IT'S EASY TO DECEIVE
IT'S EASY TO TEASE
BUT HARD TO GET REALEASE
Rocker
Billy Idol
with his
long-time guitarist
Steve Stevens
at
Shoreline Amphitheatre
in Mountain View, CA
on
8/12/1987.
Idol had released
6 albums at the time
of this concert,
with
Whiplash Smile
as the most recent,
released the
previous year
This concert was recorded
and broadcast on
Westwood One's
Superstars In Concert series,
and on affiliate
FM stations across the U.S.
Musicians:
Billy Idol – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Steve Stevens – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Susie Davis – Keyboards, Backing vocals
Kenny Aaronson – Bass
Thommy Price – Drums
Billy Idol
is an English singer,
songwriter,
musician,
and actor.
Idol achieved fame
in the 1970's
on the London
punk rock scene
as the lead singer of
Generation X.
He later embarked on
a solo career
which led to
international recognition
and made him a
lead artist during the
MTV-driven
"Second British Invasion"
in America.
Idol began his
music career
in 1976 as a
guitarist in the
punk rock band
Chelsea,
but left the group after
a few weeks and formed
Generation X
with his former
Chelsea bandmate
released three
studio albums
on
Chrysalis Records
before disbanding.
In 1981,
Idol moved to
New York City
to pursue his
solo career in
collaboration with
guitarist
Steve Stevens.
His debut studio album
Billy Idol
(1982)
was a commercial success,
and Idol became a
staple of the
then-new television channel
MTV
with the music videos
for his singles
"Dancing with Myself"
and
"White Wedding".
Idol's second studio album
Rebel Yell
(1983)
was a major
commercial success,
featuring hit singles
"Rebel Yell"
and
"Eyes Without a Face".
The album was certified
double platinum
by the
Recording Industry
Association of America
(RIAA)
for selling 2 million copies
in America,
and he then released
Whiplash Smile
(1986).
He released the
greatest hits album
Idol Songs: 11 of the Best
(1988),
which went platinum
in the UK,
and then released
Charmed Life
(1990)
and the concept album
Cyberpunk
(1993).
Idol spent the second half
of the 1990's
focusing on his
personal life
out of the public eye.
In 1990,
he broke his leg
in a motorcycle accident,
and later said in his
biography
Dancing With Myself
(2014) that
"by the time the motorcycle accident happened,
[he] had been living by the credo
'live every day as if it's your last,
and one day you're sure to be right'".
He made a musical comeback
with the release of
Devil's Playground
(2005)
and later released
Kings & Queens of the Underground
(2014).
(Wikipedia)
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