Title: The seed was there for greatness
Product review: I only wish I was living back when this album came out, because I would have correctly predicted Billy would have been the superstar that he turned out to be. This album (next to Turnstiles) is probably as intimate an album as Billy Joel ever made. The melodies are haunting and it's clear he has absorbed much from the Beatles in this debut, particularly the McCartney like "You Can Make Me Free". The lyrics to "Tomorrow is Today" are almost as haunting as Beethoven's 5th (not quite), but knowing that the lyrics were originally a suicide note is why I say that.This wouldn't be the first album to start with if you've never bought yourself a Billy Joel album. Try The Stranger or 52nd Street before venturing to this less popular but possibly just as rewarding material.
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