EP 043 - Concert Classics: Thunder Road - Live in Miami, 1977

The fact that a Billy Joel bootleg is named after a Bruce Springsteen song should clue in the listener that this show’s a little different from what you may expect.    Recorded at Maurice Gusman Concert Hall in Miami, FL on October 31, 1977,  Thunder Road isn’t a radical change from the Billy we know. But, there’s a big focus on a part of live act that never quite made it onto official records.   It’s his skill at impersonating other musicians -- both their playing and their personalities -- that shine at this show.    This recording also captures a curious moment in Billy’s career. It’s at the beginning of the Stranger tour, just before the record broke wide open and made Billy a household name.   The show is more streamlined than recordings from a few years prior, but not quite as realized as his performances would be in just a few more months. It also features a temporary lineup with a short-lived guitar player.    Join us as we dive deep into a show from Billy Joel on the eve of superstardom.     Date: October 31, 1977 City/State: Miami, FL Venue: Maurice Gusman Concert Hall The band: Billy Joel - Vocals, Piano, Keyboards Liberty DeVitto - Drums Doug Stegmeyer - Bass, Vocals Richie Cannata - Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals Frank Vento - Guitar   The Setlist:  The Stranger Somewhere Along The Line Summer, Highland Falls Piano Man Thunder Road Scenes From An Italian Restaurant Travelin' Prayer Let 'Em In Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Still Crazy After All These Years Just The Way You Are Prelude / Angry Young Man New York State Of Mind The Entertainer Vienna Root Beer Rag You Are So Beautiful She's Always A Woman I've Loved These Days Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway The Ballad Of Billy The Kid Captain Jack Say Goodbye To Hollywood Only The Good Die Young Get It Right The First Time Weekend Song   ------   Email us: [email protected]     Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast on the web / social media: Website: http://www.glasshousespod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glasshousespodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glasshousespod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/glasshousespod  Discord: https://discord.gg/6G6cMRFu7T     Support the podcast: Paypal: https://paypal.me/glasshousespod Venmo: @MGrosvenor   Produced by Michael Grosvenor & Jack Firneno for Groove Music Marketing