The Stranger

Album starts out strong with Movin Out, a Billy Joel classic. It is short and sweet, just like Billy himself. As a long islander, I am a huge fan and will always be

This and Abbey Road are probably my most nostalgic albums. My parents' had their first dance to "Just the Way You Are" and requested it at every restaurant we went to on their anniversary. I know "Movin' Out" by heart, and you can bet your tight ass that I give one hell of a karaoke performance to it. And "She's Always a Woman" is just beautiful. Sentimentality aside, Billy Joel is a great musician with an even better voice. There are so many bangers here and they hit in their own way. It's a really good album.

holy f*** this week has been amazing. A Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - 5. The Stranger - literally 3 songs in one. 5. Just the Way You Are - so 70s. 4. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - 4. Vienna - 5. Only the Good Die Young - 4. She's Always a Woman - 4. Get It Right the First Time - 5. Everybody Has a Dream - 3. The whistling deserves a 5, but I have to give it a 4. My heart wants to give it a 5, but my brain knows it's a 4. After re-listening multiple times over the weekend, both Scenes From An Italian Restaurant and She’s Always a Woman went up by 1 each. Therefore, Billy gets a 5. Whistle on, my Jewish friend.

One classic after another. It's Billy Joel at his best - these are massive hits for a reason.

Billy Joel was great before album came out, but this album made him a superstar. With classics like My Life, Movin' Out, Just the Way You Are, and She's Always a Woman this album should be mostly familiar to any music fan. Then the rest of the album is full of some of Billy's best loved songs by true fans such as Scene's From an Italian Restaurant, Vienna, and my personal favorite: Everybody Has a Dream. The only other song not mentioned is Get it Right the First Time and it's not too bad either. One of the easiest 5/5 that I have given. Only 70 of the 950 albums I have rated have received a 5/5 rating from me (about 7%).

Just great from top to bottom. Every song works musically, lyrically and performatively and it holds together exceedingly well in terms of consistency of mood and linked storytelling. Very well produced with solid play and terrific touches all over the place – the whistling, of course, the crisp guitar and light-touch high-hatting on "The Stranger," and the clarinet and accordion on "Vienna"). A few stone cold classics ("Only the Good Die Young" is an all-timer if only for upsetting so many Catholic moms; "Movin' Out") with a strong set of deep cuts are great (esp the title cut and "Scenes" and "Get It Right the First Time"). "Just the Way You Are" is a non-sappy ballad done right. Maybe the perfect pop album

Monster of an album.

Ahh shoot, my bias is kicking in on this one. I love this guy! This album almost felt like a greatest hits, seemed like i knew almost every track even though I've never played the album. Billy Joel is a master at songwriting and story telling. Loved it

Certified Fresh

Wonderful album, one song is better than the next and every song is great. I should listen to more Billy Joel, seems he knows what he is doing.

Absolute stunner of an album!

I grew up on most of the songs, hearing them all the time on the radio growing up, but I stand by the belief that these songs are objectively amazing. Ramone's production work is outstanding, with the incorporation of brass, synths, cool guitar effects, and so many other instruments feeling so natural coming together. Not just making each track musically interesting, but somehow never diverting attention from Billy Joel's superb vocal delivery. His voice is passionate and emotional, capable of giving a fun energetic performance in "Movin Out", an introspective melancholic one in "Just the Way You Are", and everything in between, throwing in all sorts of scats to keep himself on the forefront. A lot of these songs have the same appeal as Bruce Springsteen's or Steely Dan's work and stands among the best that 70s pop rock has to offer. What solidifies the 5-star rating (which apparently not even most professional reviewers give somehow) is how excellent and memorable each individual song is. Even the deep tracks like "The Stranger" and "Get it Right the First Time" had something exciting to offer. I guess the only weak track was "Everybody Has a Dream" but I still liked it.

An album with “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” is good enough, but to have as many good songs as this one… this is a GREAT album

My absolute favorite Joel collection. Every track is a killer.

This is as good Billy Joel gets, and I'm not huge on Billy Joel yet almost every track of his that I *love* is on this album. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" and "Vienna" are where it shines the best. A perfect album from an artist I tend not to be huge on otherwise.

Simply perfect. Upbeat and fun as much as reflective and filled with sadness. This is an album that has one sing that reminds me of the week my dad passed away and another that was the first dance at my wedding. So it feels like a personal thing. But it’s a timeless classic from start to finish.

Loved it! Cracker album. Billy Joel is so cool

Immmmm mooovvving outtt!!! Good mix of bangers and slow ones. Piano, sax, guitar it's got it at all. Quel chops ! Got it on vinyl, woop 😯 would listen again

A fantastic album. It flows so well from song to song. Some of his best are here - "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is maybe the best song he's written, and "Vienna" isn't far behind - but it loses a bit of steam after those first seven classics, ending with two tunes that would be pretty great on their own, but become forgettable in the context of following mega-hit after mega-hit. Imagine it ended after "She's Always a Woman"? Talk about all killer, no filler! Still, I can't really give it less than five stars.

Fantastic with some of his hits. Classic Billy Joel.

Jävla bra platta detta. Jävla bra byggsnickeri och jävla bra finsnickeri.

I have never heard a single Billy Joel song I didn’t like even when he sings about beating off on a song like Captain Jack, it still sounds great this album is full of pure talent like a cross between Elton John and Steely Dan, even second is pure ecstasy- 10/10

His best work. Not a weak song from start to finish.

it totally banged. Put me to sleep

Billy Joel’s best album by far and without it he may be more so considered for his one big hit. The songs on this album have a great way of story telling while also keeping you hooked with the rhythm. Only on the back half of the album so you get some less memorable songs. Overall this has great piano features and has vary Ming moods and tones that make it enjoyable for all kinds of people and different listening avenues. One of my favorite albums. 9.0/10

Great album! Truly loved it

Sometimes I tire of Billy Joel, but he is great

Solid record and somewhat of a breakout raising Joel to a new level as a singer songwriter. There’s easily 5 standout tracks that are considered masterpieces.

A lot of the songs feel like multiple songs in one. I love the production, and all the instruments sound so good. The piano, the sax, the accordion? It’s all so beautiful. A great way to spend 40 minutes of my time.

Vienna is 👍

This is my first time listening to the full album though I've had 'Only the good die young' in my playlists for years. Solid album - I should've listened to it in its entirety sooner!

