A matter of trust - The bridge to Russia

Description

In 1987, Billy Joel was the kind of rock superstar most musicians dreamed of becoming. His last eight albums had reached the top 10, including the multi-platinum compilation Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II. His songs were real rock radio hits, but Billy Joel’s passion for history led him to question issues very much in the news at the time, namely the escalating Cold War between the USSR and the Western world. A plan was put into action so that Billy and his band could play on the other side of the Iron Curtain. An achievement no rocker had accomplished until then. Although the concerts were very different from what he was used to, Billy Joel’s top-caliber performance won over the crowds in Moscow, Leningrad, and Tbilisi. As Joel’s audience had changed, the experience changed the performer.