Negative Positive
Title: Lifeless
Review: It's easy to understand why Billy Joel would want to release a live album at this point in his career. He had just toured the Soviet Union, and his only live album so far had been Songs In The Attic (which highlighed Joel's pre-Stranger days). Plus Billy had developed a reputation as a dazzling live performer over the years. However, the resulting product is a lifeless, synthesized performance that sucks all of the passion and character from the individual songs. The only track work hearing is a terrific cover of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'". The rest constitutes for the least essential recording of Billy Joel's career.
Is the review positive or negative? 