Var að eignast þessa á vinyl fyrir nokkrum dögum 😊 Algjör gimsteinn, eins og flest annað sem elsku Billy hefur látið frá sér.

Such a great album. So many great songs that merge so well together. Billy Joel’s masterpiece.

I grew up with this album. My dad somehow got a 2nd copy of it and gave it to me. I was probably 9 or 10 and I didn't have any hangups about listening to the music of my parents; hell they got me I to some stuff I still like today. Anyway, theres probably some nostalgia at play here but this is just loaded with great songs. As a kid I wasn't wild about the last 2 songs but I've grown to appreciate them as an adult. This is just a stellar album. I want to go listen to Vienna again right now.

HOT TAKE: My favorite Billy Joel album is "An Innocent Man". Don't at me. It has just as many hits as this one, although even the lesser known tracks from "The Stranger" are still quite well known, with "Vienna" especially enjoying something of a new lease on life recently. There isn't one skippable track here, and you get the epic "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" right in the middle of several hits. I'll never deny having a soft spot in my heart for Billy Joel. Do yourself a favor and listen to the Legacy Edition of this album for a great live set that includes many tracks from "The Stranger", along with Miami 2017 (See the Lights Go Out On Broadway), Captain Jack, and Say Goodbye To Hollywood. You probably like Billy Joel, too. Don't fight it.

I love this album

Almost halfway through and I finally get some Billy Fucking Joel! Christmas came late, but better late than never. Billy is a 5 star man, no contest. And this album in particular is a tour de force, showcasing all of his talents brilliantly. The singing, the songwriting, the musicianship, the creativity and storytelling. He is in his prime here and absolutely unparalleled at composing compelling pop/rock songs of epic sing-a-long quality. He’s a god and I worship at his altar. I ride or die with Billy.

A surprise treat! Never heard a full album by Billy Joel and i really enjoyed it.

Every song is an absolute banger. Hit after hit. Man did not miss. Was genuinely surprised at how good this album was for both the songs I’d heard of and the one’s I hadn’t. Everything about the album is fantastic; the songwriting, instrumentation, singing, production, etc. It has a flowing feeling throughout the entire album that stays interesting. Also, just a fun, enjoyable album to listen to. Maybe another day I would have given it a 4, but it’s Christmas, so I’m feeling generous. 5/5

I simply love this album! Some of my favourite music of life are here.

this is a masterpiece. new favorite album of all time i think.

Inject this straight into my veins. There are apparently people who think Billy Joel is a hack, and to them I respectfully ask: what are you smoking? Regardless of whether you like his music or not, I don't think it's being honest to say that Joel can't craft a tune, that he can't write compelling lyrics, that he can't bring everything together to make a complete listening experience. This album is an example of everything coming together and working. It's tight, it's catchy, it's just plain fun, and isn't that the point of music? It's hard to pinpoint a single song that stands out as towering above the rest in this album, but if I had to pick, I'd have to choose 'Vienna.' Beautiful, sad (depending on your state of mind), optimistic, this is a song that elicits an emotional response. It shows that Joel is more than just a 'catchy song generator,' as if that was ever up for debate. I could listen to 'Vienna' for hours and never get tired of it. The biggest crime, in my personal opinion, is that there aren't more Billy Joel albums on this 1001 list. Streetlife Serenade. 52nd Street. Piano Man. An Innocent Man. Joel puts out good to great music time and time again. When I started collecting records, I fell in love with his music, and I'll defend it until I take my final breath.

Great album

Excellent selection

Probably his greatest studio album, every track is a candidate for a greatest hits collection. Surprising me was the use of saxophone on nearly every track, a feature explained by the history of the album and Billy's desire to use his touring band in the studio. It's really the first album by "The Billy Joel band"

I was going to go 4 stars but then I listened again and realized this one is absolutely a classic. Some of the best and most "singable" of Billy's tunes.

7/9, 78%

Very cooolll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolute classic album. The whistle on the stranger is iconic. Scenes from an Italian restaurant is also probably one of his best songs

Excellent album

Good stuff, really enjoyed.

A superb album by a national treasure

Extremely good

Comincia di sicuro molto bene. Bellissima 'Just the way you are', il resto dà delle Elton John vibes. Wow: un album stupendo!

5/5. Although the last song isn’t my favorite, every song after another is a classic. I can choose any song and be fine with listening to it.

Just bangers.

Outstandingly beautiful. Every song was masterfully crafted, im glad I got to listen to this.

An interesting album from the cover, like many artists the magic of Joel is in their lyrics, some more complicated than others, but also a lot of magic it's in the music itself. A strange combination of relaxing rythms with some acoustic rock, a really enjoyable album.

Decent.

"Art decorates space, music decorates time". This album was from a well decorated period of my life and the songs herein are from back when I was alive and love was new and life itself was large. Great kick-off for the week

Best album he has recorded

meh

It was a pleasure revisiting this album again. I keep forgetting how many good songs are stacked in here ranging from pop, ballads and even a multi-part suite. Joel's piano and the sax plus woodwind goes hard too. Just a great time.

Stone classic.

Brilliant album. So varied and each song is excellent. Really enjoyed one of the best so far

Great all the way through

Rating: 10/10

Billy Joel, what a legend. I know so many of these songs but never listened to the full album! Great stuff honestly. Big fan.

When it comes to Billy Joel I know some people get a little sick of it, stuff like Piano Man seemingly playing wherever you go, and a lot of his other songs being so well known that they seem to be heard at least once a week, but doesn't that just show the man's talent for this sort of thing, especially when the songs you don't hear everyday have that same level of quality? That level of quality doesn't shine brighter than The Stranger. Every single song on this album is excellent, even the longer ones which any other artist of the time would have caused it to feel as though the song is a drag, but not on this album. The album even flows well from song to song, with each placement just making sense. Sure, some of Joel's songs may be a little cheesy, but the musicality and enjoyment from each song on this album gives me no other choice but to give it five stars.

I love Billy Joel!!! What a great writer.

Any billy joel album is an easy listen on my 61 mile commute

Billy Joel made this album as an early 20-something on Long Island. As a fellow 20-something on Long Island, a lot of the themes still stand the test of time.

I had a wierd Billy Joel phase when I was about 10, this brings back good memories. He's a great storyteller / song writer

LOVE THIS ALBUM

Never really done Billy Joel, surprised how many songs I recognised, this was fabulous

Fabulously nostalgic. It feels crazy, but Billy Joel nails the feel of longing for the past while also sounding youthful. Old soul, young body maybe.

this one has so many of my fave songs by him

I can't help it, I love this album.

