here Iam sporting my Billy Idol hairdo or is it Dexters from The Offspring, writing about the most brilliant man in punk/new wave.
I've always loved the blonde spikey hair look and by accident the other day I went back to my youth just by the hairdresser slipping up.
it reminded me so much ... Read review
Billy Idol's post-Generation X years are well represented on this 1987 hits collection. ... more
True, the haunting "Eyes Without a Face" is missing, but this is, after all, a fist-in-the-air party record (check out the cover for proof). Sad also is the fact that "Cradle of Love" hadn't come out yet, but hey, genius takes time. What you do get is the platinum wonder at his rocking best on "Dancing with Myself", "Flesh for Fantasy", "Mony Mony" and a whole lot of "White Wedding", plus enough Steve Stevens fretwork to have you playing air guitar for millennia to come. --Bill Forman
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There are three remarkable issues that the release of Devil's Playground raises. The first ... more
is that, as this is Billy Idol's first album in over a decade, there's the implication that the world's original cuddly punk popster was releasing albums well into the 1990s (who knew?). The second is that Billy Idol, as the aforementioned cuddly punk popster, actually had a lot more in common with 80s American poodle rockers like Bon Jovi and Motley Crue than anything to do with the UK's punk scene. The third (and arguably most important) is that Mr Idol has quite a mischievous sense of humour--the lyrics for "Plastic Jesus" and "Yellin' at the Christmas Tree" are genuinely funny, and not in an ironic, so bad they're good, way. And though he looks a bit worse for wear on the album's sleeve, and though his voice has changed greatly in the years since his 1980s heyday, Devil's Playground is a rather entertaining rock album. "World Comin' Down" is a proper, jump-around-the-room rocker, while "Scream" has as much swagger as anything he's ever done. And it's a pace and standard that's kept up for most of Devil's Playground. Much of the album's success is down to the licks of guitarist Steve Stevens--Idol's long-time partner sounds better than ever on this reunion album, and this could be the start of many mutually fruitful collaborations. Those who still love Billy Idol will probably argue that he's always sounded like this, but for those of us who best remember his 80s hits, Devil's Playground is a rock & roll revelation. --Robert Burrow
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In his sleevenotes, Bill Flanagan, the executive producer of VH1 Storytellers, calls Billy ... more
Idol "one of the greats". On the evidence here, Flanagan is definitely overstating Idol's talents. Recorded live in New York in 2001, a chubby-faced, perma-sneering Idol and long-term Keef-a-like sidekick Steve Stevens run through an "unplugged" greatest hits set. Although some tracks such as "White Wedding" and "Rebel Yell" are genuinely acoustic strumalongs, others, such as the Simple Minds stadium rock of "Flesh for Fantasy", are about as unplugged as Slipknot. As well as his 1980s solo hits, Idol dips into his pogo past for an LA rawk version of Generation X glam stomper "Ready Steady Go" and comes over all Stars In Your Eyes Jim Morrison for a blues cruise through "L A Woman". That said, it's not all bad. "Eyes Without A Face" always was a fantastic song and the stately version here--typical Stevens axe-mangling middle-8 apart--is suitably understated and spectral. Generally though, VH1 Storytellers is aimed squarely at Idol completists. The casual fan would be better advised investing in a Best Of collection. --Chris King
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Advantages: Brilliant album, gets my toes tapping Disadvantages: none
here Iam sporting my Billy Idol hairdo or is it Dexters from The Offspring, writing about the most brilliant man in punk/new wave.
I've always loved the blonde spikey hair look and by accident the other day I went back to my youth just by the hairdresser slipping up.
it reminded me so much of Billy Idol that i decided to get my C.D out,Billy Idol songs.
There are 11 of them and not one is rubbish.
The tracks are to follow. ...suppose it will be for Billy )
5.Catch my fall (another pop type song)
6.Mony Mony (live) Here she comes now singing Mony Mony , cover version from sixties , even my parents like this
7.To be a lover (Can just see his lip snarling in this one ) Elvis Type song. Beaty
here Iam sporting my Billy Idol hairdo or is it Dexters from The Offspring, writing about the most brilliant man in punk/new wave. I've always loved the blonde spikey hair look and by accident the other day I went back to my youth just by the hairdresser slipping up. it reminded me so much of Billy Idol that i decided to get my C.D out,Billy Idol songs. There are 11 of them and not one is rubbish. The tracks are to follow.
