Billy Joel followed up his huge HUGE hit album An Innocent Man with a greatest hits album, which, for someone supposedly in the prime of their career, is a lame move. But, at that time, I considered Billy Joel to be pretty lame.
When he followed that with 1986's The Bridge, I didn't consider him quite so lame. You see, this song came out at a time when I was starting to branch out in musical taste - and discovering new artists that were outside the mainstream. I had already rejected Billy Joel's music as pretty boring and bland. When I first heard this song, however, it changed my perception a little. It was a song with a little soul - a little emotion. Perhaps it's the fact that it's a guitar-driven and not piano-driven song - but it resonated with me.
I'm not a Billy Joel fan to this day. This song, however, still hits.
When he followed that with 1986's The Bridge, I didn't consider him quite so lame. You see, this song came out at a time when I was starting to branch out in musical taste - and discovering new artists that were outside the mainstream. I had already rejected Billy Joel's music as pretty boring and bland. When I first heard this song, however, it changed my perception a little. It was a song with a little soul - a little emotion. Perhaps it's the fact that it's a guitar-driven and not piano-driven song - but it resonated with me.
I'm not a Billy Joel fan to this day. This song, however, still hits.
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