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Title: Best of the Later Years
Review: I'm not sure why this album has been put down so much. This is easily his best post Glass Houses album. Really, the only week tune on the album is Temptation. His previous three albums had more or less been homages to the Beatles (Glass Houses and the Nylon Curtain) or Doo Wop (An Innocent Man). On the Bridge, he finally starts to develop his own style again, which is honed and well-crafted. As is typical, Joel front loads his album with hits, but outside of the hits there are a couple of gems that you won't want to miss. Running On Ice, Big Man On Mulberry Street, and Getting Close are all great tunes, the latter of which features outstanding hammond organ work by Steve Winwood. Naturally, The Bridge doesn't really rank up there with Joel's 70's work, but if you like albums like An Innocent Man and River of Dreams, you should definitely have this album as well.
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