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When he went for a masterpiece on The Nylon Curtain, Billy Joel worked with his band and producer Phil Ramone, crafting a Beatlesque song suite that was perfectly in step with Turnstiles. For Storm Front, he decided it was time to change things. He fired Ramone. He fired everyone in his band, save longtime drummer Liberty DeVito. He hired Mick Jones, the architect behind Foreigner's big AOR sound, to man the boards. He wrote a set of sober, somber songs, save "That's Not Her Style," a weirdly defensive song about his model wife, Christie Brinkley. He was left with an album that is singularly joyless. Joel makes no bones about his ambitions for Storm Front -- when you lead with a history lesson as your first single (the monotonous chant "We Didn't Start the Fire"), it's clear that you're not interested in fun. That wouldn't have been a problem if his melodic skills weren't in decline. Joel packed all the strongest numbers into the first half of Storm Front, from the rocking "That's Not Her Style" and "I Go to Extremes" to the fisherman's plight "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" and the power ballad "Shameless," which Garth Brooks later made a standard. Compared to the murky second side, which perks up only mildly with "Leningrad" and "And So It Goes," it's upbeat, varied, melodic, and effective, but when it's compared to his catalog -- not only such high-water marks as The Stranger or Glass Houses, but with a record as uneven as The Bridge -- it pales musically and lyrically. The five singles ("Fire," "Style," "Extremes," "'Alexa'," "Goes") were catchy enough on the radio to propel the album to multi-platinum status, but in retrospect, Storm Front sounds like the beginning of the end.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Background Vocal - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Mick Jones, Background Vocal - Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Background Vocal - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Composer - Jay Healy, Engineer - David Brown, Guitar - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Crystal Taliefero, Background Vocal - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Tom Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Jim Miner, Coordinator - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Brian Ruggles, Background Vocal - Don Brooks, Harmonica - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass - Patti Darcy, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Mick Jones, Background Vocal - Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Composer - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Background Vocal - Billy Joel, Percussion - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Jay Healy, Engineer - Sammy Merendino, Percussion - David Brown, Guitar - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - John Mahoney, Keyboards - Gary Soloman, 2nd Engineer - Crystal Taliefero, Background Vocal - Crystal Taliefero, Percussion - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Joey Hunting, Guitar - Tom Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Jim Miner, Coordinator - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Percussion - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Mick Jones, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Acordeon - Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Composer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Jay Healy, Engineer - World Famous Incognito Violinist, Fiddle - David Brown, Guitar - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Gary Soloman, 2nd Engineer - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Tom Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Dominic Cortese, Acordeon - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Jim Miner, Coordinator - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Composer - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Background Vocal - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Performer - Joe Lynn Turner, Background Vocal - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Mick Jones, Background Vocal - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Jay Healy, Mixing Engineer - Jay Healy, Engineer - Ian Lloyd, Background Vocal - David Brown, Guitar - Gary Soloman, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Mick Jones, Background Vocal - Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Composer - Jay Healy, Mixing Engineer - Jay Healy, Engineer - David Brown, Guitar - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Crystal Taliefero, Background Vocal - Gary Soloman, 2nd Engineer - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Patti Darcy, Background Vocal
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Mick Jones, Producer - Mick Jones, Guitar - Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Composer - Jay Healy, Engineer - Lenny Pickett, Saxophone - David Brown, Guitar - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Crystal Taliefero, Background Vocal - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Wayne Jackson, Horns - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Richard Marx, Background Vocal - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass - Patti Darcy, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Andrew Love, Horns
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Composer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Performer - Jay Healy, Background Vocal - Jay Healy, Engineer - David Brown, Guitar - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Members Of The Hicksville High School, Background Vocal - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Dominic Cortese, Acordeon - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Chuck Arnold, Background Vocal - Arif Mardin, Orchestrator - Liberty DeVitto, Drums - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - Schuyler Deale, Bass
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Organ - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Composer - Joe Lynn Turner, Background Vocal - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Mick Jones, Background Vocal - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Jay Healy, Mixing Engineer - Jay Healy, Engineer - Ian Lloyd, Background Vocal - David Brown, Guitar - Schuyler Deale, Bass - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Jacobs, Synthesizer - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - Liberty DeVitto, Drums
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Synthesizer - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Composer - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Jay Healy, Mixing Engineer - Jay Healy, Engineer - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Producer - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Synthesizer - Billy Joel, Performer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Billy Joel, Composer - Dana Becker, 2nd Engineer - Mick Jones, Producer - Joe Pirerra, 2nd Engineer - David Dorn, 2nd Engineer - Jay Healy, Mixing Engineer - Jay Healy, Engineer - Gary Soloman, 2nd Engineer - Tim Crich, 2nd Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Tom Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Suzanne Hollander, 2nd Engineer - Gary Solomon, 2nd Engineer - David Cullen, Arranger
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chronique
When he went for a masterpiece on The Nylon Curtain, Billy Joel worked with his band and producer Phil Ramone, crafting a Beatlesque song suite that was perfectly in step with Turnstiles. For Storm Front, he decided it was time to change things. He fired Ramone. He fired everyone in his band, save longtime drummer Liberty DeVito. He hired Mick Jones, the architect behind Foreigner's big AOR sound, to man the boards. He wrote a set of sober, somber songs, save "That's Not Her Style," a weirdly defensive song about his model wife, Christie Brinkley. He was left with an album that is singularly joyless. Joel makes no bones about his ambitions for Storm Front -- when you lead with a history lesson as your first single (the monotonous chant "We Didn't Start the Fire"), it's clear that you're not interested in fun. That wouldn't have been a problem if his melodic skills weren't in decline. Joel packed all the strongest numbers into the first half of Storm Front, from the rocking "That's Not Her Style" and "I Go to Extremes" to the fisherman's plight "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" and the power ballad "Shameless," which Garth Brooks later made a standard. Compared to the murky second side, which perks up only mildly with "Leningrad" and "And So It Goes," it's upbeat, varied, melodic, and effective, but when it's compared to his catalog -- not only such high-water marks as The Stranger or Glass Houses, but with a record as uneven as The Bridge -- it pales musically and lyrically. The five singles ("Fire," "Style," "Extremes," "'Alexa'," "Goes") were catchy enough on the radio to propel the album to multi-platinum status, but in retrospect, Storm Front sounds like the beginning of the end.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 10 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:44:34
- Artistes principaux : Billy Joel
- Compositeur : Billy Joel
- Label : Columbia
- Genre : Pop/Rock
(P) 1989 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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