Billy Joel - Essential Billy Joel (CD)

It's a matter of ............overkill

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 5, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this Essential Billy Joel review helpful

First we had Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 Then "The Complete Hits Collection 1973-97"And now we have "The Essential Billy Joel".....which is different *** HOW *** ????? (Sans track 17, which is from his "Classical Period".)I dont have the CD, nor do I... plan to get it but enough is enough. You will not find a truer Billy Joel fan than me but how many times will Sony repackage and resell the same group of sounds to us die-hards ?????There's nothing new here. Chances are you, like me, have 3 or 4 copies of many of these songs already. Disc 1: 1. Piano Man 2. You're My Home 3. Captain Jack 4. The Entertainer 5. Say Goodbye To Hollywood 6. Miami 2017 7. New York State Of Mind 8. She's Always A Woman 9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 10. Only The Good Die Young 11. Just The Way You Are 12. Honesty 13. My Life 14. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 15. You May Be Right 16. Don't Ask Me Why 17. She's Got A Way 18. Allentown Disc 2: 1. Goodnight Saigon 2. Innocent Man, An 3. Uptown Girl 4. The Longest Time 5. Tell Her About It 6. Leave A Tender Moment Alone 7. Matter Of Trust, A 8. Baby Grand 9. I Go To Extremes 10. We Didn't Start The Fire 11. Leningrad 12. The Downeaster Alexa 13. And So It Goes 14. The River Of Dreams 15. All About Soul (remix) 16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) 17. Waltz No. 1 (Nunley's Carousel) (Side note: As a Billy Joel fan and a Long Islander I do wonder if #17 makes reference to the Nunley's Carousel that used to be in part of the Mini Golf and Kiddie Rides in Baldwin.) Enough is enough. He's my favorite and always will be, but I wont allow SONY to take advantage of that. God, if SONY could get the ol' Hassels and Atilla tracks I am sure they'd repackage those 2 or 3 times over. <And besides....where's All For Leyna and Elvis Presley Boulevard? ;-) Read more Less