Billy Idol Discography (1981-2005)

Billy Idol Discography
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Artist...............: Billy Idol
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: NMR
Year.................: 1981-2005
Quality..............: 256kbps (except where noted)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Covers...............: Front, Back
Information..........: Separate nfo/sfv for each album

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Album listing
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1981 - Don't Stop (192kbps)
1982 - Billy Idol
1984 - Rebel Yell
1985 - Vital Idol
1986 - Whiplash Smile
1990 - Charmed Life
1993 - Cyberpunk
2001 - Greatest Hits (VBR 236kbps)
2002 - VH1 Storytellers
2005 - Devils Playground (192kbps)


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Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore,
Middlesex) is an English rock musician.

He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band
Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a
series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol
continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a fan base all around
the world.

The name Billy Idol was inspired by a school teacher's description of Broad as
"idle."[1]

Billy Idol lived in Worthing, England before attending Sussex University for
only one year before joining the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans. Idol
first joined the punk rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees (before the band had
decided on a name) in 1976, but soon quit and joined Chelsea in 1977 as a
guitarist. However, he and Chelsea bandmate Tony James soon quit that
group and co-founded Generation X, with Idol switching from guitar to lead
singer.

Generation X signed to Chrysalis Records and released three albums before
breaking up. Idol moved to New York and began working as a solo artist and
working with Steve Stevens, soon becoming an MTV staple with "White
Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself", the latter of which had originally been
recorded with Generation X.

In 1983, in an effort to introduce Idol to American audiences not yet as
familiar with him as those in England, "Dancing With Myself" was released in
the U.S. in conjunction with a music-video (directed by Tobe Hooper,
produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams) that
played in heavy rotation on MTV for six months. That video, in fact, sparked
a whole new era of feature film directors trying their hand at music videos.
Along with "White Wedding," the "Dancing With Myself" video helped make
Idol a household name in America.