Audio Engineer Reacts to THE DOWNEASTER ’ALEXA’ (Billy Joel) by Tommy Johansson

[@TheOfficialNerdyChannel]

OH YESSSS This is a epic song, and of course Tommy made it better (as he always does). Keep doing these great reactions!

[@ingmariohman8242]

Nothing like Bismarck. Only the sea and Tommy are common denominations.

[@marge2548]

Whuzza! Of the later songs by Billy Joel, this is my absolute favourite. I think Tommy did it very well and did it justice - his voice is just the right range for this. And the song also takes up with the metal additions very well. I could have done w/o the bombastic „opera“ vibes of Tommie‘s voice in the higher registers, though, as it is essentially a raw and simple song about people living a hard life but unable to let go of it. You should check it out at times. 🙂 As for age of the song: The song was released in 1993 as part of the album River of dreams. Anyways: I just stepped by to let you know that Saltatio Mortis have released a new song in collaboration with Blind Guardian. If you liked Pray to the Hunter (which I think you did), I am pretty sure you will like this one, too. Even if it is entirely in German (as the video is - well, Storytelling in itself). 😊

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

The Downeaster Alexa is from the Storm Front Album, NOT The River of Dreams Album (I know because I owned a copy of Storm Front in '89).

[@marge2548]

@@Cobalt_Dragon0716 Hmmh... now you make me wonder whether the song was on both albums or my memory was blurred... Looked it up and, yepp - my memory obviously mixed both albums together, as I would have sworn "We didn't start the fire" had _also_ been on "River of dreams" (which it obviously wasn't either). Thanks for putting things right! ☺ In any case, it has been one of my favourite songs.

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

@@marge2548 First off: No prob. 2nd off: Yeah, I get ya. Age screws ALL of us over. 3rd off: I ALSO like The Downeaster Alexa.

[@marge2548]

@@Cobalt_Dragon0716 Couldn't agree more! 🙂

[@monolit73]

I'm sorry, but why did you close the video? Remember, everything is simple - the video image has copyright restrictions ONLY for TV shows, even TV concerts, and especially video clips are not blocked. The sound is blocked from music labels, but disabling monetization can often help here.

[@DaffyDill-zg8no]

Bismarck vibes? 🤔🤔