Loved this ‘80’s Goth.

highlights: -movin' out -the stranger -just the way you are -everybody has a dream liked: kinda yeah, my dad would listen to this

It is blasphemous that this album only has a 3.75 star average at the time of writing (Jun 27, '22). Such an incredibly strong album from start to finish. Almost every song was a hit or recognizable. One of the easiest perfect scores I've give yet. 10/10

Ya got me billy

One of the greatest albums ever made, without a doubt.

Pretty cool

It was fun from the get-go. I liked his voice.

I’ve always liked billy Joel but this album so far surpasses my expectations. He’s really like an Elliot Erwitt with his compelling narratives and playful barbs at the American condition. And then on top of that the sax rocks and there’s a random boss’s nova background band for get it right the first time. Just fantastic

What a great album! I knew if Billy's legend status but had never really heard anything of his music. This is how I expected and wanted Elton John's music to sound: pompous, sophisticated yet easy listening, meaningful lyrics yet catchy songs

Undeniably Billy Joel's best

Wow, I quite enjoyed this album. I remember being a fan before I developed my own music taste and never revisited Billy since then so it was nice to reminisce a bit but also these are great songs. Faves: Movin' Out, Vienna

I kinda hate and love Billy Joel at the same time. It’s so cheesy and corny, but I also crank every song and jam to it. Same with Bon Jovi. Plus I think every song on this album charted excepted for like two. That’s impressive.

não estava preparado para gostar tanto desse álbum. baladinhas românticas com ótimos arranjos, numa pegada que me lembrou algumas obras do paul mccartney. merece estar em todas as compilações de soft rock e eu já devia ter ouvido antes.

really enjoyed this, a lot of hits and classics

oh my god! this album! THIS ALBUM!!!!! i really grew up with this, with my parents playing this album a lot. it's perfect, from start to finish. "movin' out (anthony's song)" is one of the greatest opening songs. the tires screeching on the pavement! "just the way you are" is one of the all-time greatest romantic songs. with lyrics like "i couldn't love you any better/i love you just the way you are"--are you kidding me? "scenes from an italian restaurant," a song that creates such a vivid picture in my mind. "vienna" contains a wonderful life lesson. the whistling in "the stranger" in the beginning and end, tying the song together in a neat bow--then the melody and whistling returns in "everybody has a dream." billy joel, his melodic voice, his beautiful piano playing. every song is unique and contains beautiful lyrics. you couldn't stop me from giving this 5 stars. a joy to listen.

absolutely fantastic

Billy Joel is fantastically talented. The lyrics in this album are great stories and woven with the instrumentals in a catchy way, making hit after hit. Great album.

Really holds up well. The songs are all mini-masterpieces and my amazement at its quality seems as fresh 40+ years on. The songs are interesting and accessible and the playing suggests the band is having fun and there are just enough barbs, bitterness and irony to elevate it above commercial pop. The pure New Yorkiness is great, too – think early years of SNL and Woody Allen and the Big Apple’s bankruptcy. We know “Only the Good Die Young” is a great rock n roll song because Catholic mothers all over the country were warning of its evils in the late ‘70s. Only dud for me is the snoozefest “She’s Only a Woman.” The reprising whistle ending is a nice touch to close out a fun and musically substantive ride. 4.5 for 5.

7/9 tracks are unmistakeably brilliant, only the last couple falling off a bit. Still an easy 5 for me, just can't believe I've gone so long without listening to this.

divota!! Dva puta san ga poslušala

Svidia mi se baš jako! Baš zabavno

Amazing. I'm a sucker for Mr. Joel. "The Stranger" goes hard!

Billy Joel! Classic!

A lot of great tracks off of this album. Billy Joel is at the top of his game.

Hell yes!

I love this MAN

Top five of Billy Joel's albums. It's weird how I have moved on from his stuff, but it's nice to come back to it, like an old friend. Every song on this one is a singalong, as opposed to some of his other albums which are really good, but you just don't have that feeling to sing along with them. Billy Joel himself seemed to push Vienna a LOT in later years, and it's easy to see why, it is an underrated gem. Even the songs that are the hits do not feel overplayed to me (I'm looking at you, "Piano Man." God if I hear that song one more time...) This one really put him out there in the mainstream. And rightfully so, it's a great album.

Another tough one. For sure a 4 given its singles. Just the Way You Are and She's Always a Woman are two beautifully written and sounding classics (as beautiful as Let it Be or Hey Jude). Only the Good Die Young is one of my favorite Joel tunes - super fun and great lyrics. Movin' Out is almost as foot-tappingly fun and good, but there's always been something about it that didn't quite compute (is it all the ack's?). Of his apparently beloved other songs, I really enjoyed Scenes from a Restaurant (especially the more sombre start) but was a bit ho-hum on Vienna. The latter definitely got better and better the more I listened (10 times?). But I found title track and the last two tracks a bit meh. So, what do you give an album with 5.5 great songs and 3 so-so's? I'm at 4.5 so which way to tip? I'm going to round up for the start of both Get it Right the First time and Everybody has a Dream - the former reminded me of Paul Simon's work (a good thing) and the latter opened soft and sweet even if the last 2 minutes was unnecessary.

It's like listening to a greatest hits album. There are 9 tracks on this album and at least 6 are greatest hits (Movin' Out, The Stranger, Just the Way You Are, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Only the Good Die Young, She's Always a Woman). Crazy. The remaining tracks are all good but simply not as great as the other six. Bottom line is Billy Joel is a great songwriter, so this album is an easy 5.

Fantastic album! Don’t know what else to say about it. I listened to this album already many times and it’s still great! Favourite songs: - Scenes from a Italian restaurant - Vienna - She’s always a woman

i love elton john <333 not to be basic but vienna <3333333 also scenes from an italian restaurant is literally piano man...still hits tho!!!!

This album is great, especially Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. One of Billy Joel’s best.

Such a delightful album with good variation in the tunes, beautiful vocals, fun songs. Songs like Scenes from an Italian Restaurant has nice progressions and changes in tune combined with nice saxophone! And Billy's songs are good at brining my friends together which adds to the Joy. I can only ask: when will you realize, Billy waits for you?

So many tunes I just absolutely love!

jos ugodinije i jos relaxije, 5

My first 8 track. Great songs!

Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while

Dit album is een feest der herkenning. Volgens mij had ik vroeger een kopie op cassettebandje. Billy Joel is een van mijn favoriete artiesten, maar heb dit album zelf al heeeeel lang niet meer geluisterd. Verbaasd me hoeveel leuke nummers er eigenlijk staan! ****** Helaas zijn er maar 5 sterren uit te delen :-)

Masterful. Gorgeous songwriting. A true classic. So many wonderful tracks that it's nearly impossible to pick a fave. But...if I had to choose...it would be either "The Stranger" or "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant".

Every song is a classic on here, can't hate on Billy Joel

genieten, ga ik nog vaak luisteren. de cover alleen als is mooi

Great Album

Listened to Billy Joel's Greatest Hits endlessly on car trips as a kid so I'm familiar with 90% of these songs but whenever one comes on I've never heard I'm always like "wtf is this?"

Class album

I'd consider this the quintessential Billy Joel album

Wow

Responses to music are so subjective. This reminds me of my father, so it’s an automatic 5 stars.

This is a classic. Doesen't even have pianoman, uptown girl or we didn't start the fire, but the album just flows so well. Wait I know "Just the Way You Are" so well, haha. I forgot tha name. I love this. Yeah the lyrics are not the best, but damn are the tunes catchy! Very easily digestible, and that is not always a bad thing. 5

I didn't know that I knew a good chunk of the album already, it was a good listen, but I won't come back to it any time soon.

One of my favorite albums ever, I know the lyrics to nearly every song. New discovery: Everyone Has a Dream

I have loved this album for years. Joel’s voice, his melodies. Fantastic.

Incredible Album!

Cool album, interesting choice of songs to put under a unified group.

Had to throw on my vinyl copy for this one. One the best $1 records I ever bought. Hands down my favorite Billy Joel album. Starts strong with Moving Out. Then goes all over the place for the rest of Side 1. Feel like "Just The Way You Are" is a response to 10ccs "I'm Not in Love" but more positive and sincere. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is like Showtune-Prog. Wouldn't be surprised if an actual full blown Broadway musical is made out of this song someday. Then onto Side 2, beginning with my all time favorite Billy Joel track, "Vienna." Feel like you gotta have some mileage behind you to appreciate that tune to it's fullest, but it's really a message for the young - so listen up kiddos! This ain't cheese, it's a rich and complex flavor best appreciated by a refined palette.

Not a bad track on this album. Even the less popular/well-known tracks are great.

Loved this! Some fantastic songs in there, never listened to a BJ album start to finish. Glad I have. What a great song writer

Vraiment un album excellent. Une super belle écoute. Je n'avais jamais entendu cet album et je le regrette. un classique vraiment en plein dans mon syle ! 5* :)

Супер альбом

loved every song in this album. groovy beats let the lyrics stand out. there's a lovely, special energy here

I'd forgotten how brilliant this album is. Five absolute belters and the other four are bloody good, too. He said some nasty things about Christie Brinkley, but his music is wonderful.

classic

incredible showstopping never been done before will make me cry like a baby

C L A S S I C

I don't even have to think about this one. Five stars with a bullet. One of my favorite albums of all time.

Joel z lat 70 to moj ulubiony Joel, a wlasnie tym albumem zapewnil sobie sukces jako topowy popularny spiewak lat 80, ale chyba pierwszy raz sluchalem calego albumu od deski do deski, bo poza zaslyszanymi gdzieniedzie kawalkami najczesciej dowiadywalem sie o tworczosci joela z dorobku murzynskich raperow lat 90 i takie zdziwienie, gdy odkrywasz w samplach snoopa czy xzibita kawalki joelowe, nawet nie mowie o genialnych pianinkach ktore potrafi on przemycic w swych aranzacjach, ale u niektorych murzynskich artystow pojawiaja sie nawet doslowne covery jak u brand nubianow czy ATCQ, a to pokazuje jak bardzo influencyjne jego albumiki byly, jak dlaa mnie hajlajtami albumiku otwierajacy moving out oraz vienna, prosto w feelsy, pierwsza piatka z 1001 albumow zaliczona

Clásico volver a escuchar

O cara é BOM, excelentes música e ótima voz

Amazing album, one of my personal favorites this past year. Each song is a banger even though they can get a little corny.

Enjoyed this

Billy writes the hits! I’d never listened to scenes from an Italian Restaurant before. What a great portrait.

Weirdly nostalgic one for me. I think an aunt bought me this when I was too young to know what the lyrics were about. I haven't listened to it in an age. The good ones are still good, the schmaltzy ones a bit much. It just about gets a four.

This made me realise I enjoy songs with stories (which probably explains my prog leanings).

Fun and inventive

Liked it more than I expected

I haven't listened to loads of Billy Joel but Movin' Out and Vienna have always been my favourite songs of his, and the rest of the album is decent.

Classic Billy Joel

“Luck has nothing to do with it. It's talent. Exit, stage right.” Yogi’s First Christmas (1980)

Billy Joel is a skilled manufacturer of sweet confections that delight at first but get cloying after the third or fourth bite. He’s a terrific artist to have in a mix nearly every song here is memorable but listening to them all at once gives me an upset stomach.

Honestly still pretty fun. Couple monster hits, sprinkling of fromage across the top for sure

For as well known as he is, Bully Joy was a stranger to me, musically. Not after this listen though. Every song is a delight. 4/5

A pleasant listen from start to finish with some of his most prominent songs and only two weaker numbers to the end.

Maybe my favorite 70s pop album, one I return to again and again.

A great album with a number of stand out singles. I’ll only give it a 4 because it just doesn’t talk dirty to me and that’s what I need to give a 5. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant rocks!

I don't think I'd ever listened to this album in its entirety before. But damn near every song was a hit so I feel like I have. I've got nothing bad to say about this one. It's a classic 70s album for sure.

Vienna Only the good die young She’s always a woman to me Pretty darn classic 8/10

Billy sure can write a banger.

