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Title: Not Billy Joel's Best, Yet Still A Personal Favorite
Review: Oddly enough this is my favorite 1980's Billy Joel album, despite the fact that his output on "Glass Houses", "The Nylon Curtain" and "Innocent Man" was much better. Certainly there are more great tunes on those albums than "The Bridge"; only "Baby Grand", his duet with Ray Charles, deserves recognition as one of Joel's finest. However, I love his lush, romantic melodies on many of his songs, most notably the title track "The Bridge". And unlike his previous albums, which were devoted to one musical style, here Joel ranges from rock and roll to blues and jazz. While this is not by no means an essential Billy Joel recording, it is certainly still worth owning.
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