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Concert (Kohuept)

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Billy.Mr. Joel, put true feeling into his visit to Russia. He put his true self on the Russian stage, to people who didn't understand him, as if he were playing in his Allentown!!

This is a great Billy Joel concert CD!!! Recorded LIVE in Russia!!! Remastred for superior sound quality!!! A must for Billy Joel fans!!!

This concert is great not only because it captures Billy while he was still in his prime (taped during the 1987 "Bridge" tour) but also because it was performed in front of a Russian audience. This was still technically the "Cold War" era so for an American artist to be allowed to come to Mother Russia & get their citizens all riled up was quite something for that time. You'd never know it from the recording but I recently read that most of the audience took a long while to warm up to Joel's energetic show, something that never had happened in other countries he had performed in, becuz each time the fans were hit with the bright lights, anybody who seemed to be enjoying themselves froze. In addition, people who were "overreacting" were removed by security. Gotta luv those uptight gov'ts right? LOL Anyway, Billy let the authorities know he wasn't happy about what they were doing behind the scenes & apparently they backed off a bit. It's also been estimated that Joel lost more than $1 million of his own money on the trip and concerts. But he has said the goodwill he was shown there was well worth the financial loss.

Anyway, Billy & his band put on an Amazing show & you'd never know that anything was out of the ordinary while listening to this amazing recording or watching the video cuz the fans always seemed to be incredibly enthusiastic. Even more so than American audiences.

My fav tracks here are Billy's classics: Angry Young Man, Honesty, Allentown, Sometimes a Fantasy, Matter of Trust and his awesome & "very fitting" remake of the Beatles classic: Back in the U.S.S.R. I also enjoyed the Russian acapella song called "Odoya" which starts off the show. I have no idea what they are singing about but it is very catchy & even kind of humorous.

This recording has also been remastered recently & is a definite sonic upgrade to the original release.

This was one of Billy's tightest & most energetic concerts ever & if you are a fan of his 80's hits, this is one you definitely shouldn't miss.

Its not one of Billy's best but its still good.

I own all of Billy's cd's and this one is ok