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« on: January 24, 2005, 11:50:36 AM »Quote from: "princessofcairo"
the 80's were just mean to people. killed their talent!
if you mean Mr Joel... well, I think he did quite nicely with Nylon Curtain & Innocent Man, but yes, the early part of the decade was when he succumbed to his worst excesses. He had a major chip on his shoulder -- he wanted to be taken seriously as a rocker ("I'm better than Bruce") rather than the excellent pop songwriter that he was. I remember when "Glass Houses" came out, the critics were quite harsh; Rolling Stone said that if they gave polyester albums rather than gold & platinum, then that's what "Glass Houses" would deserve.