Billy Idol - Charmed Life

Reissue of this 1990 album by former Generation X vocalist and bonafide Rock Star! Features the hits 'Cradle Of Love' and 'L.A. Woman'. 11 tracks total. EMI. 2006. Album Description

One of his best!

This is on of Billy's best albums, in my opinion. There are only 4 tracks on here I don't really like as much as the others, but they are still good. Tracks #1-6 and 11 are the best. I love the soothing sexy vocals of Pumping on Steel and Trouble with the Sweet Stuff. Prodigal Blues is one of his best songs. I don't know why it's not one of his greatest hits. Buy this- you won't be disappointed. June 11, 2008

a couple of hits

rock the cradle of love and l.a. woman - that's about it for this cd. April 10, 2008

Best Billy Idol Album Ever!

He took a much edgy, more hard rock path with this album. It's more along the lines of "Blue Highway," than any other songs before it. Less punk and more hard rock. His cover of "L.A. Woman" is worth buying this cd for.This is hands down my favorite Billy Idol record. Every song is memorable with great melodies and excellent lyrics. This was a perfect match between music and lyrics. More originality, more raw, and less pop and overproduced. It's great to hear this album because none of the songs are overplayed like "Mony Mony" and "Rebel Yell" on the other albums. Songs are alot deeper and unexplored such as "The Loveless," "Sweet Stuff," "Prodigal Blues," and "Cradle of Love." Definitely his most underappreciated and overlooked albums. Probably because it was ahead of it's time. April 26, 2007

Set the Cruise Control to Idol

First, let me say I love BI and his band with Steve Stevens, what a great combo and music they could create, studio or live. The album is keeping in form with earlier releases, basically where you have 3-5 tracks on the whole affair worth listening to. But, REALLY worth listening to. The only hit was Rock The Cradle, but hits aren't always it.... I put my chips on Prodigal Blues! Anyway, with RTC amongst the tracks, this was supposedly a comeback album for Billy Idol, and it sold well, unlike the preceding disc from 4 years prior (1986), Whiplash Smile, which was wrongly considered a disappointment, when in fact, IMHO, it is his best work ever!!! Buy it, but buy this disc as well for the few tunes really worth listening to, since, after all, it's available for one cent used. January 12, 2007

Let's rock, ha ha.

This album by Billy Idol was released in 1990. The great "Cradle of Love" was one of his biggest hits, peaking at #2 on the Hot 100. A pretty good cover version of the Doors "L.A. Woman" was also released as a single, peaking at #52. Other than those two songs, the album is pretty forgettable. Not bad, just not especially memorable. November 21, 2006

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