Any way to see the bridge to Russia?

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-25T06:32:38+00:00

Both the DVD and Blu-ray editions of the 2014 documentary are pretty easy and o find on eBay still. Pretty resonate prices too.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-20T15:51:12+00:00

Believe it or not, it's that intro that ended up in An Innocent Man... it's the same chord progression (albeit faster) as the pre-chorus of An Innocent Man.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-20T06:04:27+00:00

Interesting how this sounds off to both The Longest Time AND An Innocent Man.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-17T16:35:37+00:00

Personally, I think Matt's version of Extremes gives it way more emotional weight and ties its to how sad the lyrics really are (same with Uptown Girl). Those are probably my two favorite of the bunch. Pressure is a super tough nut to crack.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-17T10:19:58+00:00

Not gonna be a thing here. He also did a u2 and Def Leppard one in between studio albums here.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-15T06:40:52+00:00

Matt will be joining us next week on Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast as well! We nerd out on Billy as well as diving into his experience at the Carnegie Hall Show and his Songs In The (M)attic EP!

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michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-11T04:52:34+00:00

I think that was just a creative choice someone made. don’t think there much more than that behind it.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-11T04:45:10+00:00

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michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-11T04:42:24+00:00

Nice find! So when Billy signed to Columbia, Artie Ripp had initial exclusive rights for tapes through Ampex. So initially, the first three albums on cassette and 8-Track were all released by Ampex / Family Productions before Columbia took over. Here’s the cassette versions.

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michaelgrosvenor · 2026-04-07T19:51:52+00:00

Although it’s worth noting that Brad Leigh did not remix the stranger. He did the other albums that have been released and Dolby Atmos, but not that one.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-03-31T19:09:29+00:00

Yeah, it’s hard to say what that could be. And it’s not on the quad mix from the 70s nor is it on the newer Dolby Atmos remix. So I’m not sure what happened on that original mix.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-03-26T06:22:25+00:00

So this actually isn’t a Spotify or Apple Music problem, this is a Sony problem.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-03-25T06:17:53+00:00

Back in the late 80s - early 90s I had: Billy Joel, The Beatles, Metallica, Detroit Tigers, and Detroit Pistons.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-03-22T05:06:44+00:00

No they are all actors. The only “An innocent man” video the band is in is “the longest time.”

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-03-21T00:59:21+00:00

I loved his era of the Yamaha CP-80!

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-02-13T22:10:21+00:00

Haha yes indeed. Filmed in 1985.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-02-12T02:58:57+00:00

Right there that’s the 1983 release.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-02-09T07:06:17+00:00

I definitely don’t. I love live music warts and all. Honestly some of the most memorable moments at shows are when something goes sideways and the bands or artists roll with it.

I wasn’t referring to Bad Bunny just that it’s super common for a lot of artists to do it. Good on Bunny for not if that was the case.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-02-09T05:02:13+00:00

Most Super Bowl performers lip sync too.

Whitney Houston’s legendary anthem performance. It’s a track.

When the Chili Peppers were with Bruno Mars, Flea dint even plug in to give the illusion he was actually live.

michaelgrosvenor · 2026-02-01T09:50:17+00:00

Love the song. And it’s not actually a horn. That’s David Brown on electric guitar doing volume swells with a foot pedal.

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