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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724353285920 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol MPN: 32859 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: January 29, 2002 Studio: Capitol Editorial Review: Amazon.com: What would the iconography of the '80s be without Billy Idol? Considerably less leather-bound and blindingly blonde, for sure. And what would the era sound like without its plethora of extended 12-inch "hit" remixes? This album focuses largely on the latter, to the decided disadvantage of the former. While an anthology of the era's best-remixed dance tracks isn't a bad idea, this doesn't come close. Lacking early hits like the rousing "Rebel Yell" and the apparently not-for-the-dance-floor "Eyes Without a Face," it's not even a real Idol greatest-hits collection. Every track here clocks in at five minutes-plus, thanks to ample doses of 4/4 drum loops, pulsing synths, and vocal hooks that are repeated ad nauseam. It may evoke a few dizzy club memories, but it's certainly no way to get acquainted with Idol's punk-pop catalog of hits. --Jerry McCulley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - holy misconceptions about this totally vital piece of Idol's catalogMany reviews here seem to think that this is a compliation of either a) greatest hits or b) remixes done at a later date. That simply isn't the case. By the time this disc was released on CD it had already been released as an import vinyl LP 2 years earlier, which I original had, but which did not have "To Be A Lover" on it because the song hadn't been release yet. This compilation was a collection of Billy's 12" mixes. These are all 12" mixes that were released at the time of each song's popularity. ... Read More Rating:  - Not so vital, though with a few interesting remixesReleased in 1987 when Billy Idol reached #1 with a live version of Tommy James and the Shondells' "Mony Mony," Vital Idol became at that time, the closest thing to a best of until the much-needed Greatest Hits compilation. Thing is, it was a bunch of remixes and in the case of "White Wedding," the concatenation of a Part II, namely more guitarwork, space age synths, and an additional verse to make it an eight minute plus number. And face it-key numbers like "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without A Face" were ... Read More Rating: - TO CORREST THE FALSETHIS CD IS COMMONLY REFERED TO AS THE CD WITH BILLY'S #1 SMASH HIT VERSION OF MONY MONY. THIS IS FALSE, THE IT VERSION WAS A LIVE VERSION NOT FOUND ON THIS CD BUT ON 11 BEST OR THE ESSENTIAL Rating: - Vital Idol Rocks!If you want the best output done by Billy Idol-this is the album for you. Rating:  - A punk-pop dance oddity...I can't say that this release, despite it's popularity is one to be taken too seriously. While it's sometimes slick remixes and extended versions of old tracks make for an interesting listen, they bring little new out in these classic songs to make anyone hooked for more than a moment. By dance standards, these songs aren't as hot as one might think and by rock and roll standards they come across as watered down in this setting. If you're a huge Billy Idol fan I'd get this...but it's not the ... Read More |
