EP 069 - Billy Joel In Pop Culture (Part 1) | Glass Houses

EP 060 - MTV Night School 1982: Years before Billy Joel started doing master classes, and long before MTV stopped showing music videos, there was Night School. Broadcast in late 1982, Night School was a half-hour show on MTV where Billy fielded questions from an audience of young fa... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

59 min listen

EP 066 - Billy Joel Live At Yankee Stadium (with Steve Cohen & Jon Small): This fall, an often-overlooked live Billy Joel release is getting a second lease on life. The 1990 video release Live At Yankee Stadium is getting a makeover with remixed and remastered sound, an extra song, and a brand new edit. And, after a limited ... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

74 min listen

EP 056 - Reimagining The Nylon Curtain with Johnny Lied: The Covid-19 pandemic and quarantines of 2020 caused disruptions in the music industry that we’re still feeling a few years later. But while we’re fortunate that the lack of live music will fade into memory, the releases of quarantine albums may very wel... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

84 min listen

EP 053 - Year In Review: 1997: For Billy Joel, or at least his record label, 1997 seems to be a year of acknowledgement. It had been four years since his last album, and since then Billy had been telling anyone who’d listen that he was finished writing pop songs. Now, it seemed lik... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

64 min listen

EP 055 - 2008 Tour, Walmart Vinyl, Billy Joel & Metallica Vegas Weekend: 2022 is turning out to be a big year for Billy Joel. Just by the end of February, fans enjoyed a unique weekend of music in a city where Billy doesn’t often play. And, new vinyl releases expanding on last year’s box set, include an album few fans have ev... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

72 min listen

EP 052 - In Conversation with Billy Joel Art Director Edward O’Dowd: If you’ve gone to one of Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden residency shows, saw one of his concerts near your hometown, or picked up any of his reissues or box sets over the past decade plus, then you’re familiar with the work of Edward O’Dowd. Since... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

55 min listen

EP 059 - Video Retrospective: The Video Album Volume I: Billy Joel may not be the first artist that comes to mind when you think of MTV. But, he was making music videos before the landmark cable channel got its start in 1981. A close look at those videos reveals the progression of the medium as it became m... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

82 min listen

EP 061 - Glass Houses Playlist #5 - The Nylon Curtain Live Through The Years: When Billy Joel's The Nylon Curtain was released into the world in the fall of 1982, it was considered one of his most ambitious albums to date. Despite the rich layer and textures of the album's sonic landscape, many of the songs translated to a live... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

57 min listen

EP 058 - Year In Review: 1969: 1969 should have been the year Billy Joel broke through. Today, we know it would be another few years before his solo career began, and a few more after that until things really took off. Instead, the end of the decade saw his longtime band put out a ... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

38 min listen

EP 057 - Concert Classics: Kirin Dry Gigs ’88 - Tokyo, Japan: With the appearance of the Kirin Dry Gigs from 1988 appearing on YouTube earlier this year, a long-lost footnote in Billy Joel history has finally resurfaced. This one-off gig in Japan finds Billy performing with just one member of his longtime tourin... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

62 min listen

EP 064 - Billy Joel 1980-1984 TV Appearances (Part 2): This is the second installment of our two-part series covering Billy Joel’s television appearances from 1980 through 1984. While the bulk of the spots we’ve covered so far found him promoting The Nylon Curtain, the latter batch has him on the promotional... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

50 min listen

EP 077 - Concert Classics: Rome, Italy - July 31, 2006: Billy’s return to touring in 2006 included a stop at one of the oldest arenas in the world. The concert was captured for posterity with a beautifully-shot, full-length video available for free online. On July 31, 2006, Billy and the band, minus a ... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

65 min listen

EP 065 - Concert Classics: Live in London, 1984: By 1984, Billy Joel was known for changing styles from album to album. What’s less recognized was how often he changed voices. And, one night that year in England, those voices were all on display. Close listening to any Billy Joel record reveals a va... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

72 min listen

EP 068 - Album Retrospective: The Nylon Curtain: The Nylon Curtain wasn’t nearly as popular as Billy Joel’s albums just before and after this release. But, it still spawned a handful of hits, classics, and perennial fan favorites and concert staples. And today, it’s regarded by fans and critics as Bill... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