Really surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did given my perception of Billy Joel’s music being as lukewarm as it has been for as long as I’ve heard it. Some really catchy tracks on this album and was overall an easy listen that get through, my only personal exception being the ending track. Everything g else was solid and has a surprising amount of commercial airplay on it. I’ve certainly heard some of these songs a million times without realizing it before going into a first listen through the whole thing. Standout songs would probably be Movin Out, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Vienna & Only the Good Die Young

objectively very good. not for me. 3.75 if there ever was such a thing

Vienna reißts raus, alles in allem sehr rund vor allem dass letzter song im outro das pfeifen von stranger aufnimmt

Sax first thing in the morning can really get the blood pumping. A song writing tour de force, really enjoyed it

I feel very torn about this album. I love the lyrics across these songs but find the musical style a bit hit and miss. The rockier and piano moments worked better for me. I struggled with the parts which sounded like they should be featured in a cheesy (and a bit sleezy) romance scene in a Roger Moore James Bond movie. I would definitely revisit this album and think I would come to love many of these songs. My initial favourites were: Movin’ Out, Just the Way You Are and She’s Always a Woman. A solid 4.0 for me on the expectation that I’d grow to love this album after a few more listens.

Hughie was right, he's a genius

Gostei mais do que esperava. Entrou pra lista dos preferidos.

I'm over 350 albums in and here I am again, outing myself as a fan of something deeply uncool. But who cares? I really like 70s Billy Joel. I can't help it. Although some tracks here drift a little too far into the cheesier end of the spectrum for my liking, I really enjoyed listening to this - it's packed with songs that soundtracked my childhood so there's a nostalgia element, but the record holds up well today. For the most part, it's an album of refined, evocative songwriting that conjures a real sense of time and place. I lost myself in this a little, and it was great.

i had a billy joel hatred when i was younger. it's mostly gone, and i recognize that _the stranger_ is a remarkably good album

Billy Joel I’ve come around to over the years This is a classic sounding album and simple with just good songwriting. No added unnecessary production or instruments . The Piano Man just delivers. “Vienna” is Classic song. First heard it in the movie “13 Going on 30” And have loved it ever since Didn’t even know Billy Joel sang “Only The Good Die Young”. Timeless song, maybe a bit overplayed but works well with the album Feeling a 4 or light 4.5. Just good songwriting and sounds simple even if it isn’t

Some beautiful music on this... and some syrupy tripe, which prevents the album being great.

YEA MAN GOOD STUFF!!

I like almost every song on this record. But… something is keeping me from a 5 star rating. It might be Billy Joel.

Eins von vielen tollen Alben von Billy Joel aus den 70ern. Tolle Musik, super eingespielt. 4 bis 5

Nice!

very cute sweet album would listen again but loved vienna the most

Great singles, don't love all the deep tracks. Billy Joel's best record.

Я бы сказал рок с душей, сразу вспоминаться классные виды на Прагу и поход по лесу

кайфовый, билли джоэла я люблю

Good album cover, seems generic to me, but thats because this style was popularized through Billy Joel. Movin'Out and Scenes from an Italian Resturaunt, Restruaunt, Restruant are extremely memorable tracks. In particular The saxaphone on italian, and the entire album was some of the best usage ive ever heard. Personally not for me, will not be listening to again, but would not dread doing so. I can see why Billy Joel has a fanbase all these years later. Best Song: Scenes from an Italian Resturant. Worst Song: Everybody has a Dream.

Nearly every song is a hit. Billy Joel's expertise in storytelling and songwriting is evident on this record. Each song follows a distinct narrative, whether it is an American blue-collar worker's attempts to succeed or a dramatic conversation between two old friends. Joel uses these stories to convey deeper meanings. In "Vienna," the young singer reflects on his time in Italy, where he saw how elders were treated, as a metaphor for life. Accompanying the record's striking lyrics is memorable instrumentation. The whistle on "The Stranger" is just one example of this masterful production that enhances each song; many tracks have their own "whistle" in a sense. Though, the album is not void of flat, sluggish moments. The last three songs, while still acceptable, are not exceptional. Particularly, I find "Everybody Has a Dream" to be an unnecessarily drawn-out, dull listen. "Just the Way You Are" is another beacon of spectacular lyricism, yet seems uninteresting to me on first listen; even its beauty is not safe from scrutiny.

good album, would listen again

The Stranger is a magical album. At its best moments, it whisks one away to New York City at its prime, and you can feel the city's heartbeat through the keys. "Only the Good Die Young," for example, feels like a sip of white wine over a lively street festival. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is an odyssey and even though it feels longer than it is, I don't ever want it to end. I really like the dark turn of the title track as well. There are a few B-sides and lowlights that I'm not in love with, like "Vienna," but they're hardly unforgivable.

bangers of stories and wisdom. makes me want to move to nyc during the late 70s. nothing could possibly be going wrong over there I really love the synths and bass lines from the songs. All the instrumentation is fantastic. Some of the sax stuff is very 70s feel-good family comedy movie/sitcom

Billy Joel is the GOAT. He has such breadth in his songs and they are all good.

Really good!

It’s fun, actually

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makes me feel alive, such a nice / perfectly flowing album, need to listen closer to the lyrics i think his songwriting is really good and hits close to home

Great melodies. A bit theatrical at times but very easy to enjoy.

The record your one cool aunt was playing spring of 1978 when she let you smoke pot with her at her apartment. 4/5.

Bra album. Billy Joel växer lite för varje gång jag lyssnar på honom.

I liked this better than I expected. Definitely anchored by the hits that were ubiquitous at the time and on classic rock stations for decades after. (Can people escape being familiar with Movin' Out, Just the Way You Are, and Only the Good Die Young these days?) Anyhow it's the strength of the non-singles that convince me that this is a great album, even if late 70s soft rock isn't my thing. These ARE songs that people oughtta hear at least once. 4.5/5

El primer album en el que he encontrado canciones que de verdad me han encantado y que volveré a escuchar con ganas. Mención especial para Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, que con lo larga que es no me ha sobrado ni un único segundo.

I can never quite a handle on the cultural perception of Billy Joel. Is he great? Terrible? Cool? Uncool? I like most of his work that I've heard, so I guess I'll just take it on the chin if he's actually dreadful. Just the Way You Are pushes my limit for cheesy slow piano stuff – maybe I'm too cold-blooded and single, but it's nauseating – but the rest of the album is good and fun.

4.5

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good

Enjoyed with Max in the car!

Good album. I like Billy Joel unironically.

Solid album. "The Stranger" is my favorite track.

*Great songs: Only the Good Die Young, Movin' Out, The Stranger *The other songs aren't nearly as strong to bring the album up higher than a 4

I don't listen to much of Billy but I know he has some jams. A couple of these tracks I know of. Guess I know a bit more Bill than I thought. Good album though

This was a pretty decent album with lots of hits.

great

Chill album

Didn't realize how many of these songs came from the same album.

