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In June 22 and 23, 1990, Billy Joel and his band played two sold-out concerts at New York's famous Yankee Stadium. It was the perfect marriage of performer and venue. The concerts were recorded and broadcast as a single concert on The Disney Channel and then later released as a single-concert video/DVD. The video was directed by Billy's longtime friend and former band mate, Jon Small, who had become a highly regarded producer and director in the music and concert video industry. The concert DVD was 85 minutes and featured twelve songs.
A mini-version was released on CD (audio only) in Australia as part of the special Australian boxed set Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection and featured five songs: "Shout" (composed by the Isley Brothers), "Storm Front," "New York State of Mind," "I Go to Extremes," and the quintessential closing song "Piano Man." Barnes & Noble's online store describes the DVD as follows: "For all his international success, Billy Joel still tends to be identified as a Long Island singer-songwriter, in much the same way Bruce Springsteen is identified with the Garden State. Joel even began his career with an album entitled Cold Spring Harbor, after a peaceful hamlet on L.I.'s north shore, near his widely reported birthplace, Hicksville. Yet in Billy Joel Live at Yankee Stadium, put together from two sold-out 1990 performances at The House That Ruth Built, the multi-platinum superstar says the concerts represented a homecoming to his birthplace, the Bronx. We'll take Joel at his word on the Bronx-born claim. (Since his considerable gifts for songsmithing clearly draw on the rich doo-wop traditions of the Bronx in the 1950s, one could argue that his music was born there.) "So it's easy to get into the spirit of the production, which starts with Joel arriving along with his fans on the subway and entering the stadium gates alongside the appreciative hordes. Once on stage with his band and touring accompanists, though, he's The Entertainer, swinging for the fences with spectacular lights and thundering orchestration. Opening with "Storm Front," Joel barrels through high-energy hit after hit, pounding the keys through such favorites as "I Go to Extremes" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" before switching from piano to tempered accordion on "Downeaster 'Alexa.'" He straps on a guitar for "We Didn't Start the Fire," covers the Isley Brothers' classic "Shout," and delivers the anthem "A Matter of Trust" with appropriate vigor. "The 13-song set closes with "Piano Man," a cozy classic closely identified with his Long Island lounge roots, and somehow before 40,000 or so fans in baseball's most storied stadium, Joel manages homey intimacy. You'd think he was born there." |
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DVD Track List
1. Opening [7:14] 2. Storm Front [5:40] 3. I Go to Extremes [5:53] 4. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant [8:29] 5. The Downeaster 'Alexa' [4:59] 6. Pressure [6:12] 7. New York State of Mind [8:08] 8. We Didn't Start the Fire [5:38] 9. Shout [5:40] 10. That's Not Her Style [7:01] 11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) [4:30] 12. A Matter Of Trust [5:39] 13. Piano Man [5:31] 14. End Credits [4:29] |
CD Track List
1. Shout [5:40] 2. Storm Front [5:40] 3. New York State of Mind [8:08] 4. I Go to Extremes [5:53] 5. Piano Man [5:31] |
Songs
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DVD Track List
1. Opening [7:14] 2. Storm Front [5:40] 3. I Go to Extremes [5:53] 4. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant [8:29] 5. The Downeaster 'Alexa' [4:59] 6. Pressure [6:12] 7. New York State of Mind [8:08] 8. We Didn't Start the Fire [5:38] 9. Shout [5:40] 10. That's Not Her Style [7:01] 11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) [4:30] 12. A Matter Of Trust [5:39] 13. Piano Man [5:31] 14. End Credits [4:29] |
CD Track List
1. Shout [5:40] 2. Storm Front [5:40] 3. New York State of Mind [8:08] 4. I Go to Extremes [5:53] 5. Piano Man [5:31] |
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Lyrics
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Live at Yankee Stadium (1990)
This is a YouTube playlist of Billy's concerts at Yankee Stadium in 1990. His old friend Jon Small directed this professional video. Small directed music videos for many other artists including Billy Joel. The video was released on VHS and DVD, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. This is followed by interviews from the time.
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Billy singing "Shout" by the Isley Brothers at Yankee Stadium.
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Billy sings "Shameless" at Yankee Stadium (1990) (audio). This was omitted from the DVD. Thanks to John Brereton for posting it on YouTube.
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And this is "You May Be Right" from the concert, which also was not released on the DVD. Thanks to Activer Music for posting this on YouTube.
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Interviews (1990)
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This is the interview disc that came in the Australian box set Souvenir in 1990, which also included the Live At Yankee Stadium CD with five songs. The interview disc includes an interview with Billy Joel from Yankee Stadium on the eve of the concerts.
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20/20 Interview of Billy Joel from 1990.
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Live at Yankee Stadium DVD cover (1990)
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Barnes & Noble's online store describes the DVD as follows:
"For all his international success, Billy Joel still tends to be identified as a Long Island singer-songwriter, in much the same way Bruce Springsteen is identified with the Garden State. Joel even began his career with an album entitled Cold Spring Harbor, after a peaceful hamlet on L.I.'s north shore, near his widely reported birthplace, Hicksville. Yet in Billy Joel Live at Yankee Stadium, put together from two sold-out 1990 performances at The House That Ruth Built, the multi-platinum superstar says the concerts represented a homecoming to his birthplace, the Bronx. We'll take Joel at his word on the Bronx-born claim. (Since his considerable gifts for songsmithing clearly draw on the rich doo-wop traditions of the Bronx in the 1950s, one could argue that his music was born there.) "So it's easy to get into the spirit of the production, which starts with Joel arriving along with his fans on the subway and entering the stadium gates alongside the appreciative hordes. Once on stage with his band and touring accompanists, though, he's The Entertainer, swinging for the fences with spectacular lights and thundering orchestration. Opening with "Storm Front," Joel barrels through high-energy hit after hit, pounding the keys through such favorites as "I Go to Extremes" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" before switching from piano to tempered accordion on "Downeaster 'Alexa.' " He straps on a guitar for "We Didn't Start the Fire," covers the Isley Brothers' classic "Shout," and delivers the anthem "A Matter of Trust" with appropriate vigor. "The 13-song set closes with "Piano Man," a cozy classic closely identified with his Long Island lounge roots, and somehow before 40,000 or so fans in baseball's most storied stadium, Joel manages homey intimacy. You'd think he was born there." |
Storm Front tour book (1989)
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Tracks
DVD Track List 1. Opening [7:14] 2. Storm Front [5:40] 3. I Go to Extremes [5:53] 4. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant [8:29] 5. The Downeaster 'Alexa' [4:59] 6. Pressure [6:12] 7. New York State of Mind [8:08] 8. We Didn't Start the Fire [5:38] 9. Shout [5:40] 10. That's Not Her Style [7:01] 11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) [4:30] 12. A Matter Of Trust [5:39] 13. Piano Man [5:31] 14. End Credits [4:29] |
CD Track List 1. Shout [5:40] 2. Storm Front [5:40] 3. New York State of Mind [8:08] 4. I Go to Extremes [5:53] 5. Piano Man [5:31] |
Production and Musicians
Video produced and directed by Jon Small
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