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Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

TrekkiELO — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:06:39 GMT

Author: TrekkiELO

Posted: 05/26/2012 15:06

Billy Joel

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

RFNAPLES — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:43:38 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 05/25/2012 19:43

Elton John

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

vegetable man — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:39:50 GMT

Author: vegetable man

Posted: 05/25/2012 17:39

IMO Billy Joel made some good music in the 80's. Yes, he did try several different genres of music during this time. But when he was being himslef, he was still great as on songs like this from 1983.

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This one is from 1982

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Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

Romanelli — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:27:26 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 05/25/2012 17:27

Billy Joel's music has, for me, sounded worse with each passing decade. He sounds like he's trying too hard all the time...trying to be "the piano man" (which got sappier as time went by), trying to be the diverse 50's guy, blues guy, and rocker (which he's not, in all cases), trying to be heavy (which he most painfully is not), and trying to be, more than anything, ELTON JOHN (which he will never be). The songs that people seem to love the most..."Piano Man", "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (or as I call it..."Nails On An Italian Chalkboard"), "My Life", "Only A Woman", are the ones I really dislike the most.

Anyone find it strange that in the godawful "Wer Didn't Start The Fire", the thing that sets him over the edge and makes him say "I can't take it any more" is....cola wars?

Elton John. Any day of the week. His catalog is stronger, his hits are better, his entire being is better. Billy Joel is simply the imitator.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

vegetable man — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:13:51 GMT

Author: vegetable man

Posted: 05/25/2012 17:13

Charicature wrote:

Billy Joel by a lot. Both had their heyday in the 70s - I think Joel lasted a bit longer since Glass Houses came out around 1980-81 I think. I only like a handful of Elton's 80s songs, and just a couple of Joel's past 1982 (We Didn't Start the Fire and Downeaster Alexa). But overall I think Billy Joel has a much stronger catalogue than Elton with masterpieces such as The Piano Man, She's Always A Woman, She's Got a Way, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, Big Shot, Honesty, My Life, amongst many others. I've really only cared for a small selection of Elton John's music like Daniel, Rocket Man, I Guess That's Why the Call it the Blues...some others I guess, but not a lot.

Both faded hard after the first decade, though, even if they both continued to put out music. Billy Joel has the excuse that he was hard into the cocaine...what's Elton's excuse? :lol:

Elton John was a big cocaine user in the 70's, but he still was cranking out great songs. But in Billy's defense, he writes his own lyrics. This one is a tie for me, but I voted for Billy Joel because I want to keep the voting closer.

Here is my answer

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - Elton John and Billy Joel (live) 😎

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Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

Charicature — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:55:53 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 05/24/2012 16:55

Billy Joel by a lot. Both had their heyday in the 70s - I think Joel lasted a bit longer since Glass Houses came out around 1980-81 I think. I only like a handful of Elton's 80s songs, and just a couple of Joel's past 1982 (We Didn't Start the Fire and Downeaster Alexa). But overall I think Billy Joel has a much stronger catalogue than Elton with masterpieces such as The Piano Man, She's Always A Woman, She's Got a Way, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me, Big Shot, Honesty, My Life, amongst many others. I've really only cared for a small selection of Elton John's music like Daniel, Rocket Man, I Guess That's Why the Call it the Blues...some others I guess, but not a lot.

Both faded hard after the first decade, though, even if they both continued to put out music. Billy Joel has the excuse that he was hard into the cocaine...what's Elton's excuse? 🤣

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

Facetious — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:03 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 05/24/2012 14:39

hairymarx1 wrote:

I can't decide which is more of a punishment.

Dude, you want punishment?

Elton John is not punishment.

Billy Joel, though, not so sure....

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

hairymarx1 — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:36:36 GMT

Author: hairymarx1

Posted: 05/24/2012 00:36

I can't decide which is more of a punishment.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

junodog4 — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:15:33 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 05/24/2012 00:15

Elton John - despite his diva like behaviour at airports... I guess Billy Joel's domestic violence knocks him down a peg as well.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

Hayden — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:13:56 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/23/2012 21:13

Elton John.

I like both of them quite a bit though 😄

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

alelsupreme — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:20:07 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/23/2012 16:20

since The Stranger is my favorite album ever i'll have to go with Joel.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

paladisiac — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:51:40 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 05/23/2012 13:51

elton john. he has more breadth and depth to his catalog, especially his 70s output.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

Error Finn — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:13:07 GMT

Author: Error Finn

Posted: 05/23/2012 13:13

If this would be a basketball game: EJ 73 - BJ 62.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

PrinceMush — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:47:30 GMT

Author: PrinceMush

Posted: 05/23/2012 12:47

Wow, that was wayy too difficult to answer. I ended up picking Elton John. :/

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

Bork — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:46:19 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 05/23/2012 12:46

Elton John by a lot.

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

gussteivi — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:29:07 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 05/23/2012 09:29

Oooooooh that's a tough one!

Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

vegetable man — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:41:10 GMT

Author: vegetable man

Posted: 05/23/2012 04:41

kidamnesiac wrote:

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Re: Billy Joel vs Elton John

kidamnesiac — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:39:38 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 05/23/2012 04:39

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Billy Joel vs Elton John

vegetable man — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:22:44 GMT

Author: vegetable man

Posted: 05/23/2012 04:22

Take ur pick