Artist: Billy Joel
Title: The Stranger Tour, Nassau Coiliseum, Uniondale, New York, December 11th, 1977 ( (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: DMG
Genre: Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:08:25
Total Size: 748 MB


Tracklist:

1. Soundcheck (Live) (10:01)
2. The Mexican Connection (Live) (03:32)
3. The Stranger (Live) (04:55)
4. Somewhere Along the Line (Live) (03:49)
5. Summer, Highland Falls (Live) (03:48)
6. Piano Man (Live) (06:02)
7. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Live) (07:15)
8. Travelin' Prayer (Live) (05:43)
9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (Live) (03:48)
10. Still Crazy After All These Years (Live) (01:14)
11. Just the Way You Are (Live) (04:17)
12. Prelude / Angry Young Man (Live) (06:12)
13. New York State of Mind (Live) (07:56)
14. The Entertainer (Live) (04:58)
15. Vienna (Live) (03:25)
16. Root Beer Rag (Live) (03:08)
17. She's Always a Woman (Live) (03:12)
18. I've Loved These Days (Live) (04:03)
19. Miami 2017 (Live) (04:49)
20. The Ballad of Billy the Kid (Live) (07:21)
21. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Captain Jack (Live) (10:05)
22. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live) (07:33)
23. Only the Good Die Young (Live) (05:10)
24. Get It Right the First Time (Live) (04:13)
25. Souvenir (Live) (01:45)

Billy Joel is a New York icon who became one of the most successful singer/songwriters of the late 20th century. He first rose to success in the mid-'70s with a melodic piano-led pop sound that merged Beatlesque hooks with elements of rock, jazz, Tin Pan Alley, and even Broadway. A Long Island native with a powerful voice and knack for storytelling, Joel first made the pop charts with "Piano Man," a rousing barroom singalong with a bittersweet old-timey feel that became his signature song. Released in 1977, his fifth album, The Stranger, launched him into superstardom, yielding four Top 40 hits including "Only the Good Die Young" and the Grammy Award-winning soft rock ballad "Just the Way You Are." By the end of the '70s, Joel was a major concert draw and one of the top American pop artists with a string of massive hits to his credit including "Movin' Out," "My Life," and "She's Always a Woman." His success continued into the '80s with albums like Glass Houses and An Innocent Man, the latter of which helped usher him into the MTV era with its "Uptown Girl" video starring supermodel Christie Brinkley. Released in 1985, Joel's double-disc Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 became a ubiquitous chart presence, eventually earning Diamond certification. His popularity extended well beyond the U.S., and he even reached across the Iron Curtain, doing a high-profile tour of the Soviet Union in the late '80s. Joel ended the decade on top with 1989's Storm Front and its smash hit "We Didn't Start the Fire." Four years later, River of Dreams proved to be Joel's last release of pop material and, aside from a 2001 album of original classical material, he shifted into legacy mode in the 21st century. Joel has remained a significant concert draw, touring frequently throughout the 2000s and 2010s, occasionally as part of a popular package with Elton John. Among the many honors that have been bestowed upon him are an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, and the only retired number by a non-athlete at New York's Madison Square Garden arena where he began a monthly residency gig in 2014. After the residency was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Joel made a grand return to his hometown arena in late 2021. In early 2024, he released the comback single, "Turn the Lights Back On." It was his first new pop song in decades.