Artist: Billy Idol
Album: Charmed Life
Released: 1990
Source: Chrysalis records
Genre: post punk/new
wave
Format: eac.ape,366mb
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By 1990's aptly named Charmed Life, Billy
Idol was seemingly more well-known for his excessive lifestyle than his
creative zenith of a few years prior. This made his channeling of Jim
Morrison on a rowdy cover of "LA Woman" even more apt. He had done so
before, of course, most memorably on 1986's Whiplash Smile. But where
Idol's clever amalgam of dance beats and punky guitar breaks had done
its part to define the 1980s, his update of the classic Doors song was
the new sound of the same old seedy, City of Angels underbelly, remixed
for the cusp of a new decade. Its mirthful screams and bizzaro beat
speak ("She drinks my wine spo-dee-o-dee") also marked one of Charmed
Life's few memorable moments. "Cradle of Love" was another obvious high
point; together with its saucy video the clattering, histrionic single
was largely responsible for the LP's platinum status. But Steve Stevens
had departed prior to Charmed, taking his pyrotechnic guitar with him,
and his absence is certainly felt. The album wallows in mood pieces like
the greaser-tinged "Endless Sleep" or the confessional "Prodigal
Blues." While the latter cut does feature a surging melody and some
great synth textures, its guitar blasts don't ring with the same fervor.
Likewise, the fiery soloing of "Right Way" doesn't mesh as well with
Idol's vocal or the synthetic-sounding backing track — the whole thing
is like the classic pieces of a Idol song, disassembled. Charmed Life
probably will offer the sneering rocker's true fans some teeth-sinkable
material. But it's impossible not to notice its inconsistencies.
Track List:
1 The
Loveless Idol, Younger-Smith 4:17
2 Pumping on Steel Idol,
Younger-Smith 4:42
3 Prodigal Blues Idol 5:42
4 L.A. Woman
Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek ... 5:30
Composed by: Densmore,
Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison
5 Trouble With the Sweet Stuff Concors,
Forsey, Idol ... 5:59
Composed by: Concors, Forsey, Idol,
Younger-Smith
6 Cradle of Love Idol, Werner 4:41
7 Mark of
Caine Idol 4:32
8 Endless Sleep Nance, Reynolds 3:13
9 Love
Unchained Idol 4:40
10 The Right Way Idol 5:04
11 License to
Thrill Forsey, Idol 6:04
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