Artist: Billy Idol Album: Whiplash Smile Released: 1986 Source: Chrysalis Genre: post punk Format: eac/ape 261mb
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it was ultimately an unsatisfying album, failing to live up to the
promise of its fabulous single, "To Be a Lover," Whiplash Smile still
burned clean with an immediately recognizable 1980s energy. Like Billy
Idol himself, who affected the punk archetype but cut it with a
two-dimensional, cartoonish plasticity perfect for the decade, Whiplash
Smile expands on the sound of the 1983 breakthrough Rebel Yell while
cleverly leaving its key elements unchanged. Idol's inherent Jim
Morrison-ness was fleshed out, and Steve Stevens' already atmospheric
guitar work was blended even more seamlessly with a percolating pot of
shifting styles, new wave dance beats, and synth-heavy production. "Soul
Standing By" and "Man for All Seasons certainly rocked — Stevens'
guitar work crackles with inventiveness, even augmented as it is with
multiple overdubs. But like most of Whiplash, the songs seemed to exist
in a phantom zone akin to the prismatic holding cell of General Zod and
his cohorts in Superman II. The plodding "Beyond Belief" and the weird,
Marty Robbins-meets-Del Shannon-in-space vibe of "Sweet Sixteen" are
similarly opaque. There's plenty to listen for on Whiplash Smile, and
Idol's attempt to expand his palette is admirable. Unfortunately,
there's nary a memorable hook here outside of the single and whatever
mileage can be gained from his trademark sneer. In that sense, Whiplash
Smile is similar to so much music of the decade, which got by with rayon
flash and giddy video posturing but little in the way of reality. But
that means that Whiplash Smile is also disappointing: Idol's best work
was equally as era-defining, but it lived on to be just as memorable
after the calendar flipped on the Me Decade.
Track List: 01. Worlds Forgotten Boy 02. To Be a Lover 03. Soul Standing 04. Sweet Sixteen 05. Man for All Seasons 06. Don't Need a Gun 07. Beyond Belief 08. Fatal Charm 09. All Summer Single 10. One Night, One Chance
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