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PostSubject: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeFri Feb 06, 2009 4:58 pm

I accidentally fell on billy idol's best-of when organizing my musical library. So, i listened to "shot to the system", a song i last heard over 12 years ago.

Now, this freakin' rocks. Can this guy be somehow labeled metal?
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeFri Feb 06, 2009 6:05 pm

Gilbert wrote:
Can this guy be somehow labeled metal?

No.
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeFri Feb 06, 2009 6:06 pm

Nope. Not even if you tried.

His last album was pretty good, though.
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeFri Feb 06, 2009 6:53 pm

Idol used to be my favorite as a teenager
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 12:08 am

No but his lead guitar player was very, very good back in the day...
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 8:40 am

Gilbert wrote:
Can this guy be somehow labeled metal?

Not metal in the slightest, but Billy had some good pop/rock hits back in the day.

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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 8:43 am

No he can't be labeled metal or even punk despite his roots but a great vocalist and songwriter.
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 10:03 am

manny wrote:
No he can't be labeled metal or even punk despite his roots but a great vocalist and songwriter.

His previous band "Generation X" was pretty much punk ... when he went solo he got the "punk" label in the media mainly because of his 'tude and his spiked hair do.

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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 10:07 am

Billy idol had some awesome songs.
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 2:50 pm

I think he would do great if he'd join a metal band
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 5:51 pm

Eyesore wrote:
Nope. Not even if you tried.

His last album was pretty good, though.


I love Billy Idol, and I'm glad you liked his last album, but I absolutely hated it. I wanted to like it so badly, but just couldn't get into it. I assume you're talking about him album "Devil's Playground"? If not, I'm sorry for ripping on his "Happy Holidays" album.
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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 9:27 pm

While he had some really great songs and some pretty good songs, I could never get into this guy. And I don't know why. Never owned anything by him. Thought of getting his greatest hits, but never pulled the trigger. Oh well.

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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 9:30 pm

MetalGuy71 wrote:
While he had some really great songs and some pretty good songs, I could never get into this guy. And I don't know why. Never owned anything by him. Thought of getting his greatest hits, but never pulled the trigger. Oh well.


You should get Generation X's Valley Of The Dolls......one of my fave records. Blurs the line Glam/Punk/Heavy Metal/Power Pop.........sleazy guitars and sun shiney melodies, not unlike Hanoi Rocks who they no doubt influenced.......



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PostSubject: Re: Does anyone remember Billy Idol?   Does anyone remember Billy Idol? Icon_minitimeSun Feb 08, 2009 9:50 pm

Gilbert wrote:
I think he would do great if he'd join a metal band

Check out the song he did on Iommi's solo album.