{"product_id":"billy-joel-the-stranger-40th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-hybrid-sacd-5-1-blu-spec-cd2-japanese-edition","title":"Billy Joel - The Stranger (Hybrid SACD 5.1, Blu-spec CD2, Japanese Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Joel – vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audiosoundmusic.com\/collections\/billy-joel\" title=\"Vinyl featuring Billy Joel\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e[click here to see more vinyl\/SACD featuring Billy Joel]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichie Cannata – tenor \u0026amp; soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, organ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoug Stegmeyer – bass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiberty DeVitto – drums\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Khan – acoustic \u0026amp; 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Joel still favored big, sweeping melodies, but Ramone convinced him to streamline his arrangements and clean up the production. The results aren't necessarily revelatory, since he covered so much ground on Turnstiles, but the commercialism of The Stranger is a bit of a surprise. None of his ballads have been as sweet or slick as \"Just the Way You Are\"; he never had created a rocker as bouncy or infectious as \"Only the Good Die Young\"; and the glossy production of \"She's Always a Woman\" disguises its latent misogynist streak. Joel balanced such radio-ready material with a series of New York vignettes, seemingly inspired by Springsteen's working-class fables and clearly intended to be the artistic centerpieces of the album. They do provide The Stranger with the feel of a concept album, yet there is no true thematic connection between the pieces, and his lyrics are often vague or mean-spirited. His lyrical shortcomings are overshadowed by his musical strengths. Even if his melodies sound more Broadway than Beatles -- the epic suite \"Scenes From an Italian Restaurant\" feels like a show-stopping closer -- there's no denying that the melodies of each song on The Stranger are memorable, so much so that they strengthen the weaker portions of the album. 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