel blue? :D:D \*\* Because he’s not a happy person. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.) 😃 **I** started the other Billy Joel thread, and I hope the squabbling is done by now. There was one answer to the question, “What are pink sidewinders?” (Someone said they are suspenders.) I think his earlier recordings are better than his later stuff. It seems like his later work is lacking a passion that was there for the earlier stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/14 "2001-01-19T14:22:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MannyL \* > \*\*On a related note does anyone have a valid mailing addres to mail Mr Joel a letter of appreciation? \*\* from [http://www.turnstiles.org](http://www.turnstiles.org), an excellent fan site: Billy Joel c/o Maritime Music 280 Elm Street 2nd Floor Southampton, NY 11968 Favorite album: **The Stranger,** far and away. Of course, if you’re already a fan and you saw my post in the other thread, you probably could have guessed that. By the way, thanks for starting this thread, **Kyomara.** I was just about to do something similar myself! ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/15 "2001-01-19T17:13:12Z")
Off to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![boli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@boli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boli)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/16 "2001-01-19T17:39:30Z")
I love Billy Joel!! I’m familiar with much of his work, but I didn’t know what songs were on which album (I have the 4-CD box set - it’s fabulous, by the way). I just looked up the **Stranger**. WOW. It has just catapulted it’s way into my top 5 favorite albums. Two of my all-time favorite BJ songs are on it (Scenes from an Italian Restaurant & Vienna). Now that I think about it, I guess I really love OLD Billy Joel. Once he got into the ultra-pop phase of “Uptown Girl” and the like, he really went downhill. I still enjoy his music, but his glory days were definitely the 70’s/early80’s. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/17 "2001-01-19T17:42:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AWB \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Anamorphic \* > > **General Questions is for specific, answerable questions. “Why is the sky blue?” and the like.** > > OK, let’s pose a question then: Why is Billy Joel blue? :D:D \*\* Look at Christie Brinkley. He don’t have her no more! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Melpomene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Melpomene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melpomene)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/18 "2001-01-19T18:00:00Z")
Solely for the sake of stating my opinion: **I LOVE BILLY JOEL!** 😃 I think he’s an amazing songwriter and an incredibly talented musician. I love all of his music and own it all on cds and LPs. While I am not an Elton John fan, I have heard he is a lot of fun to see in concert. I have also heard the same for BJ even though I haven’t yet had the opportunity to see him. I would love to see them in concert together. lawoot, I’ll take that 4th ticket. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/19 "2001-01-19T18:38:22Z")
**I LOVE GREEN DAY!!!** ---
**Author:** ![Gazoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce73a5/32.png) [@Gazoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazoo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-billy-joel-again/50831/20 "2001-01-19T18:46:42Z")
Just another Billy fan popping his head in to say “Hi.” Although I have to agree that his older stuff is better than the newer stuff, I like it all. FWIW, my favorite album is most definitely _Songs in the Attic_, followed closely by _The Stranger_.