87 min listen

EP 065 - Concert Classics: Roxy Theatre - Northampton, PA - November 28, 1973: There are make-or-break moments in every successful musician’s career. Sometimes they’re huge, cataclysmic events. Other times, they’re subtle nods that point a performer in the right direction. For Billy Joel, a pair of shows in November of 1973 was ... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

70 min listen

EP 054 - Album Retrospective: Piano Man: Billy Joel’s second solo album included his most iconic song. And the one that provided his breakthrough success and pointed the way for his post-West Coast work. But surrounding the title track and "Captain Jack" are the sounds of a songwriter still fin... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

67 min listen

EP 063 - Billy Joel Back Covers Ranked: If people used to buy albums for the front cover, then they got to know the music at home while checking out the back. The flip side of a record jacket should complement the album and front artwork while giving listeners more to explore as they listene... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

64 min listen

EP 069 - Billy Joel In Pop Culture (Part 1): For someone who hasn’t released an album in nearly 30 years, Billy Joel is all over the TV. His music, his touring band, and his likeness get featured regularly on sitcoms, primetime dramas, prestige shows, and cartoons made for, for lack of a better wo... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

69 min listen

EP 062 - Billy Joel 1980-1984 TV Appearances (Part 1): By 1980. Billy Joel was ready for prime time. Starting with a feature on 20/20 during the lead up to Glass Houses, he graduated from just playing a song or two on a talk show to getting regular MTV spotlights, being the subject of news features, and ap... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

52 min listen

EP 075 - 2022 Odds & Ends (with Steve Cohen, Jon Small, & Brad Leigh): Sometimes the best part of a big meal is the leftovers. There’s nothing like taking a little bit of everything from the night before, heating it up, and settling in for a second round. And, for the second year in a row, just in time for the holidays,... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

93 min listen

EP 072 - Billy Joel Live At Yankee Stadium (Unboxing + Track By Track Overview): Filmed over two nights in June 1990, Live at Yankee Stadium was a hit on VHS and on cable TV upon its release later that year. But, it’s been overlooked in the decades after, with only a handful of songs available and a production style that quickly felt... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

66 min listen

EP 073 - Glass Houses Playlist #6 - Thundercats (Larry & Anthony’s Song): Did you know there’s a connection between Billy Joel and one of the most popular cartoons of the 1980s? We didn’t know either until a few weeks ago. Recently, Michael and I interviewed Larry Franke, who was second engineer on Songs in the A... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

54 min listen

EP 071 - Michael & Jack Meet + Conversation with Russell Javors & Dan Orlando: This episode is all about meeting new people in the Billy Joel world. First, we're telling the story of when we, your hosts, finally met after recording virtually for nearly three years. We've hinted at it online and some listeners asked about it. So,... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

72 min listen

EP 067 - Year In Review: 1978: Even when looking at five decades of songwriting, album releases and concerts, 1978 stands as arguably the busiest, most successful, and most defining year of Billy Joel’s career. The year began with the smash hit album The Stranger still racing up the... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

76 min listen

EP 078 - Year In Review: 1989: 1989 was a high water mark for Billy Joel’s career. He released another chart-topping album, Storm Front, and its number-one hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” That single also found a home in history classrooms around the United States - a feat fittin... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

73 min listen

EP 074 - Remembering Jim Boyer (with Brad Leigh & Larry Franke) by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

77 min listen

EP 102 - Year In Review: 1993: 1993 was both the kickoff to a new album cycle and the end of an era for Billy Joel. River of Dreams came out in August, and was certified three times platinum by the end of the year. It was preceded by what was now a well-oiled publicity machine, an... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

57 min listen

EP 082 - Album Retrospective: Turnstiles: Turnstiles is almost an overlooked gem in BIlly Joel’s catalog. Released in 1976, the album featured many of the musicians that would go on to define his sound over the next decade of records And, many of the songs became concert classics and fan fav... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

72 min listen

EP 093 - Tour Retrospective: From A Piano Man To An Innocent Man Tour 1984: Billy Joel’s An Innocent Man album earned him a new generation of fans upon its release in 1983. But the accompanying tour didn’t kick off until the next calendar year. Dubbed “From A Piano Man to An Innocent Man,” the shows were unlike any other Bi... by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

71 min listen

EP 079 - Content Creator Roundtable #1 by Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

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