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Cyberpunk, Idol's attempt to restyle himself as a futuristic cyber-rocker, only works when he falls back on his effortlessly catchy guitar hooks and melodies of his past hits (the first single, "Shock to the System," for instance). Unfortunately, most of the album is padded with pretentious speeches, sampled dialog, and underdeveloped songs. Especially noteworthy is his techno-dance interpretation of the Velvet Underground's "Heroin" (featuring a repeated Patti Smith quote), which is one of the worst covers ever recorded.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Farago, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Henwood, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - David Weiss, Musical Saw, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ace Mackay-Smith, Composer - Greg Stump, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Seymour, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Lou Reed, Composer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Carnie Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Durga McBroom, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Doug Wimbish, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Glover, Composer - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tal Bergman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Donaldson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Younger-Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Durga McBroom, Composer - Mike Baumgartner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Korengo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, MainArtist - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, Composer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Cyberpunk, Idol's attempt to restyle himself as a futuristic cyber-rocker, only works when he falls back on his effortlessly catchy guitar hooks and melodies of his past hits (the first single, "Shock to the System," for instance). Unfortunately, most of the album is padded with pretentious speeches, sampled dialog, and underdeveloped songs. Especially noteworthy is his techno-dance interpretation of the Velvet Underground's "Heroin" (featuring a repeated Patti Smith quote), which is one of the worst covers ever recorded.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:56
- Main artists: Billy Idol
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2017 Capitol Records, LLC
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