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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:15 PM |
| Who is better? I can't decide! |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:25 PM |
| Quote from btb1490 on 9/11/2007 at 7:23 PM: New stuff or older stuff?
I think to be fair we'd have to include it all.
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:28 PM |
That's a tough call, they're both great, but I'll take Billy.
A few years back they were touring together, and I had tix. Flight was delayed and I missed it. D'oh! |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:33 PM
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| Quote from PerfesserR on 9/11/2007 at 7:28 PM: That's a tough call, they're both great, but I'll take Billy.
A few years back they were touring together, and I had tix. Flight was delayed and I missed it. D'oh!
Oh, that stinks! I would have been furious, weren't those tickets expensive?
I'm thinking Billy too. I think I know more of his songs. |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:44 PM |
| Elton John all the way. Way more range, flamboyant outfits, has worked with many more interesting singers/songwriters/musicians. |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:46 PM |
| Quote from PerfesserR on 9/11/2007 at 7:28 PM: That's a tough call, they're both great, but I'll take Billy.
A few years back they were touring together, and I had tix. Flight was delayed and I missed it. D'oh!
I saw the Face to Face tour (original...I think they did 2 tours). It was AMAZING! I love both of these guys. They really can't be compared. Their styles are so different, but they really play off of each other so well on the stage together. They're such showmen!
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 7:52 PM |
Ahh, I was lucky enough to see them both together, and also individually.
Ok, as far as raw musical talent goes, I have to give the nod to Elton John. His creativity, piano playing skills and singing are better. But you have to like his style to appreciate it.
Billy Joel is a great story teller. Most of his stuff was conjured up on napkins in a bar. But his style and combination of piano playing, singing and storytelling just works. Also, he is a local guy here, so I am partial to that as well.
I think that the earlier works of both artists were their best stuff. Billy Joel is losing his voice these days. Elton John I think has lost his focus.
I guess my answer is.... it's a tie! |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 8:02 PM |
| Because of Elton John singing the song for Lion King it is my husband's favorite movie, we have a Lion King poster (framed) in our bedroom. My husband would say that Elton is better. I know more of Billy Joel's songs, so I think I'm leaning more towards him. |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 8:05 PM |
| Quote from mikeymike on 9/11/2007 at 7:44 PM: Elton John all the way. Way more range, flamboyant outfits, has worked with many more interesting singers/songwriters/musicians.
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 8:07 PM |
Very close call. EJ is the more talented pianist/musician. However, he doesn't write lyrics (most often written by Bernie Taupin; also with Tim Rice on Lion King and Aida).
BJ is not quite as good on the keys as EJ, but he's a little more complete in that he writes his music and lyrics.
I've seen both [separately] in concert (lucky enough to see EJ in the early 80's when he dressed absolutely outrageously). They are both outstanding performers/showmen.
I'm gonna give the tiniest edge to Billy Joel b/c it's Tuesday. Meaning it could easily be Elton John on Wednesday. |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 8:10 PM
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| Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 9/11/2007 at 8:07 PM: Very close call. EJ is the more talented pianist/musician. However, he doesn't write lyrics (most often written by Bernie Taupin; also with Tim Rice on Lion King and Aida).
BJ is not quite as good on the keys as EJ, but he's a little more complete in that he writes his music and lyrics.
I've seen both [separately] in concert (lucky enough to see EJ in the early 80's when he dressed absolutely outrageously). They are both outstanding performers/showmen.
I'm gonna give the tiniest edge to Billy Joel b/c it's Tuesday. Meaning it could easily be Elton John on Wednesday.
Very true about Bernie! GREAT Duo he and Elton Make/made
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 8:59 PM |
I prefer Billy Joel.  |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 9:46 PM
modified: 9/11/2007 at 11:25 PM |
| Quote from btb1490 on 9/11/2007 at 7:52 PM:
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Ok, as far as raw musical talent goes, I have to give the nod to Elton John. His creativity, piano playing skills and singing are better. But you have to like his style to appreciate it.
Billy Joel is a great story teller. Most of his stuff was conjured up on napkins in a bar. But his style and combination of piano playing, singing and storytelling just works. Also, he is a local guy here, so I am partial to that as well.
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Well said. Elton has more pure talent, but his songs, to me, have a certain "sameness" to them, nothing really different. Joel's songs are more "fun" and diverse, IMHO.
A good example is one of my favorites, "The Entertainer", which is one of the best satires on the music industry ever:
I am the entertainer
And I know just where I stand
Another Serenader
And another long-haired man
Today I am your champion
I may have won your hearts
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
And I won't be here in another year
If I don't stay on the charts
I am the entertainer
And I've had to pay my price
The things I did not know at first
I learned by doin' twice
Ah, but still they come to haunt me
Still they want their say
So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
And they go their merry way
I am the entertainer
Been all around the world
I've played all kinds of palaces
And laid all kinds of girls
I can't remember faces
I don't remember names
Ah, but what the hell
You know it's just as well
'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
It all becomes the same
I am the entertainer
I bring to you my songs
I'd like to spend a day or two
I can't stay that long
No, I've got to meet expenses
I got to stay in line
Gotta get those fees to the agencies
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
So I just don't have the time
I am the entertainer
I come to do my show
You've heard my latest record
It's been on the radio
Ah, it took me years to write it
They were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song
But it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit
You gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05
I am the entertainer
The idol of my age
I make all kinds of money
When I go on the stage
Ah, you've seen me in the papers
I've been in the magazines
But if I go cold I won't get sold
I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
Like another can of beans
I am the entertainer
And I know just where I stand
Another Serenader
And another long-haired man
Today I am your champion
I may have won your hearts
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
I won't be here in another year
If I don't stay on the charts.
And there's another stanza which was on a live version I used to have that replaced the second stanza:
I am the entertainer
And I dress to fit the style
I wear all kinds of sparkles
flash the crowd my smile
but when the night is over
I stand without my clothes
perspiration stains and vericose veins
my eyes look shot
my belly's got a pot
and there's a pimple on my nose
genius. |
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posted: 9/11/2007 at 10:07 PM |
| normally i would say neither BUT...one of may favorite movie is Almost Famous and so the nod goes to EJ. |
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