Word: airplay
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...these are probably not the songs you'll hear first; radio stations have chosen "D.J." and "Boys Keep Swinging" for airplay. "D.J." is the most commercial and least interesting song on Lodger--Bowie's vocal acrobatics are impressive, but the music is in the same style as, and not much of an advance on, that of Young Americans. "Boys Keep Swinging" sets the throbbing electronic pulse of "Heroes" to lyrics that sound like Bowie's answer to the Village People. He's always skirted the epicene, of course, and this is just a bit of harmless camp, but it seems...
Interestingly enough, the four cuts on side one, all of which have received considerable airplay on both the AM and FM dials, are the least innovative songs on the album. They fit neatly into the pattern that Joel has established in his past releases, but their success is still a tribute to the freshness and originality Joel brings to each of his new songs--even the ones that most resemble his familiar ballads...
...Stranger has suddenly earned Billy Joel the airplay he has lacked in the past is a mystery, especially to his long-time fans. The Stranger is a solid album with a particularly good first side, but it is certainly no stronger than Turnstiles, and not nearly the phenomenal collection of songs that made up Piano Man. Still, with a second consecutive solid album (after a weak follow up to Piano Man called Streetlife Serenade), Joel has reassured his fans and impressed upon new listeners that his tremendous talent will leave a lasting impression on the pop musical world...
...attention. Despite a long career as a prominent session man and several well-respected albums, the beginning of '76 found him virtually nowhere on the all-important scale of commercial success. Several of his songs--"Loan Me a Dime," for example, and "Dinah Flo" were FM classics, but FM airplay is a notoriously poor way to pay the rent. It was the old story--a critical acclaim and cult following which did not translate into anything tangible and preferably green. His gradual evolution from rock to a bland middle-of-the-road sound just wasn't making...
...Powerman and the Money-go-round" was a scatter shot affair, significant for "Top of the Pops and "Lola," the Kinks's first chart hit in something like three years as well as one of the first-over three minute songs about a transvestite to receive extensive AM airplay...