Billy Joel's 1980 album rocks the 'house'

Twenty years ago, at the same time the Tufts Daily had its humble beginnings, an artist began his ascension to the top of the charts. Not yet dubbed the piano man of the 20th century, Billy Joel released Glass Houses, one of the defining albums of his career. It was the fourth-best-selling album of 1980, and won Joel an American Music Award for Best Album and a Grammy for Best Rock Male Vocal Performance. Re-released two years ago in a digitally re-mastered version, Glass Houses is the must-have album for both Joel fans and others in search of albums that perfectly capture the music of the era.