Billy Joel Appreciation Thread

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:32 pm

Iגm anticipating the גJewy fratboyג comments to sling left and right, but there arenגt many artists whos music remains relevant 20-30 years later.

Billy Joel is one of the greatest musicians of all-time. Yes, truth, all truth.
His catalog is on another level. His music is ageless and heגs still a great performer. Give it up for Billy, the man is banginג a 19 year old slore for christ sakes.

HopeLess · Post by **HopeLess** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:35 pm

I always dug billy joel.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:39 pm

Always liked his music. Ok, maybe not always, but the man has a great voice, is an excellent lyricist and comes up with shit that is touching and cool time after time. Definitely appreciated. The fact that he has a douchey fratboy fanbase just means that he's so good it can't be denied.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:42 pm

Do you or anyone have the list of all the (hip-hop) songs sampling Billy Joel?

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:49 pm

Piano Man: (Columbia 1973)
* "Captain Jack"
People Under the Stairs - "Zignaflyinblow"
* "The Piano Man"
Tragedy - "Shalom a Leck"

Stranger: (Columbia 1977)
* "Just the Way You Are"
Brand Nubian - "Feels So Good"
Freestyle Fellowship - "For No Reason"
* "The Stranger"
Freestyle Fellowship - "For No Reason"
* "Just the Way You Are"
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "I Got a Love"
Xzibit - "The Foundation"
* "The Stranger"
Xzibit - "The Foundation"

52nd Street: (Columbia 1978)
* "Rosalinda's Eyes"
Choclair - "Just a Second"
* "Stiletto"
De la Soul - "Plug Tunin'"
Fu-Schnickens - "True Fu-Schnick"
* "Honesty"
Jay-Z ft Memphis Bleek - "From Marcy to Hollywood"
* "Stiletto"
Kool G Rap - "Road to Riches"
* "Rosalinda's Eyes"
KRS-One - "Mortal Thought"

Glass Houses: (Columbia 1980)
* "It's Still Rock and Roll"
KRS-One - "The Bridge is Over"

Nylon Curtain: (Columbia 1982)
* "Pressure"
Kaze - "Hard Not to Kill"

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:51 pm

and i never had another chance to hear that kaze track either. if anyone here has it, please please please send it my way. i heard it like once ever and i remember it only cause it was at one of those area:one/lollapalooza/horde tour shits at jones beach and it was playing over the loud speaker.

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:57 pm

Philaflava wrote:Iגm anticipating the גJewy fratboyג comments to sling left and right, but there arenגt many artists whos music remains relevant 20-30 years later.

Billy Joel is one of the greatest musicians of all-time. Yes, truth, all truth.
His catalog is on another level. His music is ageless and heגs still a great performer. Give it up for Billy, the man is banginג a 19 year old slore for christ sakes.

truth is spoken, grew up on Bill Joel, if you dont know, check out the Turnstiles album, underrated album

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:04 pm

weird.. I was just looking at this 10 inche record last night of a nabd called blood sausage

they have a track talking about Billy Joel called..well duh., Billy Joel.. and dude is singing about how much he liked Billy's music until Christie whatever screwed up his roll and how everything now seems to have traces of her in it...

I'd :upload:

if I had the ability...
anyone ?

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:06 pm

My house burned down when I was 3 as has been recently and in the past mentioned. All the records my parents owned = gone. To this day my dad has been slightly disenchanted as a music listener ever since it happened.

When I was around 8 or so my parents bought a stereo system for the living room. Bose, surround sound. They bought some CDs, but not very many. Bonnie Raitt, Gershwin, R.E.M., Vivaldi, Marsalis, and Mozart were of the line-up. Also, Billy Joel's Greatest Hits. No Beatles, Stones, Dylan....none of it.

I don't have any music memories before the purchase of that stereo. So from my own recollection, what my parents bought was all I had to listen to as a child. Maybe the R.E.M. on occasion (it was Out Of Time), but otherwise, I was rockin Volume 2 of the Billy Joel every day after school. I had a routine for each song. Volume 1 too, but I never really got into "Captain Jack" at that age (perhaps it was for the better, seeing as the song is all about drugs, murder, and masturbation).

"Goodnight Saigon" was my epic number.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:45 pm

My aunt's claim to fame is that she went out on a date with Will in high school. I think I am old enough to finally ask if she jerked him off.

The "little Italian restaurant" he sings about in Bottle of Red is Christiano's in Syosset, right across from the LIRR. They have the best pizza on the island.

He is the man.

Kaze- Hard Not to Kill

http://www.sendspace.com/file/akax94

the Wiper · Post by **the Wiper** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:15 pm

appreciated for sure.

i knew songs like 'uptown girl' from my pops growing up, but my girl is the one who really hipped me...

we went to 'movin' out', the play where a guy is covering billy joel songs (really, really well...you'd think it wouldn't work, but he was excellent) and an orchestra is playing while the play was going on...basically, there was 10 songs per act, 2 acts, and the songs were arranged to tell a story, and they were acting it out on stage...

captain jack is goosebump worthy.

the piano man...jesus. 'and he's quick with a joke, and to light up your smoke, but there's someplace that he'd rather beeeee...'

one of the best writers of all time, easily.

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:20 pm

i used to like him till i found out in this thread that he's a jew.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:23 pm

more like Billy Jewoel, right Gregg?

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:24 pm

drizzle wrote:more like Billy Jewoel, right Gregg?

i LOLed

you are now the league leader in LOLs for the year.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:51 pm

theaggravatedjew · Post by **theaggravatedjew** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:33 pm

Definately appreciated. My mom raised me on his shit and he is a part of my regular rotation with the essential collection

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:54 pm

I used to take drives round philly at like 2 am after a long night of drinking, and we would just chill and listen to Billy Joel, def appreciated

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:47 pm

My brother used to have a couple of Joel cd's. I'd listen to them on occasion. I'm a borderline fan I guess.

Snuggles the DESTROYER · Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:33 am

The best part about Billy Joel is about how his music shows up on Company Muzack...

I worked at a restaurant and now a Wells Fargo in a grocery store and I look forward to "innocent Man" and such...

Jennie C · Post by **Jennie C** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:40 am

blastmaster wrote:My aunt's claim to fame is that she went out on a date with Will in high school. I think I am old enough to finally ask if she jerked him off.

The "little Italian restaurant" he sings about in Bottle of Red is Christiano's in Syosset, right across from the LIRR. They have the best pizza on the island.

He is the man.

Kaze- Hard Not to Kill
http://www.sendspace.com/file/akax94

My middle school gym teacher went to high school with him. Small world.

arlene · Post by **arlene** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:42 am

Glossy gets all his opinions and material from Howard Stern

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:50 am

ARGHLENE wrote:Glossy gets all his opinions and material from Howard Stern

Sure, sometimes I get ideas from that show. But after listening to Joel for 20+ years, I think I came to that conclusion all on my own. Not sure how this particular thread would even relate to Stern.

Brougham33 · Post by **Brougham33** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:40 am

The Stranger is a great album. Great career. Appreciated.

Dids · Post by **Dids** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:27 am

Not appreciated. Just not my kind of stuff.

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:54 pm

He been wack. Damn.

beans79 · Post by **beans79** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:20 am

Slept on this thread...

Like all good long island girls, I love Billy Joel. Its kind of a requirement or they take away your membership.

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