Billy Idol, The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself

16 Classic Bill Idol tracks including: White Wedding, Rebel Yell, Mony Mony (Live), Eyes Without A Face, Dancing With Myself and more. Also includes 2 brand new tracks: John Wayne and New Future Weapon. (Deluxe CD/DVD edition also available.)

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More! More! More! An absolute "must-have" of the '80s, this 1983 album reached #6 and stayed on the charts for over a year and a half! Eyes Without a Face; Flesh for Fantasy; Rebel Yell; Catch My Fall , and the rest are here!

Reissue of this 1986 album, the follow-up to his worldwide smash hit album Rebel Yell. 10 tracks including 'Don't Need A Gun', 'To Be A Lover', 'Sweet Sixteen' and more. EMI. 2006.

titolovital idolartistabilly idol etichettaemin. dischi1data14 gennaio 2002supportocd audiogenerepop e rock internazionale----brani1. white wedding-parts i & ii (shot gun mix) listen listen2. mony mony (downtown mix) listen listen3. hot in the city (exterminator mix) listen listen4. dancing with myself (uptown mix) listen listen5. flesh for fantasy (below the belt mix) listen listen6. to be a lover (mother of mercy mix) listen7. love calling (rub a dub dub mix) listen8. catch my fall (remix fix)

It may be debatable when the punk and new wave subculture of the late '70s and early '80s first broke through to the mainstream, but this album remains a perennial contender. Indeed, the cover shot alone perfectly encapsulates the clichés--the sultry pout, black leather vest, tattoos, and spiked bleached hair--of an entire era. After leaving the popular British punk outfit Generation X (represented here by their ubiquitous, if belated American breakthrough hit, "Dancing with Myself"), Idol was shrewd and/or lucky enough to pump up his image just in time for the rise of MTV, infuse his music with guitarist Steve Stevens's metal flash, and hook up with Kiss's former manager--though not necessarily in that order. Former Gen X producer Keith Forsey further burnished Idol's trademark snarl with accessible pop flourishes and yielded two sizable hits, "White Wedding" and "Hot in the City." While "Love Calling" weds some catchy vocal hooks with a Burundi beat to good effect, much of the rest comes off as flaccid, rushed filler. Though 24-bit mastering enhances the sound greatly, the album's brief 10 tracks could have benefited greatly from the inclusion of an original-release track ("Congo Man" was replaced by "Dancing with Myself" shortly after the album's initial '82 release) and several contemporary EP songs that are strangely MIA here. --Jerry McCulley

Japanese pressing of Billy Idol's 2005 album with 1 bonus track 'Bleeding Me Insane'. Sanctuary.

Idolize Yourself with the Very Best of Billy Idol which includes a DVD! 18 tracks on the CD plus 13 tracks on the DVD. All the hits from 'Dancing With Myself', 'Hot In The City', 'White Wedding', 'Rebel Yell', 'Eyes Without A Face' and other greats. Good luck trying to sit still with these mega hits! After getting his start with '70s punks Generation X, singer Billy Idol left the band for a solo career in the early '80s. An early MTV favourite with his blond spiked hair and "tough guy" looks, Idol combined his punk roots with top-40 hooks, resulting in many '80s rock classics.