| Billy is Truly an Idol |
Despite posing like a bad boy (whether he is or was really one, we don't know for sure), Billy Idol is a good singer and always had good intentions. His collection of tunes is one of the landmarks of the 80s, when music used to be more interesting in general than it is nowadays (with some exceptions, of course).
This 2001 compilation of "Greatest Hits" reunites not necessarily his best, but at least his best known songs. Classics such as "Mony Mony", "Rebel Yell" and "Cradle of Rock", as well as the ballads "Flash for Fantasy", "Eyes Without a Face" and "Sweet Sixteen" are here with 10 other tracks, including a nice Simple Minds cover of "Don't You (Forget About Me)", another classic of that decade.
All tracks are 24-bit digitally remastered for the very delight of every Pop Rock fan of the 80s. |
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| With a rebel yell |
Billy Idol was the penultimate punk rocker. Whether he was really a punk or just effected that role(like most of them), his snarl and raspy Brit voice could do Elvis better than the great one himself. His driving rhythms were non pareil. If you saw any of his videos, then you saw a visualization of the great Idol at work, and this album is his magnum opus, a collection of his finest works. Enough said... |
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