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title: "The Stranger"
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# The Stranger

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Review: Billy Joel - The Stranger - We sometimes forget how good a lyricist, arranger and musician Billy Joel is. I am backfilling my collection of his releases and revisiting The Stranger reminds me of the above mentioned qualities. It also takes me back to the days when this was first released. And what days! This is anther one of those releases that has zero filler. C'mon, who can't be mesmerized by Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)? Scenes From An Italian Restaurant? Great, great song! Vienna is just sooooo good. Only The Good Die Young - my goodness, I remember the uproar from the church when this first hit the airwaves! She's Always A Woman is so good is scary. The other tracks - The Stranger; Just The Way You Are; Get It Right The First Time and Everybody Has A Dream are all great pieces of music done by fantastic musicians. If you haven't listened to this CD in a while - get it out and enjoy. If you haven't heard the entire release - click on it and add it to your collection - you will not regret it.
Review: A "must" for Piano Man fans - I've owned The Stranger album in every format it was ever sold (except maybe for 8-Track!), but this was the best purchase ever. Yes, the album is the same. But the Carnegie Hall performance CD is worth the purchase price all by itself! It's cool to hear a young BJ having fun with the audience (and poking fun at the Carnegie Hall management!). You can almost see everybody in their '70s gear just having an incredible time with another rebel on the stage. But the most profound part of this CD was when Billy introduces a 'new' song called "Just The Way You Are". It was freaky to NOT hear the audience break out in a roar at the announcement of that song! It's been voted the best love song of all time (and it really is... the title itself is the ultimate definition of unconditional love), and here is Joel performing it for one of the first times ever. The accompanying DVD is an added treat, of course... watching that same young Billy Joel performing live on an old British variety show with his long hair and sporadic gestures enjoying what he loves and what we love to hear and see. And then the replica of his handwritten "Stranger" song book... Unbelievable. It's got all his scratch-outs and corrections... it even has a replica of a grease stain from some food he dropped on one page! This is the best Billy Joel compilation I've ever purchased. And I'm pretty sure I've bought 'em all...

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Billy Joel - The Stranger
*by N***E on March 8, 2024*

We sometimes forget how good a lyricist, arranger and musician Billy Joel is. I am backfilling my collection of his releases and revisiting The Stranger reminds me of the above mentioned qualities. It also takes me back to the days when this was first released. And what days! This is anther one of those releases that has zero filler. C'mon, who can't be mesmerized by Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)? Scenes From An Italian Restaurant? Great, great song! Vienna is just sooooo good. Only The Good Die Young - my goodness, I remember the uproar from the church when this first hit the airwaves! She's Always A Woman is so good is scary. The other tracks - The Stranger; Just The Way You Are; Get It Right The First Time and Everybody Has A Dream are all great pieces of music done by fantastic musicians. If you haven't listened to this CD in a while - get it out and enjoy. If you haven't heard the entire release - click on it and add it to your collection - you will not regret it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A "must" for Piano Man fans
*by K***S on August 8, 2008*

I've owned The Stranger album in every format it was ever sold (except maybe for 8-Track!), but this was the best purchase ever. Yes, the album is the same. But the Carnegie Hall performance CD is worth the purchase price all by itself! It's cool to hear a young BJ having fun with the audience (and poking fun at the Carnegie Hall management!). You can almost see everybody in their '70s gear just having an incredible time with another rebel on the stage. But the most profound part of this CD was when Billy introduces a 'new' song called "Just The Way You Are". It was freaky to NOT hear the audience break out in a roar at the announcement of that song! It's been voted the best love song of all time (and it really is... the title itself is the ultimate definition of unconditional love), and here is Joel performing it for one of the first times ever. The accompanying DVD is an added treat, of course... watching that same young Billy Joel performing live on an old British variety show with his long hair and sporadic gestures enjoying what he loves and what we love to hear and see. And then the replica of his handwritten "Stranger" song book... Unbelievable. It's got all his scratch-outs and corrections... it even has a replica of a grease stain from some food he dropped on one page! This is the best Billy Joel compilation I've ever purchased. And I'm pretty sure I've bought 'em all...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Phenomenal sound quality... The 70s never sounded so good!
*by F***S on December 19, 2018*

WOAH! My initial thoughts when hearing the first parts of “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”. WHAT THE?!?!? My thoughts after hearing the first few passages of “The Stranger”. When “Just The Way You Are” began playing a bit, I actually started getting a lump in my throat - This from someone who still listens a lot more to The Who, Led Zeppelin, and UFO. Billy Joel always hit a chord for me as well, and The Stranger was an iconic release. It really exemplified the 70s, a period I miss and crave. I find myself searching for links back to it often now. This version of The Stranger will have the 70s rolling over you in waves. Maybe too real, and almost definitely far better than you remember it. The difference from past versions you’ve probably heard (and music from that period in general) will be very readily noticed, even on a basic system. Even with basic Apple EarPods, I’m just amazed at the quality. The rest of the CD, including my two long-standing album favorites, “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” and “Get It Right The First Time”, sound absolutely incredible as well. For now, I’ll leave it to others to comment on the extra material. But even before going there… If you or someone you love are a big fan of Billy Joel and/or The Stranger, I heartily recommend this set!

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