Album
The Nylon Curtain
1982 · Rock
46 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Nylon Curtain is a Rock album by Billy Joel, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 137 pressings tracked, owned by 46 collectors.
About
With this powerful song cycle, Billy Joel turned his attention to what was happening with baby boomers and their world in the ’80s. On “Allentown,” he addressed the death of manufacturing and its effect on the working class, using the sounds of factory machinery as a rhythm to push his stomping piano and anthemic melody. The songwriting and production are ambitious throughout, especially on “Goodnight Saigon,” a dramatic seven-minute tour de force about Vietnam vets, bookended by the sound of helicopters.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Allentown3:50
- A2Laura5:02
- A3Pressure4:38
- A4Goodnight Saigon6:58
Side B
- B1She's Right On Time4:11
- B2A Room Of Our Own4:00
- B3Surprises3:28
- B4Scandinavian Skies5:59
- B5Where's The Orchestra?3:16
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- layered
- bittersweet
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy JoelVOCALS, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC ORGAN , MELODICA VOCALS, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER, ORGAN , MELODICA VOCALS, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, ORGAN , MELODICA
- Dave GrusinARRANGED BY
- David BrownELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Doug StegmeyerBASS
- Liberty DevittoDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Russell JavorsACOUSTIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Bill ZampinoDRUMS
- Charles McCrackenCELLO
- Dominic CorteseACCORDION
- Eddie DanielsSAXOPHONE , CLARINET SAXOPHONE, CLARINET
- Rob MounseySYNTHESIZER
- String FeverFEATURING , STRINGS STRINGS
46 collectors on Gatefold own this · 137 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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