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52nd Street by: Billy Joel List Price: $11.98 CD-Charts Price: $7.97 You Save: $4.01 (33%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0074646938522 Format: Enhanced, Original recording remastered Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: October 20, 1998 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 5847 MPN: 69385 Disc 1: Related Items: Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Following up his 1977 breakthrough smash The Stranger was no easy task for Billy Joel; 52nd Street shows he wasn't quite up to the challenge, though it sold similarly well and kept the momentum for his fast- track career until the more impressive Glass Houses appeared in 1980. 52nd Street isn't without its moments: "My Life" remains one of Joel's most memorable hit singles, "Half a Mile Away" is a wonderful slice of infectiously upbeat pop, and "Rosalinda's Eyes" sways to an alluringly airy Latin feel. But macho poseur numbers such as "Big Shot" and "Stiletto" are embarrassingly overwrought, while the arty "Zanzibar" ultimately comes across more as pretentious than adventurous. The closing title track fails to convince anyone Joel is a cool blues hound. --Peter Blackstock Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Another fantastic addition to your Joel collection to treasure- from 1978Another fantastic Billy Joel album-- with Joel continuing his rocking of the world in 1978. He added a jazzy feel to his classic rock in this one which features such classics as the lively "Big Shot", the heartfelt "Honesty", and the assertive teenage statement of youth "My Life". Another fantastic addition to your Joel collection to treasure. Rating:  - Good, but one of Joel's top two records?Joel has a fair number of albums, yet 52nd Street and The Stranger are the two Billy Joels which Rolling Stone chose to include in their list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. I can't argue with The Stranger--certainly Joel's greatest album--but 52nd Street? It does include some essential American pop songs (Big Shot, My Life), and my one of my personal favorites (Zanzibar with its rollicking instrumental solo and catchy chorus). Furthermore, it is a coherent album (jazzy and cool and full of New York City) something that Joel sometimes has trouble putting together. However, if you're buying classic Billy Joel, I feel like 1) Glass Houses or 2) Piano Man are the better albums. Certainly, both have a greater range of musical styles than ... Read More: Rating: - One of Billy Joel's BestThis album, along with The Stranger, is in my opinion, Billy Joel's best work. When I first purchased it in the 70s, I was in high school, and liked it because it was "New York" music. My favorites are the beautiful "Until the Night", and "Rosalinda's Eyes". If you are a fan of Billy Joel, or if you just like well composed music, you should own this. Rating: - A Solid, Cohesive Follow-Up To "The Stranger."After over 10 years of struggling to hit it big, Billy Joel suddenly became an overnight sensation with his 1977 release "The Stranger," a timeless pop masterpiece that sold over seven million copies and generated four Top 40 hits as well as won Joel a few Grammys for his mantle. With his star suddenly burning, Joel was quick to come up with a followup to match the unprecedented success of his breakthrough album. The result was "52nd Street," which managed to match its predecessor in terms of sales as well as quality. The album begins with its three big hit singles. First up is the crunchy in-your-face rocker "Big Shot," a stinging damnation of fame and the arrogance that comes with its first taste. With its bombastic riff and biting ... Read More: Rating: - urban musicThis is the original urban sound of New York. Billy Joel interjects Rock, Soul, Latin, Jazz, Italian pop and at the same time funking it to various rhythms in this wonderful album of the urban Latin-Italian experience in New York or any other major North American city. 52nd Street is conceptualized like a musical and Billy's vocals have the characterizations of a young urban Latino. The infectious melodic passages with their rhythmic variations and precise lyrics make you feel and live the life on 52nd street; visiting bars, hanging around rooftops, cruising waitresses, complaining about loudmouth girlfriends at fancy parties, claiming your independence, drinking with friends and falling in love. The second ... Read More: |
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