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Billy Idol
Devil's Playground [Bonus Track]
Release Date: 2005 03 22
Label: Sanctuary
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The most remarkable thing about the 12-year wait between Billy Idol's fifth album, Cyberpunk, and his sixth, Devil's Playground, isn't the enormity of the gap between records, it's that almost nobody noticed that he was gone. The odd thing about Devil's Playground isn't that Billy pretends Cyberpunk doesn't exist, it's that he now pretends that he's always been a metalhead, as if his posturing in the '80s was more than an affectation. With his trusty sidekick guitarist Steve Stevens in tow, Idol cranks up the volume and never lets it slide, even on the infrequent ballads. Occasionally, they lighten things up a touch and wind up with some killer tunes -- in particular, "Sherri" is a terrific pop song, while the lively, acoustic-driven "Cherie" is a deft delight (is it a coincidence that the titles are nearly identical?). On this pair of hooky, catchy tunes named after girls, Devil's Playground points toward an interesting, fruitful direction for Idol -- one that acknowledges his veteran status without sounding aged -- that he hopefully may wind up taking next time out. [This edition of Devil's Playground includes a bonus track.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Super Overdriver
2World Comin' Down
3Rat Race
4Sherri
5Plastic Jesus
6Scream
7Yellin' at the Xmas Tree
8Romeo's Waiting
9Body Snatcher
10Evil Eye
11Lady Do or Die
12Cherie
13Summer Running
14Bleeding Me Insane [*]







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