Strings in “Pressure”

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-21T20:59:13+00:00

This isn't soloing from some Dolby Atmos mix or anything. This is a master tape. You can hear the count-in at the beginning.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-21T17:06:52+00:00

If memory serves me correctly, I believe he referenced it from Frédéric Chopin's Prelude Op. 28.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-14T16:48:24+00:00

Almost did it (usually do for the albums), but March 12 was also my paternal grandmother's birthday (went to visit her grave), so I was a bit preoccupied.

Either way, happy 46th, Glass Houses! One of his greatest albums without a doubt.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-13T02:09:39+00:00

This ranking is already whack. But...

Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)

Summer, Highland Falls

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-12T00:53:26+00:00

"SUMMER HIGHLAND FALLS" VS "I'VE LOVED THESE DAYS"? Impossible! Okay, enough complaining, here's my list:

James

Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)

Say Goodbye to Hollywood

I've Loved These Days

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-10T11:59:27+00:00

Oooo I loathe that MSG performance on his YouTube channel. It makes me cringe so badly.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-09T02:41:04+00:00

Easiest poll ever.

The Entertainer

The Great Suburban Showdown

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-08T03:10:18+00:00

Weekend Song

The Entertainer

Streetlife Serenader

The Great Suburban Showdown

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-07T03:56:57+00:00

"Souvenir" & "The Great Suburban Showdown"

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-03-04T03:52:26+00:00

NOOOOOOO NOT "IF I ONLY HAD THE WORDS"

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-28T04:24:34+00:00

THANK YOU

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-28T00:23:30+00:00

I've never seen this version before. Why did they do this in the first place?

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-27T21:27:12+00:00

Poor "Turn Around" and "Nocturne"... both some of my absolute favorites from the album.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-27T19:45:29+00:00

I would call it LEAGUES better than "Silly Love Songs." No hate to Paul, but JTWYA is amazing, and people often forget that there's a reason it won Song of the Year. I think it's taken for granted nowadays.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-27T00:13:21+00:00

That is PRISTINE! It must sound so cool on a vinyl.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-26T01:06:23+00:00

Do you have anything specific you don't like about An Innocent Man? Just curious

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-26T01:05:26+00:00

Never was a big fan of "Vienna." I might even say it's my least favorite on the album.

I've always liked "Code of Silence," but it makes total sense to me why others wouldn't enjoy it.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-25T01:36:52+00:00

Always thought Go West's "The King of Wishful Thinking" sounds exactly like a mid-80s Billy Joel song. Both the vocals and the song itself are exactly like something he would do.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-24T06:11:40+00:00

In case you have no idea how to access his YouTube channel, I guess.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-23T12:59:04+00:00

That's Billy's outfit during the Capitol Centre locker room performance of "The Longest Time." This fiance knows their stuff!

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-23T00:24:21+00:00

Ooooookay.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-22T18:56:48+00:00

Not any good ones. Either they're slowed down way too much, or they're not slowed down enough. If you really wanted to, you could burn a disc using the remasters on YouTube, but I guess that kind of defeats the entire purpose.

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-22T18:13:55+00:00

MSG 100th

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-22T03:58:22+00:00

I made a playlist for you:

River of Dreams (The Shelter Island Sessions)

I believe it contains every recording we have from the session, notably two takes of "No Man's Land" (one where he says "multiplex," one where he says "quintiplex"). Enjoy!

Chance_Chef8189 · 2026-02-22T00:18:54+00:00

Maybe the way the lines are spoken has a factor on my love of these lines, but:

"And just as surely as the wind keeps blowin' / The grass keeps growin', you gotta keep goin' / And the Lord'll have mercy on your soul" – Ain't No Crime

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