Movin' Out

Joel Billy (Composer), Joel; Original Cast Recording (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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Product Details

Audio CD (Feb 4 2008)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Sme
ASIN: B00006LWQK

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #71,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #35 in Music > Pop > Live Albums > Singer-Songwriters
- #47 in Music > Pop > Live Albums > Vocal Pop
- #82 in Music > Rock > Live Albums > Pop Rock

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1. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
2. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
3. Reverie (Villa D'Este)
4. Just the Way You Are
5. The Longest Time
6. Uptown Girl
7. This Night
8. Summer, Highland Falls
9. Waltz #1 (Nunley's Carousel)
10. We Didn't Start the Fire
11. She's Got a Way
12. The Stranger
13. Elegy for the Fisherman
14. Invention in C Minor
15. Angry Young Man
16. Big Shot
17. Big Man on Mulberry Street
18. Captain Jack
19. An Innocent Man
20. Pressure
See all 30 tracks on this disc

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The criticism that has long dogged Billy Joel's career--for his songs' direct, heart-on-the-sleeve emotional sentiments and a musical tact that often revels in pop music's past glories rather than reacting against them. Ironically, those are the very strengths of Twyla Tharp's dialog-free pop ballet based on Joel's infectious canon of music, including his recent forays into the classical realm. This live cast recording is fueled by the piano and vocals of Michael Cavanaugh, who, backed by an ensemble handpicked by the songwriter, gooses every last drop of drama from Joel's already theatrical songs with a verve worthy of the legend himself. But divorced from Tharp's always kinetic choreography, and despite angular reworkings of "We Didn't Start the Fire" and other Joel standards, it's a collection that sometimes sounds akin to Joelmania: not really Billy, but an incredible simulation. --Jerry McCulley

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Better than Joel July 13 2004

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Format:Audio CD

I've never been a big Billy Joel fan, but I enjoy this CD, partly because Michael Cavanaugh's lead vocals are much better than Billy Joel's! Cavanaugh brings a fresh and much-needed energy to songs you've heard over and over again for years. The reworking of "We Didn't Start the Fire" flatters the song and bring the life of the show to the CD. A good purchase if you enjoy Billy Joel and would like to hear a new spin on the classics.

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Pretty Good Jun 22 2004

By Erin Loughran

Format:Audio CD

I have tickets to see the show and already like Billy Joel's songs. I wanted to see if the songs would be any different from what I already knew. Pretty much this is a collection of Billy Joel songs sung by a guy with a really good voice. Unfortunately some of the songs are arranged a bit differently (i.e. "We Didn't Start The Fire"). I still rate it highly overall because they're really great songs and the singer is really good. Even though this is less of a musical than I thought...then again you might as well purchase a Billy Joel CD if you don't care about the show...

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