BILLY JOEL (1980) GLASS HOUSES SIGNED, COLUMBIA LP, ALBUM IN RARE V.G. SLEEVE
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GLASS HOUSES BILLY JOEL
COLUMBIA RECORDS 1980
Attractive complete album with sleeve and l. p. Cover and sleeve moderately worn; protected in clear sleeve. Signed to front panel of cover. Album retains shine and appears very good. As shown. Insured post.The success of The Stranger and 52nd Street brought Billy Joel fame, but it didn't bring him critical respect, and didn't dull his anger. Being classified as a mainstream rocker - a soft rocker - infuriated him, especially since a generation of punks and new wave kids were receiving praise that eluded. He didn't take this lying down and recorded Glass Houses - a harder-rocking album than predecessors, with a distinctly bitter edge.
Glass Houses displays the hallmarks of Billy Joel the craftsman and Phil Ramone the world-class hitmaker. Even its hardest songs -- the terrifically paranoid "Sometimes a Fantasy," "Sleepin' With the Television On," "Close to the Borderline," and the hit "You May Be Right" have bold, direct melodies and clean arrangements, ideal for radio.
Instead of a fiery rebuttal, the album is a remarkable catalog of contemporary pop styles, from McCartney-esque whimsy ("Don't Ask Me Why") and arena rock ("All for Leyna") to soft rock ("C'etait Toi [You Were the One]") and stylish new wave pop ("It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," which ironically is closer to new wave pop than rock). It's nice to hear Joel scale back and deliver a solid popular rock collection. It may not be punk - although, it may be his concept of punk - but Glass Houses is the closest Joel ever came to pure rock and roll.
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