tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post1498819821331429773..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26093735655849079122013-04-18T12:50:46.613-04:002013-04-18T12:50:46.613-04:00I can highly recommend Alec Baldwin's "He...I can highly recommend Alec Baldwin's "Here's the Thing" podcast interview with Joel. They break down songs and break out impressions -- highly entertaining.lisasednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-20982487509331282182013-04-17T14:37:37.445-04:002013-04-17T14:37:37.445-04:00I was just about to mention that I thought You'...I was just about to mention that I thought You're My Home should have been included on the Vulture list.StvMgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-57704248607650032652013-04-17T11:36:41.090-04:002013-04-17T11:36:41.090-04:00I grew up on Long Island, where loving Billy Joel ...I grew up on Long Island, where loving Billy Joel was practically in the genes. It wasn't until I went to college in upstate New York that I learned that there was active Billy Joel hatred out there. Regardless, I have stuck to my Billy Joel fandom with a passion. My go-to CD when I'm in the car is "Songs in the Attic." I really like his first-person<br />story songs (Goodnight Saigon; Allentown; Downeaster Alexa) and how he uses Beethoven for the chorus of “This Night.” My wedding song was "You're My Home." And I’m really glad that two of my favorites, “All for Leyna” and “Christie Lee,” made it onto the Vulture list. His songs are fun, catchy, and often beautiful and moving. He plays with different musical styles, from doo-wop to gospel. I never understood the hate.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-64554507403575335832013-04-17T10:14:09.061-04:002013-04-17T10:14:09.061-04:00That's a weird position for a critic to take -...That's a weird position for a critic to take - "criticism of popular old things just makes the critic look bad." I'll go ahead and argue the obvious point that you can have a critical discussion about any piece of art, no matter how old or how popular. Despite how I sometimes seem, I am not actually "the sort of person who's actively annoyed by things that most people tend to like or at least tolerate." I watched and enjoyed Friends. I have an iPhone and an iPad. I shop at Banana Republic. I find Billy Joel to be usually bad, sometimes crossing into unredeemable schmaltz. It's not like that is an invalid aesthetic decision. It's like saying "oh, McMansions are the most popular style of house and their basic format hasn't changed for 20 years; therefore, criticism of them from an architectural standpoint is invalid and gratuitously contrarian.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-89434998382464667352013-04-17T09:27:19.209-04:002013-04-17T09:27:19.209-04:00"you're the sort of person who's acti..."you're the sort of person who's actively annoyed by things that most people tend to like or at least tolerate"<br /><br /><br />I'll own that, often enough, and yet I don't really mind Billy Joel so long as I can avoid him when I'm not in the mood. There was a time when that was harder to do, of course.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-42786522698033657112013-04-17T09:06:38.477-04:002013-04-17T09:06:38.477-04:00It has been kind of interesting watching people co...It has been kind of interesting watching people come back to Joel.Joseph Finnhttp://profiles.google.com/josephfinnnoreply@blogger.com