Billy Joel - Live From the River of Dreams

This is not the best setlist in Joel's history, but this dvd is a first-rate quality! the sound, the band, performance in itself and direction are very good. Recommended to all Billy Joel's fans, not for "neophytes", Long Island '82 or the last Live at Shea Stadium from 2008 are typical greatest hits setlists. Live from the River of dreams is a portrait of a period. This 1994 Live concert shot in Germany, is a partially 77 minutes edited from The River Of Dreams Tour Concert, 14 tracks: NO MAN'S LAND - SHADES OF GREY - THE RIVER OF DREAMS (from "River of Dreams" 1993); LENINGRAD - WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE - I GO TO EXTREMES (from "Storm Front" 1989 ...and it was not that great, in my humble opinion); PRESSURE - ALLENTOWN - GOODNIGHT SAIGON (from "The Nylon Curtain" 1982); 4 classic Joel numbers: BIG SHOT & MY LIFE from 1978 "52nd Street", BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID & PIANO MAN from 1973 "Piano Man"; plus the classic Beatles' A HARD DAY'S NIGHT. ...nothing from : "Cold Spring Harbor", "Streetlife Serenade", most of all from "Turnstiles" and "The Stranger", in which the best songs by William Martin Joel live in... ...for want of anything better, "LIVE FROM THE RIVER OF DREAMS" DVD is a FIRST-RATE PRODUCT from an excellent live show.musicians:BILLY JOEL (piano, lead vocals) / LIBERTY DEVITTO (drums) / CRYSTAL TALIEFERO (percussion, vocals, guitar, keyboards, sax, flute) / TOMMY BYRNES (guitars, vocals) / DAVID ROSENTHAL (keyboards, piano, organ, vocals) / T-BONE WOLK (bass, accordion, mandolin, vocals) / MARK RIVERA (sax, vocals, guitar, percussion).setlist:01. NO MAN'S LAND02. PRESSURE03. BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID04. LENINGRAD05. ALLENTOWN06. MY LIFE07. I GO TO EXTREMES08. SHADES OF GREY09. THE RIVER OF DREAMS10. GOODNIGHT SAIGON11. WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE12. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT13. BIG SHOT14. PIANO MANdirector : Larry Jordan

Not a great show - he was exhausted - the arena was hot and it shows. But the big sin of this thing is that instead of putting out the full show, we get about 12 songs - not cool. And not the greatest performance - Joel looks like he's ready to pass out - that said - is there such a thing as bad Billy Joel? ALso - this was supposed to have some bonus tracks - I couldn't find em.

Billy Joel is a musical genius and this DVD proves it to all who want to enjoy a spendid evening in front of their television. What a voice, what a talent! I highly recommend this video to all music lovers...no matter what their ages.

Expected to get a better version of the "BJ Live at Yankee Stadium", but I wasn't lucky.I think this concert was performed somewhere in Europe (Austria, Germany or Switzerland) so the great Piano Man sure performed the songs that became great hits there.That's why a lot of his real best Hits (for American fans) are missing... Anyway is a good concert, audio and video quality are Okay...

I have loved Billy Joel since I first heard the Stranger album. Great concert. Sings his most famous hits. A must have for a Joel fan.

I was there when this dvd was recorded. Billy is great!

Absolutely the best DVD he has. Some of the songs bring tears to your eyes. What a night! The band was at its best too!

BILLY JOEL AT HIS BEST GREAT PIC AND SOUND!!!!!

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