A fine album, especially the first half of the album. The songwriting is well done, and the production is also '70s-good', which is always a good thing, something I miss about todays music.

I honestly think I never gave Billy Joel a fair chance: this is *really* good. I kind of cast Billy Joel aside as someone who makes uninteresting, somewhat theatrical music. But it turns out that Billy Joel's theatrical stylings are powerfully based in his amazing songwriting and storytelling. The drama of Movin' Out, the earnestness of The Stranger, and the philosophy of Only The Good Die Young are just a few examples of what makes this great. Even Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, a pretty ridiculous song, manages to be excellent on it's own terms. And better yet, doesn't cheapen the real, weighty wisdom on songs like Vienna. The Stranger manages to stand as a perfect object to defend Billy Joel's place in pop culture and the pantheon of American songwriters, while leaving the listener with an onslaught of wonderful tunes. I was very pleasantly surprised here.

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song), Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Only the Good Die Young I mean, this is one of the GOATs right? Timeless classics with at least some tracks transcending multiple generations. I am not sure that I am personally, subjectively convinced it a 5, but it's a remarkable album with a lot of heart and soul. I am kind of shocked to see Only the Good Die Young only has 36 million listens. This album - Billy Joel too - reminds me of a buddy I knew that I worked with at summer camp. He was a year or two older than me. When I first met him he was a dick - that's not the right word... we eventually became good friends, but... Maybe more like a turn-of-the-century punk white kid who wore his baggy pants below his ass, listened to that extra hardcore rap music and you know.... tried to look the part of suburban white kid cosplaying as a hoodrat. Where's this story going.... Well, after knowing him a year or two, he quickly grew out of that phase (or at least dropped the attitude and clothing style) and was like "yea, Billy Joel fucks"; We'd listen to songs from this album, New York State of Mind, Piano Man, We Didn's Start The Fire, the hits, and it was just hilarious because I knew of this weird transition, him going from whatever was Top 50 popular hits in 2004/2005 to... this.

I did not think of myself as a Billy Joel guy, but this album was a vibe and it sucked me in.

Fantastic songs on here. Great tunes and the songwriting is brilliant, as expected from a Billy Joel album. I don’t love all tracks on here but lots of highlights.

OH BILLY MY HIGH SCHOOL IDOL. Part of my rating is influenced by parents who loved his hit songs, but also mostly by personal experience. As I listened to more of his albums, I found a website that lore dropped so much about his life (https://www.onefinalserenade.com/notice-page.html). If it wasn't for his albums and the lore I sought out, I probably wouldn't have further branched out into the world of music. I'd just be content in this pop bubble, but ironically enough his accessible music made me want more. Anyways, the Stranger probably ties with Glass Houses as my favourites. I always found "Movin' Out" and "Scenes" to be my favourite "storytelling" songs. And ya looking back it's pretty schmaltzy but to this teenager I thought it was pretty well executed. It made sense why this was Billy's most critically acclaimed album: the melodies, the simple lyrics. This was a good record for me to wean off and explore different music.

Incredible performance on this album from Billy Joel. The Stranger has one of my favorite songs from Billy of all time, Vienna, which will always have a place close to my heart.

Surprisingly enjoyable.

Precioso Disco, tranquilo . . con una apertura sonora de Cancion que vale la pena disfrutar en un sillón !

Kinda good

true story: i'd never heard Movin' Out but i *have* listened to a shitload of the mouth quadrilogy, so i did a double take. turns out that song mashes up well with a lot of things. The Stranger sounds a little familiar too Scenes from an Italian Restaurant would be great if i was drunk at karaoke i bet. there's nothing really wrong with this album it's just not really my thing with the exception of a few songs obviously everybody loves Only the Good Die Young ah fuck She's Always a Woman kind of getting me though idle thought now that i'm most of the way through: is it possible that 80% of all musicians have stolen a melody from billy joel full disclosure gamers i was going to give this one a 3 but i think i've been swayed into a 4

Listened

gostei bastante, pretendo voltar pra escutar melhor. qualidade total

is the even-more-pop version of the kinks village green era

I sure loved learning anything from this album when I should have been practicing the classical repertoire I'd been assigned for my piano lessons. No regrets.

For some reason feels so close to really sticking for me without ever doing so. Maybe worth a re-listen. RYM: Y (#613) Saved a song: N

Fav song: Movin’ Out

Una obra maestra

A lot of good songs, and a generally good vibe, but I felt like a couple were misses and/or went on too long. I knew a couple of the songs already, but most were new to me (Moving Out was a standout). Favourite song: Vienna (mostly for nostalgia reasons) Least favourite: Just the Way You Are Ratings for every song: 543455543

descobri que pessoal não gosta de billy joel. sim, para os dias de hoje é kinda cheesy, mas não tira a beleza da musica.

I liked most of the songs, my favorite is Vienna

I don't love Billy Joel but he is growing on me. You can't deny his song writing skills. Some amazing tunes on this record.

The way he jams with the saxophone on, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, is just amazing! It's closer to 3.75 stars so it's getting 4!

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HOLY SHIT THE GUITARS, DO YOU HEAR THE GUITARS?!???? Billy might be the coldest to do it! Ok he lost me with the 7 minute song about Italian restaurants in the middle but I know he’s gonna turn it around. I told you! Brother turned it back around the next damn song. I’ve heard this one before too and it hits harder within the inner workings of the album. And that was my live reaction, shoutout to the god Billy Joel. I understand it now.

Hackensack er bra navn på en by. Ellers overrasket over at Vienna er den soleklart mest hørte sangen på Spotify. Vokst opp med Billy Joel, så liker dette.

Jeg synes det er veldig fint å høre på Billy Joel. Han har vel blitt en douche (tror jeg), men stemmen er fløte og pophitsene er evergreens.

Great album

There are good things, very cohesive, catchy, he sings quite well. I just find the whole thing not that impactful, its nice and well made, enjoyable, I don't now if it's a must listen

Por algún extraño motivo quiero mucho a Billy Joel

he's actually really goood....and this has some of his best on it!

Has a strong set of tracks that kept me interested all the way through. Will be worth the relisten later down the road. 8/10

Some songwriting class. Love the harmonic style. Love that it's a fairly stripped back singer songwriter delivery without tons of orchestration or effects. Sometimes maybe the lyrics or production basics date it a bit - that feels very harsh though

Ask me if I like Billy Joel and I'll answer "fuck no!" Make me listen to this album and ask me if I like it...."FUCK YEAH!"

