"Commerce masterpiece of punk icon"

Masterpiece of punk icon Billy Idol with vigorous help of his guitarist Steve Stevens, of the Kommer Zigen pop / rock sound anno 1983 helped to shape decisively with its skillfully excessive guitar style. With the result of 4 single-compilations taken stormed the charts, and Billy Idol helped overnight for an international breakthrough. In the German album charts the disc climbed to number 2 in the US, it was enough, after all, even for space 6. The single release "Rebel Yell" occupied in the UK charts No. 6, "Eyes Without a Face" climbed in the US got to number 4, "Flesh For Fantasy" and "Catch My Fall" both reached number 11 in Germany, and made the album as an international mega-success. Propulsive rock'n'roll record the album tracks "Blue Highway", "Crank Call" and "Do not stand in the shadows" from. The heartbreaking final track "The Dead Next Door" then strikes again at the end of the quieter sounds. 1999 remastered "Expanded Edition" appeared with the 5 unreleased session / demo tracks "Rebel Yell", "Motorbikin '", "Catch My Fall", "Flesh For Fantasy" and "Blue Highway", which by their spontaneous rawness and hardness shine. The partially revised, rough initial live versions of commercially ironed Single / Album Hits reflect the huge rock live potential of Idol and Stevens again, and thus are a wonderful addition to all Idol fans.