Billy Joel - KOHUEPT (Concert) (Live in Leningrad)
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Artist: Billy JoelEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Live
CD Release Date: 1998-10-20
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Odoya
- Prelude/Angry Young Man
- Honesty
- Goodnight Saigon
- Stiletto
- Big Man on Mulberry Street
- Baby Grand
- An Innocent Man
- Allentown
- A Matter of Trust
- Only the Good Die Young
- Sometimes a Fantasy
- Uptown Girl
- Big Shot
- Back in the U.S.S.R.
- The Times They Are A-Changin'
Free Music Notes for KOHUEPT (Concert) (Live in Leningrad)
Free Music Review: Billy sold these songs without even trying--and that's no small feat !!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Billy Joel's tour of the former Soviet Union was truly historic since he was one of the very first American artists to be allowed to perform in the former USSR. This disc very nicely brings us the highlights of Billy's tour and we get some great tracks to prove that it was very successful!
The track set begins with a Russian piece called "Odoya;" and after that we hear the musical prelude to Billy's concerts. Billy sounds great on "Honesty;" this classic tune about a man who wants his one true love features great piano by Billy. Billy also sings it quite passionately and the crowd loves every minute of it! "Stiletto" makes the crowd go wild; and the horn solo at the very beginning gets it just right! The drums, percussion, guitar and piano carry the melody and Billy sings this with great sensitivity--great! I think you'll enjoy this live track of "Stiletto" very much.
"Big Man On Mulberry Street" really rocks as Billy cries out to make this even more passionate. Billy never misses a note and the drums and chorus enhance "Big Man On Mulberry Street" even more! Listen for some great jamming on "Big Man On Mulberry Street," too. In addition, "Baby Grand" gets the royal treatment from Billy Joel as he delivers this number with panache and sensitivity. The crowd hangs on his every word; Billy's rapport with his audience is excellent. Good percussion and drums, too.
The mood and tempo pick up considerably for a rocking "Only The Good Die Young;" Billy does this to perfection with some really great guitar! "Uptown Girl" features a nice chorus to backup Billy's vocals; and they harmonize very well. The energy is perhaps at his zenith when Billy plays the predictable but wonderful "Back In The U.S.S.R." "Back In The U.S.S.R." features good vocal backup, great drums and percussion, awesome electric guitar as Billy wails this out while playing piano. Excellent!
The last track on this CD sends the message that Billy recognizes the former Soviet Union was beginning to undergo major social changes; we get the Bob Dylan standard "The Times They Are A Changin'." Billy does this flawlessly after telling his audience that he believes the U.S.S.R. under Gorbachev was similar to the social changing times in America during the 1960s.
The liner notes include some great color photos taken of Billy and his band during his U.S.S.R. tour--great!
Billy Joel does indeed display his ability to perform as a socially conscious musician on this album. I wish it were a more complete version of perhaps a single concert; maybe in the future we will get that. All in all, this is still a phenomenal live Billy Joel CD; and I highly recommend it for rock and pop fans everywhere.
Enjoy!
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