A classic for Scenes from an Italian Restaurant alone

What an album, just great blue-collar rock and roll with some beautiful love ballads in the mix. It is well produced, the storytelling and imagery are fantastic. And it is just hit after hit. There are two songs that are meh and it's the last two which brings down my rating. Cut those two and this is an easy five star record.

A great one, classic Billy Joel.

His first of many excellent albums.

Oikein toimiva levy loman korotuksella. Levollista palata koneen ääreen

Excellent shit for about 80% of the thing, then it falls off hard at the end. Vienna has a billion listens on Spotify because of TikTok. Should be because it's great.

--Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)...ack-ack-ack --The Stranger...vanilla funk. head bopper --Just the Way You Are...sweet cheese --Scenes from an Italian Restaurant...well placed clarinet. this is sprawling, epic fun --Vienna...appreciate the accordion. song is fine --Only the Good Die Young...I forced my short-lived and terrible garage band to cover this. that's the highest praise I can give --She's Always a Woman...a very pleasant canticle quality to this --Get It Right the First Time...this moves. good stuff --Everybody Has a Dream...sounds like Tom Waits

J'aurais mis 4,5 si c'etait possible. Super album juste y en a d'autres que j'aime +

(Listened up to Vienna) As a whole: interesting music and instrumentals used, it’s definitely one of the more varying type of album, the lyrics seem to tell a story and the pace is usually quite slow, the moods also switch Time without a screen: 42 min

oli tosi hyvä! hyviä tiluja ja hyviä sooloja ja hyviä vihellyksiä. jotenki liikuttava.

Hyviä biisejä ja mukavasti vaihtelua levyn varrella. Kokonaisuutena tosi hieno levy, vaatii lisäkuunteluita!

Miksei ollut vihellysväliosaa joka biisin jälkeen? Kysynpä vaan! Muutama hiton kova biisi, mut ei musta sit kuitenkaan ihan eheä kokonaisuus. Kova lätty silti!

Fantastic album, every other song is an earworm. Movin' Out, The Stranger, VIENNA, Only the Good Die Young. I think the album is front loaded with greatness it's overall so very solid.

Nice songs, music and vocal

Mittwoch, 09.09.2026 Im UG der philologischen Bibliothek bei der Recherche für meine Descartes Hausarbeit

7/10 Best songs: The Stranger, Vienna, Only the Good Die Young At times this album falls into easy listening territory (ugh), but it always manages to dig its way out and wander into more interesting genres - such as jazz and rock. I like it more than expected (particularly after the string of mediocre albums I've been dealing with recently) so I'm pleased.

Being honest, my only experience with Billy Joel before this album was Piano Man. Movin Out was a very interesting track. I honestly really loved the big moments when the band would fully come in. The stranger was quite pretty at the beginning. It did morph into a fantastic song, but I really liked the serenity of the start. Just the way you are was quite sweet. Scenes from an Italian restaurant was amazing. I always love a good narrative piece but this one is particularly great. I really really liked Vienna. I thought it was gorgeous track and it was one of the ones added to my playlist. Only the good die young was actually really fun! She’s always a woman was pretty good too. I liked how it ambled along and held itself up. Get it right the first time was enjoyable! I had a lot of fun with it. The last track was absolutely gorgeous and a lovely way to end things off. 4/5 ⭐️ 204/1089

People love to hate, but dude can write a song.

nostalgic to me

There are a lot of classic songs on this album, including some of Joel's best ballads in Just The Way You Are and She's Always a Woman. The latter is a song that's stuck with me over the years even though I'm not the hugest Billy Joel fan. I've always really loved that hummed melody after the choruses. The ballads are the exception to the overall vibe on this album, though. It's otherwise a collection catchy soft rock and some funkier jams. The stand-out for me here is Movin' Out. It's such a fun listen, both in the stories being told and in how ear wormy the verses and choruses are. I doubt I'm the only one out there who can't help but mime the final line of the chorus, regardless of where I happen to be listening to the song. I'm a big fan of the variety in instruments used on this record. We've got an iconic sax solo, accordions, clarinets, horns, and synths, in addition to the regular rock band fixtures and Joel's trademark piano of course. How seamlessly and effectively they're all used here speaks to Joel's talent as a songwriter for sure. The only song I really don't like on this album is Only The Good Die Young. I know 'corny' is a descriptor the gets unfairly thrown at a lot of Joel's work by his detractors, but it's the most apt word I can think of for that trite, bore of a song. Favourite Tracks: Movin' Out, Just The Way You Are, She's Always a Woman, Get It Right The First Time

Finding back to back Elton and Joel albums that I might put on again is surprising.

Billy Joel just has melodic sense. The way the music drives the emotions so well is remarkable. The song structures range from very simple to a little out of the ordinary, but the harmonies are actually surprisingly deep. I would love to hear more contemporary pop artists write songs the way Billy Joel did. These aren't wild compositions, they're just well written pop songs.

Billy Joel cooking straight heat here Fave track: Only the Good Die Young

Great album

Han är fin, Billy Joel. 4a eller stark 3a.

4 stars I had never listened to a Billy Joel album before today. I probably was familiar with enough Billy Joel songs to fill a greatest hits album, but if you put a gun to my head I wouldn’t remember half of them. He struck me as cheesy and I had no interest in diving into his catalog based on what I did know (with “Uptown Girl” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” as shining examples of songs I can’t stand, with a side of hearing my share of drunken karaoke renditions of “Piano Man”). But in looking at the track list from this album, the only song I was certain I knew was “Movin’ Out,” and that’s one that I came to recognize in more recent years. I came to recognize “Just the Way You Are” but it never struck me as a song of note. However, in going through the album, it all came together. It was consistent and fairly tight. There wasn’t anything particularly annoying about it, which was what I had assumed I would feel about a Billy Joel record, and in fact I found myself rather enjoying it. “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” is a definite highlight. This album quickly went from just another Billy Joel record I see in the bargain bin at record stores, which had always been interchangeable in my mind, to perhaps one I’ll pick up.

It's a beautiful thing.

4.5. I was really torn on this one, because there are three absolutely iconic songs on this record: Movin Out, Vienna, and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. I love the contrast between Scenes and Vienna, because it shows that Billy Joel can write a piano ballad and make it beautiful, but also stretch his legs and do something more theatrical. Very few writers can do both things well! But, the last two songs on the record fall very flat for me, so as a complete work I can't give it five stars.

