With "Whiplash Smile" the Brit rockers Billy Idol is a little different emphasis than in his earlier albums: This CD sounds surprisingly bleak and can not drive quite as good as in his first two albums a bad mood. Already the first title the new era heralds, "Do not need a gun" and "Fatal Charm" set the basic idea continues. It would be wrong to say that the album versumpfe in its gloom, for the aforementioned titles and other such. B. "Soul standing by" are catchy and show that Billy has lost none of its talent and skill. "Sweet Sixteen", "All Summer Single", "One Night, One Chance" are the quieter numbers and beautiful as they are found on all other CDs of the artist. A successful disc, which is never gathering dust!