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Originally Posted by dzilla77
Yeah, if you are talking about Money for Nothing and Walk of Life, you have not heard his best guitar work. Dire Straits early stuff is very good and a lot of his solo stuff is also good - Sultans of Swing, Romeo and Juliet, Expresso Love and Brothers in Arms are all good Dire Straits stuff.
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I've heard this too about Mark Knopfler being considered a god. But...well...I wouldn't know. Cause he's not much of a songwriter. So I haven't heard most of his godlike abilities. I love Sultans of Swing but wouldn't mention anything else in songs other than a few I merely "like".
Billy Joel is a great musician when he wants to be. Note never about guitar playing. Being a keyboard-centered band is tricky.
It never totally sounds like rock and roll. Most of his examples of incredibly good musicianship are obscure tracks that no one's heard of.
I also think Joel purposely went for an easy-listening/lovecentric collection of songs to get women listening to him.