AOR Megapoll Round 2e: Billy Joel "Glass Houses" vs Santana "Moonflower"

[Zeener Diode]

Glass Houses
Released March 12, 1980
RIAA certified septuple platinum (US)
Noted singles: "All for Leyna", "You May Be Right", "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", "Don't Ask Me Why", "Sometimes a Fantasy"
Other tracks: "Close to the Borderline", "C'était Toi (You Were the One)"



Moonflower
Released October 1, 1977
RIAA certified double platinum (US)
Noted singles: "She's Not There"
Other tracks: "Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)", "Soul Sacrifice"

[NAF1138]

Another two albums that are both worse than Costello and Neil Young (because Zeener asked)

[What Exit?]

Originally Posted by NAF1138

Another two albums that are both worse than Costello and Neil Young (because Zeener asked)

Counterpoint, "Jane you ignorant slut", both of these are better albums.

[silenus]

At least Moonflower was by an unbelievably talented artist as opposed to a no-talent hack.

[Secret_Squirrel]

Originally Posted by silenus

At least Moonflower was by an unbelievably talented artist as opposed to a no-talent hack.

Harsh, bruh.

[Secret_Squirrel]

Glass Houses is a sentimental favorite. When my then girlfriend, now wife were dating, I had an 8 track in the car and this is one of the tapes we listened to a lot. Foghat Fool For The City was another.

[silenus]

You know how What Exit? reacts to disco? That's how I react to Billy Joel. Only harsher.

This hatred ids "balanced" by an irrational adoration of ABBA. We all have our peccadilloes. As opposed to a "peccary dildo," which is completely different.

[Secret_Squirrel]

Originally Posted by silenus

You know how What Exit? reacts to disco? That's how I react to Billy Joel. Only harsher.

There's a difference between not liking the guy's music and calling him a no-talent hack. He's a great musician and a pretty good songwriter. There are plenty of talent lacking hacks. He's not one of them.