*The Stranger* is a decent late-70s cultural artifact from a solid (but not exceptional) singer/songwriter who knows how to play to his strengths. Sonically, the record is very well put together - Joel's band is tight but not stiff, and the production is both clean and uncluttered, and includes interesting touches such as the "I'm Not In Love"-style wall of voices on "Just The Way You Are". Lyrically, the album is a vivid (and fairly unironic) portrait of the lives and concerns of American adults during the time of the Me Generation. (Your tolerance for this record may depend on how long you can stand to be around narcissists.) The record runs out of gas in the last 20% but it's still a good ride most of the way.

An album full of hits. Great voice, great music.

A great album with some of Joel's greatest songs (Just the Way You Are, She's Always a Woman to Me, Vienna & Scenes from an Italian Restaurant) and absolutely filler free. Just short of being a stone-cold classic. Why 4/5 instead of 5/5? While there is absolutely no filler some of the songs (Get It Right the First Time, Everybody Has a Dream) are simply very good instead of instant classics. Would give it a 4.5/5 if I could.

I'm like, a fan of this, which surprised me! Billy Joel is like Elton John did Americans, Bruce Springsteen for New Yorkers, and Cat Stevens for piano fans. Fun but it doesn't feel empty

i had an arguement with my wife this morning, then listened on my commute. The quality of the music was sufficient to break through my gloom and fact that i enjoyed it despite my mood is praise enough.

Such a good opening track. In general, the lyricism is crazy good, effortlessly moving from the banal to hyper specific feelings related to self-doubt, vulnerability and uncertainty. Great album. 4.0

Listening session: july 6th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: listened to most songs before Thoughts: this album contains a few very special songs for me so it was great to listen to this album today. Billy Joel is a great songwriter and his voice is really comforting Favourite tracks: Just the Way You Are, Vienna & She’s Always a Woman

Classic and much loved.

Billy Joel has never failed me before and he didn't fail me here.

I know a few of his songs. Some I like some I don't so this was a first time listen to a full album start to finish. I have to say it was bettter than expected. It's has a 70s fell about it. Good songs mostly. Good production and the band are tight. An American Elton John. Not quite but I did enjoy this and will investigate further

I quite enjoyed this. Ended listening a second time and enjoyed more the second time. As a totality it is okay, but then I found myself thinking about individual songs. I really like Scenes in an Italian Restraunt. 3.5 stars which I'm rounding up.

"The Stranger" by Billy Joel being the first ever album this website generated for me is truly a blessing. I was familiar with five of the nine songs before doing a full run-through, so I had a great vibe session and possibly frightened some of my neighbors. For lack of a better description, this album was an emotional rollercoaster. Many of his songs feel like novels, his imagery transporting me to the streets of Vienna or to an Italian restaurant—but then the next song could be a wedding song or something to listen to in the car with the windows down. Each song is a different track on the album, obviously, but every song feels like a part of an intertwined story. Instrumentally, this album would be a perfect 5/5 if it weren't for the verses and choruses of "The Stranger" and "Only the Good Die Young" (please don't hate me), since they’re a bit monotone and repetitive for my taste. Despite this, Billy is a musical genius throughout the album. His ability to combine piano, acoustic guitar, saxophone (I live for these solos), drums, flute, and harmonica into one record and still make it sound near-perfect is a talent. And I guess "The Stranger" does deserve a little bit of merit, because the extremely satisfying ending would not be possible without the song. No matter how much you hate him, it is undeniable that this album as a whole is a work of art. I don't know if I will listen to the album straight through again, because I feel like each song is suited for a different environment, both physically and emotionally. I wish this site had half-star ratings like Letterboxd does, so my rating could be more accurate. But in the meantime, please listen to "Scenes"; it hurts to see the absolute best track on the album have fewer streams than five others. 4/5

#44 No doubt that most of these songs have been overplayed and beaten into the ground over the years. Nonetheless, this album is a good listen and is very exemplary of Billy Joel's body of work. The title track is the best song here, but I might feel that way just because I haven't heard it a thousand times. Surprised to see this is his only album on the list, I feel that Piano Man deserves a spot as well.

Banger after banger

Finally, I've got a great album. I was expecting something disappointing to end the month. "The Stranger" isn't the best album out there, but I'd rather have that over Nico's solo outing. I think the greatest song on "The Stranger" has to be "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant". May July be better than last month. 4 stars for "The Stranger".

If I was being a Negative Norman, this album is just AOR fodder, but, by god, it's top quality AOR. A perfect reminder that 1977 was an outstanding time for quality music.

Pretty nice album, really like the first 5 songs but it felt like it fell off a bit from there. I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would, and it's very nice and groovy, I really like the bass work on here.

Every other song is classic

7/10

I’ve been meaning to give Billy Joel a shot. When I was a kid Uptown Girl was waaaay overplayed. My only other real exposure to him has been people singing his songs in karaoke. This is really good! Not something I’d listen to often, but a lot of these tracks are undeniable classics that belong in some playlist or other.

4.5

Steely Dan’s Dad Rock equivalent made for a mom near you. Billy Joel is awesome, he’s really grown on me the last year. Yeah it’s really basic at times, but I cannot deny his ability to make a fuckin hit. The first track on the record is so punchy and catchy in all the right ways. I just wanna be on a pontoon right now. #NACHTYACHT IFYKYK. The stranger obviously is a banger, I specially gravitate to that one because it’s one of his more rockier records here. Honestly the only offensive track here to me is “she’s always a woman” why? It’s just so overplayed and honestly really corny the more I hear it. I’m totally not venting because I have no woman to think about to this song to currently🤓

I had never heard anything from Billy Joel aside of 'Piano Man', but this album was so good!

I know that it's not cool to like Billy Joel, but fortunately I've never been cool and never cared about being thought cool. I've generally enjoyed the Billy Joel singles and greatest hits albums I've heard, but this was my first time listening to one of his studio albums all the way through, and it's crazy how many great songs are on here. There's 9 tracks and only the last 2 are weak. Best track is hard to determine but I think "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" just shades it.

Very cool album. I LOVE that little whistly interlude that keeps playing.... its very moving

Billy J is my dad's fav guy sorta randomly and this album just is a bit unusually good... it has a lot of hits and nostalgic songs for me... i really love She's Always a Woman and Movin Out is obviously the best and strange in awesome ways... das racist moment too remember guys