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Billy Idol: Steve Stevens
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Billy is now still working with Steve Stevens on new material for a CD due for release hopefully next year. The reports & reviews of the recent tours have been raving & fans of every age have flocked from all directions to catch these shows. As Mr Broad suggested all those years ago…”Go see his show…” & witness for yourself the transition from Idle to Idol. No-one ever leaves disappointed.
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Disappointed with Generation X\'s demise, Idol relocated to New York City, where he pursued a career as a solo artist. Hooking up with Kiss manager Bill Aucoin, Idol issued the 1981 EP Don\'t Stop (comprised of a cover of Tommy James\' \'60s hit "Mony Mony" and a pair of remixed Generation X tracks), which helped the singer score another record deal with his former band\'s label, Chrysalis. Idol found the perfect collaborator and partner in guitarist/Johnny Thunders look-alike Steve Stevens, and issued a self-titled debut in July of 1982. A pair of eye-catching videos for the tracks "White Wedding" and "Dancing With Myself" (the latter a remake of a Generation X composition) scored major air time on MTV, with both clips focusing in on Idol\'s spiky, peroxide blonde hair and Elvis-like sneer. The debut eventually obtained gold certification, and set the stage perfectly for Idol\'s big commercial breakthrough, 1984\'s Rebel Yell.
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Billy began to feel his successes & enjoy them. Very soon, the trappings of life in the fast lane began to take their toll & toward the end of the ‘80’s, Billy decided he needed to make some changes. He uprooted from everything familiar, including his writing & recording partner Steve, & settled into the relatively slower pace of Los Angeles.
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In 1982, the full-length solo album simply called Billy Idol was released. Here the tone was set by the guitars of New Yorker Steve Stevens, leaving trendy synths to supply a secondary texture--a crucial turning point for the music. More importantly, this is where Billy Idol came into his true voice, the rock & roll croon with a sinister undertow--a voice to match his signature sneer.
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On July 28th, 2006 Idol and Stevens played Chicago planning to record and release a live concert DVD. The show was shot in HD and was shown on the HD network. The DVD was scheduled to be released, but to this day remains shelved.
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A slick, carefully crafted follow-up to his debut, Rebel Yell was Billy Idol's catchiest, most consistent fusion of synth-driven new wave pop and hard rock guitar pyrotechnics (courtesy of Steve Stevens). ...Read full review
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