Billy JoelLive At Shea Stadium [Blu-ray]

I liked the blu-ray as the audio and video showing the concert was excellent.

I buy CDs and music DVDs for enjoyment. This DVD features Billy Joel at his best, performing. Great quality and fun.

The cameos are great. I'm a Billy Joel fan, not a group, but a fan, and this was a lot of fun.

I have to take this moment to brag that I saw Billy Joel in the Moore Theatre in Seattle in the fall of 1974. There were less than 30 people in the audience.Billy Joel is a national treasure. This lovingly crafted Blu-Ray works on so many levels its hard to know where to begin. First, the Blu-Ray is rendered with perfect color balance; I don't recall a single shot that isn't a visual delight. Most significantly, I did not detect any video compression at all. I would like to thank everyone involved in this decision for resisting the urge to cram too much on the disk and instead opting for the highest possible video quality. Nearly all Blu-Ray movies are compressed such that there is obvious "mosquito noise". I didn't detect any on this disk.The sound is also engineered very well. All instruments are in the proper perspective, including the numerous strings and horns. Whoever did the engineering and mixdown should get a raise. The rear channels of the 5.1 mix bring in mostly the ambience, including the audience, and adds to the excitement. The rear channels are never obtrusive and allow the front and center speakers to focus on the music. This recording is a technological marvel of the highest caliber.I cannot say enough about the quality of the performance. While Billy Joel is more than capable of carrying any show, these performances were really about his body of work. The songs are featured with sufficient instrumentation and quality of musicianship to bring the studio renditions to life. His personal performance sparkles without being over stated....he lets his songs do the talking.I understand that there are numerous songs that didn't make it onto this disk. Again, I presume that the producer elected to leave off some material to avoid having to apply video compression, and I absolutely agree with this decision. I suppose I'll have to pony up some more money when the "complete" set comes out. No worries, I'm a sucker who will buy this performance all over again if necessary. After all, I've watched it once and already feel like I've got more than my money's worth.

Capping a brilliant career and movement, this concert dazzles at every level: music, special effects, guests, visuals, and nostalgia. Viewed projected on a large wall screen with full surround sound turned up, it's an immersive experience worth viewing many times over. The blu ray rendering is exquisite in its detail, almost 4K quality. It's like being there, at a once-in-a lifetime, gigantic event. It's just overwhelming in its magnificence and grandeur. BRAVO to all those who participate in the concert and making this blu ray!

I first heard Billy Joel in the 1970's with his "52nd Street" album and loved it. I am not a pop music aficionado, but I have always like BJ so I thought this Blu Ray disk would serve an attractive way to evaluate my Home Theatre System.I would tend to moderate some of the pros and cons of this disk...Firstly, most people, and I too, seem to think the video quality is excellent...Very sharp, clear and bright with great camera work. The concert had a good deal of electricity and BJ gave his all. The band was great and Billy can still sing and play the piano well enough to excite an audience, but as you would expect, time has taken some toll on the upper reaches of his voice, but not enough to seriously detract from the enjoyment or the occasion of the concert; it is remarkable that a guy of his age can perform as well as he did for over two hours. The contributions of McCartney and Bennett and others added greatly to the festivity of the occasion....Now for the sound issues: The problem may have been microphone placement which favored Billy's voice over the percussion section of his great band. I played it in several different modes and I could not tell much difference on some pretty good equipment. The sound was quite forward with BJ's voice front and center. I found that the disk had great dynamic range and had great presence and clarity, but to get those qualities a little bass response was sacrificed, but not much. Some of the problem may simply be that the concert was in an outdoor venue which presents acoustic challenges not found in the recording studio. I got the best sounding bass response playing the disc through my Yamaha receiver in 7 channel enhancer mode....Whatever that is! The home theatre receivers have become so complex, and I am too old and technologically challenged to operate them properly...I just would like simple bass and treble controls.. I don't really understand triple Dolby EX, DTS, virtual sound, lossless audio, Etc.All in all a great concert, on a great occasion well filmed and nicely recorded.

Unforgettable night With Billy Joel at Shea Stadium with Guests!!! New York at its best!!! A timeless Concert at Shea Stadiums last concert!!!

I have a DVD of all his videos for his various hits, which I prefer. Too many songs on this that were "nothing" songs for me, and ones that showed his voice is not what it once was. The ones he did were, he was really brilliant at and the most impressive thing were the special effects in the stadium. I do not particularly like special effects as a rule, but these were so well down, with great shots of the NYC skyline. Highlight for me, was Tony Bennet singing "A New York State of Mind."

I really enjoyed the show Billy Joel at his very best including guests

Superb. If you only buy 1 Billy Joel DVD or CD, this concert is the one for you!

Billy Joel a fantastic songwriter and performer. Watched this dvd twice already and will watch many more times love the words to the songs and the audience at Shea were really enjoying themselves. 5 star performance.