1.Rebel Yell ( in the midnight hour we cried more more more)very beaty raunchy song. 2.Hot in the City ( quite a poppy song but beaty)
3.White Wedding (Hey little sister what have you done) Brilliant song
4.Eyes without a face ( sort of a ballad I suppose it will be for Billy )
5.Catch my fall (another pop type song)
6.Mony Mony (live) Here she comes now singing Mony Mony , cover version from sixties , even my parents like this
7.To be a lover (Can just see his lip snarling in this one ) Elvis Type song. Beaty
8.Sweet Sixteen (Slightly country slow song)
9.Flesh for Fantasy ( A typical 80s style record
10 Don't need a gun (Slowish at first but speeds up )
11. Dancing with myself ( the best song he's ever done ) Very danceable , i can just picture myself on the dance floor. Woa Woa dancing with myself oh oh oh .
Advantages: Nothing terrible, a selection of great tracks Disadvantages: CD reissue isn't anything special
After Gen X split up following 1981's Kiss Me Deadly, few could have suspected we would have heard from frontman BillyIdol again, or at least as much as the World did, with the singer, born William Broad, quickly becoming more famous than the band that made him, and while his former band are seen as little more than a footnote in the history of punk my most historians, no-one can deny Idol's importance in terms of his solo career in the 1980s, where he went on to become one of the era's most enduring musical icons.
Tracking exactly what inspired me, a 20-Year Old, into Idol is a kind of tricky thing. I love the entire UK Punk Scene of the 1970s, most notably The Clash and The Stranglers, so naturally I had stumbled accross Generation X before, but it was actually some form of high-school conversation about the 80s that initially ...
Advantages: Great soundtrack with no fillers, great standalone 80s album, includes a few songs not on other 80s compilations, a few funny moments Disadvantages: Some songs will not mean anything to people who haven't seen the film
! The unmistakable guitar riff and Morrissey?s plaintive lyrics make this an absolute classic 80s track, and one which is not commonly included on 80s compilations, so I was pleased to get it on this album.
? 5. Love My Way ? The Psychadelic Furs
Another one which doesn?t appear on any of my other albums. An average song, which to me is very reminiscent in places of ?Getting Away With It? by Electronic, although the Furs one was out first, so it is probably the other way round!
? 6. Hold Me Now ? The Thompson Twins
Another ubiquitous early 80s band, and this is probably their best song, a slightly depressing ballad!
? 7. Every Day I Write The Book ? Elvis Costello
Probably my least favourite song on the album, simply because I don?t like Elvis Costello! Not a lot I can say about this one!
? 8. White Wedding ? BillyIdolBilly ...
Advantages: Some great classic listening! Disadvantages: Brings back sad memories!
All By Myself, published by Copywright Control, performed by Eric Carmen back in 1976.
Soft piano intro, very haunting sound, nice male vocals with string accompaniment, sad song. Celine Dion covered this a few years ago, I prefer her version, I believe it’s more suited to a female vocal. Worth a listen for the melody alone.
5/10
Track 18
Eyes Without A Face, published by Chrysalis Music Ltd/Warner/Chappell Music Ltd, performed by BillyIdol back in 1983.
BillyIdol’s finest hour, very simple intro with a very 80’s feeling sound. Classic.
7/10
Track 19
I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), published by Carlin Music Corp, produced by Jim Steinman, performed by Meatloaf back in 1993.
Best piano intro on this album, dramatic sound throughout, again could be part of a West End Show ...
Product Information for "Billy Idol - Billy Idol" »
Product details
Title
Billy Idol
Performer
Billy Idol
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
New Wave
Release Date
07/1994
Original Release Year
1982
Label / Distributor
Chrysalis / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Engineer
Brian Reeves
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
94632137722
Catalogue Number
ACCD 1377
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Billy Idol (vocals, guitar); Steve Stevens (guitar); Phil Feit (bass); Steve Missal (drums). Producer: Keith Forsey. Reissue producer: Cheryl Pawelski, Kevin Flaherty. Includes liner notes by Scott Schinder. All tracks have been digitally remastered using 24 bit technology.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Come On Come On
2.
White Wedding (part 1)
3.
Hot In The City
4.
Dead On Arrival
5.
Nobody's Business
6.
Love Calling
7.
Hole In The Wall
8.
Shooting Stars
9.
It's So Cruel
10.
Dancing With Myself
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