Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast

Apr 08 2025 138 ep. 69 mins 33

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Join lifelong Billy Joel fans, Michael and Jack, as they take deep dives in to Billy’s history, songs, albums, tours, band members, and more. Part of Pantheon Podcasts,

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EP 135 - Album Retrospective: Glass Houses (Part 2)

Apr 08 2025 80 mins

Billy Joel’s 1980 release, Glass Houses, is considered classic rock in 2025. But at the time, listeners and critics heard a huge leap into then-current New Wave – and not necessarily a good one. The album was a stripped-down departure from the more lush arrangements on the Stranger and 52nd Street, released in 1977 and 1978 respectively. Some contemporary reviewers applauded

EP 134 - Album Retrospective: Glass Houses (Part 1)

Mar 25 2025 68 mins

With a pair of award-winning, chart-topping albums under his belt, Billy Joel entered A&R Recording in 1979 with the intention of abandoning the sound that made him a superstar. He did so by showcasing the musicians who were instrumental to his success. The result was Glass Houses. Released on March 12, 1980, the album lurched Billy out of the classically-informed, jazz-influence

EP 133 - Billy Joel On Late Night TV Part 3 (1986-2024)

Mar 11 2025 64 mins

Even though Billy Joel was a superstar by the 1980s, he still had to promote each new album. That included appearances on late night television shows. Billy was never a fan of music videos or performing on television, saying music shouldn’t have to be a visual art. But as the landscape of late night shows changed over the years, he found more opportunities that suited his style

EP 132 - Billy Joel On Late Night TV Part 2 (1973-1982)

Feb 25 2025 66 mins

With more than 50 years of performances as a solo artist, Billy Joel’s songs and stage show have evolved alongside the formats for musical performances on late night television programs. Spots like these have always been valuable for developing artists to introduce themselves to new audiences. More established musicians often appear on them near the promotional kickoff for a new

EP 131 - Billy Joel On Late Night TV Part 1 (with Steve Mandel of The Tonight Show)

Feb 11 2025 61 mins

Late night television has been an important showcase for musical talent for well over half a century. The casts and crews make producing these shows seem effortless. But the truth is that it takes split-second timing and a tight knit team to get each episode on the air. In this two-part series, we’re exploring Billy Joel’s late-night TV appearances from the mid 70s through th

EP 130 - Billy Joel Desert Island Tracks Vol. 2 (1980-1993)

Jan 28 2025 59 mins

It's felt like seven years since we've been trapped on this desert island with only 12 Billy Joel songs to listen to. If you missed Part One of this series, Jack and I picked one song from each of Billy's studio pop albums that we would want if we were trapped on a desert island. So far, we've gone from 1971's Cold Spring Harbor to 52nd Street in 1978. Along the way, we picked

EP 129 - Billy Joel Desert Island Tracks Vol. 1 (1971-1978)

Jan 14 2025 66 mins

What are the 12 Billy Joel songs you can't live without? That's what we are discussing over the next two episodes. We picked one track from each pop studio album that we would want if we were trapped on a desert island. Our choices were rarely the hits, and not necessarily our favorite go-to songs, either. Ultimately, the exercise revealed new insights into Billy's songwriting st

EP 128 - 2024 Odds & Ends (with Dan Orlando)

Dec 31 2024 69 mins

We often record way more than we can release on our bi-weekly episodes. That's why we always save the last episode of the year for odds and ends It's our collection of outtakes and diversions that made for great conversation but wouldn't find a home in the episode we were recording. This year we've got two heaping spoonfuls: First is an impromptu discussion about record collectio

EP 127 - In Conversation with Dan Orlando (Lords of 52nd Street)

Dec 17 2024 72 mins

Since joining the Lords of 52nd Street in 2021, Dan Orlando's post as piano player and lead singer has become much more than a job, albeit a crucial one, in a legacy act. The group features the music of Billy Joel played by Liberty DeVitto, Richie Cannata and Russell Javors, who played live and in the studio on most of Billy's biggest hits. Over the last few years, the ties betwee

EP 126 - Album Retrospective: My Lives Disc 3

Dec 03 2024 77 mins

The third disc of Billy Joel's My Lives Box Set reveals an aspect of his performances that the previous tracks only hinted at: His ability to channel other artists. The first two discs of the four-CD/one-DVD set focuses on unreleased songs, alternate versions of well-known tracks, and compositions that evolved into songs that Billy eventually released. Moments on those tracks h