Kontsert

Template:Short description {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=The Bridge1986Storm Front1989liveKontsertBilly_Joel_-_KOHUEPT.jpgBilly JoelOctober 26, 1987Summer 1987*Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union<ref name="BCB 1987">Template:Cite news</ref>

• V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union<ref name="BCB 1987"/>Rock, hard rock, new waveTemplate:DurationColumbiaJim Boyer, Brian Rugglesx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}}

Template:Album ratings Kontsert (Template:IPAc-en; Russian: Концерт, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; commonly read as Kohuept or Kohliept, Template:Langx) is the second live album by Billy Joel, released in 1987. The album was recorded during the Soviet leg of Joel's 1987 The Bridge tour. This album was co-produced by Jim Boyer and Brian Ruggles and mixed by Jim Boyer.

Background

In 1986 Billy Joel was invited to perform in the Soviet Union the following year, 1987.<ref name=":0" /> Joel took advantage of this opportunity to be a musical ambassador.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was seen as a "nice, safe, first attempt at bringing in an American 'pop star.'"<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>

The concert

The tour of the Soviet Union consisted of six shows, three in Moscow and three in Leningrad. Joel brought his family with him to show the Russians that he felt safe and trusted the Russian people. During the show Joel gave new meanings to songs such as "Honesty". Each time the song was performed, he dedicated the song to Vladimir Vysotsky, because he was an inspirational Russian man who "spoke the truth."<ref name=":0" />

During the second of the three concerts performed in Moscow at the Olympic Sports Complex, Joel flipped his electric piano and broke his microphone stand on his grand piano. While performing "Sometimes a Fantasy", the audience kept getting attention from spotlights, which angered Joel as he felt it was making it harder to connect with them, because crowd members on whom lights shone would suddenly become silent and still.<ref name=":2" /> He yelled, "Stop lighting the audience!" He then trashed his instruments, overturning his piano and breaking his mic stand; neither he nor the band stopped performing despite this.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He later claimed that "People like their privacy. They go to a concert to get that, to be in the dark and do their own thing."<ref name=":0" />

Joel brought his daughter Alexa Ray Joel and his wife Christie Brinkley on tour with the band. He also crowd-surfed during his performances. While in Leningrad, Billy dove into the crowd during the performance of "The Longest Time". This was another way for him to show that he trusted the Russian people.<ref name=":0" />

Joel had played a tour in Europe prior to the tour in the Soviet Union and was being interviewed during the day. As a result, his voice became hoarse. Joel himself stated that he was disappointed by the album and believed his vocals were not up to par during its production.<ref name=":1" /> Despite his opinion, Columbia Records released the album, claiming it was a "historic event". Joel and his band jokingly refer to the album as Kaput.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>

Impact

Prior to this show, rock music was barely gaining ground in the Soviet Union. The implementation of Gorbachev's glasnost allowed people of the Soviet Union to witness Western rock. As a result, the government had to learn how to put on concerts, while the people of Russia had to learn how to participate in them.<ref name=":0" /> Joel's Russian tour was the first live rock radio broadcast in Soviet history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Joel and his band were one of the first Western rock groups to perform in Russia, along with John Denver, Elton John, James Taylor, and Santana.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

While in Russia, Billy Joel and his daughter Alexa met and became friends with a clown named Viktor. The song "Leningrad" would eventually be written about him. This song was released on the 1989 Storm Front album.

Joel went on to say:

The trip to Russia was probably the biggest highlight for me as a performer. I met these people and they weren't the enemy. I also hoped that the people in America could see what we did. What happens when your kid says to you 'what did you do in the Cold War, Daddy?' And now we have something to say.<ref name=":1" />

A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia

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Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Odoya" (Traditional Georgian) – 1:16
2. "Prelude/Angry Young Man" – 5:33
3. "Honesty" – 5:15
4. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" – 5:32
5. "She's Always a Woman" – 3:35
6. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" – 8:21
7. "Goodnight Saigon" – 6:37
8. "Stiletto" – 5:10
9. "Big Man on Mulberry Street" – 7:29
10. "Baby Grand" – 6:14
11. "What's Your Name"<ref>Discogs - A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia deluxe box-set 2014-May-19th Columbia / Legacy (88883759762) Europe</ref> – 2:17
12. "The Longest Time" – 5:11
13. "An Innocent Man" – 6:04

Disc two

1. "Pressure" – 5:23
2. "Allentown" – 3:52
3. "A Matter of Trust" – 5:10
4. "Only the Good Die Young" – 3:32
5. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" – 4:00
6. "Sometimes a Fantasy" – 3:38
7. "You May Be Right" – 5:35
8. "Uptown Girl" – 3:09
9. "Big Shot" – 4:54
10. "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:55
11. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (Dylan) – 2:38
12. "She Loves You" (Lennon/McCartney) (Russian concerts rehearsal recording) – 2:24
13. "New York State of Mind" (Russian concerts rehearsal recording) – 6:22
14. "Piano Man" (Russian concerts rehearsal recording) – 4:25

DVD/Blu-ray

1. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
2. "Allentown"
3. "Goodnight Saigon"
4. "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
5. "Baby Grand"
6. "An Innocent Man"
7. "Honesty"
8. "The Longest Time"
9. "A Matter of Trust"
10. "Only the Good Die Young"
11. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
12. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
13. "You May Be Right"
14. "Uptown Girl"
15. "Big Shot"
16. "Back in the U.S.S.R."

Bonus song:

1. "Pressure"

Personnel

• Billy Joel – vocals, grand piano, harmonica, keyboards, electric guitar
• Dave Lebolt – keyboards
• Mark Rivera – keyboards, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, lyricon, tambourine, backing vocals
• Russell Javors – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, harmonica, backing vocals
• Kevin Dukes – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
• Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar, electric upright bass
• Liberty DeVitto – drums, maracas, Simmons drums
• Peter Hewlett – percussion, backing vocals
• George Simms – percussion, backing vocals
• The Georgian Rustavi Ensemble of USSR – vocals on "Odoya"
• Oleg Smirnoff – on-stage translation

Charts

Chart (1987/88)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref>	10
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref name="nlchart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	39
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="Jachart">Template:Cite book</ref>	16
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)<ref name="nzchart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	13
UK Albums (OCC)<ref name="UKchart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	92
US Billboard 200	38

See also

• Снова в СССР, Paul McCartney album originally released in 1988 exclusively in the Soviet Union