Billy Joel rock ‘n’ rolls back the Iron Curtain
A Matter of Trust: The Bridge To Russia
Billy Joel
2-CD/Blu-ray, $34.88 (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings)
In 1987, piano-man superstar Billy Joel was invited to take his show on the road—to Russia, becoming the first American act ever to bring a full-fledged rock ’n’ roll tour to the Soviet Union. His tour, regarded as playing a major role in helping thaw once-chilly international relationships, was documented by a film crew, recorded and widely reported a worldwide news event. Now all the elements of that historic excursion have been remastered and reassembled into one dynamic package: a full-length film of one of the concerts; two live audio CDs of the music; plus the recent two-hour Showtime documentary about the tour, and a book with photos and notes from writers and journalists who were there.
—Neil Pond, American Profile Magazine
The Media Tourist 