<p>Behold the onset of Classic Period Joel with Billy Joel's 1976 album, "Turnstiles." Having come back to New York to single-handedly save it from destruction, Joel unites with Liberty DeVitto and the boys in the band to produce the first fully-Joel statement of his career. Features: "New York State of Mind," "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" and "Prelude/Angry Young Man." #billyjoel #joelhole</p>

Behold the onset of Classic Period Joel with Billy Joel's 1976 album, "Turnstiles." Having come back to New York to single-handedly save it from destruction, Joel unites with Liberty DeVitto and the boys in the band to produce the first fully-Joel statement of his career. Features: "New York State of Mind," "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" and "Prelude/Angry Young Man." #billyjoel #joelhole

5: Burnstiles

An album by album re-watch of Billy Joel's career, with snarky and occasionally informed co-hosts Meg Donahue and Adam Ragusea. This 13-episode miniseries starts with reviews of proto-Joel releases from Billy's boyhood band The Hassles and his infamous organ-metal duo Attila, then proceeds through his solo albums of widely varying quality but uniform Joel-ness. Relive the insufferable sincerity of "Piano Man," the poofy-haired smooth sax lines of "The Stranger," the late-80s cocaine sheen of "Storm Front" and all the (mis)steps between. Talk to us and fellow listeners on Twitter using the hashtag #joelhole.

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