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Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ5 207]

Date: 10 Jun 2015 15:50:01

Streetlife Serenade is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel (his second with Columbia Records). Joel's follow-up effort to 1973's Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade did not enjoy the relative success of its predecessor; it marked the beginning of his frosty relationship with critics and the music industry more generally.

Piano Man gave Billy Joel his long-desired big hit, but it also somewhat threw him for a loop. He had been driven on Piano Man, determined to deliver an album that established him as both a serious artist and a commercial contender. Having achieved at least one of those goals (critics never gave Joel much credit), he had to release another album quickly if he wanted to keep his profile high, which he did. The problem is, Joel had put all of his best songs on Piano Man, leaving him with a shortage of material. Furthermore, promotional duties ate up his time, leaving him little to write new songs. As a result, Streetlife Serenade, the crucial third album, was a bit of a slump. Stylistically, it was a reiteration of its predecessor's Tumbleweed Connection obsessions, spiked with, of all things, Rockford Files synthesizers and ragtime pulled from The Sting. That isn't a facetious reference, either – it's no coincidence that the record's single and best song, "The Entertainer," shares a title with the Scott Joplin rag that provided The Sting with a main theme. Joel is attempting a grand Americana lyrical vision, stretching from the Wild West through the Depression to "Los Angelenos" and "The Great Suburban Showdown." It doesn't work, not only because of his shortcomings as a writer, but because he didn't have the time to pull it all together. There are no less than two instrumentals, and even if "Root Beer Rag" (yet another sign of The Sting's influence) is admittedly enjoyable, they're undeniably fillers, as is much of the second side. Since he has skills, he's able to turn out a few winners – "Roberta," a love song in the vein of Cold Spring Harbor, the mournful "Streetlife Serenader," and the stomping "Los Angelenos" – but it was the astonishingly bitter "The Entertainer," where he not only disparages his own role, but is filled with venom over "Piano Man" being released in a single edit, that made the subtext clear: he'd had enough with California, enough with the music industry, enough with being a sensitive singer/songwriter. It was time for Billy to say goodbye to Hollywood and head back home to New York. Reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine allmusic.com

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Billy Joel / Streetlife Serenade [2015 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ5 207]

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Track Listing:

01. Streetlife Serenader
02. Los Angelenos
03. The Great Suburban Showdown
04. Root Beer Rag
05. Roberta
06. The Entertainer
07. Last Of The Big Time Spenders
08. Weekend Song
09. Souvenir
10. The Mexican Connection

*All songs written and composed by Billy Joel.

Album Released: October 11, 1974
Audio Fidelity SACD Released: May 26, 2015

Quadrophonic Remix Engineer: Don Young
4.0 Analog To Hi Def DSD Digital Tranfer: Gus Skinas
Supervised by [Quadrophonic Sound And Remix Supervisior] Harold J. Kleiner
Stereo CD and SACD Mastering: Kevin Gray At Cohearent Audio

DR Log

foobar2000 1.3.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2015-06-10 01:00:15

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Analyzed: Billy Joel / Streetlife Serenade [2015 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ5 207]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -19.75 dB 5:20 01-Streetlife Serenader
DR15 -0.29 dB -17.74 dB 3:42 02-Los Angelenos
DR14 -2.48 dB -20.55 dB 3:46 03-The Great Suburban Showdown
DR15 -0.74 dB -18.95 dB 3:03 04-Root Beer Rag
DR13 0.00 dB -16.48 dB 4:36 05-Roberta
DR13 0.00 dB -16.73 dB 3:41 06-The Entertainer
DR14 -0.34 dB -20.47 dB 4:36 07-Last Of The Big Time Spenders
DR14 -0.18 dB -16.30 dB 3:32 08-Weekend Song
DR9 -8.07 dB -22.55 dB 2:00 09-Souvenir
DR14 -4.13 dB -21.44 dB 3:45 10-The Mexican Connection
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 713 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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