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

<p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>It’s his skill at impersonating other musicians -- both their playing and their personalities -- that shine at this show. </p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>Join us as we dive deep into a show from Billy Joel on the eve of superstardom.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Date: October 31, 1977 City/State: Miami, FL Venue: Maurice Gusman Concert Hall </p> <p>The band:</p> <ul> <li>Billy Joel - Vocals, Piano, Keyboards</li> <li>Liberty DeVitto - Drums</li> <li>Doug Stegmeyer - Bass, Vocals</li> <li>Richie Cannata - Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals</li> <li>Frank Vento - Guitar</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>The Setlist: </p> <ol> <li>The Stranger</li> <li>Somewhere Along The Line</li> <li>Summer, Highland Falls</li> <li>Piano Man</li> <li>Thunder Road</li> <li>Scenes From An Italian Restaurant</li> <li>Travelin' Prayer</li> <li>Let 'Em In</li> <li>Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)</li> <li>Still Crazy After All These Years</li> <li>Just The Way You Are</li> <li>Prelude / Angry Young Man</li> <li>New York State Of Mind</li> <li>The Entertainer</li> <li>Vienna</li> <li>Root Beer Rag</li> <li>You Are So Beautiful</li> <li>She's Always A Woman</li> <li>I'v