She's Always a Woman", arguably Joel's finest love song, showcases a gorgeous melody that masks lyrics detailing the darker facets of a relationship

The composing on Turnstiles (the actual melodies) may have been a touch better, but the clever arrangements and cutting lyrics made Billy Joel into America's most popular songwriter.

CD.Billy Joel continues his musical adventures with his familiar rolling piano lines, using the entire range of the keyboard and complementing it with adventuresome melodies and heartfelt, clever lyrics.

Not only are these great songs with entertaining lyrics and melodies, Joel uses these songs to portray common life experiences for people in today's world: Anger, disillusionment, the struggle to be truly vulnerable with a lover, despair, love for another, the temptation of drugs, raw sexuality and hope for the future

Although many people in this era would rather prefer manufactured acts like Britney Spears, Ciara and Jennifer Lopez, none of them will continue to maintain such great pop melodies as Billy Joel did with The Stranger

It's a seven minute long song that has everything; soft pieces, tempo adjusts, quick enjoyable parts and a melody never seen on Joel's past cds.5

Of course Joel will be known as one of the best melody-creators of our time

For all it takes is one spin of this pop-rock masterpiece to realize how gifted Joel is with concise melodies and subversive lyrics.

With The Stranger, It's just a perfect melody that never seems like there was confusion

Just the Way You Are" and "She's Always a Woman" are pretty much victims of overplaying by now, but if you can overlook that, the melodies are light and gorgeous, and the lyrics reveal a deeper level to Joel's emotional ponderings

Wonderful melodies with wonderful stories.

One can always hum a Joel melody effortlessly

Vienna" is a beautiful piano based melody,probably not a hit soley for the reason that every song on ones album cannot possibly be a hit

Not only are these great songs with entertaining, memorable lyrics and melodies, Joel uses these songs to portray common life experiences for people in today's world: Anger, disillusionment, the struggle to be truly vulnerable with a lover, despair, love for another, the temptation of drugs, raw sexuality and hope for the future