Any Billy Joel fans?

[Shell Beau]

I really love his music! I am listening to Only the Good Die Young.
So good!

[T Roosevelt]

1. Checkin in...

Prelude/Angry Young Man is one of my faves...

[Shell Beau]

3. I love We Didn't Start the Fire!

[Shell Beau]

5. dupe

[leftofthedial]

2. no

he's a jerk and has no fans

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

4. Yes!

I'm sick of the Billy Joel haters. I love his music.

My aunts + mom went to HS with him, too :)

[mac56]

6. Yeah, I know it's fatally uncool to admit it around these here parts...

but I kind of like Billy Joel.

[Shell Beau]

7. Oh really?

Do we have some haters amongst us?

[mac56]

9. ohhh yeahhhh

And I'm a veteran of the Hall and Oates wars of 2003.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

11. Indeed we do

There are many many people here who absolutely despise him.

[Shell Beau]

13. Why? What did I miss?

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

15. I'm not sure

He just seems to illicit a really strong reaction from some people on this board for some reason.

[Shell Beau]

16. Oops! Who knew?

Oh well! I like his music! :headbang:

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

17. Me too!

:headbang:

[mac56]

18. Be prepared. Every thread like this

eventually becomes a "Your Favorite Band Sucks" thread.

People just can't help themselves.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

19. But it especially happens with Billy Joel threads

I really do not understand it at all...

[Shell Beau]

20. I think we need an explanation from the haters.

If he did something totally appalling, I want to know. If they just hate his music, well then, I can't help them there. It is "so" there loss!

[mac56]

21. Possible explanation:

He's popular.

"Popular" equals "bad".

[supernova]

23. That explains the U2 haters too

[tk2kewl]

8. I grew up on LI in the 70s and early 80s

need I say more

[babylonsister]

10. Me, too, tk2kewl! Guess where?

Babylon... :)

[tk2kewl]

12. Mineola

I'm back on LI in Seaford now, my folks live in Brightwaters

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

14. So did all of my aunts and my mom

Hicksville. Actually more like 60s + early 70s.

Billy Joel's same HS.

[supernova]

22. Anybody listened to his classical CD?

I generally like his work and have seen him in concert 3 times.

[Shell Beau]

25. My aunt saw him with Elton John! She loved it.

Does he put on a good show?

[supernova]

27. Yes, he does!

He's very crowd-friendly! :-)

[sniffa]

24. i do Love his song of protest

uptown girL

[ALago1]

32. LOL

Don't worry, I caught the reference :)

[bookman]

26. Movin' Out

Saw the Billy Joel musical this year and was pleasantly surprised. The lead singer was great and the dancing blew my mind.

[supernova]

28. Twyla Tharp choreographed it.

She's amazing.

[bookman]

35. Dancing

I'm not a big dance fan. But the dancing in Movin' Out was amazing. So amazing they alternated groups to dance alternating shows. I was exhausted just watching them.

I was so impressed I took in a ballet that looked interesting. It was. Three parts Patsy Cline music, Rolling Stone music, and Celtic music.

[Shell Beau]

31. I heard about that!

I know he has personal struggles with alcohol, but he's talented!

[WeRQ4U]

29. Is anyone looking?....

I like him too... (whisper)

I especially like Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.

[Rainbowreflect]

30. I love Billy Joel, have since I was a kid.

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.

[ALago1]

33. He's so hit and miss

Billy sticks out in my mind as someone who has the ability to write a tremendously good song and also write absolute shit that shouldn't see the light of day.

Love "The Stranger" album and most of his early work. Other stuff I wouldn't touch with a ten foot poll. I think "Big Shot" is one of the worst songs ever.

I've seen him in concert and he in entertaining. A friend of mine who works backstage at a big venue came to know Billy's pre-show ritual one day while working his show, which involved downing a fifth of vodka like a fiend.

[Shell Beau]

34. He does have some alcohol demons.