The Nylon Curtain [Enhanced, Original recording remastered]

Billy Joel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Original recording remastered
• Label: SBME SPECIAL MKTS.
• ASIN: B0012GMV26
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,114 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Allentown

2. Laura

3. Pressure

4. Goodnight Saigon

5. She's Right on Time

6. A Room of Our Own

7. Surprises

8. Scandinavian Skies

9. Where's the Orchestra?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Billy Joel's best album, December 24, 2008

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jblyn (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Nylon Curtain (Audio CD)

While I like Billy Joel a lot, I've found that a number of his albums AS albums are hit-or-miss. Many of them have a number of great songs accompanied by a lot of not-so-great songs, or the quality of the production wasn't always up to snuff (especially on his earliest albums). None of those problems apply to THE NYLON CURTAIN. From start to finish, Billy Joel has made an album where every song is top-notch and flows as a perfect whole. He tackles subject matter that was more about where a lot of us were at that time (I'm now a fiftysomething but was a late-twentysomething back in 1982 when this was released) and does so alternating wit, anger and sadness without once sounding like he's straining when shifting gears. The production is fantastic, too---everything is crisp and clear, every nuance adds to each song, and the whole Billy Joel Band is in great form, especially Liberty DeVitto, one of rock's best drummers ever. THE NYLON CURTAIN is not only one of Billy Joel's best albums, it's a timeless example in this iPod age of what a good ALBUM could be and is, and why a good one such as this endures after so many years.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A musicians review of this album, July 1, 2008

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Andy Anderson "AndyMan!" (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Nylon Curtain (Audio CD)

Nylon Curtain is a very dark album full of diverse gems completely influenced by The Beatles. A quasi-concept album about growing up in the baby boomer generation, "Curtain" contains some of Billy Joels best compositions to date.

As an album, each song flows very brilliantly together, though they each have their own identity and are diverse in their own right. Musically it is (in my opinion) Billy Joels finest hour with brilliant performances and excellent arrangements to his songs. Vocally we find Billy Joel still infusing his trademark whitty new-york style but with a very dark and moody spin.. tying it all together is the brilliant performances by his under-appreciated band and excellent production by the great Phil Ramone who deserves a lot of praise here for making sure this album was recorded so well that it has definitely stood the test of time sounding as fresh as it did back then unlike some of Billy's albums.

Though it's hard to pin-point my own personal favorite of billy's albums, I do have to say as an experienced musician and producer that it's definitely 'technically' His greatest achievement on record. Definitely buy this album if you have not and experience it for yourself!

All The Best,
Andy Anderson

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sheer confidence and creativity, May 3, 2008

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Peter Andronas "Petros" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Nylon Curtain (Audio CD)

'Nylon Curtain' comes across as a confident and creative piece of work, even now so many years later it resonates as it did in its' initial release.

Joel's piano playing and the harmonic arrangements are fluid and bold. This was not a typical fusion of his past work until then; as we had become familiar, nor was it merely an obvious throwback to old rock 'n roll as in 'Innocent Man' or the stylisitc, quirkiness and humour of 'Glass Houses', this album is yet another reflection of the soul of Billy Joel. He has always been both lyrically and melodically a confident artist and in this album all of his different influences and elements come together and it is strongly focused and thematic.

We can hear the past, present and future of Billy Joel on this album and we can hear the strong influence of his rock idols, including 'The Beatles'.

On 'Nylon Curtain, Joel is a master of his craft and an entertainer who gives it all his got!