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...recent albums, Billy Joel, the consummate piano man, has ignored his Steinway in favor of a flood of catchy pop tunes and guitar licks. And as I headed for the Worcester Centrum last Friday, I wondered which Billy Joel would appear: the scruffy author of such classics as "Captain Jack" and "I've Loved These Days," or the polished performer of such Top 40 fodder as "Modern Woman" and "A Matter of Trust...
...turned out, Joel was asking himself the same question. Luckily for the 20,000 adoring fans, Joel decided to stick with the instrument which launched his career. As he said early in the performance, "we're going to play some new songs, but we want to do the old stuff, too." It was a good choice...
...five-night engagement in Worcester marked the beginning of Joel's Storm Front tour, and his band was tight, stomping their way through "Pressure" and "You May Be Right." Saxophonist Mark Revere added extra flourish to the show, and maniacal drummer Liberty DeVito is always entertaining to watch...
...Billy Joel concert to see the band, though, and Joel remained the center of attention, racing through the audience on "Only The Good Die Young," cartwheeling off his Steinway on "Big Shot," and performing nearmagical tricks with the piano. Joel played behind his back, used his feet and alternated hands with such speed that at times he seemed little more than a blur at the keyboard...
...council member Joel Kaplan '91 of Eliot House put it, "Segregation, voluntary or involuntary, accentuates differences and breeds intolerance...