I figured it was the last time I'd get to see Billy Joel, so I dragged my wife to the ACC to catch the concert Friday night... Billy was funny as always, and a great entertainer... He made a point of introducing some of his songs (like Everybody Loves You Now from his first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor) as NOT hits... he likes his "misses" too... a true songwriter...
A review of the concert can be found here...
Ci vedimes...
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Have you ever heard his work with The Hassels and Attila before he made Cold Spring Harbor? Atilla is often called "the worst record of all time" but I love it! Wild crazy distorted organ playing with goofy lyrics about Wonder Woman.
Yes, I have heard of it... (that's why I said Billy's first "solo album") and I actually have the Attila album buried in my old LPs somewhere... I understand the Hassels one was supposed to be more like the Rascals-type stuff (this is all the 1960's we're talking about), though I've never heard his Hassels stuff...
This Father's Day, I think I'll ask for a USB turntable that can function as it's own turntable or to use to record directly on the computer...
Anyway, I used to play the Attila album (Wonder Woman included) on my turntable before it conked out... it's been years since I heard it... but it was cheesy fun...
Thanks for that trip down memory lane...
I have a reissue of The Hassels' first album around here somewhere. George at Lost and Found (974 Bathurst) often has the originals for sale.
Cool... thanks for the tip...
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