Billy Joel and Elton John concert musings

[hkellick]

Ye Gods, you guys are spammy!
Don't get a chance to check LJ for one day and there's 30 some posts to read through!
Oi!

So, briefly, a run down of what I thought of the concert.

A) It rocked!
B) Damn me losing my playlist pad in the dark. Good thing dawnstar kept one.
C) It rocked!
D) I'm fairly sure we got ALMOST the same set list kareila did. (So maybe dawnstar should check against it.
With some exceptions...
For one, Billy Joel started doing Shuffle Off to Buffalo and NOT Sweet Home Alabama.
Don't think he did a Matter of Trust. Know he started off his set with Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
E) It rocked!
F) They did not play We Didn't Start The Fire, Downeaster Alexa, Pressure, Candle in the Wind... Dammit! I love these songs!
G) It rocked!
H) More Billy Joel! Less Elton John! I just happen to like alot more Billy Joel songs than Elton John.
I) Did I mention it rocked?
J) I think, between the two of them, Elton John is a better more precise piano player, but Billy Joel is, no doubt, the better showman. I think Elton John is a better piano player based on the fact that he was improvising (somewhat) fairly complexly to his songs. Whereas Billy Joel was playing the keyboard with his butt.. and making it sound decent!
K) Have I told you lately that it rocked?
L) They were HOT! Both of them! There was just alot of energy around the whole performance.
M) And finally (cause I can't think of anything else)... it rocked!

That's about it, I think.
Gonna post. Ciao folksies! :D

Comments

[dawnstar.livejournal.com]

I had the same problem with my friends list! :)

Near as I can figure (and my set list is posted now as well, if you want it for your own records as well), we had NEARLY the same set as kareila did, but Billy Joel rearranged things a little. The together stuff and all of Elton John's stuff were exactly the same... but Billy Joel did a few different songs, and changed the order of some stuff.

[kareila]

For one, Billy Joel started doing Shuffle Off to Buffalo and NOT Sweet Home Alabama.

File that one under "O" for Obvious! Glad you all had a good time though. :)

And yeah, it also surprised me that he didn't play anything from Storm Front.

Billy Joel has more piano talent in his butt than I have in all ten of my fingers.

[lite.livejournal.com]

Billy Joel has more piano talent in his butt than I have in all ten of my fingers.
Yes. Yes he does.
It was still a great concert :)
Glad you got to see it too (even if it was in Alabama and not with us :) )

[lawchicky.livejournal.com]

Th set list def. changes. I heard almost ALL of the songs you were looking to hear. I'm wondering what he played in your concert! It really did rock though. I'd go see it again the next time they tour, for sure.