Billy Joel A to Z

By David Juskow, Elon Altman

A funny and informative podcast discussing every Billy Joel song from A to Z.

I'm Elon Altman -- and I'm Dave Juskow -- and this is the Billy Joel A to Z Podcast. We're t

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September 26, 2023 The Nylon Curtain Album Wrap Up - Part 3
The Nylon Curtain was released on September 23, 1982 - wow 40 years ago. And with 40 years behind it has become an absolute fan favorite. Besides the massive hit of Allentown, this album is a very strange, and yet very musically complex masterpiece for the true Billy Joel fan. Considered Billy Joel's "Sgt. Pepper" The Nylon Curtain is a concept album that was nominated for Album of the Year and a critical favorite 40 years ago and now. So let's dissect it as we bring in the great Paul Loren who will do some amazing covers from the album and break down the beauty of what could be considered, in a different way of The Stranger, Billy Joel's OTHER masterpiece.
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September 19, 2023 The Nylon Curtain Album Wrap Up - Part 2
The Nylon Curtain was released on September 23, 1982 - wow 40 years ago. And with 40 years behind it has become an absolute fan favorite. Besides the massive hit of Allentown, this album is a very strange, and yet very musically complex masterpiece for the true Billy Joel fan. Considered Billy Joel's "Sgt. Pepper" The Nylon Curtain is a concept album that was nominated for Album of the Year and a critical favorite 40 years ago and now. So let's dissect it as we bring in the great Paul Loren who will do some amazing covers from the album and break down the beauty of what could be considered, in a different way of The Stranger, Billy Joel's OTHER masterpiece.
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42min
September 12, 2023 The Nylon Curtain Album Wrap Up - Part 1
The Nylon Curtain was released on September 23, 1982 - wow 40 years ago. And with 40 years behind it has become an absolute fan favorite. Besides the massive hit of Allentown, this album is a very strange, and yet very musically complex masterpiece for the true Billy Joel fan. Considered Billy Joel's "Sgt. Pepper" The Nylon Curtain is a concept album that was nominated for Album of the Year and a critical favorite 40 years ago and now. So let's dissect it as we bring in the great Paul Loren who will do some amazing covers from the album and break down the beauty of what could be considered, in a different way of The Stranger, Billy Joel's OTHER masterpiece.
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41min
September 05, 2023 Where's the Orchestra?
Where's the Orchestra? Possibly considered Billy's best work by a multitude of musicians and fans. The final song off of 1982's The Nylon Curtain. A brilliant song about an idiot who goes to a Broadway show and didn't realize it's a musical. I mean. . . . Come On!! BUT, that being said, it sure is a terrific pretty song with lots of different meanings. A true Billy Hidden Gem.
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46min
August 22, 2023 Storm Front Album Wrap Up - Part 2
Today we wrap up another one -- and this one is Billy Joel's 1989 and pen-ultimate album, Storm Front. Storm Front is definitely an odd one but it certainly sold alot of albums and turned over almost 7 singles. I mean, they're not classics but We Didn't Start the Fire is still a completely a bona fide hit even today almost 40 years later. So, we wrap up the ten songs that Paul Loren makes us re-think, go over the rankings, of course, and top it off with the questionable Weird Elon parody's. 😅 But as usual, it's lots of fun.
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58min
August 15, 2023 Storm Front Album Wrap Up - Part 1
Today we wrap up another one -- and this one is Billy Joel's 1989 and pen-ultimate album, Storm Front. Storm Front is definitely an odd one but it certainly sold alot of albums and turned over almost 7 singles. I mean, they're not classics but We Didn't Start the Fire is still a completely a bona fide hit even today almost 40 years later. So, we wrap up the ten songs that Paul Loren makes us re-think, go over the rankings, of course, and top it off with the questionable Weird Elon parody's. 😅 But as usual, it's lots of fun.
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55min
August 08, 2023 When in Rome
If Billy Joel could take songs back -- he insists When in Rome would be the song he did. Although it's not a bad song and certainly moves the lyrics are a little bit silly for someone who can rhyme Nikita "Khrushchev" with the "Suez" Canal and have it be a number one hit so. . . . -- Either way we always have lots of fun talking about, as Paul Loren calls them, "the turds" as well so there's no way to lose. 😉
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36min
August 01, 2023 Streetlife Serenade Album Wrap Up - Part 2
Another album in the books and this time it's Billy Joel's 1974 album, Streetlife Serenade. The extremely little known album just before he'd become the Billy Joel we all know and worship. Billy himself has made it very clear that this isn't his greatest work -- even going as far as to admit he put two instrumental songs on the album because he ran out of material. BUT, over the years the true fans love this album so Elon, Paul and Dave will cover it all in this episode. We are, as always, fortunate to hear Paul play 3 of the songs off of the album, the shocking rankings and -- the parodies. It's all the stuff you've come to love in a Billy Joel A to Z album wrap up.
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45min
July 25, 2023 Streetlife Serenade Album Wrap Up - Part 1
Another album in the books and this time it's Billy Joel's 1974 album, Streetlife Serenade. The extremely little known album just before he'd become the Billy Joel we all know and worship. Billy himself has made it very clear that this isn't his greatest work -- even going as far as to admit he put two instrumental songs on the album because he ran out of material. BUT, over the years the true fans love this album so Elon, Paul and Dave will cover it all in this episode. We are, as always, fortunate to hear Paul play 3 of the songs off of the album, the shocking rankings and -- the parodies. It's all the stuff you've come to love in a Billy Joel A to Z album wrap up.
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42min
July 18, 2023 Weekend Song
Billy Joel's biggest song ever -- is not this one. 😅 Weekend Song is the third song off the second side of 1974s Streetlife Serenade album. A semi-rockin' song that tells the classic story of a Friday night after a week of work and let's get ready to party. Of course in Billy Joel world, that means 'pick me up at the train station in Long Island and let's get something to eat'. You gotta love the guy.

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36min

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