A slick, carefully crafted follow-up to his debut, Rebel Yell was Billy Idol's catchiest, most consistent fusion of synth-driven /p>
ew wave pop and hard rock guitar pyrotechnics (courtesy of Steve Stevens). The eerie allad "Eyes Without a Face" gave Idol his first U.S. Top Ten hit, while "Flesh for Fantasy" and the title track became MTV staples. Like much of Idol's solo output, it's all calculated for maximum appeal, but Rebel Yell also works too well not to be an infectiously guilty pleasure.
So, after the re-emergance of hard rock and heavy metal in my life, I still hung onto some pop culture. Once again, Billy Idol was at the top of my list. Rebel Yell was a great album, and quite honestly, I still love it. It might be in my top twenty of all time. Who knows?Anyway, the early '80s had lots of good tunes that I liked. But these other songs had no real ties to them. Mostly I l...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Rebel Yell |
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| 2 Daytime Drama |
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| 3 Eyes Without a Face |
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| 4 Blue Highway |
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| 5 Flesh for Fantasy |
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| 6 Catch My Fall |
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| 7 Crank Call |
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| 8 (Do Not) Stand in the Shadows |
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| 9 The Dead Next Door |
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