Billy Joel
Glass Houses (1980)
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The back-to-back success of The Stranger and 52nd Street may have brought Billy Joel fame and fortune, even a certain amount of self-satisfaction, but it didn't bring him critical respect, and it didn't dull his anger. If anything, being classified as a mainstream rocker -- a soft rocker -- infuriated him, especially since a generation of punks and new wave kids were getting the praise that eluded him. He didn't take this lying down -- he recorded Glass Houses. Comparatively a harder-rocking album than either of its predecessors, with a distinctly bitter edge, Glass Houses still displays the hallmarks of Billy Joel the pop 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," the hit "You May Be Right" -- have bold, direct melodies and clean arrangements, ideal for radio play. Instead of turning out to be a fiery rebuttal to his detractors, 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). That's not a detriment; that's the album's strength. The Stranger and 52nd Street were fine albums in their own right, but it's nice to hear Joel scale back his showman tendencies and deliver a solid pop/rock record. It may not be punk -- then again, it may be his concept of punk -- but Glass Houses is the closest Joel ever got to a pure rock album.
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DR13 -1.96 dB -16.79 dB 4:15 01-You May Be Right
DR13 -1.66 dB -17.22 dB 3:43 02-Sometimes A Fantasy
DR15 -2.12 dB -18.38 dB 3:00 03-Don't Ask Me Why
DR14 -1.58 dB -17.57 dB 2:56 04-It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
DR13 -1.40 dB -17.38 dB 4:16 05-All For Leyna
DR14 -0.70 dB -17.72 dB 3:57 06-I Don't Want To Be Alone
DR14 -1.63 dB -17.08 dB 3:03 07-Sleeping With The Television On
DR15 -2.27 dB -19.90 dB 3:25 08-C'Etait Toi (You Were The One)
DR14 -1.59 dB -17.69 dB 3:47 09-Close To The Borderline
DR13 -3.05 dB -20.52 dB 2:47 10-Though The Long Night
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