Tag: billy joel

  • A cappella covers are awful.

    I hate a cappella music. Well, that’s overstating it. I hate a cappella covers of band-driven songs.[1] Billy Joel fans expect bluesy piano riffs, not swaying boys in bowties. If someone loves the Beatles, they want George’s gently weeping solos, not this guy’s kazoo impression. U2 isn’t U2 without The Edge’s shimmering rhythms. No one wants to…