Retro Album Reviews: Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
Billy Idol is such an interesting piece of the new wave generation of the 1980s. Starting as a punk rocker and shifting to a more new wave sound in the 80s there is a strong chance you know either "Rebel Yell" or "Dancing With Myself" from him. But, in 1983 Billy Idol released the album "Rebel Yell" and let me tell you it is really good. The album art is super interesting to me because it has Billy Idol just sitting there shirtless not that crazy but its color of red but it a stark red to the black is just so good and creepy. Now let's talk about the music the A-side is fantastic 3 out of the 4 songs are some of Idol's best work ever and some of the new waves best work. Starts off with "Rebel Yell" one of the best party songs out there with such a good beat and one that will leave you dancing forever. Next up, is where this A-side falls a bit with "Daytime Drama", not that the song is bad it just is an in-between a dance and s...
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