The plus one in the title refers to a song that he released much later but would fit perfectly on "Glass Houses". It's the last two videos on this blog entry.
I've seen Billy Joel in concert 4 times, once with Elton John, and he was excellent all four times. A great live performer.
Hipsters and critics may scoff, but I contend that 1980's "Glass Houses" is a classic. It's not in the same rarified air as Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Led Zeppelin's "4" or U2's "The Joshua Tree". However it's still a solid enough record that I consider it a classic. He purposely made this to be a rock record. The album cover is Joel in front of a glass house with a rock in his hand:
"Glass Houses" CD track listing. Or when it was originally released it was on record, cassette tape and maybe even 8 track. I love Billy Joel, thanks Billy for all the great songs and for this great record.
"You May Be Right":
One of the first videos I ever saw, yes Billy Joel was ahead of his time. This is "Sometimes A Fantasy":
I didn't even know this song had an official video, "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me":
"It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" (Live):
I love the sax solo in both versions of "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me".
"Sleeping With The Television On":
"Don't Ask Me Why" (Live):
"I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight" (only 43 youtube page views?, this is a great song!)
"Close To The Borderline":
"C'estait Toi (You Were The One)":
"Through The Long Night":
"All For Leyna":
I don't like the sound of the above song, so here's the album version:
And it seems that "Pressure" would fit perfectly on "Glass Houses". This is the live version:
I didn't know this song had a video either, this is "Pressure" again:
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