Billy Joel's 1977 album, The Stranger, is an iconic recording that seems built around Joel's raconteur style. This collection of songs is a masterclass in songwriting. In the cinematic journey that is "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant", he gives his audience a window into the story of a couple who had it all, only to end up separated after some difficult trials.

In the album, however, Joel is not only narrating the story of someone else - like in the aforementioned "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and in the song "Moving Out (Anthony's Song)" - he also turns the lens on himself with the track "Vienna".

Enett and Marco provide their insights on these songs in this episode. They also sample a bottle of white, a bottle of red and a bottle of rosé, exploring the memories, emotions and stories behind Billy Joel's most beloved album.

Conversational and direct, philisophical without pretension and with an emotional honesty like no other, Pau Dones, leader, founder and songwriter of Jarabe de Palo connected to his listeners lyrically. With songs that encourage one to stop and think and not just listen to the music, De Vuelta y Vuelta is that album. Marco and Enett have a deep conversation about the songs on this album while they enjoy a bottle of 2020 San Gregorio Single Vineyard Loma Gorda Garnacha, a deep red wine with fruit aromas and notes of spice and earth. Like the album, this old vines garnacha is expressive withouth being loud.

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Whether it's willful or unintentional, songwriters, more times than not, evoke emotion making the listener relate deeply to a certain song. In this collection of songs, Amos Lee provides that emotional charge giving the listener a cathartic release and providing insight into their own thoughts and feelings. Marco and Enett share their own feelings from Mission Bell, Lee's fourth studio album. They enjoy this discussion with a dirty martini, a drink that compliments the album well by being a little soulful and quietly strong.

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