Billy Idol - Greatest Hits

Billy's first-ever domestic best-of, featuring all of his hits plus an unreleased live acoustic version of Rebel Yell and a brand-new song! Includes Dancing with Myself; White Wedding (Part One); Hot in the City ; the original Rebel Yell; Eyes Without a Face; Flesh for Fantasy; Catch My Fall; To Be a Lover; Don't Need a Gun (single edit); Sweet Sixteen; Mony Mony (Live); Cradle of Love; L.A. Woman (single edit), and more.

Billy Idol's secret is one that he shares with, of all people, Trent Reznor--the ability to take a pop base and disguise it with layers of other genres, most notably hard rock. His adaptability is on display throughout this 16-song career retrospective. It's amazing just how well the former Generation X frontman's songs have aged. Songs such as the disco-punk hit "Dancing with Myself," "White Wedding," and "Cradle of Love" are as appealing as ever, as is even "Shock to the System," just about the only listenable thing from 1993's Cyberpunk, an object lesson on the inadvisability of jumping blindly on a bandwagon. Fleshing out this best-of is a newly recorded cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)," as well as a live, acoustic version of "Rebel Yell," and a few other choice rarities. --Genevieve Williams