Anyone here listen to Billy Idol?

[Golgo13]

I was just wondering, I like 80's music, nothing like playing 80's music and Turbo-Grafx 16 while your all f*cked up.

[Tatsujin]

80's a lot, but billy not. sorry

[Golgo13]

I think billy idol was one of those guys that was so badly 80's that looking back its good. So bad its good

[Golgo13]

Skid Row is pretty cool

[GUTS]

Remember in Golgo 13 how Gold and Silver killed like 1000 guys on some island, but they couldn't finish off an injured Golgo?  Man that movie sucked, haha.  And yeah, Billy Idol rules, white wedding is awesome.

[Kitsunexus]

80's a lot, but billy not. sorry

Same.

[esteban]

I like Billy Idol, but I'm not a huge fan. I can't remember how consistent his albums were, but I do like the popular one with "eyes without a face" and a bunch of his other hits. It's probably his biggest-seller ("Rebel Yell")... that entire album has good songs, IIRC.

I have listened to his later albums and they didn't make much of an impression... maybe I'd be more forgiving of them now, but at the time I was pretty disappointed.

[Golgo13]

Yeah as he got more f*cked up on drugs.

[Joe Redifer]

Yeah, drugs and alcohol never have a positive effect on one's life.

[FM-77]

No, but I don't listen to Billy Idol.

[nat]

I will listen to Billy Idol on the radio when it's on, but I don't own anything by him.

The 80's was awesome for the rock that came out during the period. I also enjoy 70's music quite a bit, too. Both decades are far better than the shitstream pop rock that permeated the 90's and beyond.

Some of my favorites from that era:

Van Halen
Queensryche (pre-1991)
Blue Oyster Cult
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd
Faith No More
Dokken
Queen
AC/DC

There are many others I enjoy but those are probably at the top of my list... Skid Row had some cool songs, I have a few on mixes I made, but no complete albums.

[offsidewing]

Eyes without a face is Billy Idol's best song, imho.

Oh the 80's. Lots to love about the 80's.  The rock was great, the pop was great, the rap spread like wild fire with ZERO airplay.  One of the most phenominal periods in music.  The artistry in the mainstream music left a little to be desired, but there are some solid artists that came out of the decade as well.

[termis]

The 80's was awesome for the rock that came out during the period. I also enjoy 70's music quite a bit, too. Both decades are far better than the shitstream pop rock that permeated the 90's and beyond.

Word.  Though I do like some metal stuff that caught on in the 90s.  (Pantera, Rammstein, etc.)

[Necromancer]

Billy Idol put out a few good tunes - Eyes Without a Face, White Wedding, Flesh For Fantasy, Cradle of Love, among others.  I don't get much enjoyment out of his later stuff though.

Yeah, drugs and alcohol never have a positive effect on one's life.

Bullshit!  I've successfully taught my liver to enjoy martinis (shaken, stirred, and guzzled). 

[esteban]

Needless to say, I love the music/pop culture from this era.