Best Billy Joel Album?

[samjjones]

Greatest Hits collections excluded...what is his best album? I'd say:

[diebitter]

The italian restaurant one.


I do love 'downeaster alexa' though as a track - can't remember which one it's on.

[IndieMatty]

Damnit! I was thinking about this as a thread the other day. I love Billy Joel. I think OP nailed it, but I'm a huge fan of:

[RunDownHouse]

This thread is much less fun since you nailed it in your OP and I don't think there's much competition from other albums.

[samjjones]

I don't think this is necessarily true...I think you could make good arguments for others, particularly Glass Houses and The Nylon Curtain. The idea for this thread occurred to me on the train ride in this morning while listing to Turnstiles.

[RunDownHouse]

Glass Houses would be my second pick, but I still think The Stranger is too much of a powerhouse.

[joshman1204]

there was a good billy joel album???

man you learn something new everyday

[arod4276]

none

[JonPKibble]

Piano Man, The Stranger comes in a close second though.

[TJSWAN]

My parents had one of those RCA club memberships years ago and 52nd street got auto delivered. So rather than return it they gave it to me and I'm still partial to that one. In general it's all good up to and including the Nylon Curtain.


Tim