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If cool is defined as timeless, and hip as trendy, "Billy Idol," much like Miami Vice, is equal parts cool and hip. This album is dated, very dated, and while Idol's persona is cheesy and Idol is a relic of a bygone era, he's still cool as sh.t. Dated as it may be "Billy Idol" is very well-written, with killer hooks and grooves, and outstanding guitar work. If you are a fan of punk, new-wave, hard-rock, pop, or anything 80s, this album is sure to please.
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Billy Idol, who was born as William Michael Albert Broad on November 30, 1955 in Middlesex, England, grew up loving music. During his teenage years, he fell in love with the Sex Pistols and formed a punk band of his own called Generation X. That band didn't last long... and he soon launched his solo career. Since then, he has released 13 studio albums, and has sold millions of records around the world. If you love true hardcore rock and roll, Billy Idol is a must-see.
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Billy Idol's self-titled debut album eventually broke the singer in America, but not without a struggle. In 1981, he left Generation X and launched his solo career, borrowing the group's final single, the dance-rock standard "Dancing With Myself," for his first solo release, a four-song EP called Don't Stop. Billy Idol was prefaced in June 1982 with the ballad single "Eyes Without a Face," which made the Top 40, but the album was given a second breath of life (and a higher chart pea...[ read more ]
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Billy had been working on a new album for close to two years. In February of 1990, Billy was driving back to the studio to hear the final album, and was involved is a serious motorcycle accident. Billy had run a stop sign and collided with an oncoming vehicle. The accident almost cost Billy his leg. The doctor that first saw Billy was upset that someone had brought him down to look at a, "bum." It was explained to the doctor that the patient was, "Billy Idol."
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In November 2006, Idol released a Christmas album called Billy Idol: Happy Holidays. The album was intended to be sold through Idol's website, but a distribution deal was set up through Best Buy. A limited number of albums were autographed and sold through Billy's website.
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Just before the release of Charmed Life in 1990, Idol was in a motorcycle accident in which he almost lost his leg. The album sold extremely well (led by "Cradle Of Love," from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane film), but Idol decided to take a break and acted in The Doors, directed by Oliver Stone. The follow-up to Charmed Life was 1993's Cyberpunk, which was a flop in the States, and Idol sank into drug addiction, nearly dying of an overdose in 1994.
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