Proggiest Billy Joel Song?

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   When many of us think of the 70s we go from one extreme to the other - it is either Prog or Disco and Punk. But there was plenty of middle ground. Many mainstream bands and artists used methods that we consider typically Prog - among them sophisticated time signatures, nonstandard structures, and key changes on occasion. Remember, Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull, and Pink Floyd were very popular at the time. King Crimson and Genesis not so much, but the latter's popularity was growing even before they went commercial. Popular music then was much different than the canned popular music of today.

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Progosopher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 6467	Post Options Post Reply Quote Progosopher Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 03 2023 at 10:41
	When many of us think of the 70s we go from one extreme to the other - it is either Prog or Disco and Punk. But there was plenty of middle ground. Many mainstream bands and artists used methods that we consider typically Prog - among them sophisticated time signatures, nonstandard structures, and key changes on occasion. Remember, Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull, and Pink Floyd were very popular at the time. King Crimson and Genesis not so much, but the latter's popularity was growing even before they went commercial. Popular music then was much different than the canned popular music of today.
	The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

siLLy puPPy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic Joined: October 05 2013 Location: SFcaUsA Status: Offline Points: 15243	Post Options Post Reply Quote siLLy puPPy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 03 2023 at 10:22
	He was in a band called Attila before going solo so I guess that album He also did a classic album and everyone knows classical is progressive
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David_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15111	Post Options Post Reply Quote David_D Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 03 2023 at 10:18
	I guess, these "Prog Lounges" get less and less interesting for proggers.
	quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

AJ Junior Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 11 2021 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 253	Post Options Post Reply Quote AJ Junior Report Post Thanks(3) Quote Reply Posted: March 03 2023 at 09:50
	Billy Joel is one of my favorite non-prog artists of all time. In all my years of listening I had never even thought of him as even close to prog at all, but a friend of mine made me realize that "The Entertainer," on "Street Life Serenade," is indeed very progressive. This begs the question, what other proggy songs does Billy Joel have?