What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



One of my recent $5 Wal-Mart purchases. Already have it on vinyl but worth $5 for the cd I thought. Billy's sixth and his first #1 (U.S. and Aus.), with the best charting single being My Life at #3. Best for me is Honesty which only reached #24. Also lobe My Life and Rosalinda's Eyes. The album netted him 2 grammys including the big one, Album of The Year. Nothing I can say I don't like on here. A lot of jazzy type numbers with the album title being a reference to one of NYC's mid century jazz centers. Some jazz people on here, Steve Kahn, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Gale plus others I am not familiar with. Still, this is Billy Joel and this is a pop album. After the success of The Stranger, they were quick into the studio for the follow up with Phil Ramone at the boards. Billy was just hitting his peak and would go on to become one of the best selling artists of the era.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Half A Mile Away

Best Track - Honesty

If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live

But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve

But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end

Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know

When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone

But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
'Cause you're the one that I depend upon

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

1) Big Shot **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEea624OBzM
2) Honesty ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFScoO4tb0
3) My Life ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3JFEfdK_Ls
4) Zanzibar **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ot2PCwGF-s
5) Stiletto **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CgigVZefWQ
6) Rosalinda's Eyes ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNfT3ExqXLo
7) Half A Mile Away **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_3xrcrsZlA
8) Until The Night **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej71W-sgzsg
9) 52nd Street **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdgDq0rwxVA

3's - 3
2's - 6
1's - 0

Grade - 2.3