Billy Joel - 1979-11-25 - Houston, TX (DVDfull pro-shot)

(DVDfull pro-shot)

Billy Joel 
Houston, Texas 
November 1979 

PRO-SHOT 
NTSC DVD 
TRT: 93 Minutes (approx.) 

VHS > DVD+R Bootleg > DVD Decrypter > VIDEO_TS 

Billy Joel - vocals, piano 
Richie Cannata - sax, flute, keyboards 
Doug Stegmeyer - bass 
Russel Javors - guitar 
David Brown - guitar 
Liberty Devitto - drums 

01. Mexican Connection (intro) 
02. Only the Good Die Young 
03. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 
04. Honesty 
05. My Life 
06. Piano Man 
07. All for Leyna 
08. Prelude-Angry Young Man 
09. New York State of Mind 
10. The Stranger 
11. Sometimes a Fantasy 
12. Root Beer Rag 
13. She's Always a Woman 
14. Stiletto 
15. Zanzibar 
16. You May Be Right 
17. Just the Way You Are 
18. Big Shot 

Unfortunately the quality leaves much to be desired. It suffers from VHS generational issues, but is very watchable and listenable...despite a fair amount of audio hiss. 

This is a bit of a famous live bootleg audio-wise and has been making the rounds for years that way. I'm not certain when the video began circulating. The details of the actual show are a little sketchy; some sources stating it is from The Summit in Houston, TX 1980, but it is most likely November 1979. 

I also had trouble actually finding confirmation that Billy Joel played Houston in 1979. The closest I could find is that he played Maryland November 1, 1979; with an identical set-list (plus 2 more songs at the end of the show). 

The significance of the show itself, is that it takes place months before the album GLASS HOUSES was released and he plays songs from it; most notably a rare performance of "All For Leyna" featuring a guitar solo instead of a synth. 

I'm not sure why this show was filmed and what the intentions were for its release; most likely in promotion for the upcoming GLASS HOUSES LP, but as far as I can tell (through my research), it has never been officially released or aired...in whole or in part. 

V=7.5/10 
A=7.5/10 

Also, the DVD has chapter breaks, but they unfrotunately do not line up with the beginning of the tracks. It appears that the DVD was made by somebody who just went from a VHS copy to disc by using a VHS to DVD Recorder combo. This was not my doing. It is the way I got it. Sorry.