Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert [Blu-Ray]

Billy Joel

Overview

This 2008 show from the legendary Shea Stadium features Long Island's own Billy Joel performing hits from throughout his decades long career including "My Life," "Summer, Highland Falls," "We Didn't Start the Fire," and "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant. The Piano Man is joined on stage by such luminaries as Steven Tyler, John Mellencamp, and Who frontman Roger Daltrey.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2011
UPC:	0886978459596
Original Release:	2011
Source:	Sony
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:35:00
Sales rank:	5,411

Special Features

Bonus Performances; Walk This Way (With Steven Tyler); My Generation (With Roger Daltry); Pink Houses (With John Mellencamp)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Billy Joel	Primary Artist
Billy Joel	Performer
Alec Baldwin	Narrator
Roger Daltrey	Primary Artist
Garth Brooks	Primary Artist
Paul McCartney	Performer
Tony Bennett	Performer
John Mellencamp	Primary Artist
Garth Brooks	Performer
Paul McCartney	Primary Artist
John Mayer	Performer
Steven Tyler	Primary Artist
John Mayer	Primary Artist
John Mellencamp	Performer
Tony Bennett	Primary Artist
Steven Tyler	Performer
Roger Daltrey	Performer
Tommy Byrne	Guitar,Vocals,Musical Director
Jon Small	Director
Mark Rivera	Flute,Guitar,Vocals,Saxophone
Andy Cichon	Bass,Vocals
Chuck Burgi	Drums
Crystal Taliefero	Guitar,Vocals,Saxophone,Percussion
Carl Fischer	Trumpet,Saxophone
David Rosenthal	Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Mark Monroe

John Lennon	Composer
Paul Crowder	Director
John Mayer	Featured Artist
Roger Daltrey	Featured Artist
Bruce Dickinson	Supervisor
Jon Small	Director,Producer
Mark Monroe	Screenwriter
Steve Cohen	Producer
Jon Small	Producer
Nigel Sinclair	Producer
Garth Brooks	Featured Artist
Todd Kamelhar	Executive Producer
Joe Perry	Composer
Pete Townshend	Composer
Glen Zipper	Executive Producer
Brian Ruggles	Producer
Billy Black	Photography
David Horn	Executive Producer
Cara Costentino	Producer,Producer
Laura Young	Editing
Kevin Mazur	Cover Photo,Photography
Rebecca Chandler	Post Production Assistant
David Horn	Executive Producer
Edward O'Dowd	Design,Art Direction
Steve Cohen	Producer
Myrna Suarez	Photography
Robert Prisament	Memorabilia
Sue Pelino	Audio Post-Production
Jeff Schock	Archivist,Associate Producer
John Jackson	Photography,Project Director
Mike Cimicata	Editorial Supervision
Mandy Eidgah	Project Director
Don Lepore	Producer
Shelby Werwa	Producer
Todd Kamelhar	Executive Producer
Tony Bennett	Featured Artist
Ted Jensen	Mastering
Paul McCartney	Composer,Featured Artist
Jack Norworth	Composer
Steven Tyler	Composer,Featured Artist
Billy Joel	Composer
Jeremy Holiday	Editorial Supervision
Frank Filipetti	Mixing
David Rosenthal	Arranger
John Mellencamp	Composer,Featured Artist

Editorial Reviews

To commemorate the close of the New York Mets' historic Shea Stadium, the powers that be brought in the one local superstar who could pay tribute to this quintessential New York landmark: the one and only Billy Joel. He assembled a killer lineup of guest stars topped by Sir Paul McCartney, whose Beatles performed a legendary show at Shea in 1965, an event echoed by a rollicking encore where Macca duets on "I Saw Her Standing There," then draws the show to a close with "Let It Be." Prior to that, Billy goes through a set list that is remarkably similar to 2006's 12 Gardens Live, a show that contains the same opening pair of "Prelude/Angry Young Man" and "My Life," then follows roughly the same pattern through the conclusion of "Piano Man." Apart from Tony Bennett sitting in on "New York State of Mind," Garth Brooks sharing "Shameless," John Mayer playing on "This Is the Time," "The River of Dreams" turned into a medley with "A Hard Day's Night," and the introduction of a snippet of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" into "My Life," there are no surprises in execution or song selection. It's a thoroughly professional and entertaining set, perhaps somewhat diminished by its lack of freshness -- it would seem that a historic event like this would contain some spark -- but enjoyable all the same. [Live at Shea Stadium was also released on Blu-Ray.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine