Thursday, December 11, 2014

Fugazzi Grand III : My Top 500 Albums (#22)

(#22, The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel)

Andrew C Fefer's favorite Billy Joel album.  Billy Joel's favorite Billy Joel album.  My 4th favorite Billy Joel album.  My 22nd favorite album ever recorded.  Over the years, "Where's the Orchestra" is become an anthem of mine.  I've recently found my orchestra, but the song will always resonate with me.  "Allentown" is one of the catchiest songs ever written about steel factories closing down.  "Laura" sounds like it was stolen from John Lennon's stack of demos.  I've always loved "Pressure".  This only record is incredible.







Here is "Laura" and "Where's the Orchestra" ...




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