The best of America;s poet laureate troubadour

Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2: a great package all-around. I've recently started referring to Billy Joel as "America's poet laureate troubadour" since over a period of over 3 decades, he has written and performed a bounty of really good songs of considerable musical and lyrical quality that the everyday person can identify with. This collection rounds-up a trove of his hits going back to the beginning of his career on up thru the mid-1980s, some of which many of us may have since forgotten, but fondly remember with a smile upon hearing it. This kind of stuff conjures fond memories of where we were back in the day when these songs were hits on the radio. They are true-blue American iconic songs; modern-day American treasures, if you will. And what really seals the deal here is that, for re-releasing on CD, they have combined Volumes 1 & 2 into one modestly-priced 2-disc CD set. It couldn't get much better than this!Read full review

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