The Essential Billy Joel (2CD)
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Free Music Review: Good For A Newbie
Hit: 4 Stars
I had never really listened to any of Billy Joel's music, but after hearing many of the songs here, I reconginzed them from other places. This albusm was good for me to get a samle of a lot of different songs, and according to what I like I will buy a full album.Free Music Review: Pretty Good, But....
Hit: 3 Stars
I'm 13 and I LOVE rock n roll. All in all, this is an okay album, though it could've done without the atrocity that is "Captain Jack." I agree that the song about Brenda and Eddie should be on it. Another one of his best songs is missing. I am talking about the lesser known, (but nontheless excellent) "Get It Right the First Time" from "Stranger."
Still, the album has redeeming qualities. I was pleased to discover some of my favorite tunes such as "New York State of Mind", "Honesty", "I Go to Extremes", and the eternal classic "Only the Good Die Young."
Free Music Review: Not exactly Essential
Hit: 3 Stars
One of the biggest complaints I've always had about greatest hits CDs...is that they're full of greatest hits. Often an artist's best material is the album stuff, the never-heard-on-the-radio stuff. This collection addresses that issue well for the most part, adding Miami 2017, a lesser-known gem from Turnstiles. This collection would truly be essential, if not for the unforgivable sin of omitting Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, perhaps Billy's greatest album track and a steadfast favorite of Billy Joel enthusiasts. Scenes, in my opinion, is a far more essential Billy recording than fluff like We Didn't Start the Fire or Uptown Girl.The best solution? If you want a true chronicle of Billy's best work and some of his lesser-known material, buy the Complete Hits Collection (Greatest Hits Vols. 1-3, and a bonus cd with live stuff), and Songs In the Attic, which offers energetic live performances of Billy's older material.
Essential is good overall, but could have been much better.
Free Music Review: Lucky Joel!
Hit: 4 Stars
This compilation does a good job of gathering the highlights of Billy Joel`s career. As with all anthologies, you can argue about what songs should or shouldn't have been included, but nevertheless a well chosen and thorough collection. The most promising thing is the improved sound quality of these recordings. I really hope Rhino puts together a Deep Purple anthology like this one. Two jam packed CD's from the "classic" Purple lineup. One greatest hits disc is NOT enough and the 4 disc set is way too expensive.
This is a very reasonably priced and well put together collection!
Free Music Review: Essential???
Hit: 2 Stars
Only one thing to say about this album....where the heck is "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?? How can it be called the Essential Billy Joel without including Brenda(er) and Eddie?? Get the box set...it's much better and more complete!