52nd Street (album) | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis & critique of 52nd Street (album).

52nd Street (album) | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis & critique of 52nd Street (album).
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[How] does "52nd Street" sound? In a word, seasoned. There are a number of factors at play on this album, all of which seem to stem from Joel's own sense of artistic confidence. With that has come a new freedom of musical exploration, which, combined with the unshakable craft of producer Phil Ramone, has yielded a creative richness of the most thoroughly realized kind….

The material on "52nd Street" is a typical Joel potpourri, with this singer/songwriter emerging once again as one of the few whose output can be covered by any number of stylistically diverse artists. There are three ballads—Honesty, Until the Night, and Rosalinda's Eyes—and each seems to come from a different musical place…. Initially, his claim that he writes his melodies first seems to follow. But the lyric fits so beautifully and makes so much sense that it seems an impossible afterthought...

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