Billy Idol - Greatest Hits
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Track List: Greatest Hits
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- Dancing With MyselfDownload & Buy
- Mony MonyDownload & Buy
- Hot In The CityDownload & Buy
- White Wedding (Part 1)Download & Buy
- Rebel YellDownload & Buy
- Eyes Without A FaceDownload & Buy
- Flesh For FantasyDownload & Buy
- Catch My FallDownload & Buy
- To Be A LoverDownload & Buy
- Don't Need A Gun (Single Edit)Download & Buy
- Sweet SixteenDownload & Buy
- Cradle Of LoveDownload & Buy
- L.A. Woman (Single Edit)Download & Buy
- Shock To The SystemDownload & Buy
- Rebel Yell (Live And Acoustic)Download & Buy
- Don't You (Forget About Me)Download & Buy
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Album Details: Greatest Hits
- Release Date:
- 03/27/2001
- Label:
- Capitol
- UPC:
- 724352881222
User Reviews: Greatest Hits
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, December 9, 2006Reviewer: Skim - See all Skim's reviews -
"Hot In The City"...
, May 1, 2006Reviewer:
not J I M M - See all not J I M M's reviews Pros: Almost every hit from Billy Idol
Cons: Missing 2 songs that should have been included
This is one of the best "greatest hits" CD's I have ever bought.
Just about every hit song Billy Idol had is included here; along with Dancing With Myself (originally done while he was in Generation X), a live version of Rebel Yell, and a cover of Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me.
That cover is truly awesome, and the sales of this album prove the world sure didn't forget about Billy Idol.
The only complaint I have is that Blue Highway and Speed should have been included on this set, and they would have fit in the 80 minute time constraints.
Definately worth buying.
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Pro Reviews: Greatest Hits
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Billy Idol's recording career did such a fast fade in the early '90s that his beleaguered record label Chrysalis (since absorbed by Capitol) didn't even put out a best-of in the U.S. (Idol Songs: 11 of the Best was an interim report issued in Great Britain in 1988.) But the rise of the '80s rock radio format and Idol's own interest in a comeback make this belated hits collection timely. With one caveat, it is a well-chosen collection of the singer's most successful recordings. The exception, oddly enough, is his biggest hit, "Mony Mony," which is presented in a 1983 studio version rather than the 1987 live take that topped the charts. (The annotations claim "This version was never released as a single." Actually, it was -- as Chrysalis 2543 -- but it flopped.) Otherwise, all of Idol's big hits are here, among them "Cradle of Love," "Eyes Without a Face," "To Be a Lover," "Rebel Yell," and "White Wedding," each of which reached the Top Ten on one side of the Atlantic or the other. Also included are an "unplugged" live version of "Rebel Yell" and a newly recorded cover of the 1985 Simple Minds hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)," which was co-written by Idol's producer, Keith Forsey. The only omitted chart singles are "Prodigal Blues," a track from Idol's 1990 album Charmed Life, and "Speed," the title song from the 1994 film; both missed the American pop charts. In his day, Idol seemed to some a commercial sellout of the punk ideal, having abandoned Generation X for a slicker image and sound. In retrospect, he seems more like a logical successor to the kind of portentous baritones who preceded him, particularly Jim Morrison and David Bowie, while Forsey's new wave/disco sound, anchored by guitarist Steve Stevens, holds up well. - William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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Along with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early '80s due to a then brand-new U.S. television network, MTV. Mixing his bad-boy good looks with an appealing blend of pop hooks, punk attitude...Full Billy Idol Biography
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Yes, I am still an 80's freak and I still have that crush on Billy Idol. I love his music and his looks. This has it...All the awesome songs he sung as we grew and for anyone new to his music: if you like punkish rock you'll love this CD.